Pick one:
(a)they are trying out for the French soccer team
(b) they are trying out for executive positions at BP
(c)this war’s another real winner...
6-22-2010--An angry President Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan to Washington on Tuesday after a magazine article portrayed the general and his staff as openly contemptuous of some senior members of the Obama administration. ... the article seems destined to raise questions about General McChrystal’s judgment, and to spark debate over the wisdom of Mr. Obama’s strategy, at a time when violence in Afghanistan is rising sharply and when several central planks of the strategy appear to be stalled. Two important American allies, the Dutch and Canadians, have announced plans to pull their combat troops out of the country.
In a statement, General McChrystal apologized for his remarks. NYT
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
ides of June 2010
6-15-2010—setbacks cloud plans to get out of Afghanistan—NYT A1
6-14-2010—US discovers mineral riches in Afghanistan; NYT A1
6-12-2010—Karzai is said to doubt West can defeat Taliban—NYT A1
6-15-2010—BP focused on cost, not risk, in well work, lawmakers say;;. WSJ A1
September 2001--On September 16, [2001, Frank] Rich’s NEW YORK TIMES colleague economist Paul Krugman observed that our U.S. airport security personnel are paid and trained about as much as hamburger flippers. By contrast, European bag screeners receive about $15/hour, plus benefits, plus extensive training. In Europe, airport security is considered law enforcement and the airports or governments pay their airport security personal. “In the United States, however, airport security is paid for the airlines; not surprisingly, they spend as little as possible.” In 1996 “a government advisory committee on airline security recommended spending $1 billion per year—about $2 per passenger—on improvements,” but rejected the idea of a special airport tax. Krugman concludes: “I hope we bring the perpetrators of last week’s attack to justice. But I also hope that once the rage has died down, Americans will be willing to learn one of the key lessons of last week’s horror: there are some things on which the government must spend money, and not all of them involve soldiers. If we refuse to learn that lesson, if we continue to nickel-and-dime crucial public services, we may find—-as we did last week-—that we have nickel-and-dimed ourselves to death.” [Bachmann, SIMULATING SEX p.190]
6-25-2010—Ninty-two percent of Rwandans pay $2 a year for basic [health] coverage ... A Rwandan found it “absurd” that an American he met had no insurance.” NYT D1, D6
6-12/13-2010--...a local church [in Lakeland Florida] stocked a [school] resource room with $5000 worth of supplies. It now caters spaghetti dinners at evening school events, buys sneakers for poor students, and sends in math and English tutors. The principal is delighted. So are the church pastors. “We have inroads into the public schools that we have not had before,” says Pastor Dave McClamma. “By befriending the students, we have the opportunity to viist
6-14-2010—US discovers mineral riches in Afghanistan; NYT A1
6-12-2010—Karzai is said to doubt West can defeat Taliban—NYT A1
6-15-2010—BP focused on cost, not risk, in well work, lawmakers say;;. WSJ A1
September 2001--On September 16, [2001, Frank] Rich’s NEW YORK TIMES colleague economist Paul Krugman observed that our U.S. airport security personnel are paid and trained about as much as hamburger flippers. By contrast, European bag screeners receive about $15/hour, plus benefits, plus extensive training. In Europe, airport security is considered law enforcement and the airports or governments pay their airport security personal. “In the United States, however, airport security is paid for the airlines; not surprisingly, they spend as little as possible.” In 1996 “a government advisory committee on airline security recommended spending $1 billion per year—about $2 per passenger—on improvements,” but rejected the idea of a special airport tax. Krugman concludes: “I hope we bring the perpetrators of last week’s attack to justice. But I also hope that once the rage has died down, Americans will be willing to learn one of the key lessons of last week’s horror: there are some things on which the government must spend money, and not all of them involve soldiers. If we refuse to learn that lesson, if we continue to nickel-and-dime crucial public services, we may find—-as we did last week-—that we have nickel-and-dimed ourselves to death.” [Bachmann, SIMULATING SEX p.190]
6-25-2010—Ninty-two percent of Rwandans pay $2 a year for basic [health] coverage ... A Rwandan found it “absurd” that an American he met had no insurance.” NYT D1, D6
6-12/13-2010--...a local church [in Lakeland Florida] stocked a [school] resource room with $5000 worth of supplies. It now caters spaghetti dinners at evening school events, buys sneakers for poor students, and sends in math and English tutors. The principal is delighted. So are the church pastors. “We have inroads into the public schools that we have not had before,” says Pastor Dave McClamma. “By befriending the students, we have the opportunity to viist
Thursday, June 10, 2010
6-10/9-2010
6-10-2010—Senate voices concerns over China Debt holdings--WSJ A6 [better late than never..?...]
--The US is badly lagging in basic research on new forms of energy, deepening the nation’s dependence on dirty fuels and crippling its international competitiveness, a diverse group of business executives warn in a study to be released Thursday.-- --NYT B3 [better late than
never..?...]
--Barcelona stands for ... the collective spirit of sharing the ball through fluent, rhythmic passing and movement... NYT B13 [more than a club]
--And while it is fun to trash new-style Democrats for their Ivy League ways, let us also remember that, should you happen to study economics at one of those Ivy League colleges, you will likely imbibe a kind of free-market orthodoxy that would not be out of place in a Wall Street Boardroom. The people now flocking to the Democratic Party might eat artisanal foods and zealously sort containers for easy recycling, but they also know that regulation causes more problems than it fixes and that sophisticated people don’t use Thirties-style phrases like ‘Economic royalists.”—Frank, WSJ A13
--6-9-2010—Legacy for one billionaire: death, but no taxes—NYT A1
--Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich, USCt cuts off matching funds to state candidates in Arizona A16, A20
--The government and university researchers confirmed Tuesday that plumes of oil were spreading far below the ocean surface from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexc io, raising fresh concern about the potential impact of the spill on sea life. NYT A14
1970—What have they done?/What have they done to the earth?/ What have they done to our fair sister?/ Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her,/Cut her with knives in the sight of the dawn/ Tied her with fences and dragged her down...—The Doors
--The US is badly lagging in basic research on new forms of energy, deepening the nation’s dependence on dirty fuels and crippling its international competitiveness, a diverse group of business executives warn in a study to be released Thursday.-- --NYT B3 [better late than
never..?...]
--Barcelona stands for ... the collective spirit of sharing the ball through fluent, rhythmic passing and movement... NYT B13 [more than a club]
--And while it is fun to trash new-style Democrats for their Ivy League ways, let us also remember that, should you happen to study economics at one of those Ivy League colleges, you will likely imbibe a kind of free-market orthodoxy that would not be out of place in a Wall Street Boardroom. The people now flocking to the Democratic Party might eat artisanal foods and zealously sort containers for easy recycling, but they also know that regulation causes more problems than it fixes and that sophisticated people don’t use Thirties-style phrases like ‘Economic royalists.”—Frank, WSJ A13
--6-9-2010—Legacy for one billionaire: death, but no taxes—NYT A1
--Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich, USCt cuts off matching funds to state candidates in Arizona A16, A20
--The government and university researchers confirmed Tuesday that plumes of oil were spreading far below the ocean surface from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexc io, raising fresh concern about the potential impact of the spill on sea life. NYT A14
1970—What have they done?/What have they done to the earth?/ What have they done to our fair sister?/ Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her,/Cut her with knives in the sight of the dawn/ Tied her with fences and dragged her down...—The Doors
Sunday, June 6, 2010
6-6-2010
6-6-2010-Growing Obesity increases perils of childbearing; linking to higher risk of deaths, birth defects, and Caesareans.NYT A1
--Rises in Suicides of Middle Aged is continuing A14
--Jennifer Wilkerson’s preparations for a post-petroleum world include growing her own food and stockpiling sup-lies against any shortages. NYT A19
--If you’re prepared, you don’t need to take time outs. John Wooden SBT A1
--[Obama’s] most conspicuous flaw is his unshakeable confidence in the collective management brilliance of the best and the brightest he selected for his White House team — “his abiding faith in the judgment of experts,” as Joshua Green of The Atlantic has put it....Obama has yet to find a sensible middle course between blind faith in his own Ivy League kind and his predecessor’s go-with-the-gut bravado. –Rich, NYT
--Rises in Suicides of Middle Aged is continuing A14
--Jennifer Wilkerson’s preparations for a post-petroleum world include growing her own food and stockpiling sup-lies against any shortages. NYT A19
--If you’re prepared, you don’t need to take time outs. John Wooden SBT A1
--[Obama’s] most conspicuous flaw is his unshakeable confidence in the collective management brilliance of the best and the brightest he selected for his White House team — “his abiding faith in the judgment of experts,” as Joshua Green of The Atlantic has put it....Obama has yet to find a sensible middle course between blind faith in his own Ivy League kind and his predecessor’s go-with-the-gut bravado. –Rich, NYT
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