What do you do when you’re a state faced with crippling financial problems and a populace smart enough to support legalizing recreational marijuana use? You take steps to legalize marijuana for recreational use! From the New York Times: Tax officials estimate the legislation could bring the struggling state about $1.4 billion a year, and though [...]
Archive for October 2009
California: Legalize It
29 October 2009World Series Game 1 Liveblog at WSJ.com
28 October 2009I’ll be liveblogging just about the entire World Series for WSJ.com. Here’s the link for Game 1. You can also submit questions to: Sports@WSJ.com.
Phillies In 6
28 October 2009Given my track record of lousy predictions, you should now go bet the farm on the Yankees.
2-Part Dameshek Podcast, NBA, World Series + Hot Dogs
27 October 2009Chock full of sports talk, stadium food debates, tackle football in the snow, plus various and sundry nonsense. Here’s Part 1. Here’s Part 2.
NBA Preview, Dameshek Podcast Style
23 October 2009In Part 1 of our NBA preview, ESPN.com podcast maven Dave Dameshek and I break down the Eastern Conference, with a little MLB playoffs talk and other shenanigans thrown in. Click here and enjoy. (Western Conference preview coming next week)
Alan F’ing Grayson
22 October 2009Apparently today is awesome politics at work day. Here’s Rep. Alan Grayson with a vigorous defense of the Constitution, in the face of ACORN hysteria that continues to drive the GOP to trample all over said Constitution. (h/t Glenn Greenwald)
Al F’ing Franken
22 October 2009I don’t know why it took so long for Al Franken to become a Senator… …but DAMN, I’m happy he is one now.
Update: Does Baseball Need Umpires?
21 October 2009Does Baseball Need Umpires? Answer: Hell no. Robots please!
The Pedro I Know
29 October 2009When Pedro Martinez takes the mound to start tonight’s Game 2 of the World Series for the Phillies, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and many other observers will probably take the narrow view. They’ll focus on Pedro’s history of baiting Yankee fans, of Yankee fans’ own chants of “Who’s Your Daddy,” and of Pedro’s mixed track [...]
Categories: Random commentary
Tags: MLB, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series
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