Recent content by MarkW

As it's Patti Smith's birthday:

From a Democrat's perspective, this isn't bad at all. Indiana is far from an important state for the presidential race--it would be nice to win, but Clinton can easily win without it. Evan Bayh has always been very popular in Indiana, so if the margin in this poll holds up, this should be a...

Since it's Belinda Carlisle's birthday:

A nod to the Queen of Pop on her birthday:

What the South Carolina Senate poll almost certainly reflects is the fact that the Democrats don't have a competitive candidate--their nominee is Thomas Dixon, who is described as a community activist and who is also the Green Party candidate. That suggests to me that he's not likely going to...

Two decades ago, the Soviet Union had not existed for five years.

Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt singing "Ohio" from the Bernstein-Comden-Green musical Wonderful Town.

Trump reminds me of Winston Churchill's quip about John Foster Dulles: "He is the only bull I know who carries his own china shop around with him."

You're correct about the distinction between ship types, but it's also the case that the overwhelming majority of the "aircraft carriers" in service with other navies around the world (all except the French nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle and maybe a couple of others) are equivalents to the...

It is apparently a fairly common practice for student government officers at colleges and universities, especially public ones, to receive a stipend. The idea behind the practice is, as I understand it, to enable students who need to work while attending college to serve in student government...

Hey, you've already laid claim to Salma--don't be greedy! :)

John Mark Ainsley singing "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean" from Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon.

Gangster Squad 5.5/10 This heavily fictionalized version of the Los Angeles Police Department's attempts to take down mobster Mickey Cohen is a pale imitation of L.A. Confidential. It lacks the moral complexity and rich characters of its role model, and even as a straight good cops against...

It's the right day for a Kristin Chenoweth Birthday Bash:

A pre-Wolverine Hugh Jackman on the stage: