The other night I went to a restaurant that served a gargantuan buffet dinner. There must have been close to a hundred dishes there—and that’s not even counting the desserts. There was everything from pizza and lasagna to mussels and … Continue reading →
…you get up with fleas. MacAskill still thinks he did the right thing in releasing Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi, but he seems surprised that those nice Libyans didn’t keep their end of the “compassion” bargain: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill … Continue reading →
The Times Online gets all warm and cozy with terrorist Al Megrahi in a puff piece repulsively entitled “At home with the Lockerbie bomber.” And at least one Scot says “not in our name, Mr. MacAskill. [ADDENDUM: Johns Hopkins professor … Continue reading →
…he’s in bigger trouble than I thought. And it’s not just that Herbert doesn’t think Obama’s been “progressive” and feisty enough, either, although that’s certainly part of it for the ultra-liberal NY Times columnist. But Herbert also said this about … Continue reading →
Several people have asked me in the comments section of this post to explain the following statement of mine: It’s almost incomprehensible that Obama would cheat on his wife; he’s too controlled, for one thing. I admit that the explanation … Continue reading →
The WaPo has a hard-hitting editorial condemning Scotland’s release of Al Megrahi as well as Libya’s hero’s welcome for him. The editors use words like “sickening” and “travesty of justice” and “breathtaking abuse of power.” They state that the only … Continue reading →
The White House came through with some stronger words on Al Megrahi today: Asked after issuing a statement on Afghanistan’s elections for his thoughts on the jubilant crowd that greeted Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in Tripoli on Thursday, Obama said: “I … Continue reading →
Peggy Noonan makes some good points here: Every big idea that works is marked by simplicity, by clarity. You can understand it when you hear it, and you can explain it to people. …The president’s health-care plan is not clear, … Continue reading →
We’ve been treated to an explanation of Obama’s rather bizarre statement of yesterday that in August, “everyone in Washington gets all wee-wee’d up.” First, let’s hear it from the horse’s mouth: And now for the official word on the origin … Continue reading →
Abdel Basset Ali Al Megrahi , who remains the only person ever convicted for the Lockerbie bombing, was released today by Scottish authorities for compassionate reasons. He is said to be suffering from advanced prostate cancer and to have only … Continue reading →
Although regular readers here are well aware that I have a certain fascination with the aesthetic aspects of jello, my feelings do not extend to jelly. No, I much prefer jam. Why eat a strained and enervated version of the … Continue reading →
Some have said that health care reform is Obama’s Waterloo, or will be soon. The analogy is far from perfect; for example, Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo was followed by his abdication, surrender, and exile, and it’s hard to believe this … Continue reading →