Archive for April 19th, 2007

206 Years Yielding

Posted April 19, 2007 By Dave Thomer

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s blog has YouTube footage of two speeches in favor of a resolution that would give the District of Columbia a voting representative in the House. (A 417th representative would also be added in Utah to keep an odd number and, incidentally, partisan balance.) They’re mostly on the dry side, but watch Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton – DC’s nonvoting delegate – when someone asks her to yield her time. That outrage seems pretty real to me, and it’s outrage we all ought to feel.

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Is It Spring Yet?

Posted April 19, 2007 By Dave Thomer

A couple of hours ago I felt my throat starting to get scratchy. This would be my third cold in about six weeks. There’s nothing like relentless damp weather, swinging temperatures, and a five year old to batter the ol’ immune system. It’s not doing a whole lot to brighten my mood, either, not that the news is doing anything to help.

I’ve gotten word from several of the schools I teach at that there’s an effort to encourage people to wear orange and maroon, Virginia Tech’s colors, on Friday. The maroon won’t be much of a problem, but I’m gonna have to see if I can track down some orange tomorrow.

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