Ugh

by Ugh By now I'm sure everyone has heard of the bombings in the Brussels subway and airport (an airport I spent several hours in last month).  There is much talk in the U.S. about how security wasn't ratcheted up high enough and perhaps there needs to be more border controls, etc. etc. etc.  But… I'm … Read more

by Ugh So the GOP Presidential candidates spent last night pretending they're not all scary monsters. YMMV. The Trump or Cruz question is quite something.   Meanwhile, the SCOTUS rumpus continues, with the Republican led Senate Judiciary Committee looking more and more ridiculous.  That the press treats this as anything other than a naked partisan … Read more

by Ugh Well.  This primary season is turning out to be a touch different than those prior.  Polls close in all but Alaska/Wyoming by 9pm Eastern, at which point we may find out if the voters have given us the perfect gift for this Presidential election year:  8 months of Trump vs. Hillary!  It's almost to … Read more

by Ugh The top headline in the dead recycled tree version of the WSJ:  Pope, Trump Spar on Immigration.  Ahem. As Josh Marshall says, maybe it's time to call it a wrap as a country. More broadly, it's amazing to me how the Pope has become a kind of persona non-grata among political U.S. evangelicals … Read more

by Ugh And all I got was this lousy T-shirt, and snow shoveling back soreness, and 6 straight snow days for the elementary school student.  Whee! In other news, best medical system in the world, baby!  Death panels!  This seems to kind of be a problem.   If Trump wins the GOP nomination, does he … Read more

by Ugh The national weather service says the city of Washington DC (better known as "home of Ugh") can expect 24 inches of snow Friday afternoon through Sunday morning.  Golly, that seems to be a smidge more than a dusting.  Considering one inch of snow last night led to this and worse, this ought to … Read more

by Ugh For your commenting pleasure.  I found some video from the future of his remarks here.  Oh my.  Enjoy!

by Ugh Meh.   When is the presidential election again?  10.5 months you say? Gah. 2015, a meh year.  Here's hoping 2016 is better, insha'Allah.

by Ugh This is discouraging.   The world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", scientists have warned after finding bacteria resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed. Eek.  Also, too, it seems ISIS understands what al Qaeda generally doesn't – or probably, now, didn't – which is that it doesn't take … Read more

by Ugh I hope I'm not stepping on the other front pagers toes with this, but somehow the Jeb! campaign's 112 page (!) power point briefing for big donors (that took place before the latest GOP debate) was let loose on these here internets.  It is, uh, quite a thing to see (like the BT-16). … Read more