I still haven’t listened to Obama’s inaugural speech; don’t plan to. I’ve mentioned several times before that I don’t like speeches in general, unless they’re by Churchill or Lincoln (I guess Patrick Henry could sneak in there, too). And Obama’s … Continue reading →
Or is he just pretending to be, and assuming we are? Perhaps it’s a meaningless question, because it actually doesn’t matter in practical terms. But since I’m interested in what makes people tick, I still ask it. What am I … Continue reading →
…and Politifact’s designated “Lie of the Year” (by Mitt Romney) turns out to have been true.
Continue reading →Nah. I very much doubt it. But this was a surprise— Neo-neocon, yesterday: There’s been a lot of speculation on what [Obama’s] ends might be [in pushing gun control right now]. I think there’s a multitude””but one of them is … Continue reading →
You may notice that I’ve been writing a somewhat higher proportion of my posts on topics that are not all that political. There’s a reason for that. Every morning I go to certain sites to read the stories of the … Continue reading →
Yesterday there was a big brouhaha over an op-ed of Louis Michael Seidman’s that appeared in the New York Times. It was the type of piece that, on first reading, appears to be some sort of ironic Onion-esque parody—but sadly, … Continue reading →
…just name him “Person of the Century” and be done with it already?
Continue reading →Here you go. And here’s a rebuttal. This is a good opportunity for me to recommend that you read this law review article from 1994 about “assault weapons” and “semi-automatic” ones and how they do and/or do not differ from … Continue reading →
You know, the one about the Jewish mother and the ties? It goes like this: a Jewish mother gives her son two ties for his birthday. He goes upstairs, gets dressed, puts one on, and comes down, beaming, to show … Continue reading →
…when it’s perpetrated by Republicans (or pretend Republicans). Or when it consists solely of (quelle horreur!) criticism of Obama or Susan Rice. When it’s at the hands of union thugs—well then, it’s crickets chirping.
Continue reading →DrewM. at Ace’s takes on that “Lie of the Year” Romney supposedly told, and why it wasn’t actually a lie, much less “of the Year.” That PolitiFact piece naming Romney’s ad the Lie of the Year was the featured story … Continue reading →
…here is that the NY Times is actually reporting the story.
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