I’ve just finished my latest book group assignment, Waiting For Snow in Havana, a memoir by Carlos Eire about his childhood in pre-Castro Cuba, the Castro takeover, and the circumstances under which he was able to leave Cuba for the … Continue reading →
…every now and then it hits me again: how is it that so many people still see Obama as likable? Or even saw him that way in the first place? To me, it became clear early on in the 2008 … Continue reading →
Something’s been going on with the MSM lately. First it was the Boston Globe, criticizing Biden’s “chains” remark. Then it was Tina Brown’s Newsweek, publishing a Niall Ferguson cover story on why Obama needs to go. Then we got Politico‘s … Continue reading →
If Akin won’t quite the race, perhaps there’s some charismatic Missouri Republican who would jump in to challenge him in a write-in campaign? It really depends on how the polls shape up. But unfortunately, there’s no chance under Missouri law … Continue reading →
My oh my: Obama really doesn’t like, admire or even grudgingly respect Romney. It’s a level of contempt, say aides, he doesn’t even feel for the conservative, combative House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Hill Republican he disliked the most. … Continue reading →
Since the Akin rape comments story seems to have reached a fever pitch, let me just say that I think the man is politically tone-deaf and probably should leave the race for that reason alone. The battle for the Senate … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan has flummoxed the left. They know he’s evil, and yet he seems like such a nice guy. Therefore he’s doubly evil, because his smiling facade houses a soul so dark. Witness Maureen Dowd’s latest column on the man, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This fond reminiscence was sparked by a comment on the Periodic Table thread.] The college I attended had a fairly rigorous set of science requirements for its liberal arts candidates: two (count em, two) year-long lab science sequences, or … Continue reading →
The Muslim Brotherhood is tightening its control over Egypt, and there doesn’t seem to be much anyone can do about it. Dennis Ross seems to believe, though, that Obama could arrest the slide with some toughlove: Egypt’s president and people … Continue reading →
…that has such people in it.
Continue reading →…”So when does the media put Biden’s qualification to be President on trial?” The answer just might be “On Saturday, August 17, 2012.” And a passel of pigs was seen slowly and laboriously winging its way overhead…
Continue reading →…whether this article, which I found at Drudge, is reporting the truth. If it is, however, that would be a very ominous sign in Egypt. On the other hand, ye olde blood libel is alive and well and living in … Continue reading →