Mood music for crazed sex poodles
I’ve stayed away from the Al Gore sex story so far, and I hope to stay away again. But for now I will just say that, if one believes the facts described therein, it appears that when Al Gore is … Continue reading →
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Krugman: hey, big spender
Tim Cavanaugh writes that Paul Krugman has become a laughingstock both here and abroad for his devotion to Keynesian spending in the face of overwhelming deficits and the burgeoning threat of bankruptcy in many countries of the western world. The … Continue reading →
Funny stuff
If you’ve ever watched street magician David Blaine, you ought to enjoy this parody. I certainly did. But watch out; he may sneak into your pants, too (warning: language): If you click on the video and go to You Tube, … Continue reading →
Brown still wins the Massachusetts popularity contest
Senator Scott Brown is still a popular guy in Massachusetts, polling a favorability/unfavorability rating of 55/18, according to a Boston Globe poll. Far more surprisingly, Barack Obama is behind Brown with ratings of 54/42. Note that high “unfavorable” number; this … Continue reading →
Robert Byrd dies at 92
Robert Byrd of West Virginia has died at the age of 92. Most of the articles about his death point out two of his most salient characteristics: he was the longest-serving senator in American history, and in his early days … Continue reading →
Sunday roundup: absurdities abound in Obamaworld
Here’s Mark Steyn’s succinct take on McChrystal’s plight: Stanley McChrystal is a liberal who voted for Obama and banned Fox News from his HQ TV. Which may at least partly explain how he became the first U.S. general to be … Continue reading →
One year later: in memory of FredHJr
It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since the tragic and untimely death of FredHJr, one of the most memorable and prolific commenters here. His loss to this community is a great one, and I miss him still. … Continue reading →
The WaPo ombudsman is terribly terribly sorry Weigel got caught
If you take a look at the last paragraph of the piece in which WaPo ombudsman Andy Alexander tackles the Weigel imbroglio, it’s hard to escape the notion seems that he places most of the blame for the entire episode … Continue reading →
Off the record?
If this is true, then McChrystal should have lost his job for an excess of misplaced and shockingly naive trust, if nothing else: A U.S. military spokesman in Kabul, Air Force Lt. Col. Edward T. Sholtis, acknowledged that Hastings, like … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Verbose, reflective spambot poised on the brink of change: “It seems as though you’ve captured the right nitty-gritty of the state of affairs at hand. While many another look to have missed the crucial detail of it, when it was … Continue reading →
Weigel resigns
I haven’t covered this story so far, but for those who have been following it, the news is that Weigel has resigned from his WaPo post. Ace offers a great deal of background. Here’s more. There’s an awful lot of … Continue reading →
Hanson on Obama’s hubris/nemesis
Another must-read column by Victor Davis Hanson. And, on a slightly different (although related) topic, here’s an interesting comment to the Hanson piece, from Jason S. on June 24 at 11: 32 AM. Its subject is political change, and it … Continue reading →