The Sunshine Empire

Today in Washington, the military career of General Stanley McChrystal came to an embarrassing end as a consequence of the interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine. The criticisms that General McChrystal leveled at the administration at times sound like an indifferent teenage girl, and primarily strike to the heart of the concept of civilian [...]

Can politicians come up with a better and more original pejorative other than "career politician"? # Starting my day off with — Garbage – I Think I'm Paranoid (Live) http://youtu.be/RuaIeZD4TVs # It suits my mood today, so I'm on a Garbage kick — Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains [Trieste, 2005] http://youtu.be/ivoPOiu5y8g # @Max_Fisher [...]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Writers block is a bitch, let’s just be honest here folks. The dead of summer has settled in here in The Sunshine Empire and the tempestuous mix between blinding heat and torrential thunderstorms is now a daily occurrence. I’m a naturally opinionated American, but we deal with issues of such immense proportion that they last [...]

@ladyliberty666 Wild Turkey is my favorite. I highly recommend it. # http://huff.to/bKwSzl Huffpost – 13 Things Worth Knowing About Super Mario # @trevshaffer Yeah I got that idea. in reply to trevshaffer # @LarrySabato Few Americans also live at their workplace and have 7 day work weeks as well. This golf thing is a W [...]

The Mr. T Flavorwave infomercial is on, and that makes me happy. # @jolemitepdx rocking on stage at the Nease High senior breakfast circa 1994 just before I joined him on stage. http://twitpic.com/1yhb2i # Watching the U.S. Open after getting home from dinner with the smartest man I know. Happy Fathers Day. # Happy Fathers [...]

@liltesla and @ussrorcssr on their way to Wet Hot American Summer at TSI http://twitpic.com/1y8o39 # @newyorkpost Report: Mission accomplished: Vatican blesses Blues Brothers – http://bit.ly/cDfBeg # Powered by Twitter Tools

It's always a better day when I'm wearing argyle socks. # Starting my day with — Holy F**k – SHT MTN http://youtu.be/kDhv6NH53lU # #FF @aironlater, @aristoddler @ussrorcssr @jolemitepdx @trevshaffer @biggusrickus @liltesla @kklausser @Trevorbramble @itsjustwill # So, 2-2 late in the game for the Yanks. Let's hope the boys make Slovenia eat their victory prediction. #worldcup [...]