One smart fellow…
…he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows…well, you know how it goes. [ADDENDUM: More smarts.]
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Tribe, Sotomayor, and Obama
Oops! A letter to Obama from Harvard Law professor Larry Tribe, written while the president was mulling over Justice Souter’s replacement, has surfaced. In it, he urged the president to nominate Kagan, and wrote the following about Sotomayor: Bluntly put, … Continue reading →
And speaking of changers…
…Wow. Just wow. [Hat tip: Ace.]
Continue reading →Obama: Jon Stewart’s straight man
President Obama decided to appear on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, the better to fire up his youthful but enervated base. Almost immediately, Obama displayed a well-known characteristic of his—or rather, two—complaining and historical ignorance: “We’ve gone through the two toughest … Continue reading →
It’s come to this
Susan Estrich writes that the people of Nevada should re-elect Harry Reid because of his ability to bring home the bacon. And that’s about the only reason. A more crass and cynical political column I don’t think I’ve ever read. … Continue reading →
Plisetskaya: ballet rehearsal
Sometimes I need a break from all this politics (like right now!), and one of the things I turn to is dance. Most often ballet. Specifically, certain dancers of my youth, who now, to my joy, are readily available for … Continue reading →
Election predictions
You may notice that I haven’t done any posts on how many seats the Republicans will gain next week. And I don’t plan to, either. That’s because it’s not my thing. There are plenty of articles all around the MSM … Continue reading →
The neofication of Juan Williams
I see it in Williams eyes when I happen to catch him on Fox these days: he’s spitting mad. Personally outraged, and most of all surprised. I don’t know whether the NPR firing will lead to any political change for … Continue reading →
Again…
…with the narrative. And in other news, Mr. Bipartisan Lovefest speaks out: [Obama] said Republicans had driven the economy into a ditch and then stood by and criticized while Democrats pulled it out. Now that progress has been made, he … Continue reading →
Vivian Schiller is very very sorry…
…that she didn’t think to spin the Williams firing better.
Continue reading →For the earbud-challenged
Those of us with tiny ears can relate. You should hear my woeful tales of earbuds and earpieces popping out of my petite and childlike auricles. But I’ll spare you.
Continue reading →Assange and Ellsberg: together at last
When I wrote this post I perceived the philosophical connections between Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers renown. But little did I know that their ties are even more concrete than I thought. For instance, Assange … Continue reading →