Can this marriage be saved?
My husband and I are in one of those cars where the temperature can be set differently for the driver and the front seat passenger.
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Things are not always as they seem — especially in the Middle East
One of the things Jimmy Carter has accused the Israelis of is despoiling Palestinian lands. All may not be as it seems. I got a tip that some Palestinians are trashing their own lands, in the hopes of receiving compensation from the Israeli government and of maligning the settlers. It’s
Continue readingThe kid’s world view
The other day, when my son got off the bus, he grabbed the dog’s leash and quickly headed off to our house.
Continue readingBusy day
I have a project I need to do this very morning, before noon, so won’t be blogging for a few hours.
Continue readingI love my readers
I just want all of you to know that I think you’re wonderful guests at my blog.
Continue readingPersonal tragedy; political spectacle
My thoughts are with Sen. Johnson and his family as he recuperates from brain surgery after a sudden bleed: Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition recovering from emergency brain surgery Thursday, creating political drama over whether his illness could cost Democrats newly won control of the Senate. The
Continue readingDrawing political lines in San Anselmo
Marin is one of America’s bluest bastions, and San Anselmo is one of the bluest parts, with a lot of grown up (sort of) hippie types, but there are still little dots of red, some of whom are very assertive in their beliefs. So it is that in San Anselmo,
Continue readingBarack “Chance” Obama
It turns out that I’m not the only one who views Obama as a cipher, someone so fundamentally blank that others are able to project on him their own hopes, beliefs and desires. John Podhoretz says almost the same thing, so I feel as if I’m in fairly good company:
Continue readingReal Hanukah history
If you’re curious about the real story behind the Hanukah revolt — and it is a historically verifiable story — Michael Medved has a good rundown about what happened back then, and what lessons can be drawn from it now. Aside from political and social relevance, of course, the Hanukah
Continue readingJews like this embarrass me
This has been a bad week for Jews, and I don’t mean the fact that those peaceful Palestinians, freed by the Israeli withdrawal to run their own country, and smack in the middle of a cease fire, have been shooting Kassam rockets into Israel. Nor am I thinking about Iran’s
Continue readingWhat’s in a name? That which we call a liberal. . . .
What’s in a name? That which we call a liberal by any other name would be as Left in political orientation. Thus, I am not a’twitter at the revelation that Barack Obama’s middle name is Hussein, something that escaped from the blogosphere and into a Maureen Dowd column last week.
Continue readingAP reporter spins, and spins, and spins
Here are the facts — undisputed facts — as the Defense Department reports them: All active-duty components made their recruiting goals in November, Defense Department officials said today. The Army made 105 percent of goal, the Navy 100 percent, the Marine Corps 104 percent, and the Air Force 100 percent.
Continue readingIf it bleeds, it leads
If you were wondering about the MSM’s orientation when it comes to war reporting — that is, whether to report good news or bad, failures or successes, spilled blood or new buildings — wonder no more. Howie, at the Jawa Report, ran a test. He took three morning news stories,
Continue readingMore on our troops
More news about the troops Kerry and Rangel casually insult. Again and again we learn that the same people Kerry and Rangel, safe in their offices, think are lazy slackers are, in fact, the best type of people: Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis packed only 136 pounds into his
Continue readingObama: the 21st century tabula rasa
My personal feeling is that, while Obama may one day turn into a something, right now he’s pretty much a nothing: a very intelligent, but as yet untried man, with limited experience, and superficial views. What I’m gathering, though, is that on the Left, this very blankness is what makes
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