The new WaPo — a classier version of National Enquirer. I assume there will be a full page of horoscopes.

The NBC network in the US tried this once with an NFL game. It was not well received and never repeated.

Agreed. We should all be trained like the Mentats from Dune.

On rare occasions, even in politics, things are simple. He buddied-up with Epstein *after* Epstein was a known pedophile. Starmer and his aides knew this. That should have been instantly disqualifying. Any other decision is inexcusable.

The man looks like he is perpetually startled. It's also interesting in that in one role -- prosecutor -- he is substantive and serious, but in another role -- PM -- he is an empty suit. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, except Hyde is a void.

One commentator described Graham as a "feckless charlatan." Sounds about right.

I see your point. But maybe the primary task is to become a media personality and make money from cable news shows, the lecture circuit, and clients who will pay big bucks for a big name. James Carville comes to mind.

I met Larry Summers a couple of times about 30 years. He immediately struck me as an angry and unpleasant man. I guess first impressions are sometimes accurate.

Yo your point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...

Excuse me for pontificating, but the American public's lack of knowledge of science, civics, and history is tragic. Educators, parents, and society at large are all to blame. The depth of American ignorance is bottomless.

Maybe they feel they will become elderly nobodies. Maybe they are correct.

“not suggesting”

To my point: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

Or in the end they don't care that much about public opinion because they plan to subvert future elections. I'm suggesting this is part of a pre-determined master plan, but this is arguably the direction things are heading.

Congrats, you are officially a Darwin Award finalist.

If this is true, you can be certain that your wife is getting ready to divorce you.

I told my 12 year old daughter to turn off the radio so that my 7 year old son would not hear any more. I went to another room and turned on the TV, where I saw what was happening.

Columbia, Challenger, Apollo 1, Komarov, the deaths of the Soyuz 11 crew -- I remember them all. 2/2

I had just randomly turned on WTOP, all news radio in DC. The people on air were talking about spaceflight in disturbed tones, but the subject wasn't immediately clear. My first thought was something happened to the space station. Then, like a flash it hit me that it must be the shuttle. 1/2