Upcoming Events
Thu., Jul. 31, 2008Happy Hour with Gov. Bob Wise
Happy hour with former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise to discuss his new book, Raising the Grade: How High School Reform Can Save our Youth and our Nation.
Location: Boucarou Lounge, 64 E. 1st St. (between First and Second Aves.)
When: 6:00 PM
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May 12, 2008
Pelosi: Ironwoman/Magnificent Destructor
The other night I dreamt that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the head of the world's largest military grade weapons manufacturer and that she was captured by meany terrorists who threatened to kill her unless she built them a shock-and-awe-inspiring weapon of mass destruction. She was able to free herself from the cave by secretly building an Ironwoman armor contraption which gave her superpowers, like a bulletproof shield, a veto-proof majority, and the ability to fly using jet propulsion booties. (By Prada, of course.)
The whole thing seemed far-fetched, until like many of you, I read the profile of Pelosi in the Wall Street Journal and learned that she is even more of a destructor than my dream allowed. Pelosi, it turns out, is a fan of Harvard's Clayton Christiansen (pdf) and even describes herself as a "magnificent disrupter."
Shake it up baby!
