Traditional Change That Was Afoot Has Now Alit Sunday Afternoon Open Thread

Of those who serve, there are two types of people in this world: those who serve when called, and those who won't stop calling asking to serve.

BACKSTORY: Seeing as how a commenter has managed to convince Tom Maguire to hand over the keys to the kingdom, that story will be placed in the comments.  Rumors of a grand coup may or may not be overstated, but let me just say (teaser alert!) . . . well, you'll have to go to the comments.  

Comments

[Jeff Dobbs]

Here's the story: Tom has, let's call them "things"*, that may prevent him from posting as often as usual. We've certainly noticed that in the past few weeks, with 3 of the top 5 most commented threads in JOM history happening over that time, a result of the length of time between new posts more than anything else.

As I have done on several other occasions for various reasons, I reached out to Tom via email to offer to put up "Open Threads" when he is away. He answered and graciously accepted my offer.

There is no Obama-like fundamental change coming to JOM.

Tom did say I could have some fun and go beyond Open Threads. However, we can all agree that he was wise to counsel me not to "run TOO amok". My amok is too much amok for most, and no one needs that much amok on the front page.

So, enjoy the inaugrual hit and run Open Thread.

Oh, and First! Who wants to compete with me on that now?

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*If Tom wants he can share any details, but speculation and (especially!) worry or panic is really not a useful expenditure of our time.

[henry]

"inaugrual"

Your typos are a calming influence in this time of frightful change.

[boatbuilder]

First!!!

[Walter]

Hit, I hope you'll remember those who knew you before you became famous (er).

[He should know.]

Hordes run amok.

[Beasts of England]

Posted by hit and run? Looks like I picked a bad year to give up drugs. ;)

[Threadkiller]

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2015/03/traditional-change-that-was-afoot-has-now-alit-sunday-afternoon-open-thread/comments/page/99/#comments

[boatbuilder]

Dammit henry...

Thanks for taking the initiative, hit. Those endless threads were getting old.

[Threadkiller]

Congratulations Hit!

A well deserved honor, IMO.

Will you be posting the last page link from here on out?

[Lazybusy]

Hit, first! Is just too 2012.

[clarice]

Remember, you were always my favorite!

[GMax]

My amok is too much amok for most,

This.

[Uncle Festus]

There goes the neighborhood.

[lyle]

Hit and run amok!

[Old Lurker]

While it is true and oft stated that OL does not like change.

This IS a change I can believe in wholeheartedly!

If I am reading the news correctly, Tom will post his thoughts and egg us on when he can and when the spirit moves him...and Hit can as well and Hit can also keep the trains moving.

What's not to love about that?

[Thomas Collins]

Sounds like when the Sovs announced that a member of the Politburo was on vacation. We'll know for sure when H&R announces that he has assumed the title of Chairman of Presidium of Supreme JOMiet!

OK, H&R, great to have JOM in the hands of a great trustee. While TM is attending to his things, please keep the following in mind:

(i) Opening Day is coming up, so it's time for a Yankees/Mets thread that includes a gratuitous shot at the Bosox.

(ii) TM wouldn't mind the occasional thread based on a NY Times article, especially if said thread tweaks Prof Krugman.

(iii) TM never was never a big poster on pool, so here's your chance to corect that!

Now, to JOMers who have never met H&R in person, as I have had the pleasure of doing: Notwithstanding his occasional attempts to convince us otherwise, H&R is a sober, responsible person. JOM is in great hands while TM attends to his matters.

[Old Lurker]

Lyle "Hit and Run Amock" has a nice ring to it.

I think we have christened "HAMRA"

Hey HAMRA...we have some thoughts for you...

:-)

[Old Lurker]

HARA I mean....don't know where that M came from...

[henry]

H&R is a sober, responsible person.

To the extent that is possible in an IT person. However he did go straight to a pool table after I met him.

[Walter]

... sober...?

I must have met an imposter!

[Danube on iPad]

We are still in good hands.

[Rick Ballard]

Hit,

I'm looking forward to your exploration of the Taube's nutritional theorem. TM's cursory analysis begs for a more complete and detailed explication of potential benefits.

[Sue]

Well pluck a duck, the south's done rose again. Happy, happy, happy.

[Jack is Back!]

Will HARA have banning authority? Comments moderation?

[Eric in Boise]

Hit's doing posts now? TCFAB!

Hey, it's after 5 in Europe...

[JeanD]

Does this mean that the masthead should change from "Ebola? Remain Calm and Wash Your Hands" to "Hit and Run? Remain Calm and Hide Your Chainsaw."

[Jeff Dobbs]

henry:
Your typos are a calming influence in this time of frightful change.

Oh no. The JOM style guide has never before considered a scenario in which a commenter could go back and correct typos after the fact.

Which I have now...

[Jeff Dobbs]

TK:
Will you be posting the last page link from here on out?

Oh, yes! Hadn't even thought of that.

Future posts will include it.

[Sue]

>>>Will HARA have banning authority? Comments moderation?

I hope not. And I hope we don't expect him to.

[Rick Ballard]

"Which I have now..."

Initiation of despotism usually takes a little longer than 62 minutes.

[Jeff Dobbs]

You people are nice people, by they way. I take back most of what I've said about you in the past.

[henry]

Hit, what does the style guide say about the proper sequence of beer & panic? If you correct your typos I will do both.

[rich@gmu]

TCFAB!

[Jeff Dobbs]

rich! You won JOM yesterday, btw...

so is it going to be Hit taking over blogging duties?

I'll be lost without JOM ...

Posted by: rich@gmu | March 21, 2015 at 03:07 PM

Although "taking over" is an overstatement - I couldn't believe you nailed it just like that. My WHOA at 3:21 was in response to your comment...

[peter]

Glad to hear you are OK, Mr. Maguire, and good luck with this awesome responsibility, Mr. hit. Like being asked to land a 747 because the pilot has passed out.

[rse]

hit-for the record you did accurately describe a first cousin once removed on the previous thread. It gets taught, or used to, as part of trust and estates in law school. First, second or 3rd cousins are always the same number of generations away from the common ancestor.

Second cousins have a common great grandparent. Third great great. Once removed is a common relationship to the same grandparent but from different generations.

I live in an area with plenty of second and third cousins and used to be asked to explain who was who at family reunions since my grandmother was the last to survive of 9 children. She was the reason the first cousins would still get together with their own children because she was the last surviving link to the common grandparents. My mom is the same now.

[peter]

Yankees are losing already, by the way, and oh yeah, I hate the Red Sox. Did you know that Josh Beckett, who tormented the Yankees for years, is now retired due to a hip injury?

[peter]

Excellent (what else?) Clarice's Pieces today. At the LUN, the link to the Jacobsen piece about the media distortions of Bibi's remarks.

[Jeff Dobbs]

The full extent of my new found powers shall remain shrouded in mystery.

[Jack is Back!]

rse,

I thought that was JamesD on 1st cousins once remioved. I may be wrong, though.

Evidently, Bibi doesn't have as sharp a crease in his pants like Obama and he's also Nixonian in a negative way. Yeah, its Brooksie. Is there no way to rid us of this nettlesome man?

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/david-brooks-netanyahu-is-nixonian-mostly-in-the-negative-way/

[rich@gmu]

thanks to DrJ for the Wrechard link this morning ...

http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2015/03/22/losing-yemen/

>>>There must be something there and foreign policy gurus strain their eyes and cudgel their brains trying to figure out what it is. Yet if we cast our eyes forward, it would not be surprising if the day after his stupendous “deal” nothing whatsoever changes except that Tehran goes on cheating. The great roll of drum fanfare will have culminated a low whistle like air being let out of a balloon.

Was that it? Yup. The one thing we can be certain of is that he would take that lack of evident benefit on the day after with total equanimity, as if surprised to think anyone but rubes should want a material outcome from his diplomacy. Suppose it’s about some act of “becoming” a normal nation? Don’t laugh. Then what? That is why Michael Doran and the rest are having such trouble figuring out the administration’s game plan. Because they think it’s about something. None of them have considered the possibility that its about nothing at all.<<<

Seinfeld diplomacy. It's an agreement about nothing. What a terrifying thought.

I still don't get the point of administration deadlines either but then I suppose I'm in good company by not understanding what the administration is doing.

hit-

ha ...

[Old Lurker]

HARA: "The full extent of my new found powers shall remain shrouded in mystery."

Sounds like being married to me.

[rich@gmu]

>>>Initiation of despotism usually takes a little longer than 62 minutes.

Posted by: Rick Ballard | March 22, 2015 at 01:14 PM<<<

Hit will be a benevolent dictator ... right? Maybe.

TCFAB!!!

[rich@gmu]

can't believe that I guessed it right out the gate either.

[Skoot]

Attention All Planets of the Solar Federation ... We Have Assumed Control.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Have to admit I'm somewhat amazed and appalled at the phlegmatism and subservience displayed at the prospect of a man whose own blog is entitled VIMH ascending to the summit of Mount JOM.

I for one welcome our new insect overlord.

[lyle]

OL at 1:35: that's hilarious!

[maryrose]

JeanD
I like your masthead idea Congrats Hit
Clarice Absolutely excellent article today and the comments are wonderful

[maryrose]

JIB
Brooks is is just miffed that his Wonder Boy Hussen Obama got his keister handed to him by Netanyahu

[clarice]

Thanks

[Miss Marple]

Oh, good!

It's my favorite type of change, the one where I don't have to do anything!

Thanks for assuming such awesome responsibilities, hit! I know you will do a great job!

[boatbuilder]

"H&R is a sober, responsible person"

Just keep him away from the chainsaw.

[maryrose]

Please no food or diet threads

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Hey guys, I think I'll be meeting up with Man Tran in a couple hours.

Go Terps!

[lyle]

Will the new h&r promulgated rules disallow my commenting on Jen Psaki's ample bosum? I need to know. Thanks.

[rich@gmu]

enjoyed your Pieces this morning with my coffee.

and Cecil just cuts through it all and gets right to the point. Sad day that a besotted US has to hope that France is the sober one in the room.

[rich@gmu]

sounds like a fantastic meet up CH.

[rich@gmu]

this is just what we need

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/03/21/democrats-need-elizabeth-warren-voice-presidential-race/TJkJtbu3UYaJYBmVHcrAcI/story.html

>>>Democrats would be making a big mistake if they let Hillary Clinton coast to the presidential nomination without real opposition, and, as a national leader, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren can make sure that doesn’t happen. While Warren has repeatedly vowed that she won’t run for president herself, she ought to reconsider. And if Warren sticks to her refusal, she should make it her responsibility to help recruit candidates to provide voters with a vigorous debate on her signature cause, reducing income inequality, over the next year. <<<

[Threadkiller]

Lyle, post some pictures and test him.

[lyle]

If I only knew how, TK. I'm a techno-foal. I rely on the kindness of internet friends. Hint, hint...

[Miss Marple]

I propose taking $270,000 of Elizabeth Warren's salary for teaching ONE class and dividing it up amongst 10 random professors throughout the United States who teach 3 or more courses.

[peter]

U.Va. in trouble with three minutes left

[rich@gmu]

not sure we want to "test" hit right out the gate like that ...

[Thomas Collins]

Rich, that was one of three rumpswabbings of Running Rabbit in today's Ideas section of El Globo. I'm convinced Lizzie is putting out smoke signals to her supporters in progland that she wants to run.

[Dave (in MA)]

*If Tom wants he can share any details, but speculation and (especially!) worry or panic is really not a useful expenditure of our time.

I'll guess that he's been out on tour with his boy band.

[pagar]

Great news, Hit!

[lyle]

Why not, rich? They're the only thing remotely interesting about her.

[rich@gmu]

GMax is cheering ...

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--If I only knew how, TK. I'm a techno-foal. I rely on the kindness of internet friends. Hint, hint...--

I gave it a shot but to be honest my heart just wasn't in it. Something about that gob is disheartening.

[rich@gmu]

Brünnhilde is getting ready off stage

[peter]

I am thinking that Ted Cruz will make an excellent lightning rod for all the media derangement, may inure to Walker's benefit

[JeanD]

Thanks, maryrose!

Other than her hectoring prowess, does Warren have any credentials at all?

[Rick Ballard]

"Something about that gob is disheartening."

The realization that there are more functional neurons in her mammaries than in her cerebrum?

[peter]

Virginia Cavaliers eliminated.

[lyle]

Way to take one for the team, Ig.

[daddy]

Virginia is for Lovers Losers.

[James D.]

Initiation of despotism usually takes a little longer than 62 minutes.

If you're going to do something, ypu at as well do it right.

[GMax]

Tom Izzo for President! This was a very flawed team but the magician managed them to the Sweet 16 AGAIN, knocking off number 2 Virginia who I dont think every lead...

[James D.]

Brooks is is just miffed

Well, it IS a day that ends in "y"

[daddy]

Wretchard: Losing Yemen

[Miss Marple]

I forgot they were reburying Richard III today, and I missed it. I will have to wait until I can find it on BBC or YouTube. Grrr.

[James D.]

Thanks for the cousin answer!

I don't know why I can never remember that.

[rich@gmu]

JeanD-

none that I can tell although she at least has some papers with her name on them. She also gets her funding from some place more loathsome than Wall Street banks ... Wall Street lawyers.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/296227/elizabeth-warrens-wall-street-money-machine-kevin-d-williamson

corporate welfare too

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/394635/its-still-tarp-kevin-d-williamson

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Here is one of Jen Psaki's boobs;

her beyond geeky hubby Greg Meecher, some Dem congressional fluffer.

[rich@gmu]

clever iggy, clever.

[daddy]

Since this is Hit's "inaugrual" Post at JOM, let me be the first to go all Fibonacci and post the requisite link to some gorgeous Hammers!

[lyle]

Spike Lee, uber-racist, on the CBS set. Fortunately, Mozart is all I can hear.

[rich@gmu]

Posted by: Thomas Collins | March 22, 2015 at 02:12 PM -

lol ... figures.

smoke signals ... can't stop laughing at that.

[clarice]

Best of luck on finding your way to the meet up, CH. XOXO

[pagar]

No criminals will be removed from the street in Ferguson under this plan, IMO.

http://www.independentsentinel.com/ferguson-pds-federal-takeover-led-by-a-radical-leftist-who-wants-all-drugs-legalized/?utm_content=buffer9b924&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[pagar]

Slow night in Chicago!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-weekend-city-shootings-20150321-story.html

http://heyjackass.com/enlightening-commentary/safe-passage-shooter/

[daddy]

On the FOX panel I am really enjoying the looks on the faces of Judy Woodruff when Laura Ingraham is talking, and likewise the look on Ingraham's face when Woodruff is talking.

My skills in face-reading tell me that Woodruff thinks Ingraham is an unsophisticated, right wing neanderthal, and Ingraham thinks Woodruff is an NPR imbecile.

And Bob Woodward is clueless.

Decent job by Chris Wallace in trying to get Woodward to discuss the Obama relationship with Israel instead of allowing him to bloviate about whatever the heck he thinks about Iran.

[Jane]

But Hit... It's March...

[JeanD]

rich, thanks for those links. It amazes me that anyone could view this woman as a credible candidate for any office. But, I understand MM's point about Warren's ability to sell herself as a kindly hero of the middle class and downtrodden. Sometimes the disconnect just scares me.

[Jane]

Hey Man Tran, Convince the Hates to come to Alaska.

[daddy]

Just a link as reminder that there are important Elections in France today: FRANCE’S FRONT NATIONAL EXPECTED TO WIN FIRST ELECTION AFTER HEBDO ATTACK

Socialist President Francois Hollande is expected to sink in the polls, he is now one of the least popular French leaders ever. Unless he can turn around his party’s fortunes soon they will lose the Presidency.

[Miss Marple]

JeanD,

I have been watching her since my sister said she was interested in reading her book, based on seeing her talk about her life on a talk show.

I managed to convince my sister she's a wolf in sheep's clothing, but I can't talk to everyone! LOL!

I think she would attract a certain number of the electorate who are convinced that the reason they don't have money is because someone else does. I do not discount envy as a motivating force in much of the voting public.

I still say that pointing out her high salary at Harvard was a contributing factor to the high tuition she decries is a winning issue.

Also, why was she at Harvard instead of some state university where she could mentor struggling middle class kids?

[DrJ]

The NYT actually has an interesting article (!) on how Kodak is trying to remake itself:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/business/at-kodak-clinging-to-a-future-beyond-film.html?smid=li-share&_r=0

I didn't know that Kodak still have $2 billion a year in sales, though that is way down from the $15 to $20 billion a year when I was there.

[DrJ]

Only the finest of Chicago politics: (WSJ)

Charges Against Sen. Menendez Expected

Federal investigators are preparing to file criminal charges against Sen. Robert Menendez as early as this week, following a legal battle over how much the Constitution shields lawmakers and their aides.

[daddy]

This caught my eye:

Original:

Update: