I’m not sure whether this New Yorker piece about Paul Krugman is meant to be admiring or denigrating. But I would sum its message up as follows: Krugman used to be an insufferable intellectually arrogant and politically clueless person gifted … Continue reading →
Fighting the PC war in Afghanistan.
Continue reading →A great many commenters here have asked for a comments preview capability. I’ve tried before to find one that works, but there were a number of glitches. Recently someone suggested this one. But alas, it seems to not be compatible … Continue reading →
Let’s see if I can follow this: Harry Reid says that if reconciliation is used to pass health care reform, he’ll cooperate and work for a public option provision. And you thought the public option was through. Seems the stake … Continue reading →
These two things are not exactly related, but they seem to go together. First, the good news: Lawyers Yoo and Bybee will face no discipline for writing their memos (my take on a related issue here). Next, the bad: nine … Continue reading →
Dana Milbank argues that, irascible and difficult though he might be, Rahm Emanuel is actually the best of Obama’s close advisers, not his worst. I came to a similar conclusion here. Of course, being the best in Obama’s Gang of … Continue reading →
Last night I watched “Blind Spot,” a filmed interview with Traudl Junge, who was Hitler’s secretary during his last year and final days. It’s a remarkable document, although a very simple one: Ms. Junge, aged eighty or so at the … Continue reading →
I’ve not written about Tiger Woods before, and I’m not going to write much about him now. But I just turned on the news and happened to catch the last half of his public apology, in which he said “I … Continue reading →
I often hear someone tell a really funny joke and think, “I must remember that one.” But I almost never do; they seem to evaporate almost as soon as I hear them. I’ve tried practicing, but it rarely helps. Some … Continue reading →
Well worth reading, including the comments. [ADDENDUM: Here’s another good one: “the last bull capitulates.”]
Continue reading →Today two columnists try to dish out the tasteless old pap claiming that, although Obama and the Democratic Party are tanking, it’s not the President’s fault. The dauntless Obama apologist E.J. Dionne claims that it’s the Senate’s fault, as well … Continue reading →
A blogger reports that he went on a White House tour and saw some books on socialism in a library stocked by Michelle Obama. I say: big deal. That has no particular meaning. In fact, if both Obamas were dedicated … Continue reading →