This is about as complicated and legalistic as it gets. But it’s a rather startling decision. The Senate has increased its use of the filibuster (which ordinarily is not technically a filibuster any more; see this) in order to block … Continue reading →
This recent comment by “Snackeater” (fine moniker, by the way) brought up an interesting angle on Obama and his supporters: I’ve always thought that subconsciously, Liberals are racists. Not that they hate people of other races ”“ quite the contrary … Continue reading →
…that’s been burning up the blogosphere ever since the inauguration (even though I’ve somehow, with almost superhuman strength, managed to avoid writing about it till now). The answer? A smoking joke, combined with a hen-pecked husband joke (hmmm; “hen-pecked” can’t … Continue reading →
Ace nails it, completely and totally, here. The press is the key to the whole shebang. So I’ve got a question for you all: by which mechanism does this happen to the MSM? It’s a serious question, not a sarcastic … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting question from a commenter at Ace’s: We have always had a partisan press its just that it use to have two sides. I don’t really know what happened to the conservative side of the press, I suspect … Continue reading →
Yeah, that’ll work. No, it’s not really the stocks that David Callahan, former Harvard lecturer and president emeritus of health policy think-tank the Hastings Center, is asking for. He: …calls for increased stigmatization of obese people to try spur weight-loss … Continue reading →
I was introduced to Gregory Corso’s poem “Marriage” by a boyfriend long ago, and it stuck in my mind because it was one of the few poems I’ve ever read that is genuinely funny; more a comedy monologue than a … Continue reading →
The more I think about Hillary Clinton’s question yesterday—“what difference does it make?”—the more important it becomes; a sort of leitmotif, not only for this administration, but for our times in general. For the moment, let’s not talk about Benghazi … Continue reading →
…swarm of bacteria. Not a silver lining?
Continue reading →I don’t think this is actually child abuse. Of course, Brangelina would say it is merely the mark of having well-traveled and open-minded children: According to E! News, the actress’ boys discovered their love for crickets on a recent trip … Continue reading →
And what’s this “reality” of which we speak? It appears to be the “reality” that he has no intention of acting on those “lofty ideals” right now because not everybody agrees with him. I guess today isn’t the moment when … Continue reading →
Well, we do, of course. But we cared about Benghazi and this administration’s role in it even before Hillary Clinton testified, which finally happened today. I submit that most people care in certain ways. Those who like Clinton probably see … Continue reading →