The Vig

Christopher Hitchens(!) saw today coming two months ago.
There’s something horrible and undefeatable about people who have no life except the worship of power, people who don’t want the meeting to end, the people who just are unstoppable, who only have one focus, no humanity, no character, nothing but the worship of money and power. They [...]

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I’m watching him lecture the Democratic rules committee right now.  His rewriting of history and his minor cursing (you bet your ass I’m mad!) is both amusing and infuriating.
Know this about Michigan and Florida.  If they had simply played by the rules, their delegates would have been seated.  At full strength.  AND they would have [...]

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Here’s a curious story I found on Drudge.
It was not immediately clear what information on the laptop might have been compromised, but it would be highly unorthodox for any U.S. government official to carry classified data on a laptop overseas to China, especially one left unattended even briefly. Modern copying equipment can duplicate a laptop’s [...]

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I didn’t see the foul until I caught up with PTI last night.  Was it a foul?  Yes.  Should it have been called?  Probably.  Am I glad it wasn’t?  Honestly?  Yes.  These debates over calls and non-calls in basketball have become tedious and are a huge part of why American basketball has ceded its supremacy [...]

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Offered without comment, an oral history of Y.M.C.A.
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From Jack Bog’s blog:
This town is filled with overgrown children, riding around on bikes, spending their trust funds, and waiting for the second coming of Marx. Grow up.
Truer words…
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Chuck Klosterman and ESPN’s Bill Simmons got together last week for a podcast.  It’s worth checking out on several levels, not the least of which is two writers my age talking about their craft.  You, no doubt, will find it tedious.  I found it inspirational.  If you’re so inclined, give it a listen.
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Obsessed as I am with the weak dollar, I’ve been trying to come up with a way to strike back.  Or at least take advantage.  I keep hearing investing in precious metals is a good way to protect against inflation.  We’re in the middle of a pretty serious inflationary cycle, despite what the president and [...]

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Jack Bog’s got it.  Like him, I have no idea what it means, but it sure looks bad.  It may be time t get to know these guys.
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An interesting thought.  The zeitgeist is leaning toward Jim Webb and a year ago I would have probably been all for it.  But Webb’s caving on telecom immunity is borderline unforgivable.
Obama, as is his nature, will think long and hard about this pick.  I don’t see it being anyone from inside the beltway.  I need [...]

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