Have you noticed…
…that when people write articles critical of Obama these days, no one even bothers to call them racists?
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The Atlantic revives the “terrorists are idiots” meme
Daniel Byman and Christine Fair bring back a pre-9/11 theme, slightly revised for a post-9/11 world: terrorists are stupid and for the most part ineffective. The spend a lot of time mocking the Taliban’s suicide bombers for sometimes blowing themselves … Continue reading →
Those of you who watched last night’s debate…
…(all three of you): who do you think won? And will that same person be ahead a year from now, when the nominations happen? And speaking of the debate, doesn’t Michele Bachmann look teensy here? But paradoxically, her diminutive size … Continue reading →
Krauthammer on the debt debate
I agree with Krauthammer: The people spoke [in the Wisconsin recall election]; the process worked. Yes, it was raucous and divisive, but change this fundamental should not be enacted quietly. This is not midnight basketball or school uniforms. This is … Continue reading →
Romney: corporations are people
Romney is getting a lot of flack for saying that corporations are people, but even liberal Greg Sargent is defending Romney—sort of, anyway A transcript of Romney’s remarks appears at Sargent’s WaPo blog. And well, aren’t corporations people? The whole … Continue reading →
Are you…
…going to watch the Republican debate tonight?
Continue reading →On DNA testing and paternity
I missed this when it first came out, but it’s an excellent read with much food for thought. The subject: how DNA testing has affected paternity and child support.
Continue reading →The rioters: Hey, they’re depraved on account they’re deprived
This piece by Seumas Milne in the Guardian is typical of the way the left looks at the riots and their causes: …[W]here exactly did the rioters get the idea that there is no higher value than acquiring individual wealth, … Continue reading →
Governor Walker speaks
He says to look at the facts: What a tyrant! [Hat tip: Althouse.]
Continue reading →London, 1978
Gerard Vanderleun offers some memories of London, then and now. I’ve got my own memories—although, unlike Vanderleun, I never lived in London. The only time I’ve ever been there was a one-week stay in 1978, accompanied by my then-husband. It … Continue reading →
Stock market’s down again…
…and this time they say it’s about trouble with the French banks, which hold a lot of European debt. My opinion? The market is very volatile, and each explanation is only part of the explanation. The fuller explanation is uncertainty … Continue reading →
Unions try to buy Wisconsin back…
…but fail. For now. It was a squeaker, but this time the Republicans held on. And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comes out with an editorial admitting that Governor Walker’s policies seem to have helped local Wisconsin governments financially, rather than … Continue reading →