More on NY delis
Some of you may be relieved to learn that the “Save the Deli” guy found a few NY delis that still seem to be churning out the good stuff.
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House guest
Last night I went out to dinner with an old friend, and came home rather tired. On the way to my bedroom to get into some more comfortable clothes, I was startled when I encountered the following sight on the … Continue reading →
Spectral news
Since we’ve been discussing RINOs lately (and note today’s unsurprising news is that, as Snowe goes, so goes Collins), it’s interesting to take a look at how newly-reformed reratting ex-RINO Arlen Specter is doing in his bid for re-election as … Continue reading →
The war against Rush
Dirty tricks, anyone? [ADDENDUM: Mark Steyn weights in on the matter. But of course CNN is the objective cable news station. Anita, you there?]
Continue reading →Baucus bill clears committee, Snowe votes “aye”
So, what else is new? It was a foregone conclusion that the Senate Finance Committee would pass the bill on through, the first step towards final approval. But as Snowe said, “There are many, many miles to go in this … Continue reading →
The strategy behind Obama’s war on Fox
Yesterday I wrote about Obama’s escalating war on Fox News. A conversation ensued in the comments section. Some people were puzzled, asking what Obama’s goals might be, and how this could possibly further them. After all, wouldn’t this be likely … Continue reading →
Reading “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” and understanding revolutions
[NOTE: I happened across this old post the other day, and I thought it might be a good one to republish right about now. So here it is, ever-so-slightly edited.] Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran has scored a surprising … Continue reading →
To surge or not to surge: Obamlet II
In a recent Charles Krauthammer piece, he compares Obama’s dithering on Afghanistan to the wavering of Shakespeare’s Hamlet: …[Obama in his role as] commander in chief, young Hamlet, frets, demurs, agonizes. His domestic advisers, led by Rahm Emanuel, tell him … Continue reading →
Happy post-modern Columbus Day!
Dr. Sanity offers a fine Columbus Day rant.
Continue reading →Obama’s war on Fox News
This is disturbing: Appearing on CNN [Sunday] morning, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said Fox News exists simply to further the agenda of the GOP. “Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm … Continue reading →
Moving right along: no death panels here, just a death pathway
The Times Online reports the case of Hazel Fenton, a near-casualty of the British health care system: AN 80-year-old grandmother who doctors identified as terminally ill and left to starve to death has recovered after her outraged daughter intervened. Hazel … Continue reading →
Tom Friedman: what Obama should say to the Nobel Committee
This Tom Friedman column surprised me, but it was a pleasant surprise. Several bloggers have highlighted it, and I want to do so too, because it says some things that really need to be said—not that Obama will say them. … Continue reading →