This is indeed depressing. In the debates, it was possible if one was inclined to excuse his comments because he disavowed the fake "crisis" before spouting nonsense on Social Security. But he's now repeating it and explicitly using the crisis language. Ugh. There's no way...
Month: November 2007
Via Yglesias, China Hand has a pretty interesting post about China's influence over the Pakistani decision to crack down in Waziristan and at Lal Masjid:It was, after all, the provocative.
To add just a bit to Atrios' point, Centrism in the Blogosphere is the idea that people of all ideologies can come together to worship Glenn Reynolds.
53-40, even without a disavowal of torture. Apparently Clinton, Obama, Biden and Dodd didn't think this one was important enough to get to D.C. for. Or, more likely, they didn't want to cast a vote that could be used against them in the election.
Bean et al. have taken care of the most obvious atrocities in this post -- suffice it to say that if manliness means beating up your wife after she declines.
What's the best way to "punish" a woman who has had an abortion? Why, if you're Jill Stanek or one of her readers, the answer is easy: just beat her.
Seeing this. I'm not crazy about Cormac McCarthy. But given that I would see an Ann Coulter book adaptation if the Coens were directing, and given that A.O. is just about gushing, I've got high hopes for this one.
Holy Joe:But there is something profoundly wrong -- something that should trouble all of us -- when we have elected Democratic officials who seem more worried about how the Bush.
Garance has an interesting excerpt from a speech by John Kerry, in which he asserts that the Democrats are "too pro-choice" and E.J Dionne asks "Why do you think you.
If you plan to ride the subway or bus, do not take this advice.
. . . I'm wondering if I should send the following e-mail to the dozen or so students who warm the chairs in my Wednesday night course:Folks-As some of you.
This ain't no good. I blame the Democrats.