Author Archives: olneyce

High – Feeder This article from Slate (I know, easy target, but still) is almost a perfect example of how the form in which you pose a question reveals far more than the answer you try to provide. It asks … Continue reading →

Thunder Road (acoustic) – Bruce Springsteen Some odds and ends: – My home state is just about to legalize gay marriage. The crucial vote was in the Senate, where the 25th vote necessary to ensure passage eventually came from my … Continue reading →

Today, in incredibly frustrating false equivalencies: Here’s an uninhibited insult that the professional “life” and “choice” agitators can listen to for free: If these groups cared as much about the issue as they claim, and didn’t have such strong financial … Continue reading →

No Children – The Mountain Goats I’m puzzled by the ‘new’ Gingrich allegations. Okay, I tell a small lie. I’m not really puzzled—more irritated. We already knew that Gingrich had a long-running affair with a staffer, who he eventually married … Continue reading →

Nothing Happens; Twice – Celestial I don’t always predict well (as Senator Coakley of Massachusetts and Nominee Pawlenty can confirm), but I do a pretty good job predicting Republican primaries. I insisted in 2007 that John McCain (even when he … Continue reading →

Sunny Day (Sesame Street theme) – Reid Jamieson It’s a strange thing: when I’m walking around, the tune that’s most likely to be playing in my head (out of all the tens of thousands of songs I listen to) is … Continue reading →

So Haley Barbour issued some pardons, and it’s about the absolute worst news possible for people (like me) who think the pardon power should be used substantially more. Who did Barbour pardon?  Well “a number of the recipients were part … Continue reading →

Seventeen – Youth Lagoon Jonathan Bernstein writes a very good post on the reasons to not completely write off Santorum.  As well as the reasons TO write him off. But the single item which is missing from that post is … Continue reading →

2011 was a bit of a bummer musically. In past lists, I’ve gone to 25 or 30 albums and usually had plenty of others just barely on the outside looking in. This year I struggled to come even close to … Continue reading →

As always, it’s limited to one song per artist. And I’m continuing my tradition of not really talking about the whole song, but instead focusing in and highlighting the single best moment. 40. Someone Like You (youtube link) – Adele … Continue reading →