Richard Fernandez reflects on the announcement by blogger Marc Danziger (former “Armed Liberal,” in recent years at Winds of Change, and friend of mine from some years back) that Danziger is taking a break from blogging. Fernandez writes: Once, at … Continue reading →
This Time article by Alex Altland about the Daniels candidacy and marital history contains the following curious passage [emphasis mine]: In his rare comments about the couple’s reconciliation, Daniels has said, “If you like happy endings, you’ll love our story.” … Continue reading →
During my recent bout with infirmity, I dusted off some old videotapes of the 1970 BBC series “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” and watched it. I had fond memories of it from my original viewing over forty years ago, … Continue reading →
…it’s the coverup. The consensus is that Romney cannot possibly have it both ways. Either Romneycare and Obamacare are both a mistake or they are both okay, because the similarities between them are too great. Romney’s main argument for the … Continue reading →
Perhaps I should have known better than to eat at IHOP, a place I hadn’t visited in years. I ordered an omelet with cheese and spinach. Sounds healthful enough. And it was rather tasty, too. Came with mediocre hash browns … Continue reading →
I can’t imagine why anyone would think that Mitch Daniels’s unusual marital history would be a problem with the electorate. The story is that his wife left him and married another man in the 90s, leaving him to raise his … Continue reading →
It’s not a pretty picture. Hey, but Obama got Bin Laden, single-handedly. So I’m cool with it.
Continue reading →It shouldn’t be Julianne Moore who is slated to play Palin in the movie: It should be Mariska Hargitay: [Hat tip: commenter at Althouse.]
Continue reading →Obama may not be spiking the football—but ever since the Bin Laden killing, have you noticed how much the left has been doing so? I’ve also observed a general increase in visitors from the left to blogs or periodicals on … Continue reading →
…by the prospect of a Gingrich candidacy. [ADDENDUM: And according to Jon Ward at HuffPo, Mitch Daniels also wants to enter the race, but his wife may be reluctant because of their marital history. What is that history? A lot … Continue reading →
Maybe I’m late to the party, but I only recently noticed the arrival of the giant marshmallow. They look like regular marshmallows, only bigger. Is bigger necessarily better? I don’t see why; I’d never found anything wrong with the size … Continue reading →
I’ve written a lot about the media and its vagaries and biases. So I suppose at this point nothing should surprise me. And yet it does. I must still retain a smidgen of the respect I once held for reporters/journalists … Continue reading →