Tennis, sunrise and roosters

by David SafierI was playing doubles this morning, and my partner Karl kept hitting blistering forehands right at George, who was standing at the net. George kept hitting them right back. After a lost point, Karl turned to me and said, "Getting the ball past George is like getting sunrise past a rooster." Thought you … Read more

In Memoriam: Edward M. Kennedy, The Last Lion of The Senate

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Edward Kennedy fires up the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on Monday August 25, 2008 at the Pepsi Center. "I've described Ted Kennedy as the last lion of the Senate…He remains the single most effective member of the Senate if you want to get results." — Sen. … Read more

The GOP Fact-Free Alternate Reality (Health Care Reform Edition)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." — Mark Twain There was a time in this country when Democrats and Republicans could disagree with one another philosophically about public policy in reality-based arguments. (Watch some old Meet The Press episodes from the 1960s … Read more

Value added ed research

by David SafierI'm behind the curve on this story — I've been out of town — but I'm going to violate the bloggers' code and write about a story that's a full 5 days old. If the U.S. Blogger General wants to put me on probation, that's fine. I can take the heat. I don't … Read more