Obama off-script: not exactly making sense here
Oh, but it depends what the meaning of “work” is. I’m beginning to think he’s never going to finish his waffle.
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The first rule of marketing: if I like a product, they discontinue it
Some products stay the same for what seems like an eternity. Pond’s Cold Cream, for example. Or Ivory, both Snow and soap. And then of course there’s Jello—but any regular reader of this blog knows about that. These things are … Continue reading →
In Sarajevo
The intrepid Michael Totten is back on the road.
Continue reading →Sanity Squad on vacation
In case you wondered, the Sanity Squad is on vacation for the summer. Hope to return in the fall.
Continue reading →Remaking this great nation: “L’ changement , c’est moi!”
In closing his victory speech last Tuesday Obama intimated that his victory will mark the beginning of the time when we “came together to remake this great nation.” I wasn’t aware that greatness needed such extensive renovation. Fine-tuning, yes. But … Continue reading →
Inside pointe shoes
If you’ve ever wondered what dancers wear inside their pointe shoes—well, it’s not the same as what Scotsmen wear under their kilts: The video brings back long-buried memories of my own pointe shoe rituals. First there was the taping of … Continue reading →
Where in the world is Sarkozy’s brain?
Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni is quoted in the new book Carla and Nicholas: the True Story (gag me with a spoon) as saying he’s so bright he appears to have “five or even six brains.” Unfortunately, since meeting Ms. Bruni, … Continue reading →
Wanting cool and sexy Prez: continued
From a comment at Real Clear Politics after Hillary gave her speech in support of Obama: mccain will carry 10 states or less after we get 5 months of seeing a 6’3″ hip, young, charismatic, black man who voted against … Continue reading →
The problem of pre-emptive strikes against evil empires: how to deal with Iran?
Michael Ledeen writes in the WSJ about the problem the Allies had in recognizing, taking seriously, and then mobilizing against the danger represented by the Nazis prior to WWII. He likens this inaction to the current muddled response of the … Continue reading →
McCain vs. Obama: opposites don’t attract
The two nominees-to-be are in some ways diametric opposites. There’s policy: a conservative (despite the fact that many conservatives don’t think so) vs. a liberal. Stay the course vs. pull out. A Republican vs. a Democrat. The electorate is probably … Continue reading →
Wanting a cool and sexy Prez
Maybe it’s come down to this: choosing a President is now mostly about style rather than substance. Obama is cool. That’s the real link with Kennedy, who was exceptionally cool but in a very sophisticated way. Bill Clinton was sort … Continue reading →
Obama, Andrew Sullivan, and the surge: foresight vs. hindsight
Peter Wehner does a wonderful job of fisking Obama’s recent speech on Iraq in which the candidate combined masterful oratory, abysmal ignorance, denial, and lawyerly circumlocutions in his signature manner to show exactly why he should never be elected President … Continue reading →