Don’t say I never post anything nice about Obama
This is the most relaxed, natural, and likable I’ve ever seen him. And perhaps the most effective, as well:
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Another dying swan: Lil Buck and Yo Yo Ma
This is astounding body control: I don’t know whether Lil Buck has formal dance training or not; a quick Googling yielded no information on that score. But he’s pretty amazing, trained or no, with a unique combination of hip hop … Continue reading →
We had to pass the health care bill to find out what’s in it
And we’re finding out more each day.
Continue reading →Obama does the Nixon thing in Afghanistan
Wednesday evening Obama is due to announce that he will start to withdraw the 30,000 extra “surge” troops from Afghanistan. This is not unexpected; what was surprising was that he sent them there in the first place. Public opinion is … Continue reading →
Gunwalker
I haven’t dealt with the Gunwalker controversy up to this point, but I guess it’s time. Here’s a summary of the timeline, and here’s a discussion at Ace’s of the issues involved, and what might be behind the whole thing. … Continue reading →
On Walmart
This isn’t about the Supreme Court case. It’s about Walmart, the store. I know I’m supposed to hate it. I know its higher-ups eat little babies for breakfast. I know it’s full of goods from our creditor overlords, China. I … Continue reading →
Kennedy assassination conspirators again: how they operate
There are two topics almost guaranteed to draw a lot of heated commentary and trolls. No, I’m not speaking of tits and ass (hey, I just threw that in to see if some traffic would come). I’m speaking of (a) … Continue reading →
Supreme Court rules against Walmart class action suit
The Supreme Court has shown some sense and dismissed the Walmart class action suit as way too broad and inclusive. I had written about the Walmart suit previously: There is really no evidence of a discriminatory policy on the part … Continue reading →
Father’s Day
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who … Continue reading →
The Kennedy conspiracists’ conspiracy
I’ve been reading a book by Vincent Bugliosi entitled Reclaiming History, which purports to definitively prove that Oswald killed JFK by himself and was not part of any conspiracy. Bugliosi amasses a mountain of evidence (almost literally; the book is … Continue reading →
Libya, Obama, the lawyers, and the press
News is that President Obama rejected the counsel of the two topmost lawyers when he decided, against their advice, to forego Congress’s consent for the war action in Libya [emphasis mine]: President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at … Continue reading →
The left and Obama: is breaking up getting easier to do?
I’ve often described the left’s relationship with Obama as akin to romantic love. It’s been evident for quite some time (see this, for example) that the early flush of intense infatuation is over. But a more quiet and realistically cynical … Continue reading →