Wright, Rezko, Ayers—I hardly knew ye, says Obama
It’s time to rewrite the lyrics of the Irish pacifist folk tune “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” to fit Barack Obama’s gift for sizing up character.
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Jimmy throws Hillary under the bus
Oh, at this point, who cares what the man says?
Continue reading →Obama’s “historic” win
Obama won enough delegates yesterday to almost certainly become the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominee. A number of articles about that fact make use of the word “historic.” Indeed, it is. Of course, if Hillary Clinton had won the nomination instead, … Continue reading →
Hillary, the VP spot, and that bucket of warm whatever (is she better off with Obama or without him?)
Even a decisive win for Hillary today in both South Dakota and Montana—which is unlikely, but which could cause the superdelegates to think twice about Obama—might not save her Presidential aspirations. Hillary’s goose appears to be cooked. The fat lady … Continue reading →
She left her jello in San Francisco
In my continuing quest to bring you the best (and worst) of jello, I offer more of the artwork of Liz Hickok, who makes cities out of the substance. It may sound like a joke, but it’s not.
Continue reading →Those fashionable stars: whatever were they thinking?
I don’t know about you, but it always puzzles me when women who could look good in just about anything choose clothes designed to make them look as bad as possible. Maybe it’s just too boring to look fabulous all … Continue reading →
The WaPo has a surge of its own—of reason, regarding Iraq
Yesterday’s WaPo editorial, “The Iraqi Upturn,” is an indication that improvements in Iraq have gotten so noticeable that even the MSM is having trouble maintaining its denial of that fact. The subtitle of the piece acknowledges as much when it … Continue reading →
Hillary: whining about sexism “Just Like a Woman”
Has Hillary been the victim of sexism in her quest to become President? How’s this for an equivocal answer: Yes and no.
Continue reading →Academia: a self-perpetuating closed shop
We’ve all heard of the obfuscating fog of war. Yesterday there was an article by Crispin Sartwell in the LA Times entitled “The Smog of Academic Consensus.” Sartwell notes that the University of Colorado is proposing to endow a chair … Continue reading →
Forget the Tupperware—let’s have a miracle fruit party
It’s called miracle fruit, and it seems like something out of Brave New World. It’s not an item engineered by modern science, though, but an African berry that’s been known to Westerners since the 18th century. Recently it’s become the … Continue reading →
Obama’s not a detail man: is this the real end of history?
Obama’s fast becoming nearly as famous for gaffes as Yogi Berra. But Berra’s often made sense; Obama’s never do. That said, not all of Obama’s errors are created equal. Some fall into the category of slips of the tongue—after all, … Continue reading →
Bush and McCain, Obama and et al: in a shadow
There used to be no love lost between Bush and McCain. But paradoxically, the war in Iraq, which divided Bush from much of the nation, caused McCain to come closer and to even defend him. Now McCain is in an … Continue reading →