I was really planning to write something original this morning, but National Review’s Mark Steyn again got in the way. He is the funniest political writer in America today, although I don’t know if his humor translates to readers on the political left. (I’m curious for feedback on that.) His latest column, Composite Americans, tackles Massachusetts senate candidate […]
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Interview: “The Debt Bomb”
If you have a spare 53 minutes and 18 seconds, this interview between Senator Tom Coburn (R-Ok) and Charlie Rose is a must watch. Any portion of it is worth watching. It is as frank a talk about the economic problems facing the nation, and possible solutions to them, as you will see anywhere. I’ve tried to […]
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Say what you will about Matt Drudge; he does highlight gems like this one sometimes. A Japanese parakeet gets lost. The cops find him (this is sounding like a joke, I know) and the parakeet tells them his address. Classic. Kind of reminds me of the one with the man walking down the street with a penguin. Cops pull […]
Read the rest of this entry »Newsday Piece: Living a Lie
Anyone looking to see the best and worst of America all in one place should stand outside St. Francis Assisi Church in Mount Kisco on Sundays at around 1:15 p.m. It is a remarkable sight. There you will see multi-generational families — a couple of hundred at least — in their Sunday best, waiting to enter 1:30 […]
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I don’t know what President Obama was thinking. He was going to get credit again this week for the elimination of Osama bin Laden. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the terrorist’s death. It’s not like the news media would have missed that milestone. But the President and his team tried to squeeze too much juice […]
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Just a quick note to thank you for enduring — and helping grow — this site. A bit of good news for me personally, which comes only as a result of your loyalty: I will be penning a twice-weekly column for Newsday beginning today as part of the media company’s expansion into Westchester, Rockland, and the […]
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“The president is getting some very bad advice from his campaign team, because he’s diminishing the presidency by picking fake fights, going after straw men every day,” John Boehner on CNN today.
Read the rest of this entry »Quote of the Day, Peggy Noonan
“I listen to him closely and find myself daydreaming: This is the best-tailored president since JFK. His suits, shirts and ties are beautifully cut from fine material. This is an elegant man. But I shouldn’t be thinking about that, I should be thinking about what a powerful case he’s making for his leadership. I’m […]
Read the rest of this entry »Feds Banning Farm Work Now?
I really have to get back to my real work today, but I keep seeing stories float in that I simply cannot ignore. Get this one: The Labor Department is trying to ban young people under the age of 18 from performing certain farm chores. Are they out of their minds? My two older daughters […]
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