I was searching for something or other, and I happened across an article on a different subject that caught my eye—this 1996 article by Jonathan Chait (he of BDS pride) about his fallen buddy Stephen Glass, the serial liar whose … Continue reading →
…stay classy.
Continue reading →The Washington Examiner has a multi-part series of short articles called “The Obama You Don’t Know,” debunking some of the myths of Obama’s “narrative.” It punctures such tales as the one about how poor Obama’s family was when he was … Continue reading →
Yesterday I went for some R&R at the hairdresser’s. I tend to find this rather relaxing. It’s a chunk of time in which absolutely nothing is expected of me except to sit there, perhaps sip some chamomile tea, read a … Continue reading →
Now it’s being reported by William Jacobsen at Legal Insurrection that one or two minutes of the Romney 47% tape is missing, and that the missing portion occurs close to the time of the controversial part where he’s speaking about … Continue reading →
Unfortunately, America didn’t heed it: [Hat tip: commenter “beverly.”]
Continue reading →…about the press and the release of Romney’s fundraiser remarks. The video was taken on May 17, 2012, and Mother Jones (who published it) has not (to the best of my knowledge, anyway) said when it obtained the clip. I’m … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading a biography of the painter Edward Hopper. Perhaps “reading” is too strong a word; like many biographies these days, it’s way too long, in this case nearly 600 pages of text plus a ton of notes. So … Continue reading →
…that a lot of people want to be on the dole, and they won’t vote for him anyway. Mitt sez the Palestinians don’t want peace. This is scandalous? This is news? Ah, but the media can make a statement that … Continue reading →
Well, the Twitter button is now there, and I don’t like the way it looks. But I’ll keep it up for a while and see how it goes. It can always be removed at some point if it continues to … Continue reading →
From Datechguy, on the all-important question of party affiliation and turnout.
Continue reading →I’ve noticed a couple of requests that I add a Tweet button to the blog. You may recall that my technical skills are abominable, and that I have to await my tech helper on that score. So this is just … Continue reading →