Current events

If the allegations turn out to be true, I'm not sure what my reaction will be, but I probably won't be as outraged as I'm apparently supposed to be:

I don't know who said it (I think I've seen it attributed both to Emily Dickinson and Gertrude Stein), so let's just credit it to Anonymous: It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another. It is the same damn thing over and over again. I was going to start this post with, "There they go again," but in reality it's just a continuation of what they've always done:

New Orleans is about to become the first major American city without a daily newspaper -- The Times-Picayune will shift to a three-day-only publication with Web updates the rest of the week. Interesting observation:

Though conservatives may experience some schadenfreude at the prospect of no-newspaper towns, we’re going to miss them when they’re gone.

Despite all evidence to the contrary, President Obama and his like-minded defenders in office and in the media continue to peddle the "government jobs can repair the economy" nonsense. Here's Sen. Sherrod Brown:

Awww, too bad:

Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - The other high profile issue was Measure 2, the elimination of property taxes. Voters have resoundingly rejected the measure that would have made North Dakota the 1st state to end local property taxes.

Yes: 28,226 (22.83%)

No: 95,410 (77.17%)

Indiana has lost a treasure. From the IU annnoucment today:

The entire Indiana University community mourns the passing today of Distinguished Professor Elinor Ostrom, who received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her groundbreaking research on the ways that people organize themselves to manage resources.

Hey, what about the !@#$%^& First Amendment?

The residents of Middleborough, Mass., are tired of foul language, so they're decided to do what many parents do -- implement a swear jar.

According to the Associated Press, residents voted 183 to 50 in favour of a proposal by the police chief to impose a $20 fine on cursing in public.

Ooooh, I've seen the light. Let's stop being so mean to each other, OK? Mark Halprin of Time, one of the president's cheerleaders, says "Let's Stop the Gaffe Patrol, after President Obama's howler that "the private sector is doing fine."

Another squishy accomodationist laments the current state of the Grand Old Party:

One of the GOP's leading voices said Monday that former President Ronald Reagan, considered an idol among Republican politicians, would struggle to mesh with today's hyper-partisan attitude among some elected officials.

A worthy Chucklehead of the Year nominee:

Renewal of federal tax credits for wind energy can save U.S. jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to Karl Rove, an adviser to former President George W. Bush.