Category: Watcher of Weasels

A fraught world means good writing, both from Council members and from those whom they admire: George Washington’s birthday was February 22nd, 1732. His birthday used to be celebrated as a special day, separate and unique to him, as befitted the man who was the Father of our Country. Nowadays,

The Council has spoken and I certainly can’t complain, especially when I look at the quality of the posts everyone else submitted.  I am honored: The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. “The more dominant the

This week has resulted in a stellar batch of nominations at the Watcher’s Council, as well as a forum on the economy that you’ll find interesting and an exceptionally low Weasel of the Week: This week’s page is dedicated to the memory of a great man, proof that not all

As is always the case, it was a good week at the Watcher’s Council. Please check out the Weasel of the Week and the Forum too. The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. ““The rifle itself

The best thing about election years is that those are the years that generate routinely superb posts.  Don’t believe me?  Just read the nominations at the Watcher’s Council (as well as reading about the Weasel of the Week and the Forum): Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of

The Council has spoken and I hope you find this week’s results to your liking: The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. “I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the

Another week, another round of incredible posts.  Also, be sure to check out the forum (about whether conservatives are right to challenge Trump) and the nominations for Weasel of the Week. Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the ‘sphere,

Less than ten months to go until the election.  During an election year, everything seems so portentous — and what better way to analyze the portents than by reading the weekly Watcher’s Council nominations during an election year? Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the

A pleasantly busy afternoon enlivened by the fact that I cut my finger while cooking — quite a small cut — and then bled for the next hour. I finally got the bleeding to stop by using a trick the dentist taught me when my children had teeth pulled: Steep

I should be responding to special interrogatories, but I’m doing something much more fun:  Reading this week’s Watcher’s Council nominations.  Feel free to read along: Obama wants to impose more gun control. My response.#? COME & TAKE IT @NRA #tcot #PJNET https://t.co/RUPbcev5jY pic.twitter.com/8VNwisj966 — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 1, 2016

Shame on me!  Practically my first act of the New Year was to forget to tell you who won the weekly Watcher’s Council contest.  Allow me to remedy that omission: The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match

The Watcher’s Council never sleeps: Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the ‘sphere, and the longest running group of its kind in existence. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by

Here are this week’s Watcher’s Council nominations.  Also, be sure to check out the forum, which asks about a third party candidacy. Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the ‘sphere, and the longest running group of its kind in

Every time I’ve started to write this morning, the phone rang.  It was uncanny, really.  And now I have to head out to stock up on supplies, including a Moen 1225 cartridge.  My plumber, bless his heart, told me that, while the part is only $35, his hourly rate is

Every week, I get the intellectually stimulating pleasure of reading the weekly Watcher’s Council nominations.  I’ll reprint this week’s here in their entirety, but you may also want to check out both the forum (this week it’s about the San Bernardino shooting), and the Weekly Weasels nominations (with good essays about