He would be Todd Jones, i.e., he would (1) Inexplicably be handed a series of very important high-paying jobs; where he would (2) Suck at them; yet (3) Continue to get promoted; thereby destroying (4) The United States of America/The Detroit Tigers’ season. Actually the Todd Jones Situation (and wouldn’t that be a good name […]
Month: July 2008
Shockingly, the Clinton logic that because Obama performed worse against her in the Democratic primary among Hispanics that he was therefore doomed to struggle against them in the general turns out to
Appalling from a variety of perspectives: Hundreds of endangered African monkeys are being taken from their natural habitat and sold for scientific experiments, as well to a “secretive” biological
While picking up something at the hardware store today, I heard a talk radio guy complain that the Pirates were driving too hard a bargain on players who rightfully belong to the Yankees, boo-hoo. But when you’ve recently benefited from trades that seem to be crackpot talk radio caller proposals, why no expect to add […]
German reporter works out with Obama: He goes and picks up a pair of 16 kilo weights and starts curling them with his left and right arms, 30 repetitions on each side. Then, amazingly, he picks up the
Have received this from several correspondents: No match for this, of course. They don’t make ’em like they used to.
Ilan Goldberg explains why imperialism is not a sound strategy for dealing with Iraq. Matt is correct to note that Charles Krauthammer “wants an imperial relationship with Iraq, Bush wants an imperial relationship with Iraq, and McCain wants an imperial relationship with Iraq, but Iraqis don’t and thus Maliki prefers Obama.” The key graf: McCain, […]
As Jack Balkin points out, for both “legal” and “political” reasons it’s unlikely that any U.S. court will prosecute war crimes committed by members of the Bush administr
Troubling: Terrified workers at a mining compound in one of Russia’s most isolated regions are refusing to go to work after a pack of giant bears attacked and ate two of their colleagues. At lea
An interactive guide.
Daniel Walker Howe, reviewing Walter Nugent’s Habits of Empire, asks a good question: The most significant deficit of “Habits of Empire” is that the book pays too little attention to
First, check out this angry rant against the United States Air Force.It’s a rant that I can appreciate for obvious reasons, but the ranter also makes some very solid points; the criteria by whic