I’ve been trying to figure this one out ever since it happened. At first I assumed Obama’s remark that the private sector is “doing fine” was a truncated quote. But no, he really did say that, even in context. This … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s PJ article and its comments yielded a couple of further thoughts. One was this comment at PJ, which I think succinctly sums up some of the problems in inherent in the presentation of war photos or indeed any other … Continue reading →
Today is a National Day of Blogger Silence (a sort of oxymoron?). The purpose is explained in this post by Ace, and Michelle Malkin has much more to say here, including contact information (Malkin is nothing if not thorough): Free … Continue reading →
It’s been forty years since this photo shocked Americans: Do you know the story behind the photo? I tell it in this article at PJ. Some of what you read may surprise you. [NOTE: I’ve written about the photo before, … Continue reading →
…have been digging pretty deep lately, and
Continue reading →Because he’s colorblind.
Continue reading →…should Obama be more like LBJ? Perhaps he should have asked, “could Obama be more like LBJ?” But either way the answer is (drum roll please): NO, because the question is absurd. This is like asking should (or could) a … Continue reading →
Walter Russell Mead reflects on the same topic I talked about yesterday, when I discussed a piece by John Nichols in The Nation and spoke of the left’s reaction to its drubbing in Wisconsin. Mead zeros in on one in … Continue reading →
…is gone: [Bradbury] attributed his success as a writer to never having gone to college–instead, he read and wrote voraciously. “When I graduated from high school in 1938, I began going to the library three nights a week,” he said … Continue reading →
Last night I was listening to some talking heads nattering on about the results of the Wisconsin recall. What it means for Obama, what it means for public sector unions, what it means for Democrats, what it means for Romney. … Continue reading →
…is not like the others: The above photo was taken at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration on June 3. On the left, the Queen; in the middle, Camilla (aka the Duchess of Cornwall—it’s been a long and winding road for … Continue reading →
I don’t like to count too many chickens, but Fox is projecting Walker as the winner. Pretty nifty. Very good news. And I want it to be a blowout.
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