Chris Christie on a 2012 candidacy
This sounds just a teeny weeny bit like a “maybe” to me.
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The angry pro-union mob in Wisconsin
Isn’t it interesting how much hype was made about angry (and racist) Tea Partiers, and yet no evidence was ever found? And isn’t it interesting that, although there’s plenty of evidence of really viciously angry pro-union protesters in Wisconsin, it’s … Continue reading →
Obama: clothes or no?
Here’s a great exchange about Obama, found in the comments section at RealClearPolitics: From DCD+in+Indiana: He’s impossible to find because he is an empty suit. We are, in a word, leaderless. Reply from Dusty: “empty suit” Hmmm. And all this … Continue reading →
Sirhan Sirhan up for parole today
RFK’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan is up for parole today. It’s the 14th time this has occurred, and the hearing is likely to go the way of all the rest and end in denial. When I heard the news, my first … Continue reading →
Support for public service unions: there are pols, and then there are polls
If you look at today’s memeorandum page, the top stories are all about the Times/CBS poll showing that most Americans strongly favor collective bargaining rights for public employees. Then there are critiques of those polls and their sampling methods, by … Continue reading →
RIP Jane Russell
One of the Hollywood icons of my youth, Jane Russell, has died at 89. Russell was by all reports that rarity in the movie world: down-to-earth, level-headed, Republican, and religious. I was taken with her when I was a child … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Bot whose intentions are good: Do you have a facebook page? I’d like to like it.
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Rep. Rush Holt, Democrat from New Jersey, beats Watson the supercomputer, at “Jeopardy.” Watson previously was unbeaten, even by former mega-champs Ken Jennings and Rutter. Color me impressed. Holt is himself a five-time winner on the show, and a nuclear … Continue reading →
Walker warns the AWOL Democrats
Governor Walker of Wisconsin tells the absent state senate Democrats (and the rest of Wisconsin and the nation) what will happen if they don’t return within 24 hours: Now they have one day to return to work before the state … Continue reading →
Post-Oscar post
Those of you who are not interested in the topic, please avert your gaze. Here’s a slideshow of Oscar fashions, for those inclined to gaze. My summary: lots of feathers (a la “Black Swan?”), some of them very unfortunate. Lots … Continue reading →
A solution to the jelly bean quandry
I went to Walgreen’s last night, and while prowling the aisles I came across an entire aisle of Easter candy. Easter. It is still February. Easter this year is April 24. Yet here they are: the myriad chocolate bunnies (which … Continue reading →
Did Obama throw Israel under the bus?
Lee Smith says he did. Smith will then write a column arguing just the opposite next week. Should be interesting.
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