Cambridge 2011 Memorial Day Parade

The parade ends at the Cambridge Cemetery after winding through Harvard Square and down Mount Auburn Street.


The Tony Barrie Band Plays the Marine Corps Hymn, the highlight of the parade in my opinion.


The Veterans Section at Cambridge Cemetery with the graves of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen from World War I, World War II, and other conflicts.

Memorial Day by Chris Cassone

You can get the music on Chris Cassone's CD Memorial Day from his website. I did, it's a great CD from Route 22 to Up All Night to Memorial Day.

The Hangover II v. Bridesmaids Dilemma

I wonder how many dates this weekend have ended in line at the multiplex like this, "You want to see Bridesmaids? Well I really want to see Hangover II. How about I text you when it's over and maybe we hook up for a drink or something?"

Sarah Palin Brings Girl Power to Rolling Thunder

Sara Palin roared into Washington, DC on the back of a Harley today, just like you always knew she would, "in black leathers, a black helmet and heels" reports the New York Daily News.

Next on the Palin agenda is a bus trip to New Hampshire, ifkwimaityd. This will only gether better if she names her bus "Further". I call this her "my former aide called me a lying bitch in his new book but I am not afraid to show my face in public" tour.

Meanwhile, Arizona Senator John McCain, the other half of the Republican Avengers was asked whether she can take the Presidency away from Barack Obama: "Of course, she can. She can. Now, whether she will or not, whether she'll even run or not, I don't know."

Anthony Weiner Only Wishes He Had This to Tweet

No, this is not another hacked Twitter post from New York Congressman Anthony Weiner. Just a nice day for a little baked beans, red pepper, onions, and brats on the grill.

Update: The Congressman called to protest that I spelled his name wrong in the permanent link. Oh well.

Mitt Romney's Deficit Priorities and Mine

At his Las Vegas townhall, Mitt Romney laid out his budget deficit priorities (as well as some other issues, so skip to the 12 minute mark). Let's match them up with mine.

Budget Category	Share	Romney Priorirties	My Priorities
Defense	20%	No cuts, redirect waste to boots on ground, modern equipment, updated air force, and larger navy	Reduce overall defense spending as our troops return from overseas, double the Navy Seals
Discretionary	20%	Pull way back, cut dramatically	Review program by program, keep the effective ones, cut the ineffective
Entitlements	60%	Put on pathway to sustainability	Work on cost containment now, not changes that will only cut outlays 10 or 50 years from now

For entitlements, Mitt counts medicaid, medicare, social security, and interest. I'll work with his categories and numbers. This is big picture, but you have to start somewhere.

MSNBC's Left-Wing Talk Slut Ed Schulz Gets to Take a Long Memorial Day Weekend

The Ed Show came on MSNBC Wednesday night and there was Ed Schulz announcing his suspension for a name he called a conservative woman radio commentator on his own radio show. Then he was gone. Ed didn't say how long he was suspended for but it's just a week:

"MSNBC management met with Ed Schultz this afternoon and accepted his offer to take one week of unpaid leave for the remarks he made yesterday on his radio program. Ed will address these remarks on his show tonight, and immediately following begin his leave. Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."

That's right, Ed penalized himself with a long weekend off over Memorial Day and got the privilege of announcing his own suspension.

"Unacceptable and will not be tolerated" sounds like zero tolerance but amounts to a 2% fine and a nice long vacation weekend.

Update 5/27/2011: Over at msnbc.com frequent contributor Brian Alexander has offered the "channeling SNL" rationalization in defense of slut-mouth Ed: "msnbc cable host Ed Schultz, perhaps channeling Dan Aykroyd in his old "Saturday Night Live" debates with Jane Curtin ("Jane, you ignorant slut!") ... "