Controversial White House Communications Director Anita Dunn—who was only in her position as an interim replacement anyway—is leaving the White House and going back to her previous job as partner in the consulting firm of Squier Knapp Dunn, while remaining … Continue reading →
You’ll be happy to hear that the Amazon widgets have reached what I hope will be their final form: stationery and unobtrusive. There’s a plain Amazon search widget near the top of the sidebar, for the minimalists among you. Then, … Continue reading →
Fareed Zakaria asks whether the Right’s star is rising around the world. Let’s hope so (and note, his piece appeared in Newsweek, which is not exactly National Review 2). In it, Zakaria also offers a succinct summary of one of … Continue reading →
Fortunately, this blog has a pretty decent spam-blocker. So only a couple per week of the pesky little things escape its pincher grip to actually be deposited in the comments section. They tend to rather resemble one another. But one … Continue reading →
My blog’s been down for about an hour and a half—ye olde server problems. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen too often. But every now and then it does, and it can be quite frustrating. I will be busy for a few … Continue reading →
For those of you who’ve complained about the scrolling widgets, I plan to change them to stationary ones much like the topmost widget. I will also be re-adding the general Amazon search widget. It will take a day or two, … Continue reading →
Mark Steyn says it well: If “health care” were about health care, the devil would be in the details. But it’s not about health or costs or coverage; it’s about getting over the river and burning the bridge. It doesn’t … Continue reading →
No surprise here: the House has just passed the bill America doesn’t want. Now we will be treated to a bunch of self-congratulatory speeches, and then the real fight begins in the Senate. I decided a few days ago that … Continue reading →
The names and photos of the Fort Hood massacre victims have been released, each accompanied by a brief biography. Quite a few seem almost painfully young, while two are not. All are lives cut tragically short by a vicious and … Continue reading →
Those of you who are (like me) of a certain age may well remember the Permanent Record Cards of our youth. Ah, the fear and trembling inherent in just hearing the threat: if you continue to [fill in the blank … Continue reading →
I’d planned a long post on what’s happening today, as the Pelosi Congress wheels and deals and tries to pass its gargantuan health care reform bill that, if implemented, would radically change this country in ways that promise to be … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m placing this at the top of the blog for a day or two more, just for those who haven’t seen it yet. Then it will be allowed to fall back down on the page and out of sight. … Continue reading →