Mark Bossingham

What the hell?

NOT TWO months ago the city powers that be spent a fortune creating a 200-meter path to the river walk of hand-laid bricks. A couple of days ago they arrived in their mini-backhoes and tore up the new bricks. When they finish messing about, I'll take a picture of it—before they tear it up again.

Nomomania!

I AM a huge Hideo Nomo fan. This is a guy who pitches for fun, not money. It's great news he's signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. Go Hideo. Even if you don't make the team out of spring training, you have my respect.

The Bush disaster continues

THE "BIPARTISAN" economic stimulus package is another example of how George W. Bush, the war on terror aside, has been the worst thing to happen to the Republican Party in my lifetime.

A lefty's take on the Clintons

THIS QUOTE from a leftist pundit is all over the Internet, and with good reason.

"The Clintons play dirty when they feel threatened. But we knew that, didn't we? The recent roughing-up of Barack Obama was in the trademark style of the Clinton years in the White House. High-minded and self-important on the surface, smarmily duplicitous underneath, meanwhile jabbing hard to the groin area. They are a slippery pair and come as a package.... Evidently, many of the mainstream party faithful want the Clinton team as their presidential nominee. It's their choice, of course. But does the rest of the country really deserve this?" -- columnist William Greider, writing in the left-wing Nation magazine.

Ann sez

HERE'S THE long version on why I would probably choke on my ballot if I tried to vote for The Straight Talker, as provided by Ann Coulter.

Love this quote

FROM A Barack Obama ad: "Hillary Clinton. She'll say anything and change nothing."

A little snow

AS PROMISED here's a shot of this morning's snowfall. It stuck to the grass in the tiny park below our balcony for a few minutes and then it was gone. If you look carefully you can even see big fat snowflakes.

A few reasons

HERE ARE just a few reasons I cannot stomach John McCain: Opposition to the Bush tax cuts, opposition to U.S. interrogation techniques at Guantanamo, support for a phony cap-and-trade carbon emissions program, his authorship of campaign-finance legislation that curbed First Amendment rights, his Gang of 14 status, and his continually sucking up to the media. Know this: If the New York Times likes this guy, he is no conservative. David Brooks, a faux conservative no co-oped by the NYT once called for a unity party, headed by McCain. If it comes to that, I'd prefer to vote for Obama--at least we'd be in for a fun four (at least) years.

We never really knew ya, Fred

TOO BAD Fred Thompson has quit the Republican primary race. The already gone Duncan Hunter aside, Thompson was the probably the most conservative of the bunch. But his campaign never seemed to get off the ground. I guess it really is money, money, money and he didn't have enough. Thanks for giving it a shot, Fred. I am still torn between principle and pragmatism. I seem to change my mind every day. Doesn't matter at the this point. I am committed to voting for Romney in Florida, and the general election can wait for another day.

Global warming in Tokyo

IT'S SNOWING in Tokyo. Photo evidence to come.