There are no plans to push unpopular bills through in a lame duck session, no plans at all, says Democrat Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Who’s he? An assistant to Speaker Pelosi. Do you trust him to be telling the … Continue reading →
Quite a few people responded to my observation at the end of this post about “the admitted double-bind of that ancient question: ‘does this outfit make me look fat?’” So I thought I’d expand (pun intended) a bit on that … Continue reading →
Enjoy this brief interlude, while they sweat without showing it:
Continue reading →Shameless sycophant spambot: Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet. You definitely know how to bring an issue to light and make it important. More people need … Continue reading →
The story du jour—and for probably quite a few more jours—is the Wikileaks dump of classified information on the war in Afghanistan. Revealing previously classified information about ongoing wars has become a sort of cottage industry, with the word “classified” … Continue reading →
If I had to choose only six items of clothing to wear for a month (plus underwear), it wouldn’t be these six—bore-ing (especially that sad sack of a dress): But oh, what would my own selections be? To start with, … Continue reading →
A deadly stampede has occurred in Germany, especially terrible because most of those killed were young people. As Matthias Roeingh, one of the organizers of the event (ironically) called the Love Parade said, “one single entrance through a tunnel lends … Continue reading →
Model Crystal Renn is what passes for “plus-size” in the distorted world of modeling. Take a look at Ms. Renn, who is 5’9″ and wears a size 10: To me, Renn looks attractive and robust but still relatively trim and … Continue reading →
Gee, give Shirley Sherrod enough rope and she proves she’s got a racial chip on her shoulder the size of the rock of Gibraltar, and a finely-honed and relentless ability to play the race card [the relevant part begins around … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Althouse] New York State’s got a plan to eliminate 170,000 Canada geese—not by deportation, but by wholesale slaughter: The captured geese [would be] placed alive in commercial turkey crates. The geese would be brought to a secure location … Continue reading →
A while back, commenter “Steve H.” asked a question. It’s one to which I unfortunately still don’t have a good answer, although I’m highlighting it because it’s a question I’ve been increasingly asking myself for some months now: We all … Continue reading →
Charles Krauthammer says it here. Not to brag, but I also said it, exactly one month ago. It’s not every day I beat Krauthammer to the punch. I sincerely hope we’re both wrong, though, about the substance of what we … Continue reading →