Jack LaLanne Dead at 96
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne has succumbed to the inevitable at the ripe old age of 96.
Filibuster Reform On The Agenda For 2011?
For the first time in 35 years, the Senate may finally be on the verge of reforming the filibuster.
Passport Snobbery
Mike Bloomberg says we’re electing people to Congress who “can’t read” and “don’t have passports.”
Young Voters Feel Abandoned By Obama
The younger voters that flocked to Barack Obama two years ago feel let down. They need to grow up.
Bad Day at the Think Tank
The Onion spoofs life at a think tank with Boy, I Really Thought Like Shit Today.”
Jonah Goldberg: Why Isn’t Julian Assange Dead?
Jonah Goldberg has written a bad column. In this case, an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune headlined “Why is Assange still alive?”
Death of the Middle Class?
Lots of jobs that existed in recent memory — secretaries, travel agents, gas station attendants, cashiers — have been replaced by technology. The middle class may be disappearing with them.
72% of Americans Can’t Pick Chief Justice Out of Lineup
Even on a ridiculously easy multiple choice quiz, Americans don’t know the name of the Chief Justice or the Senate Majority Leader. So what?
Alaska Libertarians Say No To Murkowski Bid
Lisa Murkowski’s one chance at political survival if she loses the ongoing vote count in the Alaska GOP Senate Primary has gone out the window.
No, Joe Miller Did Not Call Lisa Murkowski A Prostitute
The Miller-Murkowski showdown is starting to get silly.
Web Is Dead – Long Live the Internet?
Wired proclaims, “The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.” It’s great linkbait but completely wrongheaded.
Democrats Lack Votes For Filibuster Reform
Much to the disappointment of Ezra Klein and others, it’s unlikely that Democrats will have the votes necessary to change the filibuster when the 112th Congress convenes.
