A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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July 28, 2006Comments
Corey Pavin shot a 26 on the front nine yesterday in some PGA tourney. 8 birdies in 9 holes. that's so rare that I can't even come up with a parallel from another sport. Maybe 9 passes, 8 touchdowns. All in one game. Check out these wicked fricken cool graphs from fan graphs. I think that baseball probability graphs are just an amazingly nifty idea. they're a wonderful match of math with the real world. Posted by: bk at July 28, 2006 08:53 AMFP Jr.'s gets a come-on, (or is it come uppance?) from an Australian reporter in this hilarious interview... Posted by: Blue Jean at July 28, 2006 09:16 AMOMG, Jean, that's precious! Posted by: Tully at July 28, 2006 10:33 AMGlad you like it, Tully! I think it's priceless, myself. :-) Posted by: Blue Jean at July 28, 2006 11:19 AMMakes me wanna send that Aussie some flowers! Posted by: Tully at July 28, 2006 11:38 AMTully, put me down for a fiver. That guy made my day, Posted by: bk at July 28, 2006 12:39 PMThat was a great video, Jean. One of those things that makes you wonder: Why didn't I think of that? While I feel sorry for the brain-washed kids there, it was rather amusing watching them physically intercede to protect Fred from the "pervert". Posted by: PatHMV at July 28, 2006 04:50 PM
Posted by: Maxtrue1 at July 28, 2006 09:15 PM
Oh my! That video was totally hilarious! I know a bunch of people I am going to have to send that link to! Our house in Hayward, California is very close to closing and we are officially on the road having signed the seller's papers the other day. We are in Sacramento this weekend and then off to Los Angeles, winding up in Killeen, Texas by the end of the week. We will arrive at our new home in Maine on August 22 (my birthday) if we stick to our current schedule! Posted by: Heather at July 29, 2006 01:10 PMhmm i think this is newsworthy enough to get a sponsored thread of its own: It sure does. Upcoming. Posted by: Tully at July 29, 2006 05:06 PMSerious question for constitutionalists and law-geeks (you know who you are!): What, if any, is the benefit of having Senators elected by state legislatures, as opposed to direct elections like we have now? I hear a lot of people saying that we should return to the old system. Posted by: Rafique Tucker at July 30, 2006 10:32 PMRafique, I dont see a benefit to that, none at all. Especially since the Senators from RI would almost certainly be hard-line Democrats, not the more center right and center left 2 that we have now. The RI legislature is considered one of the most corrupt in the nation. It is 90% Democrat and at least 50% of them go unopposed each election. The Speaker of the legislature was just fined $500,000 for ethical violations, yet gets to keep his job. He is DEFINATELY not the guy you want choosing a Senator. Posted by: Dan at July 30, 2006 11:12 PMPerhaps, but is that reason enough to oppose it? I mean, what if the RI legislature wasn't so corrupt? Most politicians are corrupt to some extent, local politics being the worst. I dont want politicians electing politicians and taking me out of the equation. Im not even too crazy about tyhe eldctoral college. I think it disenfranchises voters. Maybe Bush would have won the final tally against Gore - in New England, I know many many Republicans who dont even bother to vote because, plain and simple, their vote doesnt count here. Posted by: Dan at July 31, 2006 11:16 AMWhat, if any, is the benefit of having Senators elected by state legislatures, as opposed to direct elections like we have now? The original purpose was to put a "remove" between the passions of the people and the interests of their state governments. The Reps represented the people to the fed gov't, and the Senators represented the state. I think it was also as close as they could come to their familiar House of Lords, versus the COmmons. Even when you take the royalty out of the equation, familiar structures get mimicked. Posted by: Tully at July 31, 2006 11:49 AMWell done! Nice site! Good design! Great work! Thank you! Good design! |
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