by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 10, 2008 | Asides
Alan Ehrenhalt on what President elect Obama faces come the 20th of January. Op-Ed Contributor – Will Obama’s Congress Be Too Friendly? – NYTimes.com.
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 9, 2008 | Asides
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 7, 2008 | Asides
Pretty funny… Ben Smith’s Blog: Obama has spoken only to living presidents – Politico.com.
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 7, 2008 | Asides
At this moment in time, I personally am happy to report that I’m fairly unique when it comes to this Oxford survey of overused phrases. Unlike most of you, I’m not the type to use these phrases 24/7. Dude, with all due respect, it’s a nightmare. A...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 5, 2008 | Asides
Michael Crichton dies of cancer. I still remember reading The Andromeda Strain and The Terminal Man, my first two Crichton reads, as a wee lad at my grandparent’s cabin in Twain Harte, CA. A challenging book for me then. I still find his books a good mindless...
by Jeffery Battersby | Nov 5, 2008 | Asides
And I think he right-sizes Bush. Being president is as much about who you have around you as who you are. You have to be able to trust those you surround yourself with. Perhaps even more about who you surround yourself with. I don’t think Bush was evil, nor do I...