“This is normal; this is what we do.”
Excellent article in the NY Times (yes, the NY Times) on the medical response in the first hours after the shooting. It is hands-on work, as you will see.
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On Tunisia and Wikileaks
Michael Totten recommends that you read Barry Rubin on Tunisia. I second the motion.
Continue reading →If you’re going to commit adultery…
…don’t do it in the marital bed. It tends to make the deceived spouse very very angry. There aren’t too many betrayals that cause as much rage as infidelity, nor as deep a rage. But apparently the worst way to … Continue reading →
A Blow for civility on the left
Charles Blow pushes the civility program and chides the left for blaming the right for the Tucson slayings. His column is fairly hard-hitting, especially considering that his sympathies are clearly with the left. He nevertheless calls its campaign at linkage … Continue reading →
We seem to have a populist revolt on our hands—in Tunisia
This is stunning news: After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and corruption. Virtually unprecedented in modern Arab history, the populist uprising sent an ominous message … Continue reading →
Meanwhile…
…back in the real world, Hezbollah marches on. Here’s another article on the subject. And since we can’t seem to get away from the phrase “blood libel,” it would seem to be an exceedingly appropriate term to describe this accusation … Continue reading →
Palin and the blood libel revisited
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach thinks that Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel” was both appropriate and justified. I said it was, from the start. I also have made it clear that I believe she knew full well what the … Continue reading →
The hard left in action: the ends justifies the means
The hard core left is pragmatic about truth, but you don’t often see that fact revealed as honestly as it was in a comment I found at TNR, made by “Virginia Centrist” at 10:17 AM on 01/12/2011, in response to … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Incomprehensible but nonetheless alarming spambot: Hello there, I found your blog by way of Google even though looking for 1st assist to get a heart attack along with your post looks very interesting for me.
Continue reading →Can the Republicans hold onto Congess?
Jay Cost has an excellent piece on the subject in this week’s Weekly Standard.
Continue reading →Why has the left’s mask slipped recently?
In the wake of the Tucson shooting, commenter Occam’s Beard made these remarks: The question is why they’re letting the mask slip now, instead of doing the Walter Cronkite and continuing to hide their true views. Perhaps [they] are doing … Continue reading →
Give Jonathan Martin the Spin of the Week award: again with the all-about-Palin
In Politico, Martin makes Obama’s speech all about Palin. I kid you not. It goes like this: why couldn’t Palin have given such a fine and healing speech on the subject? Obama did. She just can’t rise about it. I … Continue reading →