Liberal Talk Radio

I haven’t had a chance to dig into the deal between GM and the UAW yet, but my first sense is that the UAW got their dupas whipped. Consider: The tentative agreement between the UAW and General Motors Corp., a person briefed on the deal said, is expected to include: • A retiree health-care trust, [...]

A prediction: Keep an eye out for “frictionless environment” as the next great soon-to-be-overused phrase (e.g., “reality-based community” and others). Example in comments within: it is time to lay off the liberal-media throwing the war theme, just for a couple days Why? So they can continue to do so in a frictionless environment? [Emphasis added.] [...]

Proof that the Grey Lady are avid B&P fans: General Motors and the United Automobile Workers union have both been under enormous pressure to stand tough in their negotiations. It is encouraging that both sides are reportedly making good progress in hammering out a new national contract. They must come together if they are to [...]

I’ve started watching Ken Burns latest PBS-umentary The War.  My verdict?  What a waste of tax funded airtime. Loyal listeners will note that yours truly is as into WWII-pron as much as the next single guy in his mid-’30s that spent too much time playing D&D as a kid.  So I can say with all [...]

Look, I detest Iran’s repressive policies as much as the next American.  And I clearly think that Columbia is well within its rights — nay, performing a critical service for our democracy — by inviting L’il Kid Nuclear to speak. But still, it’s utterly deplorable to invite a guest to your home and then use [...]

So if this is true (“. . . [T]he president has been sending advice, mostly through aides, aimed at preventing an abrupt withdrawal from Iraq in the event of a Democratic victory in November 2008 . . . So far, Bush has been encouraged by the fact that Democratic candidates are preserving enough wiggle room [...]

While I’m sympathetic to this idea in theory, I think the idea of having residential apartments on top a Stadium — or anywhere inside Seattle Center for that matter — is a bad idea. How long before the tenants decide that Bumbershoot is a noise issue and try to shut it down?

Ah, L’il Kid Nuclear arrives to much protesting in NYC. I love it. The delicious irony of conservative twits getting their knickers in a twist over Ahmadinejad’s invite to speak at Columbia. Land of the Free denying El Presidente a chance to tour Ground Zero. Ahmadinejad baiting America’s hatemongers by pointing out that there are [...]

These days, whenever I hear news about the perpetual struggles between the UAW and GM, I sort of feel the way I do when I hear about an epic football game between, say, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota. An interesting matchup? Yup. Lots of history? Yup. Nationally interesting? Er, sort of. [...]

Wild intrigue about Syria and North Korea, Blackwater Security gets in trouble in Iraq and finally: has Hillary outboxed Obama and Edwards? Links Mentioned: The Israeli raid in Syria … Rudy at the NRA … Blackwater’s Iraq problems … Obama’s last stand?