For December 15
1. Extreme Mortman has the Top Ten Funniest Political Moments of 2006. The post comes with pictures and some of those pictures are not very flattering. Who knew Katherine Harris has quite a nice body?
2. The inestimable Michael Barone notes that the Third World is getting richer. While some may complain that some people in the third world are getting richer faster than others, I think the good news is that they are getting richer. The culprits, well that damn, rule of law thingie, and free market economies. Amazing, huh!
3. Previously, I had noted that the FEC was considering a draft Advisory Opinion from the National Association of Realtors, but decided by a vote of 4-2 to allow the NAR to go ahead with its plan. The Center for Competitive Politics has more on FEC happenings here. The adopted Advisory opinion can be found here. More on this to come.
4. Edspresso reports on educational reform efforts in Boston, which is trying to launch a "pilot schools" program in which schools would operate like charter schools but under district control. But it turns out that the Teacher's Union is throwing up road blocks. Color me surprised!!!
5. As a sometimes rock climber, I like reading stories about climbing. While I have never had an interest in big mountain climbing, Tom Smith at The Right Coast has a way to simulate the experience of climbing Mt. Everest.
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