Twitter: I haven’t followed “American Idol,” but I gather that Lee beating Crystal is further proof of America’s inability to govern itself. #eventhorizon
[Kudos to Terry Corcoran for coming up with an alternative title for this blog post: Brendan’s Grand Unified Theory of PANIC!!!!!! Hahaha. Brilliant. -ed.] I had an interesting conversation with Melissa Clouthier (and, chiming in at one point, Doug Mataconis) on Twitter today. It started with me criticizing Melissa for, in my view, propagating patently unfair criticisms about President Obama,… Read more »
Twitter: If “top kill” works, critics will angrily ask why it wasn’t done sooner. If it backfires, they’ll fume that risks were too great. #gnosticism
Twitter: “Top kill” primer: http://bit.ly/aAyrRr. “By Wednesday evening we should know if it’s successful.” Risks include *increase* in oil flow.
Twitter: CNN Breaking News — BP begins “top kill” procedure to cap Gulf of Mexico oil leak.
Twitter: RT @ebertchicago: Three syllables for a heroine’s name. Clementine. For the villain, a K, X and/or Z. Ideally, the evil Zarkox.
Twitter: CNN Breaking News — Federal authorities give BP final approval to use “top kill” procedure to plug gulf oil leak.
Twitter: RT @ABC: Exclusive: Terror Plots Against U.S. At All-Time High http://bit.ly/9iyL3G
Twitter: RT @MelissaTweets: RT @thenote: VP Biden last night: “I didn’t serve in Vietnam. I don’t want to make a Blumenthal mistake here.”
Twitter: “You may be right; I may be crazy. But it just may be a luuunatic you’re looking for…” God, I love Billy Joel.