Monday, October 31, 2011

Gas pump? Ugh

No doubt the dirtiest thing most people touch on a regular basis is a gas pump. I think they should provide sanitary wipes like Wal-Mart now supplies. 
On second thought, watch your ATM, too.

Early cancer detection

NYT: All of a sudden, early screening for cancer is not a good idea anymore. That includes prostate, breast, and cervical cancer. I'll bet it's the cost. I know I'm charged an obscene amount for a PSA test, which of course my insurance does not pay.

Herman Cain in Arkansas

Herman Cain has made a recent appearance at a Lincoln Day dinner in Arkansas. Apparently very successful.

Political parties are breaking down

Walter Russell Mead: "The decay of American political parties continues as the real money and power in politics shifts inexorably away from party organizations to informal and ad hoc groups.  The combination of citizen grassroots movements, decentralized party structures and the vast sums of money short-circuiting the official party structures is changing the way politics works."

Okay, then, let them go.

Meet the Press and reality distortion

Ann Althouse has a post about Tom Brokaw's appearance on Meet the Press. Brokaw seems to take over from Walter Isaacson in a dueling books program. The comments are hilarious when they discuss Steve Job's reality distortion field. It seems that Brokaw is the one caught up in distorted reality.
Ann Althouse: On Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer goes on and on about the Herman Cain ad showing the "smoking man." I don't like smoking, but why belabor the issue in a campaign interview? Just looking for something, Bob?

Back to the future

Obama's campaigning like it's 1936. Oh my.

Higher ed bubble

Glenn Reynolds sums up the higher education bubble.
Hulu, the online video service, will soon carried shows from major networks.
A sister's eulogy for Steve Jobs.