President Obama is set to propose his own deficit reduction plan some time later in the week. It’s a bit of a mystery exactly what will be in it, but it seems he may actually step tentatively on the third … Continue reading →
At 16, Jacqueline Kennedy had a sophisticated wit, and was a surprisingly stylish writer as well. And that was just in letters to her then-boyfriend. No wonder he kept them!
Continue reading →There seems to be a lot of this change stuff going around—or at least, potential change. George Monbiot—the liberal environmentalist Brit who gave his name to “moonbat”—has had what I’ve come to think of as the betrayal experience. But I’ll … Continue reading →
Boehner seems to have turned out to be a better negotiator than previously thought. When Obama spoke, he sounded so relatively sincere that for a moment I allowed myself the luxury of imagining what it would have been like if … Continue reading →
…who needs enemies?
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Continue reading →Here’s a piece I really enjoyed reading. The writer seesaws between being intolerant and respectful of her lone Republican friend. But the latter sentiment squeaks out a win. The liberal author wants to stretch herself, and she thinks her Republican … Continue reading →
Kos thinks the “found” 7,500 Prosser votes represent fraud, naturally. And although professor William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection points out some pretty hefty flaws in that position and writes, “The Kos kids are going to have to do better,” I … Continue reading →
Okay, so sometimes I watch it. So sue me. And last night the results show—always milked for maximum drama—was more than usually dramatic because judge-favored songstress Pia got the boot from the viewers. Ah, America, ye of little judgment, according … Continue reading →
Think it’ll save money? Think again. And for those who pooh-poohed my assertion that shutting down national parks will lose a significant amount of money for certain states, the federal government collects $34 million a day in revenues just from … Continue reading →
…that for one of the few times in history, a close race will actually go to the Republican? That a clerical error will breaks for the GOP candidate? We’ll see. [ADDENDUM: Ann Althouse caught the error before the state of … Continue reading →
My pledge drive is now officially over. So you’ll see no more goadings here for a while (that doesn’t mean, of course, that you can’t send a little contribution my way any old time…) I want to thank every single … Continue reading →