My title is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, of course. But it did occur to me, watching clips of Joe Biden late last night, that Obama’s new running mate is the closest thing to John McCain that Obama could have found in the … Continue reading →
You’ve got to hand it to him—Obama certainly knows how to milk the drama of the VP wait. And speaking of drama, I think you’ll agree that Beckett was remarkably prescient. Note especially the reference to Bush. ESTRAGON: (despairingly). Ah! … Continue reading →
Some of Obama’s slightly-less-publicized statements are the ones that concern me most. Case in point: in this WSJ column by William McGurn, the author points out that for Obama, taxes are not just about collecting revenue. What are they for? … Continue reading →
…shouldn’t throw stones. But sometimes they do, and this is what they get in response: The Obama campaign must think they had a winner, casting McCain’s remark that he didn’t know how many houses he owns as evidence he doesn’t … Continue reading →
Wow. I didn’t know you could buy babies at the Farmer’s Market (see paragraph two). Obama’s purchase of biscuits, zucchini bread, pound cake, bread, tomatoes and peaches makes him a health-food nut compared to earlier Presidents. We all are familiar … Continue reading →
They were called “novelty songs,” although I didn’t know it at the time. They occupied a special niche that doesn’t seem to exist anymore in this far less innocent age: a nonsensical bubble-gum type of music/lyrics, meant mostly to amuse … Continue reading →
Blogger Baldilocks has a fascinating story on her own. But it’s even more fascinating these days because it runs roughly parallel for a while to that of none other than Senator Obama, although it then veers off rather dramatically from … Continue reading →
I hereby object to the obvious pulchritudinous inequities of the Olympian sport of beach volleyball. To wit: why is it that the women’s torsos are relatively unclad while the men’s are coyly covered in tank tops?
Continue reading →As Norman Podhoretz points out in his essay “If Orwell Were Alive Today” (written in 1983), the highly regarded political writer George Orwell was often misguided in his specific predictions about the future. He also was wedded to socialism his … Continue reading →
Joe Lieberman is poised to be this year’s Zell Miller. I loved Zell’s fiery speech at the 2004 Republican convention. Lieberman is considerably less colorful (as are most people). But I’m looking forward to his address anyway. However, I’m going … Continue reading →
…need to read it. You might also want to send a link to your friends who support Obama and see what they have to say about it.
Continue reading →I’ve noticed that in conversation and interviews, Obama seems to have a perpetual head tilt (mostly to the right), both when he listens and when he talks: It is so pronounced that it was present during virtually his entire Saddleback … Continue reading →