Archive for October, 2010
She’s Laughing at the Superior Intellect!
You know, it’s possible to be so convinced of your own superior intelligence that you can be easily goaded into making stupid mistakes. Call it The Khan Principle, after that genetically-engineered mastermind who let an aging starship captain bait him into disaster. Now, Markos Moulitsas is no lab-grown super being, but he does have just [...]
A Smackdown Greater than Its Target
There are many reasons I’ve had Mark Hemingway as a guest on The Delivery. His ability to eviscerate a knucklehead whose mouth has clearly outstripped his brain is but one of them. I’d like to put the best construction on this and note that Yglesias is expressing a degree of independence from his fellow CAP [...]
Here Come the Restructureniks!
If the upper echelon inside the GOP really want to know why they still don’t have the adoration of the Tea Parties, who ought to be natural ideological allies with them, they have only to listen to Senator Judd Gregg. Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.), the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, said that repealing [...]
Dear God in Heaven, That is a Huge Number
This kind of took my breath away this morning. The United States of America now owes someone(s) $13,665,000,000,000. By 2012, when Hillary Clinton next challenges Barack Obama for their party’s presidential nomination, the national debt will be even larger than today’s record — $16,500,000,000,000, according to current federal estimates. That’s more money than the entire [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Live Podcast Tuesday
Today is likely to be another of those busy days when I’m not going to spend as much time behind the keyboard as I’d like. I may get a post or two up, but in case I don’t, here are a few choice links to exercise your brain until I record the podcast tonight. You [...]
Sometimes, Only the Most Direct Description Will Serve
In these days of slightly heightened political acrimony, we bloggers are too quick to bandy about phrases like “lying weasel” to describe politicians. Not only does the comparison blacken the reputation of weasels everywhere, but it’s often not necessary when far more flowery terms like “prevaricating poltroon” are out there for the using. However, there [...]
Pelosi’s Two Million Dollar, Hooch-Laden Party Flights Revealed
Very recently, the United States Air Force chose a new motto. The slogan, “Aim High…Fight-Fly-Win”, is designed to be “an enduring statement of Airmen’s pride in their service…a two-part expression — a call to action, with a response of commitment.” I wonder how much pride the Airmen who serve aboard Nancy Pelosi’s party planes feel [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Crud, Monday Again?
Are you ready for Monday? Well, never mind that. It’s here and ready for you! In the name of academic freedom, shut the hell up! Jeff Goldstein, smart man that he is, saw this one coming a long time ago. Is Nancy Pelosi toast no matter what happens in November? Well, her own people are [...]
That’s What You Said