Category: Watcher of Weasels

The Watcher’s Council grappled with two questions for this week’s forum:  What Was Your Impression Of The Conventions? What Effect Will They Have On The Election?  Click on over, please, and see what they said.  Overall, I see unanimity in the Council members’ responses, although each person has a different

The Watcher’s have voted, and it is good, very, very good: Council Winners *First place with 3 1/3 votes! Joshuapundit –The Dilemma Of Jewish Democrats And This Year’s Anti-Israel Party Platform Second place with 2 votes – The Noisy Room – Israel: Time’s Up Third place *t* with 1 1/3

Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Israel: Time’s Up The Colossus of Rhodey – Wisdom from the Libertarian Party The Political Commentator – Do bankers and class warfare in the U.S. = immigrants and racism in Greece? Simply Jews – Eastwooding Clint? You are just making his day. GrEaT sAtAn”S

Here they are: Council Winners *First place with 3 votes! Bookworm Room –Democrat gaffes, nastiness, and sheer ignorance – just a few highlights from the Democrat side of the aisle Second place with 2 1/3 votes – The Razor – The Democratic Party’s War on Children Third place *t* with

The political slow season is ending and the Watcher’s Council is keeping a close eye on escalating events around the world.  I’ve included this week’s submissions, below, and I suggest that you pair reading these posts with reading the newest Watcher’s Council forum, in which Council members discuss whether our

I have to say, guys and gals, that it was no surprise to me that JoshuaPundit (aka the Watcher) won again, this time with his brilliant post about Israel’s war prospects.  Everyone else’s posts were stellar, but Rob really knocked it out of the park.  If you haven’t read it

Yah, you betcha!  It’s the usual good stuff from the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Israel – Barbarians at the Gate The Independent Sentinel – Obama’s Stealth Move Towards Single Payer Healthcare The Political Commentator – I am going to vote for Obama/Biden 2012 because… Joshuapundit–Is Israel

I’m always so very honored when my fellow Council members select mine as the top blog post for the week.  As you’ve no doubt discovered from reading the weekly submissions that come through the Council pipeline, these people are heavy hitters:  amazingly well-informed, thoughtful, impassioned, and excellent writers.  So, I’m

Yes, my blog has been remarkably silent so far today.  That’s because today’s news has been virtually identical to yesterday’s news, and yesterday’s news was virtually identical to the news from the day before.  There’ve been nuances, of course, with Joe Biden saying different stupid things or Paul Ryan greeting

I had a heck of a time casting my votes in this past week’s Watcher’s Council challenge, more so even than usual, considering the incredibly high caliber of submissions.  Those who won deserved to win, as did those who didn’t manage to win: Council Winners *First place with 3 2/3

I’m almost completely back in the swing of things, and that includes being a fully participating member of the Watcher’s Council.  To that end, I’m enjoying the great pleasure of reading the following posts: Council Submissions Simply Jews – Norman Finkelstein and Tablet The Noisy Room – Making Oregon a

I may have been gone, but the Watcher’s Council continued to do yeoman’s work in my absence.

Council Submissions Joshuapundit–Nobody Else Made It Happen, Mr. President The Noisy Room – Dancing on the Global Fiscal Cliff Simply Jews – Mirra Eisenshtadt: the woman who leaked a Soviet state secret The Political Commentator – Just this once, OWS may actually have a point! The Independent Sentinel – The

Before I get to last week’s winners at the Watcher’s Council, I want to remind you to check out this week’s Forum at the Watcher’s Council, in which several Council members discuss how Mitt should respond to the Obama-authored mud slide heading his way.  And now for the winners: Council