Despite Cadell and Schoen’s recent column suggesting to Obama that he announce he won’t run in 2012, Byron York doesn’t think Obama will listen, and neither do I. It’s not in his nature, nor is it to his advantage. And … Continue reading →
I think Lisa Murkowski is correct when she says that Sarah Palin isn’t big on “intellectual curiosity:” Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowki told CBS News’ Katie Couric today that she would not support Sarah Palin for president because Palin lacks the … Continue reading →
…here it is.
Continue reading →…but Sarah Palin’s “refudiate” wins the title “word of the year” from the New Oxford American Dictionary. And to top it all off, her new reality show about Alaska gets TLC’s highest ever ratings for a program’s premiere. [NOTE: This … Continue reading →
Sasha Abramsky is the author of a book called Inside Obama’s Brain. Maybe he’s spent too much time there, because he’s emerged befuddled. In this Salon piece, Abramsky starts promisingly: In 2008, candidate Barack Obama fashioned an appeal to independent … Continue reading →
This amused me: “Listen, [Bill] Clinton and I are buddies,” the former president [Bush II] said. “First of all, we’re born one month apart. We’re now members of the former presidents club. We have done speaking engagements together. And I … Continue reading →
There was a discussion in the comments section of Thursday’s post about the widespread hatred of President Bush known as Bush Derangement Syndrome. Here are some remarks from commenter “kolnai” describing the attitude of a group of liberal friends of … Continue reading →
I love those YouTube morph things. Here’s one that features Hollywood actors. When I first watched it, I noticed that—even though I’m not a huge moviegoer—I still recognized the majority (although not all) of the actors. During the video, my … Continue reading →
It seems that any challenge to Nancy Pelosi’s leadership of the Democrats has faded away. And the linked article answers a question I’ve been wondering about: is Pelosi’s insistence on staying in power after the Dems’ defeat somewhat unique in … Continue reading →
Gail Collins’s faith remains strong.
Continue reading →In addition to the ubiquitous “failure to communicate to stupid-head America,” there’s the equally ubiquitous “we’ve just been too nice and too passive” exhortation to Democrats to fight more. Anything to avoid looking at the fact that Americans are just … Continue reading →
Cryptic spambot: disastrous recliner is the top among the top when it comes to conference choosing base I think it scans much better as a poem: disastrous recliner is the top among the top when it comes to conference choosing … Continue reading →