I’ve said before that I don’t think much of speeches in general, unless the speaker happens to be Winston Churchill or Abraham Lincoln. Obama is neither. But I certainly can’t criticize him for that particular failing. And the text of … Continue reading →
…writes the WaPo in a spasm of rare thoughtfulness: Presumably, the expanded Medicare program would pay Medicare rates to providers, raising the question of the spillover effects on a health-care system already stressed by a dramatic expansion of Medicaid. Will … Continue reading →
…he’s unable to lunch tomorrow with King Harald of Norway. President Obama cancels the traditional prizewinners’ lunch with the Norwegian monarch. In his continuing effort to needlessly offend even those previously disposed to like him, Obama has not only insulted … Continue reading →
…and publishes (gasp!) an op-ed on Climategate by Sarah Palin. If you glance at the comments, you’ll see a great deal of outrage by the WaPo’s readers at the newspaper’s heresy. [NOTE: I think the op-ed’s title, “Copenhagen’s Political Science,” … Continue reading →
Only Harry Reid knows for sure—and he’s not telling. Or maybe even Reid doesn’t know. I’ve spent some time today trying to get the scoop on the latest version of the Senate health care reform bill, and I’ve given up … Continue reading →
In the Natalie Wood thread, commenter “Adrian” rightly wonders: I’m not sure I quite get your complaint. I’m certainly sympathetic to your reverence for the classics. I live off them. I don’t watch television and see very few new movies. … Continue reading →
I don’t think you can find any better demonstration of the profoundly anti-science mentality of the Climategate “researchers” than the following, which appeared in today’s WSJ: In 2004, retired businessman Stephen McIntyre asked the National Science Foundation for information on … Continue reading →
Here’s some momentary relief from the dubious pleasures of Climategate. I was doing some You Tube surfing the other night, and as way led on to way, I began wondering whether Natalie Wood’s transcendent work as Deenie in “Splendor in … Continue reading →
And it’s a lot like the way sausage is made—only a bit uglier. I can’t say I understand all the technicalities here; I welcome comments from those who do. But it seems to me that “garbage in, garbage out” hardly … Continue reading →
…dream on. Even if the science of AGW were true (which does not at the moment appear to be the case), the idea that the UN could do anything positive about it is laughable. After all, their track record is … Continue reading →
It is interesting to me that people who doubt AGW are often referred to as skeptics—and that’s one of the nicer things they’re called. What is the definition of a skeptic? Let’s see: 1. One who instinctively or habitually doubts, … Continue reading →
This Guardian editorial will be published in 56 newpapers around the world. It issues a clarion call to Copenhagen; did you realize we have only fourteen days to save the world? And Climategate? Never heard of it. Today 56 newspapers … Continue reading →