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Archive for November 13th, 2015
Where the Democratic race stands now
Total delegates: 4,764 Needed to clinch nomination: 2,383 Superdelegates committed to Clinton: 359 Superdelegates committed to Sanders: 8 Superdelegates committed to O’Malley: 2 Superdelegates uncommitted or didn’t respond to survey: 343 No pledged delegates have been chosen or co[...]
If Obituaries Were Honest …
Like everything else in life, certain conventions apply to writing obituaries; for example, you’re not supposed to say anything bad about the deceased, which means virtually every obituary is a pack of lies (e.g., “beloved by all”), because frankly none of us behave very well in th[...]
Israeli Irridentism
Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, addressed a peace conference held by Israeli daily Ha’aretz: “You have failed,. You are refusing to accept reality…you are afraid of the real problems,” he said, in comments directed at the peace camp. Levin spoke against the two-state sol[...]
Why does this pharmacist still have a license?
A pharmacist in Edmonds, Washington, was arrested this week after a customer called 911 because he was “completely slurring his words” and “falling over the counter.” Police found him with a pocketful of loose pills, which he told them he uses for anxiety. This wasn’t h[...]