Category Archives: Yankees

It’s Morning In America

Posted on 7 November 2012 by PhantomObserver

The sun is coming up, as it did yesterday. The temperature is cooling, as it does this time of year. In Washington, DC, it’s cold and wintry, but that’s only to be expected at this time of year. In short, … Continue reading →

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Blogging Tories Challenge: Will Obama-Romney Be the New Bush-Gore?

Posted on 4 September 2012 by PhantomObserver

I’ve been thinking a bit about Gerry Nicholls’ latest in The Hill Times, and I’ve concluded that his thesis applies to American national politics as well. Certainly, the jackass and the elephantine champions spend more time slagging each other than … Continue reading →

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Neil Armstrong, R.I.P.

Posted on 25 August 2012 by PhantomObserver

There are only twelve men, all American, who have ever walked on the moon. Some are no longer with us: Pete Conrad, Alan Shepherd, Jim Irwin. The first, Neil Armstrong, has passed on according to NBC News; the Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Sally Ride, R.I.P.

Posted on 24 July 2012 by PhantomObserver

You have to admit one thing: she had the right name for her profession. Seriously. When NASA announced that Dr. Sally Ride would become the first American woman in space, as well as the first woman to fly the Space … Continue reading →

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Blogging Tories Challenge: Would You Pay Five More Bucks To Visit America?

Posted on 25 October 2011 by PhantomObserver

I’m sure that, by now, you’ve seen this story, in one form or another. Of course we expect the government to protest it and try to remove it, on general principles. What this poll does is measure the relative demand … Continue reading →

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