Soundbite: Was This The Catch Aught-Aught Decade?

by Glynnis MacNicol | 9:15 am, December 14th, 2009

“So this Dec. 12, I mark a sad anniversary, and wonder, among so many other things, what “Catch-22’s” author would have had to say about President Obama’s accepting the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after ordering 30,000 more Americans to war.”

– Author Christopher Buckley marks the eighth anniversary of author Joseph Heller’s death by wondering what his friend would have made of the “tumultuous — to say the least — decade” that he “missed, or perhaps another way to put it, avoided.” Perhaps at the very least Heller could have given a name to what we are now calling the Aughts, but will likely (and hopefully) be defined by some future historian in a manner which reflects the seriousness and tumult of the last ten years. ‘Catch Aught-Aught’, while sort of accurate in its way, just doesn’t have the sort of ring to it that tends to stick, and stranger than fiction (which it certainly was) is merely too long.

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“I’m With Coco Artist” Hits Jackpot, Sort Of

by Drew Grant | 3:57 pm, Saturday

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Obama Speaks At George Mason University: “The Time For Health Reform Is Now”

by Drew Grant | 11:23 am, Saturday

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Yesterday President Barack Obama was met with thunderous applause at George Mason University, where he delivered a rousing speech about this weekend's "historic event" in health care. We honestly haven't seen Obama in such top form since he was campaigning, and it was nothing short of inspiring. Almost makes you think the health care issue really will be solved in the next 48 hours! Watch the full video and an excerpt of the transcript below.

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