I could swear it was July 4th, but apparently, it's April first. Marty Markowitz’s chief of staff, Carlo Scissura, is planning to run for Brooklyn borough president www.cityhallnews.com
I know I'm going to get roasted for saying this, but what exactly is the story here? As far as I can tell there's not one fact in this "story" which wasn't public knowledge a year ago.
Tomorrow's headline: "Bloomberg Still Mayor"
Now, if the negative publicity resulted in a change of behavior, that would be a story. Vito's be$t buddies www.nypost.com
Seifman seems surprised that DeBlasio is attracting real estate money, which clearly shows Seifman misunderstands the Working Families Party (WFP).
Under the old rules, traditional machine pols charged baksheesh to developers, while anti-development lefties reflexively opposed development.
By contrast, the WFP and its allies, like DeBlasio, take baksheesh to provide developers protection from anti-development lefties. De Blasio's 'real' pals for mayoral run www.nypost.com
Douthat chews upon whether Same Sex Marriage is really what I call “The Triumph of the Conservatives”
He readily eschews the idea that SSM is a threat to “traditional” marriage but seems awful worried it will lead to couples and society changing marriage's terms, as if SSM weren't merely one more symptom, rather than the cause.
Ross, straight couples have and will continue to define their own marriages on their own terms regardless of either church or state. If and when this results in some sort of legal change, the reality will already be a fair accompli. Future of Gay Marriage www.nytimes.com
In which we learn the answer to the musical question "When will conservatives stop praising Michele Rhee?"The DREAM Act is Good for Kids and Good for our Country www.studentsfirst.org
Hitch, not exactly a supporter of the Zionist enterprise, sinks the flotilla.
Query: will some flotilla supporter out there answer at least one of Hitch's questions? Gaza flotilla: Some questions for the activists sailing to Gaza. www.slate.com
Since I specialize in liberal self flagellation, I suppose I should be greeting this thing with a bit more enthusiasm, but all I can say is that, like chicken soup, it can't hurt. Breakthrough Journal: Has Liberalism Entered A Post-Obama Era? | The New Republic www.tnr.com
Something in the news reminded me of this Groucho story:
"…a hooker…picks up a Pole, and takes him home, and feeds him, gets him dinner. They go to bed that night, have a great time. Next morning she helps him get dressed, puts on his uniform with his big epaulets hanging on, and he starts to leave. Then she says "Just a moment, what about money?", and he says "A Polish officer doesn't accept money." An Evening With Groucho Marx www.ibras.dk