Well, now there’s a firestorm around Laura Bush, heretofore the most inoffensive woman on the face of the planet. And just what is Ms. Bush alleged to have said? I’m not going to go into every detail. I’ll just link … Continue reading →
Lost in the cacaphonous din of the Miers nomination is the following news: Angela Merkel of the Christian Democrats (now, there’s a party title unlikely to fly in this country) appears to be on her way to becoming Germany’s next … Continue reading →
From the Anchoress here, one of those ubiquitous online tests. My result: Your Hair Should Be Purple Intense, thoughtful, and unconventional. You’re always philosophizing and inspiring others with your insights. Not too shabby. I’ll take it. Posting will be light … Continue reading →
Well, it’s over. Condolences accepted. But as I said, it doesn’t bother me all that much, compared to other years. Now I start rooting for the White Sox to win the whole thing.
Continue reading →You are a Social Moderate (55% permissive) and an… Economic Liberal (38% permissive) You are best described as a: Centrist You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. The test didn’t pick up … Continue reading →
John Kerry just can’t get no respect these days. Even Michael Crowley of the New Republic tells him–and none-too-gently, either, that his time is up. Not surprisingly, the peculiar offness, narcissism, and tone-deafness that Kerry exhibited during his Presidential campaign … Continue reading →
Took the day off today–back tomorrow!
Continue reading →The other day as I was driving around my blue-as-blue-can-be town of nearly-disappeared anti-Bush bumper stickers, I glimpsed one of the last holdouts: a Volvo proudly emblazoned with a whole bunch of them. The one that particularly saddened me was … Continue reading →
I’m taking today off to be with family. My son is visiting (the one who convinced me to start the blog). But I wanted to thank everyone for the kind words on my blogaversary (sp?). They mean a lot to … Continue reading →
It’s my one-year blog anniversary. Sort of. Kind of. Why the asterisk? Although the first day I ever posted on this blog was nominally almost exactly a year ago–September 16, 2004–I wrote very little for the first five months. To … Continue reading →
I had no idea David Brooks was a comedian, but this column of his is pretty funny stuff (of course, he had some awfully good material to work with). Is it possible that David is any relation to Albert or … Continue reading →
I’m not particularly conversant with Japanese politics, but this seems like an important story. Japanese voters answered the call of Prime Minister Koizumi with a strong vote to return him to power on a platform of reforming and streamlining the … Continue reading →