Monthly Archives: August 2011

WSJ: Apple has ordered co…

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@WSJ: Apple has ordered components for the iPad 3 with a higher-res screen, aiming to launch in early 2012 http://t.co/LMcbIUi

slmandel: Two weeks from …

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@slmandel: Two weeks from tonight I will be at an actual college football game. The last one (Auburn-Oregon) seems like 3 yrs ago. Let’s do this!

slmandel: Paul Dee at a 2…

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@slmandel: Paul Dee at a 2007 infractions hearing: “You have to put in place the kind of institutional control we hav… (cont) http://t.co/tMafeCi

msnbc_weather: The haboob…

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@msnbc_weather: The haboob returns! Another wall of dust hits Phoenix http://t.co/TxR8JJz

hurricanes: Atlantic trop…

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@hurricanes: Atlantic tropical system is a potential U.S. threat next week says Weather Channel http://t.co/04p222p

rushthecourt: Um, WOW. G…

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@rushthecourt: Um, WOW. Georgetown brawl video – http://t.co/G1zt9XM!

“Showmanship, not leadership”

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Of all the things I tweeted during last night’s Republican presidential debate in Iowa, none was more surprising — including to myself — than this one: “SANTORUM FTW.” And I wasn’t being sarcastic. Rick Santorum, the archconservative also-ran from Pennsylvania, with whom I disagree about most everything — especially gay rights — thrilled me enough to bust out that unironic… Read more »

Rick Perry: Texas A&M to secede?

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We interrupt the Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control Watch — STOCKS CRASHING! ECONOMY CRATERING! DEBT SOARING! OBAMA FLAILING! ENGLAND BURNING! BACHMANN’S EYES BULGING! — to bring you something else to #PANIC about… in the world of college sports! With bonus Rick Perry secessionist action! (No, not that kind of secession.) The Texas A&M Aggies, a.k.a. the Brett Favre… Read more »