Mars rocks
Wow.
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Come for the politics, stay for the dance
Yesterday commenter “davisbr” offered the following slogan for the blog, “Come for the politics, stay for the dance.” I love it—and not least because it can so easily be reversed, “come for the dance, stay for the politics.” Politics is … Continue reading →
The cruel Coulter
I almost never write about Ann Coulter. She’s not my cup of tea: too abrasive, and inclined to say over-the-top things just for effect. But it’s long been clear that she’s very intelligent, as well as ballsy. The lady can … Continue reading →
The sentiment…
…I’ve seen on a lot of blogs is this: “If Newt is nominated, win or lose it’ll be a great show.” Politics as a WWD match. There’s a lot of that going around. Would Newt be the heavy? And would … Continue reading →
Open thread for South Carolina primary
Getting ready ahead of time for those results. Fasten your seat belts, folks.
Continue reading →The primaries and the candidates and the general: let’s get practical
I know a lot of you are Gingrich supporters and I’m not. We’ve debated that quite a bit: why I’m against and you’re for. But now I want to ask a question: why is it that you think he has … Continue reading →
Why Gingrich, why now?
Commenter “reliapundit” has a question: Gingrich retook the lead in SC thanks to…conservatives…who no longer seem to have any problems endorsing a serial adulterer—one who gave the finger to the Tea Party when he endorsed Scozzafava. And thanks to a … Continue reading →
The history of “women and children first”
I’ve got an article up today at PJ with some background on the old (actually, not all that old) “women and children first” rule in maritime disasters. Please click on the link and read the article first, and then come … Continue reading →
Gingrich, Romney, and South Carolina
So, tomorrow’s South Carolina’s big day. As a Romney supporter, I wish he’d take a much more aggressive tack in either releasing his tax returns—or, perhaps more importantly, explaining why he pays 15% and why that’s not only perfectly legal … Continue reading →
Sun on snow
I have about a thousand things I could write today. But they’ll have to wait for this evening (well, not all thousand of them, but I plan to tackle one or two) because I have some other tasks to do … Continue reading →
Proposal: a narrower definition of autism
The definition of autism is about to be narrowed, which may cut the number of people designated as having autism or espcially Asperger’s, and will be likely to reduce the number who will be able to receive benefits because of … Continue reading →
You watch the debate if you like
I can’t. I’m just plain exhausted with these things. I cannot even imagine where the candidates get the energy to do this again so soon. I guess the answer would be “vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself.” You can go here … Continue reading →