Meanwhile…
In Syria.
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Romney and those gloves
They’re off. But I’m not at all sure they were ever really on. [ADDENDUM: You might be interested in watching Romney’s entire speech in Irwin, Pennsylvania yesterday, which was a response to Obama’s “you didn’t build that” remarks.] [ADDENDUM II: … Continue reading →
Obama: “you didn’t build that”
I don’t ordinarily read the Chicago Tribune, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard of John Kass before, but this is one heckuva good column. I’m tempted to quote the whole thing, but I’ll just suggest you read it. In … Continue reading →
Experts and their predictions
From political science professor Jacqueline Stevens (via Volokh): It’s an open secret in my discipline: in terms of accurate political predictions (the field’s benchmark for what counts as science), my colleagues have failed spectacularly and wasted colossal amounts of time … Continue reading →
Romney’s too nice—or maybe too mean
Anyway, he’s too something. Notice how the MSM is concentrating on Romney rather than Obama, the economy, or anything else that matters? Blogs on the right are, too, at least to a certain extent. There’s been quite a bit of … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Greetings from a fellow blog blogger: Hmm it appears like your site ate my first comment (it was extremely long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I wrote and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too … Continue reading →
So, what will the October surprise be?
Ace speculates that Mediscare will come in September: Bain is not Obama’s Big Attack. Mediscare is his biggest attack — demolishing Romney among seniors over his support of the unpopular (and yet wise) Ryan plan. He hasn’t played that card … Continue reading →
Obama’s campaign m.o.
[NOTE: I’ve been referring lately to Obama’s history of nasty and underhanded campaigning, but I thought it would be a good idea to recycle a portion of a post I wrote in October of 2008 that explains the phenomenon in … Continue reading →
To spank or not to spank
Here’s a Yahoo article that says some recent research indicates that spanking leads to increased mental illness. But this Slate piece says Yahoo’s wrong: Despite the Yahoo headline, and many others like it, the study, published in Pediatrics in early … Continue reading →
Bastille Day…
…is today. The French rallying cry “
Continue reading →So, is being fat incurable?
Close to it, it seems. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Obama reforms welfare reform: because he can
Mickey Kaus points out a recent action of Obama’s that’s been flying under the radar, and deserves a lot more attention: Here are some quick initial reactions to the administration’s apparent surprising (and possibly illegal) attempt to grant waivers of … Continue reading →