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Election coverage from senior political analyst, Lewis Carroll

Karl Rove is being universally condemned today as a RINO—Republican in Name Only—for his up front trashing of Christine O’Donnell, the newly anointed Republican US senate candidate in Delaware.

Think about that: Karl Rove, traitor to the cause.

I found this particularly funny because courtesy of Ken Silverstein at Harper’s, I had the opportunity . . . → Read More: Election coverage from senior political analyst, Lewis Carroll

The dead civilian contest continues: US outscores Al Qaeda 100:1

Al Qaeda hasn’t killed all that many Americans during the past 10 years or so—leaving that work mostly to those who resist the US in the countries we invaded and occupied and are otherwise bedeviling—and most of them have been military or intelligence targets. Americans haven’t killed all that many al Qaeda people during . . . → Read More: The dead civilian contest continues: US outscores Al Qaeda 100:1

My evening in the emergency room

I went to a hospital ER on Saturday night to get some drugs because one of my legs was generating truly excruciating pain. I got the drugs after an examination and x-rays. When I get home (this happened elsewhere) I am supposed to get a MRI. I don’t like the thought of that because . . . → Read More: My evening in the emergency room

Village Voice: NYC gossip scene is dying! Unless it isn’t!

Let me summarize: The New York City gossip industry is in turmoil because of stiff competition from other places; turnover is rampart, Walter Winchell is still dead and some traditional gossip powerhouses have lost their integrity. The industry may be in terminal decline except that if rich and powerful people keep fucking goats in . . . → Read More: Village Voice: NYC gossip scene is dying! Unless it isn’t!