Interesting piece on Politico about how douchebag Rep. Joe Barton came to apologize for apologizing to BP yesterday. Yeah, yeah, it’s all political posturing and protection, sure. But if I’m going to rip these people to shreds, I need to…
Will Suzanne Lammers plead guilty to Main Line hit-and-run?
Well, from all indications I got yesterday from the Montgomery County assistant district attorney and her defense counsel, the Main Line doyenne who (allegedly): — hit a 12-year-old boy on a bike, — hid the car in her garage, —…
The Hickey Endorsement: Watching a British nightmare get fixed
The Spoiler’s among my favorite websites, and not just during World Cup month. This is a perfect example of why …
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXXXV
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
Today’s Metro Story
Opening arguments and initial witnesses in the trial of Christopher Russell who sits cuffed, charged with nine violent robberies against women ranging in age from 46 to 83 in a seven-month period ending March 2009. The first two witnesses put…
Me no gusto Tim James de Alabama, pero gusto Senor DJ mucho
Every once in a while, a political ad comes along that puts everything into focus. But here’s what disappoints me most about this one from Tim James, candidate for governor of Alabama: He never answers the question he poses at…
1,000 words about Uruguay/South Africa
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. LXXXIV
An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call…
Oh, hello!
Deadspin was right: cell-phone-bosomed Paraguay girl is the star of the World Cup so far. Allow me to be right: her reign ends between 2 and 5 p.m. eastern standard time today. Brazil’s on. And here’s what the Brazil contingent…