Thoughts on tax day
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. This means that, along with millions of others, I’ll be making my way to the copy machine and then on to the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. This means that, along with millions of others, I’ll be making my way to the copy machine and then on to the … Continue reading →
Interesting. It seems to be concentrated in just a few large and populous liberal states. Take a look.
Continue reading →He does not mince words: NOTE: here are some definitions for “fatuous:” # asinine: devoid of intelligence wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn # Stupidity, lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatuous # Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one’s foolishness en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fatuous # … Continue reading →
This video is fun (hat tip: Ace of Spades). In such company, even the insufferable James Lipton becomes almost bearable:
Continue reading →Here are some poll results that ought to set Obama’s teeth on edge: Americans are now pretty evenly divided about whether they would rather have Barack Obama or George W. Bush in the White House. 48% prefer Obama while 46% … Continue reading →
Robin of Berkeley tells her change story in this superb essay. Please read the whole thing. Robin’s tale is somewhat different from mine. For one thing, she was a leftist, and I a mere liberal (and fairly middle-of-the-road as liberals … Continue reading →
It should come as no surprise that: (1) Nothing was accomplished; except that… (2) Obama took the opportunity to snub a few allies; as well as… (3) “[P]utting on a clinic for some of the world’s greatest dictators in how … Continue reading →
The curious and troubling tendency of President Obama to use his communications and political aides as advisers on everything under the sun, including foreign policy, has been documented before. That wouldn’t be so bad if any of them had expertise … Continue reading →
I happened to catch David Remnick on television the other day pluggng his new biography of President Obama, The Bridge. It was the first time I’d ever seen New Yorker editor Remnick, and I was transfixed by the hushed and … Continue reading →
Help-seeking spambot who has has attempted to master the American vernacular: Dang I just spent ages typing a long comment, and when I tried to send it my FireFox freaked out. Did you get it or is it lost and … Continue reading →
…is at an all-time low since Gallup has been recording such things. Good. And it better stay there till election day 2010, and beyond.
Continue reading →It may have slipped under your radar screen, as it almost did mine. But I was talking to a friend who owns a small home remodeling business and he reminded me that on April 22 (Earth Day!) new EPA regulations … Continue reading →