“aye” and “yea.” It’s not as if there hadn’t been an energy bill in 200 years or whatever, and this was their only chance to vote for one. They were clearly asleep at the switch.Political scientists scrutinizing this daylight-savings atrocity years from now will be sure to describe it as a prime instance of “values-transfer,” wherein the government decides what is good for people and makes them swallow it; like separating one’s papers and plastics, or retiring from the workforce before all one’s hair falls out.But this instance of values-transfer is way worse. It makes children cry. It causes car accidents. Worst of all, it makes morning people cranky. And if the morning people are cranky, who’s left? For all that cost, the change meets no objective at all, save generating overtime pay for all those computer programmers resetting trans-Atlantic airplane schedules, Blackberries, and Microsoft Windows, which last I checked was still an hour late, http://www.buytomsonlinecheap.com - toms for girls u.s. size 10 womens , on my screen at least.If politicians don’t get the point, it must mean they’re sleeping-in past 7:15, seriously undermining their claim to be working for their constituents 24/7. If, on the other hand, they do understand the point, they ought to change things back to normal and leave people to their long-established habits. It’s called seeing one’s error in the clear light of day.– Melana Zyla Vickers is a columnist for TCSDaily.com.[标签:标题]
Editor’s note: Is anyone drinking Guinness in Ireland anymore? This important news story hit the wires earlier in the week, in anticipation of Saint Patrick’s Day. So what’s the deal and can Ireland survive? NRO asked some experts. Advertisement Jim Geraghty Paraphrased from the appropriately-named-for-the-occasion On Tap: The headline screams crisis, but the story tells a different story:Taste for Guinness wanes in changing Ireland But in the story, we learn, the Irish are still drinking (not quite shocking news there) but they’re diversifying their palette – trying other beers and ciders, and drinking more wine. Look, I like Guinness, it’s my drink of choice when it’s on tap, but the fact that the Irish are trying beers besides Guinness is not the death-knell for this iconic brand and national symbol. In fact, the last time I was in Dublin, the best place I went to was Porterhouse Brewery, which doesn’t serve Guinness; they serve their own selection of about a dozen microbrews.I’ll give the Crunchy Cons a shot glass worth of credit — small, local, and recently brewed is usually better, particularly when it comes to beer. – Jim Geraghty reports on the Democratic 2008 field at The Hillary Spot.Michael GrahamOnly Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. — Irish food writer Alex Levine, http://www.buytomsonlinecheap.com - toms with laces for girls .Forget St. Patrick’s Day — why would we ever drink anything that isn’t Irish?I am not Irish, nor am I enamored of Celtic culture as a whole. But after discovering the satisfying heft of a morning cup of Irish tea, I abandoned Starbucks forever. After my first Guinness in a Dublin pub, I declared it unfair to the world’s brewers to mention their products in the same breath. (I also discovered that, as legend claims, the Guinness in Ireland really does taste different — raising disturbing questions about the island’s water purification system.)And then there’s Bushmill’s Irish whiskey…I’m speechless.When St. Peter buys me my first round at the Pearly Gates Pub, if it’s not Bushmill’s, I’ll be looking for lodgings elsewhere.I’ve never understood why Irish whiskey isn’t more popular in the U.S. American whiskey is rude and forward. Scotch drinkers themselves admit their peaty brew is an acquired taste. But Irish whiskey is as gentle as the evening breeze and as welcoming as a pub’s open door.Plus, it’s Irish. Not to horn in on Ann Coulter’s act, but the connection between Irish culture and the delights of fermented libations is hardly obscure, http://www.buytomsonlinecheap.com - toms for girl . Why wouldn’t my drink of choice come from the world’s
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