Soon they’re gonna wish they had Spitzer back
A confession a day keeps Governor Paterson okay.
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Obama’s foreign policy: riding on a smile and sophistry—and “dignity promotion”
I read this Spencer Ackerman piece with some interest, thinking it promised to define Obama’s foreign policy. And, since Obama has been roundly criticized for being all rhetoric, with no “there” there (as Gertrude Stein would say), I was looking … Continue reading →
Sanity Squad tonight
For all of you Sanity Squad podcast fans, tune in tonight at 8 PM Eastern time (or download later) to hear Dr. Sanity, Siggy, Shrink, and me discuss the volatile situation in China re Tibet.
Continue reading →You can go home again—at fifty?
It’s not news that in times of economic strife, grownup children often go back to live with their parents, if they’re desperate enough or shameless enough and the parents are kind enough to have them. And since this is a … Continue reading →
This headline made me do a double take
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Continue reading →Happy Easter!
[This is a repost from Easter 2005.] Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, I spent the week prior to Easter … Continue reading →
The Democrats’ dilemma: what’s a Party leader to do?
What is it about Florida and voting? The state seems cursed. Along with Michigan, it’s become the center of a Democratic political firestorm because of an earlier decision by national Party leaders to disallow its primary due to violations of … Continue reading →
Vaccinations and the demon-haunted world
[This is the first part of two.] So this is what it’s come to. Our largely successful struggle to eradicate the once-common infectious diseases of childhood through the mechanism of vaccines has been so successful that many parents voluntarily eschew … Continue reading →
Obama: nightmares from my father substitute
The biggest question for Obama in the wake of the Wright controversy is: why didn’t he more forcibly repudiate his pastor, or at least question him? Surely, as a political animal, he knew this was a political time bomb. Part … Continue reading →
Judging Obama’s judgment: it’s found wanting
In yesterday’s “grandma” thread, commenter “md” wrote: I’d suggest that your bias prevents you from even understanding [Obama’s] speech, or at least to pretend misunderstanding, tho admittedly the speach was a political one. But I’d suggest that Sen Obama was … Continue reading →
Environmentalists have an Emily Litella moment
First we had paper grocery bags. I liked them, not the least because they were versatile. Good for wrapping packages for mailing and, long ago, excellent as textbook covers. But then the news came that they were environmentally wasteful. Too … Continue reading →
Throwing grandma under the bus
My strongest reaction to Obama’s speech yesterday was revulsion at his self-serving usage of his grandmother. Seems I’m hardly alone. Just take a look at LGF’s “Obama: My Grandmother Is a Racist Too” thread for some examples. My favorite, however, … Continue reading →