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(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Show Trials

worourke — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:16 -0500

Major Hasan still percolates throughout the media, the usual suspects lining up.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Lethal Cartoons

worourke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:11 -0500

The Ft. Hood shootings have some of the hallmarks of workplace violence, a guy (and it’s usually guys) going postal.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Elections Won and Lost

worourke — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:34 -0500

Abdullah Abdullah has dropped out of the Presidential race in Afghanistan and Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava has dropped out of her New York Congressional race, asking her supporters to support

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Up Up and Away

worourke — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:26:07 -0400

Al Sharpton, supposedly, is going to sue Rush Limbaugh for defamation, or some such. This is the kettle calling the pot black.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Public Options Privatized

worourke — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:29:46 -0400

The Obama White House is finally attacking something. In this case, Fox News. That’s a step in the right direction.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: The Prize

worourke — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:14:41 -0400

To paraphrase an old anti-war slogan, What if they gave a prize and no one accepted?

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Poor Losers

worourke — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:47:46 -0400

Chicago lost its bid for a Federal job stimulus plan, one that would have stretched to 2016. Dealing with the IOC is worse than dealing with Iran.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Freakin’ Friggin

worourke — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:05:54 -0400

William Safire’s death put me in mind of euphemisms. And a number of other things.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: The 80% Solution

worourke — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:35:30 -0400

It’s clear that President Obama, given his many appearances over the weekend, is putting all his weight behind some form of health care reform.

(O’Rourke) - The View From the Couch: Wall Street is Warned

worourke — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:10:53 -0400

“It’s the economy, stupid,” is getting a lot of re-airing lately.