Cameron's Shameless Embrace Of Kahn Smacks of Desperation
m2c4
1:52 PM
Do I sense a slight bit of desperation in David Cameron's warm embrace of Sadiq Khan in opposing Britain's exit from the EU ? Only ...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Politics
Politics
Iceland's Recovery Highlights Europe's Failure
m2c4
1:30 PM
It is rare that you get to see the effects of differing economic theories played out in concurrent real world scenarios, but that is exactly...
Politics
Politics
Unlike Libertarians, Kristol's Candidate Will Be No Factor
m2c4
12:14 PM
Like Donald Trump , I am still waiting with baited breath to hear who Bill Kristol's "impressive" third party candidate will ...
Politics
Politics
Unions Win Big In Verizon Settlement
m2c4
9:23 AM
As I surmised , it looks like a real win for the unions as the details of the settlement with Verizon come out. Despite the headline from t...
Politics
Politics
Bridgeport Passes Budget; Mil Rate Up 30%
m2c4
8:41 AM
In an uncannily well-timed announcement on the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend, Mayor Joe Ganim announced the signing of a $552 milli...
Monday, May 30, 2016
Politics
Politics
Credible Libertarian Ticket Is Another Hurdle For Trump
m2c4
11:00 AM
The Libertarian Party gathered in Florida this weekend in order to choose its ticket for the presidential campaign. As of now, the party i...
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Stanley Cup Finals Prediction
m2c4
9:00 AM
The Stanley Cup finals begin tonight with the Pittsburgh Penguins facing off against the San Jose Sharks. This is the Sharks first appearan...
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The Deck View
Natural Weekends
m2c4
7:00 AM
More of our two-legged neigbors Mallards out for a stroll Coming in for a landing Another unidentified beauty
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Memorial Day Memory
m2c4
6:32 AM
Growing up, I guess I always knew that my father was in the Navy in World War II - it was the USS Lexington (or was it Enterprise?) ashtray ...
Sunday, May 29, 2016
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Natural Weekends
m2c4
7:00 AM
Saturday, May 28, 2016
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The Deck View
Natural Weekends
m2c4
7:00 AM
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! Here are more of my fine feathered friends and neighbors: I think these are night herons but I really...
Friday, May 27, 2016
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French Open Update - Sad US Men, Rafa Out, Wide Open for Djoker
m2c4
5:50 PM
If you'd like to understand the sad state of American's men's tennis lately, see if you can watch a replay of the match today at...
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Stanley Cup Conference Finals Recap
m2c4
1:07 PM
Well, unusually for me, I was right on target with my Conference Final predictions as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightn...
Politics
Politics
Verizon Strike Settled - Waiting For Details
m2c4
12:30 PM
It looks like it might have been a good day for workers today - first the ruling on forced arbitration and now it looks like the Verizon st...
Politics
Politics
Forced Arbitration In Employment Contracts Ruled Illegal
m2c4
12:15 PM
Following up on the decision by the CFPB to ban forced arbitration clauses when purchasing financial services, the United States Court of A...
Politics
Politics
Housing Is Back - Good News For Economy
m2c4
8:00 AM
Traditionally, the construction industry and especially new home building has been the driver for leading the American economy out of recess...
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The Real Tragedy In Ken Starr's "Demotion" At Baylor
m2c4
7:17 AM
I'm not sure it truly counts as karma, but it is certainly tragically ironic that Ken Starr has been stripped of his title as President ...
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy Adventure (cont'd) - Not Much Progress
m2c4
12:41 PM
In our prior Adventure , we had some success with photos of the Moon, making sure we were focused properly through the camera and not just t...
Politics
Politics
Justifications For Having Only Eight SCOTUS Justices Begins
m2c4
11:30 AM
I see that the rationales for not bothering to appoint a ninth justice to the Supreme Court are starting to appear, confirming my fears that...
Politics
Politics
Decline Of Wilkes County Shows Why Status Quo Can Not Stand
m2c4
9:30 AM
It is a truly depressing story today in the Times about the decline of Wilkes County, North Carolina . In the last 15 years, the median inco...
Politics
Politics
African American Woman Breaks 20 Year Old Kentucky Barrier
m2c4
7:40 AM
And I thought Connecticut was poorly represented by having only one African American female in the State Senate . Attica Scott, after winni...
Politics
Politics
Again, Wall Street Avoids Punishment For Illegal Behavior
m2c4
7:22 AM
Two days after Bank of America had its $1.27 billion dollar fine for intentionally lying in contracts with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac voide...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Politics
Politics
Bridgeport Democratic Party Thanks Its State Rep By Not Endorsing Her
m2c4
2:07 PM
It is a pretty clear sign of the dysfunction within the Bridgeport Democratic Party establishment that, two days before our state delegation...
Politics
Politics
Trump-like Figures Becoming Common Due To Elite Failures
m2c4
1:39 PM
It is nice to see the New York Times picking up on my posts about the rise of Trump - I wish! But Eduardo Porter's piece nicely summar...
Politics
Politics
More Good News On Renewable Energy
m2c4
10:00 AM
Every day, it seems, there is more good news coming from the renewable energy front. First, there is the increasing use of what is called f...
Politics
Politics
Domino's Considered Fixing Wage Theft Of Employees Low Priority
m2c4
8:00 AM
Domino's has now joined McDonalds in being accused of deliberate and systemic wage theft from their employees. Both companies hide beh...
Politics
Politics
How We Wasted A Chance To Upgrade Our Infrastructure For Free
m2c4
6:26 AM
Corpus Christi, Texas, a city of approximately 320,000 people, has now been under a boil water notice for nearly two weeks now, and it will ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
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Stepanek Puts On Clay Court Display In Nearly Beating Murray
m2c4
3:34 PM
Andy Murray defeated Radek Stepanek in 5 magnificent sets in the first round of the French Open in a match that extended from Monday into Tu...
Politics
Politics
Tony Blair - Master of Understatement
m2c4
1:55 PM
Tony Blair just made the understatement of the 21st century regarding the invasion of Iraq : "For sure we underestimated profoundly the...
Politics
Politics
Trump Uses Rovian Playbook To Deflect His Own Misconduct
m2c4
1:13 PM
I really had hoped to avoid blogging about this but apparently Trump is determined to have us all revisit the horror of the 1990s . Yesterd...
Politics
Politics
Education Cuts Could Mean Fleeting Graduation Gains
m2c4
11:50 AM
In another example of how the mechanisms for funding our public education system are failing, Bridgeport is following in Norwalk's foots...
Politics
Politics
House Judiciary Move on Minor Testimony; Senate Judiciary No Action on SC Vacancy
m2c4
9:58 AM
The House Judiciary Committee convenes today to consider the possible impeachment of the current head of the IRS, John Koskinen. An impeach...
Politics
Politics
Wall Street Fraud Goes Unpunished Again
m2c4
9:05 AM
Is there any more illustrative example of the failure of our justice system to deal with corporate malfeasance than today's ruling by th...
Politics
Politics
Current Polls and A Wave Like 1968
m2c4
7:57 AM
Recent polls showing Donald Trump taking the lead in a few national surveys have created some angst among Democrats. But, as David Atkins a...
Monday, May 23, 2016
Politics
Politics
A Constitutional Right To Vote
m2c4
11:01 AM
Kevin Drum has grabbed onto an interesting idea - a constitutional right to vote . At present, all male citizens have to register for the S...
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Microsoft Angers Another User
m2c4
9:13 AM
Atrios describes his frustration with Microsoft automatically upgrading one of his PCs to Windows 10 without authorization in his usual col...
Politics
Politics
St. Ronnie's Debts
m2c4
8:24 AM
I hope you have been enjoying the Reality Check series on our deficits and debts over the last few weeks. I know it is a really dry and so...
Politics
Politics
Reality Check - Debt Ceiling, Balanced Budget, and Paying Down Our Debt
m2c4
4:41 AM
Monday's Reality Check - a weekly presentation of facts and figures to help us all discuss important issues with some degree of understa...
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Astronomy
Astronomy
Mars at Opposition Tonight
m2c4
3:45 PM
Sadly, it was cloudy around here last night when there would have been a beautiful view of a full blue Moon , Mars near opposition , and Sat...
The Deck View
The Deck View
Natural Weekends
m2c4
6:00 AM
This Sunday is apparently for the birds!
Saturday, May 21, 2016
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Preakness Predictions
m2c4
9:00 AM
The Preakness, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, will go off today shortly after 5pm. Nyquist will be the odds-on favorite...
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The Deck View
Natural Weekends
m2c4
6:00 AM
We've had so much of them lately, so today we are featuring clouds:
Friday, May 20, 2016
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Does Microsoft Try To Make You Hate The Company
m2c4
1:46 PM
So, Microsoft has done it again - they've managed to tick me off once more. I had to go out for most of the evening the other night and...
Politics
Politics
Bassick High School - Politics of Perpetual Failure
m2c4
9:33 AM
Thanks again to Lenny Grimaldi over at Only in Bridgeport for highlighting this story of the half century of challenges at Bassick High Sc...
Politics
Politics
Now Is Not The Time To Bern Bridges
m2c4
7:30 AM
I've recently updated an earlier post about the importance of not forgetting history when it comes to Presidential elections. It's ...
Politics
Politics
Millions Helped by New Overtime Rule; Salary Cutoff Will Adjust Regularly
m2c4
5:30 AM
I thought I'd spend a little more time discussing the Labor Department ruling raising the salary cutoff at which overtime is not requir...
Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Federer Out Of French Open - Amazing Streak Will End
m2c4
6:01 PM
The great Roger Federer has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open which is scheduled to start on Sunday. This will end one of the most r...
