Category Archives: News and Politics

As you have probably heard, John Kerry recently attempted to make a joke about lack of education (Bush’s lack of education about going into the Iraq War) and being stuck in Iraq (Bush’s inability to leave the war-torn country). George … Continue reading →

For another straight year, Seattle wins as the nation’s most intelligent city. Fifty-two percent of residents here, ages 25 and older, hold at least a bachelor’s degree. For my liberal, intelligent friends living in conservative locations such as Baton Rouge … Continue reading →

You know it’s a slow news day when this story is on the home page for a major news organization’s website. That is all.

Despite the fact that the DNA evidence in the decade-old JonBenet Ramsey murder case did not match that of suspect John Mark Karr’s, I still don’t think the Boulder D.A. goofed on this one. Here’s what MSN has to say … Continue reading →

I am actually typing this post from Harborview Medical Center as I am on call tonight for the neurology service here. This afternoon the patients in the hospital began stumbling across this news story on their televisions and grew very … Continue reading →

I absolutely loved the look of disgust on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s face in response to a shoulder rub spontaneously given to her by our president during a G8 Summit Meeting. I swear, just when I think that W Bush cannot … Continue reading →

Austin told me once that when she receives her Newsweek each week, she looks at the table of contents, then flips to the final page to see if Anna Quindlen is the columnist closing out the issue. When she reads … Continue reading →