There are many Tom Olins in the world, but I'm not any of the other ones. In some cases, I'd like to be but have not been able to find a practical and effective way to make it so. So, just to make it clear, here are some of the Tom Olins I am not:
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Frank Rich has an excellent column on Mr. Cheney. As does Richard Clarke. |
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After getting the zillionth unwanted solicitation for a United Airlines Mileage Plus Platinum Super-Duper Why-Haven't-You-Signed-Up-Already credit card, I decided to contact the United Vice President who signed the offer. His name is Robert Sahadevan. His title is Vice President of Mileage Plus, United's affinity program (of which I am a member, although I'm beginning to think about getting out because of these endless mailings). |
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I highly recommend the book The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer. It turns on its head the conventional wisdom about Iran and how we should deal with it. The author spends the first two-thirds of the book showing how Iran is increasing its power and influence, in large part thanks to the very actions taken by the U.S. to contain it. The rest of the book explains why Iran might turn out to be our best strategic friend in the Middle East. I'd like to find other experts who support the author's ideas, but he makes a compelling argument on his own. |
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In honor of Dick Cheney's recent cheerleading for torture, I refer you to some interesting reading on the subject: |
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Late in the installation process for Microsoft Windows Vista, the system displays the following message: While observing this, it occurred to me that the word "check" has more than one definition. I think this is the one Microsoft intended: |
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I don't like taxes any more than you do - except to the extent they make our nation a better place in which to live. The next time you or someone you know wants to complain about taxes, read this first: http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/robert_reich/2009/04/a-s... |
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You might have seen this, but you'll enjoy watching it again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY We'll be hearing more of Susan Boyle! |
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The uncanny prescience of this Onion article from January 2001 is downright scary. Or maybe they just have better reporters than other news sources. |
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Karl Rove is the unelected agent responsible for much of the mess our country is currently in. It was his advice and guidance that put W in the White House and led to the countless disasters that constitute W's Presidency. And he did those things by exploiting fear, rank partisanship and divisiveness. When the list of Great Americans is compiled, Rove clearly belongs nowhere near it. On the contrary, one might ask whether he really wanted to damage our nation. Whether he wanted to or not, he certainly succeeded in doing so. This article accurately describes my view of Mr. Rove. I won't miss him when he disappears from public view, although it won't happen soon enough. |
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