car·riage re·turnn. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page | 25 September 2007 11:35 The Washington Post ran a rather lengthy article two days ago which ran under the headline “Missteps in the Bunker”in an attempt to demystify the US Air Force’s apparent misplacement of a few nuclear warheads. Written by Joby Warnick and Walter Pinkus,the gist of the piece is that the Bermuda Triangle descended Read on… 24 September 2007 07:46 We don’t usually post pictures around here (at least not that I’ve noticed),but this particular one was too –something –to pass up. I direct your attention to the picture below. It’s the photo accompanying this post from The Swamp,and you should be able to see the disconnect in Read on… 17 September 2007 08:30 In years past the term “maverick”was ascribed to Sen. John McCain of Arizona for his willingness to break ranks with fellow Republicans,cross the aisle,and vote with the opposition on issues such as gun control and financial/taxation legislation. Though McCain has a historically strong conservative voting record (82.3% lifetime rating from the American Read on… | Objective"So much for Objective Journalism. Don’t bother to look for it here -- not under any byline of mine;or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores,race results,and stock market tabulations,there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms." --Hunter S. Thompson |
Let the Train Blow the Whistle When I Go –A Farewell to Chuck Hagel
In years past the term “maverick”was ascribed to Sen. John McCain of Arizona for his willingness to break ranks with fellow Republicans,cross the aisle,and vote with the opposition on issues such as gun control and financial/taxation legislation. Though McCain has a historically strong conservative voting record (82.3% lifetime rating from the American Read on…