I am reminded…
…that today is the 49th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. You’ll find previous posts of mine on the subject here, here, here, here, and here.
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The holidays are coming! Buy from Amazon through neo-neocon!
[NOTE: I’ll be bumping this up to the top every now and then through the holidays, just as a reminder.] How’s that for shameless self-promotion? In the process of writing this post I realized that once again it’s November. It’s … Continue reading →
Veterans Day
[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 →
More theories on the Petraeus resignation
From a former spook.
Continue reading →Peggy Noonan needs to read an article on narcissism
Then maybe she will figure out the answer to what’s puzzling her so about Obama: Why did the president make such mistakes? Why did he make decisions that seemed so unknowing, and not only in retrospect? Because he had so … Continue reading →
Carter/Obama, Tehran/Benghazi, 1980/2012
A comment by “RickZ” about the failed Iran hostage rescue attempt in the waning days of the Carter administration prompted this reply from me, referring to a post I wrote several years ago on the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw … Continue reading →
A tricky treat
What do you say to this? I know what I say. Despite my love for candy corn, I shout a resounding “NO!!” to the above product, a sorry invention that is neither fish (candy corn) nor fowl (oreo) but some … Continue reading →
Some people just don’t seem to age
Like Rose Syracuse, retiring at 92 after 73 years working at Macy’s:
Continue reading →Jefferson and Hemmings revisited
Many people think it’s virtually certain that Thomas Jefferson had an affair with slave Sally Hemmings and fathered at least one child by her. After all, wasn’t it proven by DNA testing? No, no, a thousand times no, says this … Continue reading →
Michael Totten wants to go back to Libya…
…and you might want to help him get there: Will [Libya] disintegrate into a failed militia state like Somalia with terrorists controlling some of the fragments? Will it lapse again into authoritarian or even totalitarian rule, the only kind of … Continue reading →
Tonight’s debate
I have an unusually busy day, so although I’ll be back to the blog later today, this post and the one below it will be short. But here’s a thread to discuss tonight’s upcoming debate—or anything you want.
Continue reading →The Nobel Peace Prize Committee…
…proves it has a sense of humor. [NOTE: And by the way, lest you start to badmouth the Swedes, remember that the Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.]
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