Seduced by Lays
I’m a sucker for diet foods that promise to taste just like the real thing. Oh, I know better. I’ve been down that road before, and it never ends well. The pictures are lies, the descriptions likewise, all of it … Continue reading →
I’m a sucker for diet foods that promise to taste just like the real thing. Oh, I know better. I’ve been down that road before, and it never ends well. The pictures are lies, the descriptions likewise, all of it … Continue reading →
If you want to follow the twistings and turnings of each, there’s this and this. The latter article seems to put all responsibility for the decision about KSM’s trial on Holder. I’ve always doubted such reports and continue to doubt … Continue reading →
One would think that—if bipartisanship were possible—one issue on which Congress might be able to unite would be jobs creation. After all, everybody knows jobs are needed, and everyone wants credit for reducing unemployment and helping the economy. What’s more, … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new article up at Pajamas Media. It’s my latest take on the function of Palin-hatred.
Continue reading →I’d like to start a movement: Judd Gregg for President in 2012. Seriously. The only problem is, I’m not at all sure Gregg wants the honor. He’s on record as intending to retire from the Senate in 2010, and hasn’t … Continue reading →
How thoughtful. I don’t know if I agree with you here. While you do make an excellent point, I do not believe you have really given a large amount of thought to the other side of the argument. Maybe I … Continue reading →
This piece about the influence of Obama’s inner circle of Chicago-based advisers is good. But like many articles on the subject, it somewhat misses the point. Axelrod, Gibbs, Jarrett, and Emanuel are not just random aides who have led Obama … Continue reading →
Once more Obama poses as victim: it’s those mean old Republicans, out to get me! Obama is determined to paint the Republicans as the obstructionist bad guys, and he says it’s personal rather than about any sort of principle. If … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a post I’ve written before. Nothing I say in this post refers to bona fide political discussions and disagreements. But I’ve noticed an increase in personal attacks and infighting between/among commenters on … Continue reading →
Here’s an interesting article by commenter Geoffrey Britain. And it ties somewhat into this piece of news. Stop the Gramscian march through the schools!
Continue reading →We spend an awful lot of time wondering what’s really going on inside Obama’s mind. What motivates him? Is he a committed ideologue or a front for something else? This comment by SteveG regarding Obama and Holder’s decisions in the … Continue reading →
In the chess game between the parties, Obama has proposed televised bipartisan health care talks, and the House Republicans have countered with a rather nice gambit of their own. Check. Your move, President Obama.
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