Read this and get angry about Obamacare all over again. Remember how it had to receive a good report from the CBO in order to be passed? Well, here’s how the smoke and mirrors worked: In sum, the scorekeeping baseline … Continue reading →
It’s the hypocrisy, stupid. But hypocrisy has always been one of Obama’s most salient characteristics. It’s certainly not a rare commodity in politicians, but Bookworm is absolutely right that he combines self-sanctifying egocentric moral preening with the most blatant hypocrisy—a … Continue reading →
It’s somewhat in the nature of inside baseball, but Roger L. Simon is announcing his retirement, come February 14 of this year, as CEO of Pajamas Media. Nothing will change at PJ to the outside eye, although it will change … Continue reading →
…who painted this picture? It’s a portrait of Barney, the Scottish Terrier who used to be First Dog back when George W. Bush was president, and who died Friday at the age of 12 of lymphoma. Note that “43” in … Continue reading →
…with this entire essay. Unfortunately. Because I wish it weren’t true.
Continue reading →There’s more than one surprising fact in this story, but the most surprising one was not the behavior of the cop killer and the prison guard he impregnated through consensual sex, it’s the fact that female guards are standard in … Continue reading →
The answer: very very little. The US Mail (sans packages, which will continue Saturday delivery) has come down to being a bill collector and the deliverer of advertising. The first is equivalent to the proverbial “bearer of bad tidings,” and … Continue reading →
And now that he’s on the right, he’s giving conservatives advice on how to win. I’m in a hurry today, and haven’t had time to read the whole thing, which is long. But the parts I’ve read are good, and … Continue reading →
…just bein’ John McCain. Which is to say, a complete failure as a leader in the Senate, except to follow his own idiosyncratic idea of Senate collegiality, or some other outdated and chivalrous notion, or perhaps some sort of self-serving … Continue reading →
I got a Sodastream as a present a couple of years ago. It was a great gift. Everybody who knows me knows I drink a lot of plain club soda. This gadget allows you to make your own (and not … Continue reading →
…today’s earlier post “The latest battle in the Republican Civil War”: Two good examples of what I was talking about in that post are the subject headings of two emails I received today from Tea Party mailing lists. The first … Continue reading →
…is over, the boy is safe, and the man is dead. The authorities showed remarkable presence of mind and patience in handling this one.
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