The National Review isn't really a part of my daily routine, but the new piece by Byron York is worth a gander, if for no other reason than to get a glimpse of the hamster wheel that runs Bush's brain:Most of all, though, Bush said...
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In the wake of the decision of the Supreme Court of New Jersey that same-sex couples are entitled to the same benefits as heterosexual married couples (although not necessarily under.
This account of Ackerman leaving TNR (ht Atrios) contains a couple interesting things (in addition to Ackerman being fired for being too shrill.) First, Foer describes what Lee Siegel (who.
Today is the 20th anniversary of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. At the time, I was a high school junior attending a journalism conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. A Red Sox fan by virtue of my father's Massachusetts roots, I inherited all the affiliated...
After seeing this, all I can say is, hopefully Suppan will get hammered tonight!Incidentally, speaking of overrated TV, if I recall correctly, Everybody Loves Raymond was for a significant period.
A student e-mailed me yesterday to admit that after three and a half years of endorsing the war in Iraq, he had changed his mind as of 2:00 p.m. last.
I tried to avoid getting engaged in this discussion, but Totten pulls me in:I'm glad I stopped writing about domestic politics. All this silliness reminds me of why I shouldn't have bothered even sticking my toe in last week. I needed a break from Middle...
Yglesias points out this statement:He has a long time proclivity for suggesting that someone like James Baker or Brent Scowcroft might make a good envoy to try to re-start negotiations.
Shorter Victor Davis Hansen Hanson: Arabs are ungrateful, hypocritical parasites -- just look at how they use cell phones and television and iPods and medicine to further their evil vision..
Via alicublog, Michael Totten proposes some "centrists" who won't simply recycle hack talking points. The results are predictably hilarious:Ann AlthouseAndrew SullivanJeff JarvisMatt WelchArmed LiberalMegan McArdleDean EsmayOh, yeah, Ann Althouse--if there's anything T.V. needs, it's more right-wingers obsessed with meaningless personality trivia, especially about the Clenis!...
As the ratings for Studio 60 get steadily worse, I'll be interested whether the reaction from critics is that this show is too smart for the public, or whether we'll.
While researching something else entirely, I came across this, which must surely rank as one of the strangest statements ever to flow from the mouth of an American president. Speaking.