Maureen Dowd sets a new low for herself. In case you don’t believe that would be possible, take a look at this: Surrounded by middle-aged white guys ”” a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Today, when framing a comment, I came across this previous post of mine. I think it’s so important—and so relevant to another heated discussion we had recently on this blog, that I decided to repost it.] I first read … Continue reading →
Today’s the big day for demonstrations against the spending spree in Washington. I’m wondering, though, what are “tens of thousands?” Is it closer to ten thousand or closer to ninety? One thing’s for sure, there will be some disagreement about … Continue reading →
Our lives can be divided into stages according to our relationship to stuff. In the early years, stuff is temporary, ever-changing. We have clothing, but we can’t keep it for long, because we’re always outgrowing it. Likewise, toys and books. … Continue reading →
This year is an especially poignant year to remember 9/11. Each year I write something about 9/11—or reprint something—on the anniversary of this terrible event. Here’s an excerpt from one of my previous posts, updated to reflect the passage of … Continue reading →
How’s this for sophistry? The AP’s Erica Werner begins her supposed fact-checking of the issue of whether Rep. Joe Wilson was right in calling Obama a liar last night with the unequivocal sentence: “Rep. Joe Wilson is wrong.” But after … Continue reading →
Back when I was in school, I was an inveterate margin-writer. When assigned a textbook to read, I would underline or use a big yellow highlighter to help me learn what I was supposed to. But I also often used … Continue reading →
Jennifer Rubin points out that Obama offered nothing especially significant in terms of new policy in his speech last night, certainly not anything substantially different from the previous umpteen-thousand speeches he’s made on the subject of health care reform. So … Continue reading →
Well, I just bit the bullet and came in a little bit after he started. I won’t even attempt to be comprehensive. Consider this mainly as a thread giving you the opportunity to discuss it amongst yourselves. It always amazes … Continue reading →
Commenter “artfldgr” has kindly provided a link to some excerpts from Obama’s speech tonight. Based on those, we have the following points: (1) Obama asserts that we are facing a tremendous crisis—Cloward-Piven, anyone? Obama says that we’re at “a breaking … Continue reading →
This new book by Norman Podhoretz, exploring the question of why Jews are so overwhelmingly liberal, looks like another must-read. The same dependably liberal voting record seems to also be true of blacks in America. It may not be PC … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that President Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress at 8 PM Eastern Time tonight. Except for the annual State of the Union speeches, presidents usually reserve the joint session address for very big … Continue reading →