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Archive for September, 2008

Reviewing the troops

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Hope I die before I get old. (Oh wait…too late.)

NYTimes.com

More than 90 percent of nursing homes were cited for violations of federal health and safety standards last year, and for-profit homes were more likely to have problems than other types of nursing homes, federal investigators say in a report

Independence Hall

Monday, September 29th, 2008

At the window

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I had to brighten this a lot and this made the ISO noise truly awful. So, I then did way too much noise reduction on it. I don’t care, I loved this moment and I’m posting the darn photo!

FactChecking Debate No. 1

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

FactCheck.org

McCain and Obama contradicted each other repeatedly during their first debate, and each volunteered some factual misstatements as well. Here’s how we sort them out:

Jenny and I enjoy the air vent

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

What? It was freaking hot out! That air vent was a bit of heaven. Besides, we have a tradition to keep up.

The Whoppers of 2008

Friday, September 26th, 2008

FactCheck.org

Normally we post a “Whoppers” compilation the week before Election Day. This time we’ve already seen such a large number of twisted facts, misleading claims and outright falsehoods that we are doing that now.

Palin talks to Couric — and if she’s lucky, few are listening

Friday, September 26th, 2008

She fit all the political buzzwords into one nonsensical paragraph. That’s got to be some kind of accomplishment.

Los Angeles Times

“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in . . .” Palin began, before meandering off

City hall at dusk

Friday, September 26th, 2008

McCain Leaps Into a Thicket

Friday, September 26th, 2008

If it was so important for him to go there and take part in shaping the plan, why did he just sit there? Was his presence needed at all?

News Analysis – NYTimes.com

At the bipartisan White House meeting that Mr. McCain had called for a day earlier, he sat silently