Doug Mohney weighs in (though he misspells Keith Cowing’s name — a common error). The SLS is fiscally insane.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
Accountability
I would love to see the House impeach Steven Chu. It would be interesting to see what the Senate would do, given how many vulnerable Democrats are up for reelection next year.
#WeCantWait
…for the next administration misfire in new media.
Throwing His…Whatever…Into The Ring
TCod is entering the presidential race. That should liven things up.
Propellant Depots Going Mainstream
Ken Chang has an article about them in the New York Times. And over at The Space Review today, Andrew Gasser of Tea Party in Space defends them from the Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt being sown by the defenders of the status quo.
The Racial Consequences
…of gun control. As he notes, unlike the early days when the laws were explicitly driven by racism and a desire to disempower law-abiding blacks, the current laws continue to have that effect if not intent.
Philistines
Why architects design such awful buildings. I think something similar goes on in the fashion industry. And if we don’t get how wonderful their creations are, there’s something wrong with us.
Lileks, call your office. I think that Tom Wolfe had something to say about this as well.
Can’t Get Good Goons These Days
Some thoughts on the upcoming ignominious end to Occupy Wall Street:
…the value of the sword of Damocles is that it hangs, not that it falls. Obama told Wall Street that he was the only thing standing between them and the pitchforks. That scared them into line for a while. But now Wall Street’s sick of him, and doesn’t care. They’re not playing ball like they used to.
So he unleashed the pitchforks and what we got was the #occupy movement, a pathetic, and totally non-scary, embarrassment for the Democrats. Republicans are now hoping they’ll stay in place until November of 2012.
That Alinsky stuff just doesn’t work like it used to.
[Update a couple minutes later]
When rage becomes the machine.
The Obama Rule
“Anytime the president sermonizes about civility and the need to curb partisan rhetoric, this is a telltale sign that in a few days a savage partisan attack will surely follow.”
Integrity At NASA
The Tea Party in Space is very concerned about the Shuttlyndra.