It’s the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday. The day to wait patiently in store lines for bargains—in-between bites of turkey salad sandwich, doses of Tums, and the famous ritual of making turkey carcass soup. But neo-neocon readers … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post first published on Thanksgiving 2008. I’m in NY with my family this Thanksgiving.] A few days ago I noticed a sign outside the local Burger King that said “Open on Thanksgiving.” It … Continue reading →
Time magazine offers a list of the 25 most powerful women of the last century. There’s always something a bit tiresome and arbitrary about such lists, especially if they spotlight some group such as “women” or “blacks,” but even if … Continue reading →
They are united in blaming him, that is. Hubris, meet nemesis. Greater minds than Obama’s have been stumped by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Continue reading →…but remain hopelessly mired in cluelessness: If Democrats keep losing the message war, they worry, they will be wiped out in 2012. “There was a lot of passion in that room,” one senator said. “The reason is because the public … Continue reading →
…here it is.
Continue reading →This amused me: “Listen, [Bill] Clinton and I are buddies,” the former president [Bush II] said. “First of all, we’re born one month apart. We’re now members of the former presidents club. We have done speaking engagements together. And I … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of an article originally written in 2005.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to very vaguely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day, or at least to imagine that I do. The … Continue reading →
…I’d have to admit that he’s telling the truth here, and that it’s an admirable sentiment (although nice guys sometimes finish last): I do believe in the institution of the presidency, and I didn’t think it was right then, I … Continue reading →
Talk about changers!
Continue reading →…we will have Nancy Pelosi to kick around some more.
Continue reading →…how Republicans keep losing the squeakers? Glenn Reynolds wonders, as do I. Not that it’s necessarily a case of a Minnesota/Franken type of fix being in, although that’s certainly possible. It’s probably just a case of blue states being really … Continue reading →