I'm taking some time off from blogging. Hopefully back later!

As noted in my blog yesterday, I'll be out of town Friday through Monday, at Philcon and the SFWA Reception So I'll probably take my first blogging vacation until Tuesday, unless I find time to put something together in Philadelphia or New York. I've blogged every night starting Aug. 16; can the world survive four Larry blogless nights? (Well, we ( Read more... )

The Republicans just can't help themselves, it's a habit. What, you ask? Attacking whatever the Democrats do. In this case, Obama is hiring a number of people from the Clinton Administration to work for him. You know, people from back when the U.S. wasn't fighting two wars, the economy was sound, and the president, after eight years of attacks by ( Read more... )

It looks like the Alaska senatorial race is pretty much over, with Democrat Mark Begich defeating incumbent Republican and convicted felon (seven counts) Ted Stevens in an extremely close race. Just what would Stevens have to do for him to lose badly? Murder, rape? Probably not enough. There's a lot of lipstick on this . . . never mind.

They finally ( Read more... )

Joe Lieberman probably will be allowed to keep his chairmanship. Here's John Scalzi's take on this. Be forewarned - it's rather graphic and profane! Read through as many of the 127 comments on this as possible - lots of interesting stuff.

Obama met with McCain today, but nothing public came of that. Many other meetings among Obama transition ( Read more... )

We're calling this an agreement with Pakistan? U.S. officials described the deal as one in which "...the U.S. government refuses to publicly acknowledge the attacks while Pakistan's government continues to complain noisily about the politically sensitive strikes." This should help Bush's legacy! Why don't we make a deal with President Bush: He ( Read more... )

If Hillary is named Secretary of State, would it help her as a springboard to the presidency in 2016? (Note - she'll turn 69 one week before that election.) It's been over 150 years since the last time a Secretary of State became president - James Buchanan in 1857 (and we all know how that presidency turned out - think Civil War!).  It used to be ( Read more... )

America has gone dog-happy over the imminent arrival of a new puppy at the White House. Here is my nominee for the name of the Obamas' new dog: Jefferson.  Why?

• Who was the black family on TV that was all about a black family making it? The Jeffersons. And how did they make it? Through the dry cleaning business - and our government needs ( Read more... )

Lots of rumors about who should be Secretary of State. Before today, most rumors had John Kerry the strong favorite, with other options being Bill Richardson, Susan Rice, Dick Lugar, and Sam Nunn. Today all sorts of rumors are coming out that Hillary Clinton might be named. Anyone have thoughts/preferences on who you'd prefer?

Here's a link to ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin yesterday told Fox News that she wouldn't hesitate to run for the presidency in four years "if it's God's will." Now it seems to me that God would only ask one candidate to run for president, and this leaves others free to claim he/she has done so, and we have no way of knowing for sure who God really asked. However, I can put all ( Read more... )