Open thread 11/10/23
I wish she would stop touching the birds:
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Joe Manchin announces …
… he’s not running for re-election to the Senate in 2024. Looking back at my posts, in August of 2022 I thought there was a good chance he wouldn’t run for re-election in 2024. Logic tells me his retirement from … Continue reading →
Looking ahead to 2024
I haven’t been feeling especially upbeat lately, and that’s an understatement. This is that time of the year when it gets dark early, especially up north where I live. Gloomy. October 7 and its aftermath have been horrendous. Tuesday’s election … Continue reading →
Stringers and collaborators: Hamas and elsewhere
This is unconscionable behavior: On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel. Some of their atrocities were captured by Gaza-based photojournalists working for … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/9/23
Dershowitz may have finally had enough
Alan Dershowitz is getting really fed up with Democrats, but I don’t know if he can make the break. It always amazes me that he still identifies as a Democrat. However, the last few weeks may really have severed that … Continue reading →
Election results
The news is not good from yesterday’s election. I’m not going to analyze it in depth; others have done so. I refer you to this, this, and the initial portion of this. If you want a brighter take on things, … Continue reading →
No room at the doctors’ office
I’ve been going to my doctor – let’s call him Dr. X – for about twenty years now, and I really really like him. That may not sound so unusual, but for me it is, because I have always loathed … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/8/23
Heart of darkness: torture and evil
I have decided not to watch or read the descriptions of atrocities that occurred on October 7. Nevertheless I come across headlines, I hear references, and so I actually know quite a bit about what happened. It is so terrible, … Continue reading →
Obama pontificates while passing the buck to all of us on Israel and Hamas
Does Obama ever feel a particle of guilt? I don’t think so. But from his lofty perch, he tells us we’re all guilty: Former President Obama said during an interview on Pod Save America that the U.S. had to admit … Continue reading →
Let’s have another roundup
(1) The death of Paul Kessler, 69, has been ruled a homicide. Kessler was the pro-Israel demonstrator who died as a result of being struck in the head (reportedly with a megaphone), falling to the pavement, and hitting his head … Continue reading →