Are YOU a good Republican? Or only Seventy Percent Republican?
Just in the off chance that Republicans should have the opportunity to think for themselves, the GOP has issued a list of ten items, a purity test, that defines whether you are an acceptable Republican and thus eligible for campaign funds. Check to see how many of them you’re in line with (hint: if you disagree with more than three, you’re out.) (1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like [President Barack] Obama’s “stimulus” bill; (2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare; (3) We support mark

Ken Krueger
Ken Krueger, one of the co-founders of the San Diego Comic Con, has passed away. Between losing him and Shel Dorf just a few weeks ago, the reading of the list of people in the industry who have passed away that’s typically read by Maggie Thompson at the Eisner awards is going to be particularly melancholy last year. Ken, I knew far better than Shel because of his involvement in comic distribution back when I was Marvel’s direct sales manager. He was a great guy, always professional, friendly, outgoing and helpful. I saw him at the last San Diego Con and he looked in very poor health, and I had a really bad feeling that we were going to lose him. He will be sorely

Happy Thanksgiving
Ariel is back home from college and we’re having a small, simple family gathering. PAD

Cowboy Pete Refuses to Give Thanks
It’s not that I’m not thankful; it’s that in two series now, people gathered around a table for Thanksgiving decide to go around the table and tell what they have to be thankful for, and it just all goes horribly awry. Which leaves us with the burning question: Who would you rather have dinner with? The family of Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. Trinity on “Dexter,” or the fun loving Petrelli family on “Heroes.” Either way, the carving is not going to go smoothly. Spoiler comments after the break: “DEXTER”–Ever since we acquired a DVR, the idea of appointment television has pretty much gone out the wi

Stash Wednesday: November 18
Whad’ja get? PAD