The US get lucky and pull out a 1-1 tie against host nation South Korea. Bascially, the American keep played off the hook, including stopping a penalty kick in the first half. The US team now controls their fate going into their final first round match against (already knocked-out) Poland…a win or a tie will send ’em through. Said match would have been much more enjoyable if everyone in the bar wasn’t forced to listen to the two wankers at the pool table complain about American ball the whole night. Guess what, mates? Nobody cares what you think.
Month: June 2002
Lobbyists Strike Back.
The “feeding frenzy is over,” according to Phil Gramm, and corporate lobbyists are breathing a sigh of relief. The impetus stalls for post-Enron corporate reform in Congress.
You can take it with you.
The Republican House, with the aid of 40 Dem defectors, vote to kill the estate tax. So where’s the money for Dubya’s new homeland security initiatives going to come from…or anything else, for that matter?
About Frelling time.
Farscape’s fourth season begins tonight (Sci-Fi, 10pm). Last time, the crew had gone their separate ways, and Crichton was in the middle of nowhere, running out of air…
Ashcroft for Guns.
The lost NRA Ad.
Beck’s Revenge.
England defeats Argentina on a Beckham pk. It’s too bad about Nigeria falling, but if I had to pick two teams I’d like to see get through the Group of Death, it’d be England and Sweden.
America’s finest news source.
The Beijing Evening News, China’s most popular newspaper, slips on the Onion.
Going Public.
“We need a new relationship between the Democratic Party and corporate America–call it arms-length–so that our party is capable of independently affirming the public interest.” Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) invokes progressive themes in his call to make the Dems more public-minded.
Friendly Fire.
Will the Greens derail Paul Wellstone? Normally, I’m very sympathetic of Green challenges to Dem candidates, but Wellstone is about as progressive as they come. That being said, TNR‘s got no credibility on the issue. They’ve despised the Greens ever since Nader first threatened to upset Marty Peretz’s favorite son.
Harvard jihad.
The jihad furor at Harvard‘s graduation dies down. (The speaker, a fellow with a knack for creating controversy, will undoubtedly go far.) This weekend is also my 5-year reunion up in Cambridge, but I’m bagging it (as are most of my closest friends from the old school.) Maybe I’ll make the tenth.