Friday Stuff

I thought David Axelrod had some interesting insights into the 2012 election; yes, he leans Dem of course, but he’s a data-driven guy, let’s not forget…

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…and Ezra Klein gives us a lesson in political priorities (“White House Tours,” Repugs? Really? Women, children, unemployed, our veterans trying to seek educational assistance – they all don’t count, I guess…full disclosure: we had a tour last year arranged through the office of Sen. Bob Casey…Casey’s people did a great job – you didn’t seriously think I would have asked Mikey the Beloved, did you?)…

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…and I’m not sure how I managed to do this, but I somehow neglected the passing of Firesign Theater’s Peter Bergman last year, who left us a year ago tomorrow – here is my belated tribute…



…and happy birthday to Gary Numan (yep, just when you want to stomp it out of existence once and for all, the ‘80s live again).