Posts Tagged: 2009 US Politics
Friday Bullets For The Brass Monkey
Posted by on Friday, January 16, 2009 in - 6 comments
I have to admit. I have a general idea of the relationship between brass monkey and extreme cold but not the specific source of the idiom. Apparently there are a number of meanings. Thank heavens for wikipedia which contains a vast array of entertaining and authoritative speculation. Regardless … read more »
He Had Learned Not To Pay Attention
Posted by on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 in - 3 comments
I suppose you want to have your leader struck with an unfailing confidence but there are bits of yesterday's final press conference by outgoing President Bush that do make you wonder about the man: • Mr. Bush said he was not certain why he had become so divisive. “I don’t know why they get …
Observations On The Jurisdiction Of A Senate
Posted by on Monday, January 5, 2009 in - 8 comments
Not having a real Senate and supporting the abolishing of the one we have, I find the powers and make-up of the US one pretty interesting. Consider this question raised in the NYT today: • Candidate Obama promised to “re-engage” and “work constructively within” the United Nations Framework …
