The Atlantic jumps on the same bandwagon as New York magazine. It almost makes me wonder whether there really is some chance that Christie might run, so eager is the opposition to be ever-so-helpful in pointing out to the right … Continue reading →
Around the time of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 I wrote a post about the new 9/11 Memorial at the site. From the photos and the descriptions of the installation, it looked like a moving and profound tribute. Now I … Continue reading →
This should come as absolutely no surprise. And yet it seems to have done so, for a bunch of nameless “U.S. officials”: U.S. officials had once thought there was little chance that terrorists could get their hands on many of … Continue reading →
…well then, New York magazine has provided this helpful guide for Republicans as to why they’d hate Christie if they really knew him. And you can be sure that, if Christie ever did officially announce, we’d immediately come to “know” … Continue reading →
Sex comes cheap these days. Literally. I don’t know about you, but I feel sad when I read things like this. And it’s not a women vs. men thing for me; I think both sexes are losing a lot in … Continue reading →
Was Obama really saying “Jew” rather than “janitor” here? You be the judge: I think it’s clear that he actually was going to say not Jew but “judicial activist.” No, it really was “junior high school teacher.” Or maybe “jewelry … Continue reading →
I guess (sniffle; sigh) neither Rick Perry nor Barack Obama read neo-neocon at PJ, although Obama may be a secret Thomas Friedman fan. Here’s an excerpt from my PJ article of 9/18 [emphasis mine]: Thomas Friedman of the New York … Continue reading →
Here’s a video of a dancer whose skills are stunning. I’m not at all sure I like this type of dance (some sort of modernized combination of Michael Jackson squared and Marcel Marceau, with a bit of Martha Graham thrown … Continue reading →
Towards the end of the Troy Davis thread there was an interesting discussion in the comments section that I thought would be worth giving a post of its own. The topic? Justice and the law. The two, unforunately, are not … Continue reading →
Chris Christie—or people in his retinue, or reporters in the MSM—are like Lucy and the football to the Republican electorate’s Charlie Brown: tempting, teasing, and ultimately (at least so far) not delivering. Now come new rumors, much like the old … Continue reading →
…and says he’s a bad debater, but should that matter all that much?: A primary fight is: Who could win? Who should win? Two different questions. I think he could win. Should win is up to him…Perry apologists do him … Continue reading →
I have observed that even the beautiful usually don’t stay so. Youth is a wonderful thing that enhances the looks of all. But those who were spectacularly beautiful when young don’t necessarily age in a way that keeps them a … Continue reading →