Mike's Blog Round Up
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Amygdala: Changing attitudes toward mental illness.
Lance Mannion: Stupak and the bishops, the bishops and me.
Sadly, No: Nothing will make them happy.
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Palin's Payback
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In a review of Sarah Palin's *Going Rogue*, the New York Times notes "the
most sustained and vehement barbs in this book are directed not at Democrats
or l...
House Members Parroting Lobbyist Talking Points
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It’s naive to think we’ll ever be governed by angels, but norms and culture
do matter for how people behave. And one of our problems in the United
States i...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
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Sunday punditry and opinionizing.
NY Times:
The bills in both houses would start pilot projects within Medicare. They
include such measures as account...
Sunday Talking Heads: November 15, 2009
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Betcha this morning there’ll be a whole lotta handwringing about the terror
trials in NYC . Washington Journal: 7:30am – Daniel Lyons, Newsweek, Senior
Edi...
Prince Harry Kisses Gay Man for a Beer
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UK tab News of the World reports that Rocky Bennett, a gay 21-year-old,
approached Prince Harry at a nightclub earlier this week, and offered him a
kiss fo...
"Servicemembers United" group - h/t "Keori"
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Reader "Keori" writes in response to my "On Veteran's Day" post:
Tim, let's not erase our transgendered veterans, such as Col. Diane Schroer.
She transitio...
Saturday Roundup: Rudy!
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* Good read: Attorney General Eric Holder speaks out about what went into
his wrenching and controversial decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad in a
New Yo...
No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan
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Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue: An American Life' (HarperCollins) is being
pitched by her publisher as "one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey."
That'...