The Unity NH love fest (unity, get it?) involving Hillary and Obama featured a sartorial demonstration of the bond between them. As though they were a couple at a prom, his tie matched her suit, which was in a color … Continue reading →
I was in New York City the other day and bought a cantaloupe from a small grocery store that was the best one I’ve ever eaten in my life. I’m somewhat of a cantaloupe connoisseur, so that’s saying quite a … Continue reading →
Gerard Baker of the Times Online offers a valiant effort to counter the tide of defeatism that continues in the so-called “war on terror” despite strong evidence to the contrary. Good luck, Mr. Baker. He makes some good points, to … Continue reading →
With the caveat that I’ve not read the full text of the SCOTUS opinion on Heller, but am relying on summaries and articles about it, I will say that I agree that there is nothing in the Second Amendment that … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m trying to make this blog an Obama-free zone for at least one more day. One day at a time, they say.] This Atlantic article by Nicholas Carr is a recommended read, about the reported loss of concentration and … Continue reading →
Wifi in the car. It’s an idea whose time has come—and not just to Instapundit, but to Chrysler.
Continue reading →[NOTE: Yesterday I wrote about literary style vs. substance. I concluded that it’s possible to have the first while lacking the second, especially in the realm of politics. Today I’m writing about a work that undoubtedly has both style and … Continue reading →
In trying to understand what about Obama appeals so powerfully to his supporters, I’ve decided that some—perhaps even much—of it is style. He gives a good speech. He has a deep voice. He’s tall. He’s slender. He knows what a … Continue reading →
Barack Obama, the candidate who wants to end divisiveness, and who wants to run a clean and honorable campaign without negativity, said the following in a recent campaign speech at a Florida fund-raising reception: It is going to be very … Continue reading →
Commenter “gringo” wrote in earlier thread: Re keeping hands clean. That was one motive for my becoming a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam War. The genocide in Cambodia changed my mind. One has “clean hands” and stands on the sidelines … Continue reading →
It would be so refreshing if only, instead of Obama’s “the dirty aggressive Republicans made me do it” announcement yesterday, he’d said something like this: Back when I took the pledge to use public financing if my opponent did, I … Continue reading →
I commented earlier, here and here, on the reasonableness of certain recent articles and editorials in the WaPo. Looks like it’s a real trend, because today the editors have published an editorial on Obama’s campaign financing reversal that contains not … Continue reading →