Kaus: The Refs Dream They’re Being Worked: When McCain’s campaign attacks the press, he’s not “working the refs.” That implies McCain’s strategists still care how the “refs” make calls. I think it’s pretty clear they’re doing something else (and they’re perfectly happy if the refs keep making calls against them). … P.S.: Of course the […]
Month: September 2008
Wasn’t there a repeat of “House” on USA? This seems mildly positive: Forty percent of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. Twenty-tw
Unlike Chris Orr, I have utterly no sympathy for Sarah Palin, despite the fact that her interviews and occasional public statements have meandered into the realm of the exquisite corpse. Mike Riggs wo
From my brother, who has apparently drilled into a vast sub-surface shale deposit of free time this afternoon: (Cf.) …OK, here’s one of mine: Share
I can’t believe that John McCain has decided to appease the Democrats. Doesn’t he understand the threat that the Democrats pose to democracy? Doesn’t he understand that this appeasem
I have reviewed Party of Defeat. Full story as soon as I have time. What I really want to see is a cage match between Horowitz and Ramesh Ponnuru; is the Democratic Party the Party of Death, or the Pa
Before I forget, precisely what the fuck happened last night in Corvallis? Share
House GOP says we can solve the problems created by companies possessing now-worthless securities can be solved by…a temporary suspension of the capital gains tax cut. I can’t see any prob
Friday Cat Blogging… Nelson. Best bailout-related caption wins. Share
Over e-mail, Glenn has suggested that the origins of posse comitatus in the United States are irrelevant to the wisdom of maintaining the policy today. I only partially agree with that claim. To briefly set aside the question of the origins, and to entirely set aside the question of whether the incident Glenn mentions actually […]
With all due respect to Paul, my latte-sipping colleague, it bears pointing out that neither he nor his libertarian friend have taken the time to consider the possibility that Sarah Palin is not so mu
I’ve been having an argument today with my friend JJ about whether Sarah Palin is, as Jeeves says of his employer, “mentally negligible.” JJ (who btw is a hardcore libertarian who is