Nic Sheff

Especially interesting for any of you who have read Tweak or Beautiful Boy, CNN has posted a new letter from author / addict Nic Sheff.  This guy is f—-ed up, and like many addicts he’s selfish and self-absorbed, but you want to root for him anyways because he’s smart, because if he could just get his sh— together than maybe there would be hope for someone else in this world, hope for anybody.  And he’s a pretty decent writer.

*Michael 

“Some liberals believe that the recession has made tax-and-spend issues passé. But political movements are often a reaction against aggressive overreach by those in power. Mr. Obama’s response to the financial crisis — a government power grab and budget explosion — has put spending and taxes back on the front burner. The tea parties are an early manifestation of that. More is sure to follow.”

-Karl Rove, in this WSJ op-ed

I would have liked to attend a tea party (there were several in San Diego).  Did anyone go?  I bet there was a good one Boston.

*Patrick

D.O.T.M. Nominee

A Binghamton, NY DSS employee has filed a formal complaint with the state arguing that he should be paid for his “missed” lunch hour that he spent eating free pizza and soda during a lockdown in his building when 14 people were massacred.

*Michael

Impeaching a Commenter

Exhibit A

“[The BU Hockey National Championship is] a totally different feeling than the Sox or Celtics or Pats winning. I love BU and I have so much school pride.  Steve laughed when I said this, but the victory itself and the way it happened is probably behind 04 Sox and the first Pats SB title. I might rank this ahead of the Celts last year.”

Exhibit B

“I’ve been waiting so long for [the Celtics to win the NBA Championships].  [T]here is no way to rank this against the Sox and Pats. [T]he Sox in 04 was the first championship in 86 years and the Pats beating the Rams was the biggest upset in Superbowl history (at the time… sigh) [, but] basketball is my life and my love. I’m around it almost every day and the Celtics [] have been closest to my heart no matter how bad they’ve been.”

Conclusion

adverb. reader David offers prior inconsistent statements regarding his loyalty/devotion to the Celtics, thus reducing his credibility as a commenter on this blog.

*Patrick