Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I have been trying my darndest to ignore Judith Warner’s sleazy New York Times piece detailing the sexual fantasies liberal women are having about Obama. On the list of things I really don’t want to know, this ranks right up there with the nature of Bill Clinton’s underwear. These are
Continue readingI’m not an economist and I don’t even play one on TV. I am a one-time history major, though, and someone with the kind of knowledge-base that’s built up over years of being an autodidact, an employee and a small business owner. While I don’t understand economics at a complex
Continue readingI was not thrilled by Bush’s Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, since I don’t want the White House involved in faith, but I recognized it as a pragmatic means to increasing the effectiveness of existing religious charities. I also wasn’t too concerned because I did not see it as
Continue readingMary Katharine Ham also weighs in on both Michelle’s and Barack’s periodic meanness. She mentions a few examples I’d forgotten and reminds me of Obama’s snide remark about Pennsylvianians as embittered, religiously fanatic gun clingers. One can be nice and witty. One can be mean and witty. And one can
Continue readingAm I missing something, or does Obama’s cabinet boast more than its fair share of old white guys. I know Daschle’s gone — thank goodness, give his ideas about health care reform — but that’s still a predominantly white, male cabinet. Indeed, if you flip through the Vanity Fair slideshow
Continue readingI’ve commented (at length) about what a fundamentally unkind man Obama is. Today, Mr. Hopenchange revealed that mean streak yet again in a nasty remark he made about Jessica Simpson’s weight. This man is not hopeful, he is not clever, he is not kind, and it’s becoming clear that he
Continue readingAre you getting the feeling that Obama, contrary to the hope hype, is a very grim, depressed man? Since the precise moment of his inauguration, his every pronouncement has been redolent of hopelessness and anger. My feeling is that, if Obama is going to style himself the second Roosevelt when
Continue readingI never thought I’d find myself in agreement with the Iranian government, but pigs are flying, and wisdom emanates from Tehran: US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday. “This request means Western ideology has
Continue readingJames Taranto had a great deal of fun last year with Obama’s promise to do away with cynicism, even as he engaged in one of the most cynical campaigns ever. But he was right in one way. Cynicism is dead on the left, especially in the media. Herewith a couple
Continue readingLast week, I blogged briefly about how cold I am all the time now that I’ve (finally) substituted muscle for some of the post-baby weight that was insulating me. I’m also cold because I keep my house at 65 or below. That’s not because I’m green crazy — you know
Continue readingMy mother always used to tell me stories about how incredibly charming her father was. She couldn’t summon up any specific examples of that charm, however. Instead, the factual stories she told me were replete with instances of his compulsive womanizing, his spendthrift habits, his thoughtlessness, and the way in
Continue readingObama made much of the fact that his father was an African immigrant from a small village with goats (or something like that). Few people have made anything of the flip side of that little bit of bio, which is the fact that the first black president has no connection
Continue readingI’m no great fan of Jon Stewart’s almost nihilistic humor, but this one pretty much nailed it: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Changefest ’09 – Obama’s Inaugural Speech Barack Obama Interview John McCain Interview Sarah Palin Video Funny Election Video
Continue reading(The following is the full text of Obama’s speech. I’ve interlineated a few comments at points I thought especially deserving of comment. Stuff that was ordinary political blah-blah, whether gracious, smart or stupid, I left untouched.) My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful
Continue readingYesterday, Mr. Bookworm and I found ourselves in a car heading south. As we passed the Marriott at which Sarah Palin spoke (a speech I got to hear in person), this dialog ensued: Me: That’s where Sarah Palin spoke. Mr. Bookworm: Really? Are you still going to tell me that
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