08
May 10

Mother’s Day Haiku News

Places best for Moms ((The Best and Worse Places for Moms from the Daily Beast.));

Family values doesn’t mean what you think ((The ‘War on Moms’: Mom’s Getting Hurt Financially from WalletPop.));

Moms are different now ((The New Demography of American Motherhood from Pew.)).


05
May 10

Chris Christie: Brilliantly Evil

Nothing but upside ((Chris Christie dumps State Court’s only African-American.));
Never getting the black voters ((According to exist polls, Christie got 9% of the African-American vote in 2009, versus 32% of Hispanics and 45% of women.));
More women in 2010? ((Someone needs to capitalize on women’s outrage.))


03
May 10

Haiku + News: Blackened on the Bayou

I think I’m going to try something new – explaining complex news stories with no more than a haiku (with embedded links), with inspiration and thanks due to Howard Hall, fellow Philadelphian, blogger, and published author.  Here’s the first one:

Blackened on the Bayou

Deregulation ((Whistleblower says more catastrophic blowouts to come.))

Drill, Baby, Drill – No matter the cost ((Newt continues to push Drill Here, Drill Now));

A nation pays the price ((What are the externalities of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill?)).