Some people have asked why Pelosi hasn’t just said, “Look, at the time of the briefings I thought waterboarding was okay, but now I see the light and I’m against it.” Such a statement would have arguably gotten her in … Continue reading →
Back in my more peripatetic days, I used to think that house-sitting might be a good gig. Spend some time here and there in other people’s pleasant homes, paying nothing or maybe even getting paid, with hardly more responsibility than … Continue reading →
Unless you’ve been on another planet recently, you are probably aware of the current brouhaha over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; what she knew about waterboarding and when, and just who’s the biggest liar. I’d call Pelosi a polarizing figure, except … Continue reading →
Hugh Van Es, the photographer who took the iconic “helicopters on the roof” photo of the fall of Saigon, has died at 67: [Van Es’s] shot of the helicopter escape from a Saigon rooftop on April 29, 1975 became a … Continue reading →
My answer to the first question is: nobody, not even Pelosi. Maybe especially not Pelosi. Her story on the waterboarding briefings has changed so many times, and is stated with such verbal hesitancy and telegraphing of prevarication, that even the … Continue reading →
In a German cave known as Hohle Fels, archeologists have found the earliest sculpture known (35,000 years old), a tiny (2.4 inch) ivory figurine that appears to be part of an ancient tradition of portraying ample figures of female bounty: … Continue reading →
This is very interesting: Obama has reversed himself on the release of the photos of alleged abuse of prisoners by our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. The reason? Obama was advised by military commanders, who “warned that the images could … Continue reading →
Is this a description of your doctor’s future under ObamaCare? Doctors will consolidate into larger practices to spread overhead costs, and they’ll cram more patients into tight schedules to make up in volume what’s lost in margin. Visits will be … Continue reading →
The Anchoress wants to know the answer to a burning question of great import: Growing up, I was taught that when you are following the word T-H-E with a word that begins with a vowel, then the correct (and, to … Continue reading →
In my continuing quest to give you relief from the stresses that face us all, here’s another taste of Jello fun: the jello ring. Yes, that’s what I said: ring, as in a ring to wear on the finger. The … Continue reading →
When Barack Obama was a senator and a presidential candidate, he hated the Iraq war and every move George Bush made there. This included the highly successful surge. In fact, Obama denied the positives of the surge—not only back when … Continue reading →
This WSJ article points out that: The private groups [who have announced their “cooperation” with Obama’s health care cost-cutting] are calculating that they can better influence this year’s bill if they’re “partners” instead of villains. They’ve no doubt seen what … Continue reading →