Should Northeast power lines be buried?
And the answer is: maybe. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
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Why Leon Panetta?
In following the Benghazi debacle I am reminded of what an exceptionally poor choice Leon Panetta was, first for CIA head and then for Defense. That’s not a new thought. I said as much when he was first appointed as … Continue reading →
Puzzling polls
Two pundits have noted a puzzling discrepancy between the national polls and those in the battleground states. First, Jay Cost: On the one hand, Mitt Romney has built a narrow but durable lead in the national polls, averaging around a … Continue reading →
The Benghazi ooze
Is it happening, slowly but surely? And will it be fast enough to affect the election on Tuesday? There are a couple of signs that the Benghazi furor may have reached enough critical mass to actually enter mainstream consciousness. The … Continue reading →
Tired?
She is, too (hat tip: BenK at Ace’s). And who could blame her?:
Continue reading →How to peel eggs
I love deviled eggs. They’re easy to make except for one thing: you have to peel them successfully for them to look right. If that pesky little membrane adheres to the white, you’ll get a pock-marked egg that is completely … Continue reading →
The watershed election
I think Stanley Kurtz is spot-on: …Obama and his advisors never abandoned their quest to shape a permanent leftist majority, a coalition that would forever put an end to Clintonian triangulation and usher in unfettered leftist Obamaism instead. Obama’s frantic … Continue reading →
More on Benghazi
Sandy report
In my neck of the woods all’s well so far (knock wood vigorously). I still have power—which is nothing short of a miracle, considering how easily we lose it here. It’s been gloomy, mostly rainy, and windy, but there have … Continue reading →
Carter/Obama, Tehran/Benghazi, 1980/2012
A comment by “RickZ” about the failed Iran hostage rescue attempt in the waning days of the Carter administration prompted this reply from me, referring to a post I wrote several years ago on the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw … Continue reading →
The race card never gets old
Frank Bruni’s latest column is sort of interesting. Bruni can’t stand Romney, and spends at least half of his piece making that fact crystal clear, just so his readers won’t get the wrong impression. But he’s also disappointed in Obama, … Continue reading →
A tricky treat
What do you say to this? I know what I say. Despite my love for candy corn, I shout a resounding “NO!!” to the above product, a sorry invention that is neither fish (candy corn) nor fowl (oreo) but some … Continue reading →