"All politics is local."- 'Tip' O'Neill-former U. S. Speaker of the House "90% of success is just showing up." Woody Allen Those are two quotes that any and every would-be…
LEAD STORY-The Financial Times: How the Oil Industry Plans to Do to Climate Change What the Insurance Companies Are Doing to Health Care...AND Who Its Delaware Connection Is! I. E.,…
The Canine Who Rubs Against You the Wrong Way is forced to admit it. El Somnambulo is a bleeping genius: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ljrTtfJ9XY&feature=related[/youtube] Rufus Thomas- 'Walkin' the Dog' [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=humV6xB9ZhI[/youtube] KD Lang- 'Damned…
On Sunday, Read All About It In the Sunday Papers featured this as its lead story: "LEAD STORY-The (UK) Economist: Unintended Consequences of Sex Offenders’ Laws? It is easy for…
The Beast Who Despairs of His Country's Future is inspired this week by a classic rant from Bill Maher in the Huffington Post. Based on the mouthbreathers who have migrated here…
'Bulo must genuflect at the feet of JMY. Brilliant choices, completely on topic, exactly what you'd expect from someone who always colors within the lines. The Beast Who Slumbers has…
A medley dedicated to the dream of universal healthcare for all: Jill Sobule covers the master: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1SvHwzl3x4[/youtube] Anyone need a Doctor? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnymKLIopw0[/youtube] Definitely NSFW but a classic treatise on aging…
The New York Times reports that U. S. Representative Carolyn Maloney has decided not to primary U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Gillibrand was appointed to serve out the term of…
In this case, his wife has done the dumping. She and the kids are vacating the Governor's Mansion. Fortunately, she will not have to take a vow of poverty: But…
Tomorrow, El Somnambulo takes on his musical arch-nemesis JMY as they give dueling musical takes on health care reform with two separate Music for the Masses. Yes, JMY is a…
Invade Iraq, that is. And just one more story the MSM didn't cover: A raging born-again religious fanatic lunatic was President. El Somnambulo cannot make this stuff up. But here's…
Looks like it's gonna happen in September. And, as coincidence would have it, Teh Awesome came up with a brilliant idea. Is the Dead Pool considered a sports betting proposition?…
No more Scottish Law. No more Single Bullet Theory. No more coronations by political kingpins. Here's Sestak on the race. The Beast Who Slumbers reiterates his prediction. If it goes…