Yesterday's Wall Street Journal had a story on how the pharmaceutical industry has given up hiring six-figure salary American PhDs in favor of $20K/yr/equivalent Chinese PhDs.
And after the IT industry collapsed it was said that biotech would be America's future.
I don't expect any Town Hall debate - the Bush people, adverse to their man appearing anywhere without a script, are resisting it.
I also expect that if Kerry does a town-hall event with an empty opposing chair, it won't be covered by the media.
Soros has demanded that Hastert retract the slander or face the consequences. Details from Josh Marshall.
Calling Soros a drug kingpin? That's trivial compared to this:
"Delegates to the Republican National Convention found a new way to take a jab at Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam service record: by sporting adhesive bandages with small purple hearts on them."
Delegates mock Kerry with "purple heart" bandages
"For voting methods the most amusing discussion I've seen is in Duncan Black's book"
Is this the Duncan Black that's also known as Atrios?
The "enemy of your enemy" takes contribution money from your enemy, has your enemy pay its petition signature collectors, and has your enemy's supporters sign its petitions. Looks more like a "friend of your enemy".
"The Grauniad". Isn't that David Eddings' new six-book series?
(24) The I. Robot movie, and Susan Calvin mentioned in yesterday's New York Times editorial ...
Yesterday the Times printed several letters in response to their WMD non-apology.
Not one mentioned Judith Miller's name.
Yes, and he announced that prisoners would be moved out of the Abu Ghraib building to a new complex just down the road.
Camp Redemption.
Of course; and the money they're also giving to Bush is part of some subtle plan to help Ralph's "message".
We have a government run by people with the mentality of eighth grade bullies. Of course the next thing will be calling Clarke a fag.
10% of Nader donors are Bush supporters, according to the Dallas Morning News (site requires registration) :
"Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is getting a little help from his friends – and from George W. Bush's friends.
Nearly 10 percent of the Nader contributors who have given him at least $250 each have a history of supporting the Republican president, national GOP candidates or the party, according to computer-assisted review of financial records by The Dallas Morning News.
Among the new crop of Nader donors: actor and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein, Florida frozen-food magnate Jeno Paulucci and Pennsylvania oil company executive Terrence Jacobs. All have strong ties to the GOP. "
I keep an eye on Pierce because his wife was in my high school AP history class. :-)
"Avignon Presidency" is from Charles Pierce, known for Boston Globe Magazine feature articles, NPR radio ("Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"), and weekly letters to Eric Alterman's blog.
Yes, there is.
"President Bush poked fun at his staff, his Democratic challenger and himself Wednesday night at a black-tie dinner where he hobnobbed with the news media.
Bush put on a slide show, calling it the "White House Election-Year Album" at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association 60th annual dinner, showing himself and his staff in some decidedly unflattering poses.
There was Bush looking under furniture in a fruitless, frustrating search. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," he said."
Caligula.
After Gingrich dumped Cancer Wife for Next Wife, he then went on to dump Next Wife for Junior Staffer - at the same time as the Clinton impeachment and 1996 election. When the Republicans lost House seats in what was expected to be a sure thing election, the power brokers dumped Gingrich for Bob Livingston, whose own sex scandal behavior was then outed by Larry Flynt. Bob Barr, who was leading the impeachment fight, lost his seat due to redistricting and is now working for the ACLU.
It was a different world then.
I'm having trouble understanding the previous posting. Copyeditor?
Is Philip Dick's "Counter-Clock World" now available in one of those upscale Vintage trade paperbacks?
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