President Kerry: What Might Have Been
Nasrallah: Okay here is my plan, we continually fire rockets into Israel, then send a small band of armed fighters across the border to capture a few Israeli soldiers so that we can then negotiate a...
View ArticleEveryday Hero
You never know when the chance to be a hero might be thrust in your general direction. You just don’t. I keep my eyes open for my shot though. Call it a love of country thing. These days the best...
View ArticleReligous Harmony
In an unprecedented display of inter-faith unity, Islamic scholars publicly demonstrate the general validity of the Pope’s recent remarks on jihad and the spread of Islam.Islamic scholars engaging in...
View ArticleRepublicans Agree on Interrogation Bill
The White House and rebellious Senate Republicans announced agreement Thursday on rules for the interrogation of presidential candidates and those suspected of having presidential aspirations....
View ArticleAl Qaeda forms 527 Group
Al Qaeda, the international terrorist group and social services organization held a press conference today to announce it has formed a 527 group to influence the November midterm elections in the US....
View ArticleMoments in Senate History
I know you have some reservations about the Iraq Study Group report John, and I know I said I was on board with your proposal; but honestly, what does sending more soldiers to Iraq have to do with...
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THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS II THIS TIME CRITICS CAN RELATERex Ropner is a heavy-footed marginally employed journalist with a customary sneering wit. Struggling to make ends meet, Ropner leaves his wife...
View ArticleChristmas Pleasantries from the Institute
Hippy Holidays Ya’ll from The Ebb & Flow Institute located in what you might call a multicultural neighborhood where it is not unusual to see aging hippies riding giant tricycles.I had intended to...
View ArticleMarriage and the Times
More American women are living without a husband than with one, according to what many experts call an extraordinary analysis of census results by the New York Times.The dissection by the Times (which...
View ArticleToday Sure Has Been Super!
I dunno about this. The British have been warning us about bloody hell for years.Is America ready for a president with Nebraska roots? The good folks at the Pile in Aught Ocho exploratory committee...
View ArticlePile In Aught Ocho Town Hall Meeting Number 1
Pile In Aught Ocho Town Hall Meeting Number 1First let me say, this is not CSPAN. The Iraq war has made me well aware that the American people have the attention span of a dog pecker gnat*, so this is...
View ArticleChina Retaliates Against Imports of US Air
BEIJING - Stung by a spate of safety recalls of its products, China hinted Thursday that it might take retaliatory action against U.S. shipments of air exported to China.China's top air safety...
View ArticleGuest Post
Hi Peoples. Pile has asked me to announce that there are like lots and lots of new posts here at the Institute and stuff. If these posts were beers I don't think I could like hold them all. So like...
View ArticlePile In Aught Ocho Talking Point Memo--10-16-07
I have a million ideas. The country can't not afford them all."Pile On
View ArticleInside Baseball
As many of you know I am a teacher. Over the years I have not blogged about it much, because well, who want to read shop talk.But when a colleague come under professional scrutiny, sometimes one is...
View ArticleFriday Beer Report
As some of you may know, I like beer. Beer has been very, very good to me. And I have been very, very good to brewers. So this being Friday, I thought that I might share a wee bit of promise that...
View ArticleClinton Campaign Concerned About The Politics of Pile On
What happens when the “politics of pile-on” replaces the “politics of hope?”Hillary comes out on top.Hillary coming out on top of me? Suppose I accept the premise that she plays for the right team to...
View ArticleCommenting on the Comments of Sports Commentators
This is a football. Please note the lack of handles. Handles one might reasonably fail to find. Small wonder that each weekend countless receivers "can't find the handle on that one".Feel free to...
View ArticleThe Girls of the Institute...
...wish you a very merry Christmas.UPDATE: By that of course they specifically mean a "very merry Christmas" not to be confused with an ordinary merry Christmas.UPDATED UPDATE: Not that anyone here at...
View ArticleCheck Out This Internets
If you have time this holiday season, we here at the Institute suggest you check out the Internets. It's something. You can find information on things like what your city council is doing, or exchange...
View ArticleOne Sentence Guest Editorial--Islamic Rage Boy
The glorious martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto is a great victory for Islam over the insidious western influences of democracy and secularism that are being used by the imperialist American regime to...
View ArticleTom Tancredo Named Mexican of the Year
MEXICO CITY — Because everybody in Mexico "has felt the tidal wave of his presence," Tom Tancredo has been named the Mexican of the Year by the El Heraldo de Mexico City."We can't seem to live with...
View ArticleOne Sentence Editorial--Pile On the Iowa Caucuses
In this post black Friday and therefore post 9/11 worldwith two days to go until the Iowa caucuses, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll out Tuesday shows both the Democratic and Republican...
View ArticleOne Sentence Guest Editorial--Bill Clinton
One of the great things about being a student of history is that we can look back for guidance in our current affairs, like say the current talk about a stimulus package is not that different from an...
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