Dowd gets stranger—and less limpid
Maureen Dowd’s latest on the Democratic Convention has two especially odd and ignorant moments, even for her.
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Caring about the John Edwards affair affair
Do you? I don’t. Care, that is. Lest you misunderstand, I will say that I think what Edwards did was wrong and I condemn it. But, as with the infidelities of myriad other politicians, I can’t get very worked up … Continue reading →
The Times says no equal time for McCain: his op-ed’s not the news that’s fit to print
Obama’s recent op-ed piece in the NY Times was pretty easy to skewer. And yet somehow the Times found it good enough to print. But the schoolmarms at the Grey Lady have rejected McCain’s return offering on the subject, saying … Continue reading →
On bringing a pen to a gunfight
Ralph Peters knows that in any battle between a mere pen and a ruthless sword, the sword will win, despite the proverb to the contrary: Billions of words have been hurled at Sudan’s government. The misery in Darfur not only … Continue reading →
The WaPo isn’t pleased with Obama today
I commented earlier, here and here, on the reasonableness of certain recent articles and editorials in the WaPo. Looks like it’s a real trend, because today the editors have published an editorial on Obama’s campaign financing reversal that contains not … Continue reading →
Hey whitey, don’t be insulted
It seems clear that the Michelle Obama “whitey” tape is merely an urban rumor and does not exist, except in the fevered minds and wishful thinking of some who oppose Obama. But even if it were found to be based … Continue reading →
Pigs take wing: WaPo critical of Democrats on Iraq
The Washington Post editorial page continues to show a remarkable surge of reason. The editors describe Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s recent trip to Iran and his insistence that he will not abide by Iran’s demands that he abandon the ongoing … 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 →
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 →
Our Left in Vietnam: “Give peace a chance” wasn’t all they were saying
There’s a fascinating reminiscence by a series of aging boomers (are there any other kind?) in the Spring 2008 City Journal. It’s entitled “May 1968: Forty Years After,” and all of the writers appear to be to members of that … Continue reading →
The Times: still spinning after all these years
I know, I know, I should leave the NY Times alone to its dwindling readership and coffers. I should take the pledge to never type in its sorry URL again. But I’m weak. Every now and then some link catches … Continue reading →
CNN betrays Huffington by embracing the dark side: Tony Snow??
Arianna Huffington is worried about a vast right-wing conspiracy—in the MSM. I kid you not. Huffington believes that during the seven years of the Bush Administration the “mainstream media…has completely internalized how the right frames all political debate. The right-wing … Continue reading →