Hipster grandpa Bush
Still driving them crazy after all these years.
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Incompetence
So, Peggy Noonan just started to perceive this a few weeks ago? I would add that in recent weeks I have begun to worry about the basic competency of the administration, its ability to perform the most fundamental duties of … Continue reading →
Obama’s suffering
[Bumped up.] The wording of this WaPo headline caught my eye: “Obama Suffers Most From Year of Turmoil, Poll Finds.” Accompanying it is this photo: The article goes on to describe the precipitous decline in Obama’s standing in approval polls … Continue reading →
R.I.P. Joan Fontaine
Another Hollywood great is gone, this time at the age of 96. You may be reluctant to place Joan Fontaine among the “greats.” You may even have trouble distinguishing her from her perhaps-more-well-known-actress sister—from whom she was estranged for most … Continue reading →
Massachusetts’ loss is New Hampshire’s gain?
Maybe: Scott Brown is edging closer to ending the suspense about whether he’ll run for U.S. senator from New Hampshire next year. Brown, who served for three years as senator from Massachusetts, has sold his home there and is moving … Continue reading →
The fruit fly war
I think I’m winning. For now. It all started with an event so ordinary as to be unremarkable: a couple of fruit flies (or their larva) came in with some purchase or other. After I spotted them, I was very … Continue reading →
R.I.P. Peter O’Toole
The British actor Peter O’Toole has died at the age of 81. (Eighty-one is starting to seem very young to me.) O’Toole packed a heap of living—and carousing—into one life. He was an always-fascinating and unique actor. Eyes of startling … Continue reading →
And then there are the Navigators
Faced with a choice between relying on the Obamacare website or consulting a Navigator who has undergone no background check or ongoing monitoring, which would you choose? It seems as though the administration not only was initially uninterested in making … Continue reading →
Separated at birth?
Not a pair of flattering photos—both of them looked a lot better when young. But hey, didn’t we all?
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The part with the interpreter is funny stuff:
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There’s a portion of the NY Times article I discussed in my previous post that deserves a post of its own. Here’s the excerpt from the Times [emphasis mine]: …[M]any of the New York policies being canceled meet and often … Continue reading →
Previously privileged New Yorkers who supported Obamacare…
…discover that Obamacare means they’ll be losing some of their privileges: Many in New York’s professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama’s health care plan…They are part of an unusual, informal health insurance system that has developed in … Continue reading →