Tag Archives: Chris Christie
Taliban Massacre, Bush Three?
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Massacre: In a continuing war against education, yesterday’s Taliban attack on a Pakistani school in Peshawar resulted in the death of 141 people, 132 of them just schoolchildren. Authorities say nine Taliban gunmen assaulted the compound of the Army Public …
Ebola is Good
Monday, November 3, 2014
The Ebola virus is the best thing to happen to American politicians in years. Ebola has done what neither war, climate change, nor economic meltdown have accomplished. It has united our politicians in action because Ebola is bad. Ebola threatens …
Pitcher Wins It, Sit Down and Shut Up
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Dynasty: Pitching ace Madison Bumgarner, who pitched nine innings only three days before, came in as a reliever last night and threw five scoreless innings for San Francisco, winning the Giants’ third World Series championship in five years. San Francisco …
Govs Defend Quarantine, SF Needs One More
Monday, October 27, 2014
Outbreak: Under pressure from the Obama administration the governor of New York is backing off, if only slightly, his quarantine requirement for medical workers returning from West Africa. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that in some cases he will allow home …
Putin Calls on the Phone, LA Shakes Again
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama on the phone yesterday to talk about a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. It’s too soon to know whether Putin has blinked in the international standoff. Diplomats will meet to talk …
New Search Area, Christie Clears Himself
Friday, March 28, 2014
Day 21: The search area for Malaysia Flight 370 has been moved 700 miles northeast based on new data analysis suggesting that the plane was flying faster than thought and that it would have run out of fuel sooner. Search …
Out for NFL Draft, Killing Marius
Monday, February 10, 2014
Out: Missouri football star Michael Sam, a defensive end who’s expected to be an early round NFL draft pick, announced that he’s gay. He’s 6-2, 260 pounds and would be the first openly gay player in the NFL. But he’s …
Stocks Adjust, Hoffman Heroin Stash
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Money, Money: Stocks are up slightly this morning after a 326 point drop yesterday. Investors were spooked by a report that said manufacturing had dropped to its lowest level in eight months. But analysts also said January’s cold weather was …
In the Pipeline, What Christie Knew
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Nation: The State department issued a report yesterday that could clear the way for President Obama to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf. The chief objection to the pipeline is that it will encourage the …
Knox Convicted Again, Nuke Cheaters
Friday, January 31, 2014
Spaghetti Justice: An Italian court has found Seattle resident Amanda Knox guilty of murder for a second time in a tabloid case that has dragged on since the murder of her room mate Meredith Kercher in 2007. The presiding judge …