P-51 Galloping Ghost crashes at Reno Air Races.
The P-51 Mustang Galloping Ghost flown by Jimmy Leeward crashed violently near the grandstands, possibly in the box seat area, at the Reno Air Races in Nevada, Friday, possibly resluting…
Rick Perry Is George Bush 2.0 and Too Conservative to Win Presidency – The Daily Beast
I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president. The notion that we as a party are going to nominate the most conservative candidate simply…
A Conservatism Of Violence – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast
What is it about the fringe right that always gets them to threaten violence against critics? Check out this post from the deranged rightist, Robert Stacy McCain, about what he…
Sarah Palin now an X-rated punch line after revelation of Glen Rice tryst in Joe McGinniss book
The next time Sarah Palin complains about her treatment by any media member, that reporter might want to inform her that at least he or she is not literally sleeping…
Texas to ACC? Something tells me conference being used | Jeff Schultz
With the possibility of the Big 12 crumbling, Texas is like the unescorted super model who just walked into the party. Every conference is staring at them via Texas to…
BBC News – Number of Americans in poverty hits record high
The number of Americans living in poverty rose to 46.2 million last year, nearly one in six people, according to the US Census Bureau's annual report. The 2010 data shows…
9/11 Sparked Decade Of Madness Against Photographers | Pixiq
Ten years ago today, terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center, suddenly turning all photographers into suspected terrorists. But there has never been any evidence that terrorists used cameras…
Astronomer: 3 reasons we can’t blow up a planet sci-fi style | Blastr
Hey, wait a sec! In Star Trek they have antimatter. When you mix that with normal matter, it turns into huge amounts of energy. How's that stack up? Well ...…
On the Winsome Sexiness of Infrastructure, and the F-150 Theory of American Decline – James Fallows – National – The Atlantic
Following this previous dispatch on why boring old "infrastructure" is what distinguishes a successful country from a failing one: 1) A chart showing changes in U.S. infrastructure investment. Ignore the…