Day's End and Night Watch

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Day's End and Night Watch

Down in Carmel to run some errands and struck up a conversation with strangers. Back home in the South in this circumstance you'd talk about college football. Here it's puppies, and I don't mean my Georgia Bulldogs.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Politico profile on Hugh Hewitt, the conservative gabber/blogger who Republicans hope will give Donald Trump as hard a time tomorrow night as Megyn Kelly did in the first debate.

* At the Plum Line, Greg Sargent suggests Sanders could struggle to gain traction on HRC without an issue like the Iraq War.

* Jonathan Bernstein thinks Rick Perry's "winnowing" shows the process works, however slowly.

* At College Guide, Jon Marcus notes states are supplying some of the comparative college data the feds are reluctant to compile or release.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo reviews some cases where education reporters have been in real danger.

And in non-political news:

* PBS is doing a Jim Henson profile to prepare for the new Muppets show.

That's it for Tuesday. We'll close with Snooky Pryor performing "In This Mess."

Selah.

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Ran across a story on a South Carolina high school who sent a girl home for wearing a t-shirt that read: "Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian." That took me back about fifteen years to the time I saw that same t-shirt on a fat, bald, bearded 40-something man smoking a big cigar as he leaned on the exterior wall of the Monteleone Hotel in the French Quarter. Ah, I love New Orleans.

Here are some remains of the day:

* National Journal's Emma Roller goes with Bernie Sanders to Liberty U., and thinks it went well in part because Sanders was able to "play off the goofball socialist grandpa character he's been playing in one form or another his entire political career."

* WaPo's Ishaan Tharoor reminds us a climate-change "skeptic" who's even more skeptical than Tony Abbot is still in power in Canada, but may not be after October 19.

* Nick Confessore reports Democrats may be about to use Super-PACs in a big way for down-ballot races if the FEC gives them the green light on certain loosey-goosey tactics GOPers are already using.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman argues the U.S. has a responsibility to accept Syrian refugees but needs to understand they will bring their grievances with each other with them.

* At College Guide, Rachel Fishman reports the Obama administration has made a key improvement in the process of applying for student financial aid.

And in non-political news:

* El Nino brings with it the threat of more snakebites. Yikes. But we sure need the rain.

That's it for Monday. We'll close with an appropriate day-ending song from Joanna Connor: "Pack It Up."

Selah.

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I seem to be one of the few gabbers out there who even paid attention to Bobby Jindal's big Trump speech. Serves him right.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Ari Berman reports Sen. Lisa Murkowski has become first Republican member of Congress to cosponsor robust legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It's a start.

* Brother Benen makes short work of Mike Huckabee's claim the Dred Scott decision remains the "law of the land." Sure, if you ignore the Civil War and the 13th and 14th amendments!

* Sarah Posner exposes the shadowy "ministry" behind the Duggars' shady history of dealing with sexual abuse.

* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer argues that complacent talk about the end of college as we know it gives short shrift to first-generation-of-college students who need the support infrastructure of a brick-and-mortar institution.

* At The Grade Alexander Russo asks people on both sides of education debates to judge education news on something other than which side "won."

And in non-political news:

* Oh God: Toys R Us already out with "hot toys for holidays" list.

That's it for Thursday. Let's close with an appropriate happy hour tune from Barbecue Bob: "Me and My Whiskey."

Selah.

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This time of year, I am so grateful not to be working in some Capitol Hill-focused gig where you work long hours pretending things are actually happening.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Seems Bobby Jindal's about to go after Trump in a National Press Club speech. What else does he have to do? Govern Louisiana?

* Highly influential progenitor of faux "Founders" history David Barton to head up umbrella group for pro-Cruz Super-PACs.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman challenges "militant atheist" physicist's claim that science excludes the possibility of anything "sacred." Dude's knowledge of religion seems to be confined to views of people like Kim Davis.

* At College Guide, Emmanuel Felton reports on poll showing adults who think they know the most about Common Core may actually know the least.

* At Republic 3.0, Anne Kim raises alarm about heavy borrowings from 401(k)s.

And in non-political news:

* Cooks suffering the most rapid decline in real wages of any occupation since the Great Recession.

That's it for Wednesday. Let's close with Otis covering "Satisfaction" right here in Monterey at the famous '67 Pop Festival. Less than six months later, he was gone.

Selah.

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Watched a big chunk of last night's Ohio State-VaTech game, and enjoyed ESPN's amazingly elaborate coverage of the Hokies' "Enter Sandman" team debut ritual. More fun than the pre-ordained Buckeye win, if you're not a Buckeye.

Here are some remains of the day:

* HRC formally "apologizes" for email protocols. What will critics now demand? That she put forward both hands and say, "Cuff Me"?

* Hungarian bishop flatly contradicts Pope Francis' plea for Christian hospitality for refugees.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman says John Boehner's possible defenestration as Speaker is exactly what he's got coming to him.

* At College Guide, Kirk Carapezza profiles the first woman to become president of Suffolk University, who is pleading to make her school more affordable, among other reforms.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo evaluates the best and worst reviews to come out so far of the influential new book on education reform in Newark.

And in non-poltical news:

* More evidence that if you don't want to be a burglary target, you should get a dog. Woof woof.

That's it for Tuesday. Let's close with one more Patsy Cline vintage TV performance, on Country Style, USA, a short show produced by the US Army. She's singing "Walking After Midnight," wearing a loose skirt because she was very pregnant. The introduction is from Faron Young.

Selah.

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For some reason, at choir practice last night, I found myself humming what I've subsequently decided will be my Daylight Video for Labor Day: "Boney Fingers." It could be the national anthem.

Here are some remains of the day:

* At the Plum Line, Greg Sargent thinks Trump can maintain his leverage over the RNC with his "must continue to be treated fairly" condition for signing the Pledge against an indie run.

* At the Atlantic, Russell Berman explains a House conservative plot to force what amounts to a no-confidence vote on Boehner's leadership if he doesn't cooperate in a "defunding Planned Parenthood" kamikaze action.

* At Ten Miles Square, Richard Skinner discusses the factors other than wanting the office that lead people like Donald Trump to run for president.

* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer reports that the revisionist history textbooks demanded by the right-wing Texas School Board are beginning to hit the classrooms, and they're pretty bad.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo discusses the impact of blogs on local education coverage.

And in non-political news:

* Labor Day drivers will enjoy lowest gasoline prices since 2004.

That's it for Thursday. We'll close with Freddie King covering Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do" on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975.

Selah.

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Have just decided to go hang with political scientists in San Francisco Saturday (if some logistical issues are ironed out) instead of watching the first big day of college football. That's how dedicated I am to you, chirrens.

Here some remains of the day:

* New ABC/WaPo poll shows HRC's approval ratio now underwater, but she's still more popular with voters than Bush or Trump, and more popular among Democrats than either is among Republicans.

* Trump goes right for the jugular, suggesting that Jeb "speak English while in the United States," which is exactly what "the base" wants to require for everybody.

* At TNR, Brian Beutler calls for jailing law-defying Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis until she does her job or resigns.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman argues the GOP built a malevolently ignorant and racially motivated partisan electorate in order to fight Barack Obama, and will have to live with the consequences.

* At College Guide, Jon Marcus notes that the growth of charter public schools has cut into enrollments for private and parochial schools.

And in non-political news:

* Dancing with the Stars celebrity cast gets weirder every season: new one will have Paula Deen and Gary Busey. I think they should dance together.

That's it for Wednesday. We'll close with one more Joe Simon hit, a breezy homage to heartbreak from 1969: "The Chokin' Kind."

Selah.

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Had to knock out a TPMCafe column during the day, and chose to write about Dr. Ben Carson. It really wasn't easy, even though I feel like I've had his number for a good long while. I suspect I'd understand him infallibly if I spent a few weeks getting schooled by Glenn Beck, but I value my sanity too much.

Here are some remains of the day:

* At TNR, Brian Beutler takes a deep breath and calls Trump the favorite to win the GOP nomination. More about this tomorrow.

* Dave Weigel explains and explodes James O'Keefe's latest lame-o "sting" video aimed at HRC which involves his own minion facilitating the purchase of Clinton swag by a Canadian for a booming $75.

* CNN bends to the pan-GOP desire for Carly on the Big Stage and amends its criteria for the top-tier debate on September 16 in a way that will probably get Fiorina past the velvet rope.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman meditates, without much sympathy, on Jebbie's plight.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo previews the furor we are about to hear over a new book on school reform in Newark.

And in non-political news:

* Chipotle sued for alleged use of GMOs after declaring itself GM-Over.

That's it for Tuesday. Let's close with the appropriately titled 1969 Archie Bell & the Drells tune "Wrap It Up."

Selah.

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Forget to mention I made an appearance with Joshua Holland on Politics and Reality Radio last Friday afternoon. Check it out for a good quick burst of discussion about Biden and Trump, last week's big topics.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Black Lives Matter Network rejects endorsement by DNC, says policies changed "in the streets," not via politics. Yeah, it really is feeling even more 1970 out there.

* Prosecutor of Petraeus for disclosing classified information says Clinton guilty of no crime.

* No reason to think Democrats will "pay a price" for filibustering Iran Nuke Deal because public totally uninterested in Senate procedures.

* At Ten Miles Square, Keith Humphreys deplores the idea of euthanasia for extreme depression victims.

* At College Guide, Sarah Butrymowicz looks at Texas' graduation rate claims.

And in non-political news:

* Somehow not surprised to see English Bulldog lead list of dogs that are poor swimmers.

That's it for Monday. Let's close with one more Van Morrison song, understanding there are many worthy of our time. Here's "Cyprus Avenue," performed at Fillmore East in 1970.

Selah.

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One week away from FBS college football. Getting ready for those West Coast breakfast tailgates on Saturdays.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Have to chuckle at Matt Yglesias commentary on Q-PAC poll showing HRC beating everybody in both parties being covered as Clinton disaster.

* The Trump/Cruz lovefest continues, as the two candidates announce joint appearance to denounce Iran Nuke Deal.

* At Ten Miles Square, Seth Masket not real impressed by Colorado GOP decision not to hold presidential preference contest.

* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer discusses the next, positive steps for those who oppose standardized testing as a measure of educational achievement.

* Also at College Guide, Robert Kelchen discusses share-of-income agreements as a different form of income-contingent student loan repayment plans.

And in non-political news:

* The adolescents of Wall Street continue to baffle, registering largest two-day gain in the Dow Jones index since 2008.

That's it for Thursday. Let's close with Lester Young "Jammin' the Blues" in 1944. Marie Bryant is on vocals. Gotta love how the credits roll over what turns out to be Prez' famous pork pie hat.

Selah.

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Sorry for the slight interruption in the blogging schedule, but I had a radio interview about Biden in which I managed to keep my cool. BTW, after I wrote my own column on the subject for TPMCafe, an excellent reported piece by Politico's Glenn Thrush came out that was vastly less confident about the vice president having made any plans for 2016 other than continuing to recover from the death of his son.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Greg Sargent skewers Marco Rubio's efforts to sell a tax plan that kills capital gains and estate taxation as boon for the middle class.

* Harold Pollack offers a constructive critique of #BlackLivesMatter's agenda for police reform.

* At Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman compares the Trump campaign to a right-wing block party that the authorities didn't anticipate and don't know how to stop.

* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer discusses the possible elimination of high school class ranking.

* At the Grade, Alexander Russo notes annual listing of prominent K-12 education policy people on social media again includes few journalists or people of color, but does include him.

And in non-political news:

* Vatican backs naming square in Rome after Martin Luther. Still no married priests like him, though.

That's it for Wednesday. We'll close with one more Jimmy Rushing video, performing "Blues After Dark" with the Dizzie Gillespie Quintet.

Selah.

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Nice to be back home where the high temperature is 70 and the only thunder is from the waves.

Here are some remains of the day:

* White House spox says Obama being "a little flip" by referring to certain Republican congress-critters as "crazies." I thought it was a clinical diagnosis.

* Eventually tainted products lose market share: Jeb Bush fundraising juggernaut losing steam.

* At Ten Miles Square, Jim Sleeper offers a meditation on the three U.S. Marines who thwarted a terrorist on a French train--and the forces that shaped the incident.

* At College Guide, Emmanuel Felton discusses use of Big Data by college admissions offices to predict student success.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo examines the battle over an op-ed on New Orleans school reforms at the New York Times.

And in non-political news:

* U.S. stocks tank again after big Tuesday rally.

That's it for Tuesday. We'll close with one more early Elvis Costello performance: "Waiting For the End of the World," in 1978 in New Jersey.

Selah.

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If there are any typos in this post, it's probably because I am bouncing along Highway 101 in a shuttle bus that apparently does not have shock absorbers. I'd say the decade or so that the State of California stopped making road repairs probably contributed to the rough ride.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Most epic concern trolling in many a year: Pat Caddell and Dough Schoen with "Schumer May Save the Democratic Party."

* Ted Cruz boasts support from 2014's unsuccessful right-wing Senate challengers.

* At Ten Miles Square, Keith Humphreys explains the coalition of Old Labour holdouts and young insurgents lifting Jeremy Corbyn's leadership bid in the UK.

* Also at Ten Miles Square, Martin Longman offers his take on Donald Trump's trip to the place where old times there are not forgotten.

* At College Guide, Kirk Carapezza discusses the growing mismatch between tenured faculty reluctant to retire and actual instructional needs.

And in non-political news:

* Preseason AP CFB poll showing Ohio State sweeping first-place votes but 8 SEC teams in the top 25

That's it for Monday. We'll close with an appropriate Capaldi lyric from Traffic's Shootout at the Fantasy Factory: "Evening Blue."

Selah.

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Greetings from Sky Harbor! I'll be blogging from Georgia tomorrow, possibly after a delay at the doctor's office, but we'll see.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Alexis Tsipras resigns, triggering a snap Greek election in September to ratify deals with European creditors.

* Kasich campaign so glad to be alive that it's reveling over attention of Jeb's oppo researchers.

* 130 progressive groups call on Obama to reverse expansion of scope of Religious Freedom Restoration Act by Bush administration. More on this tomorrow.

* At Ten Miles Square, Tom Donnelly sketches the progress of voting rights from Andrew to Lyndon Johnson.

* At College Guide, Meredith Kolodner reports on employers so needy for workers that they are guaranteeing jobs to help them complete their education.

And in non-political news:

* Danny grows up, becomes a Cat 1 Hurricane, the first of the season.

That's it for Thursday. Let's close with a rare video of the Flying Burrito Brothers with Sneaky Pete, from 1970, "Lazy Day."

Selah.

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Don't know if Ashley Madison Hack news has run everything else off the aggregators, or it being August and all, there was nothing there to begin with. Lotta nervous people out there, especially if you count those who fear their email addresses may have been used to sign up for the cheating site without their knowledge.

Here are some remains of the day:

* Number of GOP presidential candidates coming out for repeal of birthright citizenship up to eight now.

* HRC credibly professes ignorance of technical elements of the Great Email Scandal of 2015.

* At College Guide, Emmanuel Felton discusses poll showing teachers now much less supportive of Common Core testing regime than parents.

* Also at College Guide, Daniel Luzer points to new evidence that attending college is no economic equalizer.

* At Republic 3.0, Liz Ben-Ishai discusses need for UI reforms that keep workers who quit jobs due to wildly erratic schedules eligible for benefits.

And in non-political news:

* 114-year-old man in Arizona says eating plenty of garlic, honey, cinnamon and chocolate is his secret. Yum.

That's it for Wednesday. We'll close with Earl Gaines and "I Can't Face It."

Selah.

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A little late on the Day's End post today because I got distracted counting up the number of years of elected-official experience among the also-rans in the GOP presidential field. I'll explain tomorrow.

Here are some remains of the day:

* At Iowa State Fair, Marco Rubio throws football and hits a child in the face. Bet Rubio longs for the days when candidates at the Fair tossed baseballs at Bobo the Clown and risked nothing more than insults.

* At the Plum Line Greg Sargent points out "birthright citizenship" was one of the GOP's great accomplishments.

* At Ten Miles Square, Julia Azari looks at the history of presidents and candidates voluntarily limiting their tenure.

* At College Guide, Daniel Luzer discusses the NLRB ruling against recognizing Northwestern football players' union organizing rights.

* At The Grade, Alexander Russo looks forward to the L.A. Times' robust education coverage.

And in non-political news:

* Baylor lineman gets into shape, drops from 440 pounds to a mere 392.

That's it for Tuesday. Let's close with one more 1997 performance by Luther Allison, on the island of La Reunion: "Living in the House of Blues."

Selah.

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