Yes, I am not unaware of the weather, but I’ve not finished that piece, and I’ve all these leftovers laying around, and if the power fails, they just won’t stay fresh.
A New Gatemouth Crusade: Where is the elected official who will stand up for dog-friendly bars? A Tradition Ends as Bars Shut Their Doors to Dogs cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
As someone so militant about the First Amendment rights of Muslims that I criticized Bill DeBlasio from the left for being wishy-washy in his defense of the Young Men’s Islamic Association proposed for The Holy Mother Coat Factory, I still have to say that, though a bit of legislative oversight might not hurt (although there are a few Councilmembers I might not trust with such info), I like it that NYPD has a strong intelligence program and cooperates with the CIA.
I do want NYPD to observe the Constitution, but I'm not losing much sleep over the idea that Bloomy has been too soft in protecting the rights of Muslims.
Maybe it’s the 9/11 survivor in me, but basically, I agree with this Goldberg piece; can anyone tell me why he is wrong? The NYPD's CIA-Influenced Spying Program (UPDATED) www.theatlantic.com
Bob Turner dog whistles the tune: "a scary black man wants to push you into the sea, just like they did in Canarsie" The Brooklyn Politics Blog www.thebrooklynpolitics.com
The repeated pattern of the 9th CD race is that Weprin releases a robo-call accurately quotes something Turner has said, and Turner releases a robo-call expressing outrage about being quoted accurately. King Robos In Defense Of Turner (Updated) www.capitaltonight.com
An Orthodox/Russian (not to be confused with Russian Orthodox) State Senate District in Brooklyn?
I've been telling folks for months it's what I'd do if I were the Senate GOP? But I didn't write anything, because I didn't want to give them the idea.
The beauty part for the GOP is, even if they don't win the seat, they have a good shot of getting a Hikind-type Amigo who votes with them, or a Dear-type they can rent.
I know there are skeptics who point out that VRA-mandated black districts need Orthodox Jews for filler, but the Justice Department has little concern whether the white used for filler are Orthodox, generic southern Brooklyn, or Yuppies.
My prediction is mostly Yuppies, with Squadron moving to Manhattan. The Brooklyn Politics Blog www.thebrooklynpolitics.com
Chait's been so good lately, that's it's hard to restrict myself to one post of his per column, but I especially enjoyed this one about left wing "magical thinking." Are Obama And Bush Really The Same? | The New Republic www.tnr.com
Yglesias on why Ron Paul is not really a libertarian (should anyone actually care). Ron Paul’s Strange Freedom thinkprogress.org