Tim Cavanaugh writes that Paul Krugman has become a laughingstock both here and abroad for his devotion to Keynesian spending in the face of overwhelming deficits and the burgeoning threat of bankruptcy in many countries of the western world. The … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever watched street magician David Blaine, you ought to enjoy this parody. I certainly did. But watch out; he may sneak into your pants, too (warning: language): If you click on the video and go to You Tube, … Continue reading →
Senator Scott Brown is still a popular guy in Massachusetts, polling a favorability/unfavorability rating of 55/18, according to a Boston Globe poll. Far more surprisingly, Barack Obama is behind Brown with ratings of 54/42. Note that high “unfavorable” number; this … Continue reading →
Robert Byrd of West Virginia has died at the age of 92. Most of the articles about his death point out two of his most salient characteristics: he was the longest-serving senator in American history, and in his early days … Continue reading →
Here’s Mark Steyn’s succinct take on McChrystal’s plight: Stanley McChrystal is a liberal who voted for Obama and banned Fox News from his HQ TV. Which may at least partly explain how he became the first U.S. general to be … Continue reading →
It hardly seems possible that a year has passed since the tragic and untimely death of FredHJr, one of the most memorable and prolific commenters here. His loss to this community is a great one, and I miss him still. … Continue reading →
If you take a look at the last paragraph of the piece in which WaPo ombudsman Andy Alexander tackles the Weigel imbroglio, it’s hard to escape the notion seems that he places most of the blame for the entire episode … Continue reading →
If this is true, then McChrystal should have lost his job for an excess of misplaced and shockingly naive trust, if nothing else: A U.S. military spokesman in Kabul, Air Force Lt. Col. Edward T. Sholtis, acknowledged that Hastings, like … Continue reading →
Verbose, reflective spambot poised on the brink of change: “It seems as though you’ve captured the right nitty-gritty of the state of affairs at hand. While many another look to have missed the crucial detail of it, when it was … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →