George Will: Right on Watergate; Wrong on Bork
Watergatehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate***Revisionist history on WatergateBy Richard Ben-Veniste, Published: March 11Richard Ben-Veniste, a Washington lawyer, was chief of the Watergate Task...
View ArticleRand Paul
If Rand Paul cut to the heart of his political philosophy and clearly proclaimed that the Military-Industrial complex is totally out of control (a view with which I agree), his "approval rating" would...
View Article"Living With Less. A Lot Less." New York Times
Maxwell Holyoke-HirschAlan: Friend Fred Owens sent this review of "Living With Less." "Some guy who had a million dollars and a big expensive home decides to get smart and he downsizes. He throws out...
View ArticleRyan Budget Plan Gets Endorsement From Ayn Rand
WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) was jubilant today after his newly unveiled budget plan picked up a key endorsement from the novelist Ayn Rand.It was a rare public utterance for the late Ms....
View ArticleCardinal Angelo Scola: Likely Pick For Next Pope?
Video: Jesuit priest James Martin describes why cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, is a contendor to be the next pope.Italy’s Cardinal Angelo Scola is viewed as a safe pick to become the...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg: Poor People Can't "Take Care Of Themselves"
"Nope, Don't Need No Nanny State Here!" http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/nope-dont-need-no-nanny-state-here.html***Michael Bloomberg: Poor People Need Soda Ban Because They Can't 'Take Care...
View ArticleSpanish Fashion Mogul Bumps Buffett As 3rd Richest Man. Keeps Production In...
He's the richest man you've never heard of: Amancio Ortega, founder of the Spanish clothing chain Zara. He's a notorious recluse who is rumored to wear the same plain shirt every day, but his Zara...
View ArticleGreat Graphics! Viral Video Examines Gap Between Super Rich And Everyone Else
Alan: The top 1% of Americans possess 40% of the nation's wealth, and the bottom 80% (eighty percent) have 7% (seven percent). One can argue that the wealthy deserve every penny they've earned. If the...
View ArticleNew Zealand gay marriage bill passes critical test
By Nick Perry, Associated Press8:05a.m. EDT March 13, 2013(Photo: Sandra Mu, Getty Images)STORY HIGHLIGHTSLawmakers supported the bill 77 to 44 in the second voteThird and final vote is likely to be...
View ArticleLarge eyes led to Neanderthals downfall: Oxford study
PTI : London, Wed Mar 13 2013, 16:31 hrsNeanderthal brains were adapted to allow them to see better and maintain larger bodies, which left less room for higher level thinking needed to socialise,...
View ArticleMost Medicated Nation On Earth: Half Of Americans Take Prescription Medication
Almost Half of Americans Take At Least One Prescription DrugHalf of elderly take three or moreBy Robert Longley, About.com Guide Is America the most medicated nation on Earth? Could be, according data...
View ArticleMilitarization of Dolphins
‘Killer Dolphins’ Escape From Ukrainian HandlersBy Sean Patterson ·Alan: It would be sweet if the escaped dolphins were to smart to play along.The Russian International New Agency (RIA Novosti) is...
View ArticleToo Big To Jail: The United States Is No Longer A Nation Of Laws.
"Big Banks May Be Getting Too Big To Jail"http://www.cnbc.com/id/100544660***“Inside Job”Oscar Winning Documentaryhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/10/daily-dose-october-152011.html***Katrina...
View ArticleIf Life Is A ____ Sandwich, Paul Ryan's Budget Will Feed The World's Hungry
Dana MilbankOpinion WriterPaul Ryan’s magical budgetBy Dana Milbank, Published: March 12Paul Ryan’s budget is an amazing and wondrous document.Not only does it balance the budget in 10 years while...
View ArticlePaul Krugman Bankruptcy: A Cautionary Tale For Modern Journalism
Susceptible to satireBy Ruth Marcus, Published: March 12, 2013The item was too delicious to resist: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, he of the don’t-worry, be-happy approach to the federal...
View ArticleResearcher debunks “unidentified” life found in Lake Vostok
Brian Sin, Mar 11th 2013 The scientists at the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute were excited when they found what they believed to be “unidentified” life near the South Pole. They collected 7...
View Article"Paul Ryan In Wonderland"
March 12, 2013PAUL RYAN IN WONDERLAND: CHAPTER SIXJohn CassidyHaving wandered back into writing about U.S. politics for the past eighteen months or so, I sometime wonder how the full-time Washington...
View ArticleHabemus papam! Pope Francis I
What do we know about Bergoglio?Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected the new pope. Reuters isreporting that he took the name Pope Francis.What do we know about Bergoglio?In 2005, the Post...
View ArticleVatican Calls White Smoke a False Alarm: “We Were Just Burning Documents”
VATICAN CITY — A puff of white smoke over Vatican City today raised hopes among the faithful who jammed St. Peter’s Square until an official spokesman explained that the Vatican was “just burning some...
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