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 →
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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 →
Disclosing the Disclose Act
So much bad stuff is happening every day that bills such as this one tend to slip in under the wire without much fanfare. It was just passed by the House, giving the Citizens United decision that “special” Democrat touch … Continue reading →
The financial overhaul bill: brought to you by Dodd and Frank
I hope that this isn’t another bill we’ll have to pass to find out what’s in it. But that appears to be the case. The much-touted compromise that’s finally been reached is an agreement mostly among Democrats. A spokesperson for … Continue reading →
That last set they played was actually a game of basketball
Longest match in tennis history (by far) finally ends with a win by John Isner, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6 , 70-68.
Continue reading →Maybe if McChrystal had read General William Tecumsah Sherman…
…on the subject of the press, he’d have just said “no” when reporter Hastings came to call: I hate newspapermen…I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. Not to mention this: If I had my choice I would … Continue reading →
Ordering with Amazon
Back when I first announced my affiliation with Amazon and then placed the advertising widgets on the blog (see right sidebar), several people wanted to know whether Kindle books were included. At the time, they were not. But I’m happy … Continue reading →
Just call him/her Ol’ Blue Eyes
It seems that all persons with blue eyes are descended from a single common ancestor. Before that moment, which occurred in a lone genetic mutation between six and ten thousand years ago, all human eyes were brown.
Continue reading →The McChrystal decision
A few new and interesting tidbits on the decision process: (1) it was made quickly, in near-record time for the usually Hamlet-like Obama (2) Secretary of Defense Gates initially advised against it, because he believed that McChrystal was vital to … Continue reading →
One wonders…
…whether environmental activists are really as upset about the consequences of the oil spill as they say they are. They’re certainly not acting like it.
Continue reading →Reflections on the Rolling Stone McChrystal article
Well, I’ve read the article that may be the undoing of General McChrystal’s military career, and perhaps even the Afghan war itself [I wrote that sentence before I saw the breaking news that McChrystal is gone and Petraeus has been … Continue reading →
Beware the lame-duck Congress: is cap and trade dead?
There have been so many issues coming up fast and furious lately that the mind reels. But remember cap and trade? This administration does. Here’s my new PJ article speculating on what they might do about it.
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