If you’re interested in the Rangel conviction…
…here it is.
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Bush and Clinton are buddies
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 →
On 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 →
Even if I were against Bush…
…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 →
The rapper with a Jewish soul
Talk about changers!
Continue reading →It appears that…
…we will have Nancy Pelosi to kick around some more.
Continue reading →Isn’t it funny…
…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 →
The Blue Dogs…
…get ready to bite Pelosi. The ones that are still left, that is. Half of them were were defeated on Tuesday.
Continue reading →It’s Candy Corn Day: how will you celebrate?
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repost of a previous article.] No doubt you readers, being unusually well-informed people, were already aware that today is National Candy Corn Day. But did you know it is estimated that in this country twenty … Continue reading →
One smart fellow…
…he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows…well, you know how it goes. [ADDENDUM: More smarts.]
Continue reading →Tribe, Sotomayor, and Obama
Oops! A letter to Obama from Harvard Law professor Larry Tribe, written while the president was mulling over Justice Souter’s replacement, has surfaced. In it, he urged the president to nominate Kagan, and wrote the following about Sotomayor: Bluntly put, … Continue reading →
Vivian Schiller is very very sorry…
…that she didn’t think to spin the Williams firing better.
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