I guess his affair had some staying power after all, because Sanford and his Argentine girlfriend are now engaged to be married. I don’t think most people would have bet on that outcome back in the summer of 2009 when … Continue reading →
After I asked that question the other day about why so many people still consider Obama likeable, I remembered this article I wrote for PJ back in November of 2009. I thought it might be time to recycle it. Sort … Continue reading →
Anderson Cooper jumps on the media truth squad, at least for this one exchange. Note that, although something seems to really get his goat about Wasserman Schultz’s misquoting of the LA Times, as well as her refusal to admit she’s … Continue reading →
…this passage about Marie Antoinette strikes me as poignant: She sported towering bouffant hairdos, including the “inoculation pouf,” a forbidding confection that featured a club striking a snake in an olive tree (representing the triumph of science over evil) to … Continue reading →
…the liberal media can’t take a joke. Some things (birth certificates?) are just too sacred for levity. At least by Romney. If Obama makes the funny it’s perfectly fine. And here’s a pretty good explanation of the mentality of the … Continue reading →
The Norwegian court has found mass murderer and political terrorist Anders Breivik both guilty and sane, and sentenced him to the maximum. Unfortunately, that’s only 21 years. The good news is that the sentence can be extended if he is … Continue reading →
Remember when I took that awful fall? Now that it’s been nearly a month since then, I thought I’d report of my progress. Most of the abrasions on my face are healed, with just a couple of red marks that … Continue reading →
It comes as absolutely no surprise to learn that former president George W. Bush does not miss politics. In a recent interview he said: I crawled out of the swamp, and I’m not crawling back in. In general there are … Continue reading →
Two unrelated bots who have a way with words: A floral handbag can make you glimpse girly. Will not be frightened to allow your creativeness test wild. And here I offer a glimpse girly of a floral handbag whose maker … Continue reading →
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 →