Archive for December, 2009
And Maybe They’ll Sing “Hosanna” and Wave Palm Fronds, Too!
It looks like a couple people were hitting the bowl o’Christmas cheer a day early over getting the health care beast through the Senate. “This is a happy day. (Senate Republican Leader) Mitch McConnell said on the floor that we’re going to go home and hear our constituents rail against this bill. I don’t believe [...]
Tasty Christmas Links and Stan Lee Reading Poetry!
Before I head over to my sister’s place for family-related Christmas celebrating, I wanted to leave you with some linky tidbits to put the warmth and joy of the season in you. If you’ve ever been interested in knowing from whence many of our beloved Christmas carols came, William Tucker has a big platter of [...]
Tales of Government Payback, the Automotive Sector Edition
Promises with this government aren’t kept so much as they’re repaid. If you haven’t stuffed a few million dollars in earnest money into the coffers of certain politicians, don’t expect that Washington’s going to look after you. Decades ago, when Deborah Hampton was a young divorced mother of two, her father encouraged her to go [...]
Yes, You Can Sing Handel If You’ve Taken a Vow of Silence.
This performance of “Hallelujah” is sheer brilliance. I’d love to see them do it again next year with a slightly bigger group to get some of the other lyrics in as well. (via twitter friend @sav01) UPDATE: This appears to be the original performance of that work. I like the high-schooler’s version. It had more [...]
Surprise! Haggard Harry’s Health Care Bill Relied on Shady Accounting. Will Deficit Hawks Turn Back?
I today’s edition of The Delivery I said that Obamacare was a done deal, but I may have spoken a bit too early. A story has broken today that may blow up the whole deal right in Harry Reid’s glowering face. One of the biggest cost-savers in the Senate plan involved some $500 billion saved [...]
The Delivery Presents: I Hates Me Some Harry Reid but I Loves Me Some Christmas
Ho, ho, ho, faithful Shack readers! There is a new episode of The Delivery, wrapped beautifully by SuperMegaProducer Mike and set to provide you at least 54 whole minutes of holiday enjoyment. The normal listening channels apply: direct, by download, and by the miracle of iTunes. Pick your favorite transmission vector and infect your brain [...]
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