I guess I don’t need…
…this pillow, because I sleep on my back. I’ve always been a very quiet sleeper, without a whole lot of position changes during the night. When I was a kid at camp, I used to pride myself on being able … Continue reading →
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All hail Obama
When in doubt, Obama makes a speech about race and is hailed as magnificent. We’ve noticed this phenomenon before, most noticeably in his reaction to the Reverend Wright problem he faced during the 2008 election. That speech was vapid, but … Continue reading →
The IRS and the public: what’s a “bombshell” these days?
As opposed to what should be considered a bombshell? I refer you to this column by Peggy Noonan entitled “A Bombshell in the IRS Scandal”: The IRS scandal was connected this week not just to the Washington office””that had been … Continue reading →
Guest posting at Legal Insurrection
William Jacobson is off on vacation, lucky guy, and I’m one of several bloggers who will be filling in for about ten days. It’s an honor, because I deeply respect Professor Jacobson, and have also been especially admiring of the … Continue reading →
Obama’s identification with Trayvon Martin
Either President Obama identifies pretty strongly with Trayvon Martin, or he’s pretending to do so for political purposes. First we had Obama’s statement that, if he’d had a son, he’d have looked like Martin. That was fairly early in the … Continue reading →
Surprise, surprise!
Another untruth in the selling of Obamacare emerges: “Depending on the plan you choose in the Marketplace, you may be able to keep your current doctor.” The bottom line is that Obamacare guarantees neither. Doctors may be only available through … Continue reading →
The FBI orders…
…the Sanford police not to give Zimmerman his gun back. If something happens to him as a result, I assume the family can sue the FBI? This has gone beyond a show trial. By the way, I’ve said it before … Continue reading →
Detroit is bankrupt
Literally. The article says it’s the largest city in the US to ever file for bankruptcy, but New York came mighty close in 1975. I know, because I owned a very small NYC bond at the time, and I remember … Continue reading →
In case you haven’t seen this video…
…take a look. I think it explains a lot, although I’d bet money that very few people have watched it. Remember, also, that this video was made the day after Martin was killed, and Zimmerman had talked to police right … Continue reading →
The Rolling Stones…
…are gathering some moss. But Happy 70th Birthday anyway, Mick! Here’s the birthday boy: Does he look good for 70? I suppose so, but I’ve lost sight of what 70 looks like, people age so variably. And I must say … Continue reading →
Getting back to the business of the “scandals”
Most people refer to the problems that have come to the fore in Obama’s second term—the deepening of the Benghazi evidence of wrongdoing on the government’s part, the misuse of the IRS’s power for political reasons, the NSA domestic spying, … Continue reading →
What I took away…
…from this post of Ace’s is that Al Sharpton is 58. Fifty-eight? He looks seventy-eight to me. I consider fifty-eight young (hey, I’m starting to consider seventy-eight kinda young, too. It’s all in the attitude, right?) Sharpton used to be … Continue reading →