Anyone who has ever read this blog knows that I’m not a big fan of new laws. But there ought to be a law against releasing 911 emergency call transcripts and recordings. I cannot believe there is not one in every state. The latest transgression is a leaked 911 recording from an American actor who […]
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Take the Endorsement and Run
For all its struggles to break through into open field, the Romney campaign has made few mistakes. It has been methodical, disciplined, and on-message. So it’s surprising to read this morning that the campaign made a freshman error in redacting portions of a Detroit News editorial endorsement of Mr. Romney this week. The Detroit News is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Quote of the Day, George Will
[Rick Santorum] is an engagingly happy warrior, except when he is not. Then he is an angry prophet of a dystopian future in which, he has warned, people will be ‘holed up in their homes afraid to go outside at night.’ He has the right forebodings but might have the wrong profession. Presidential candidates do […]
Read the rest of this entry »Banking on Paul’s Vote
There’s an old political adage: Anyone who robs Peter to pay Paul can always rely on Paul’s vote. The operative question, though, for the long-term health of the country is, are there more Peters or Pauls out there? Because if there are more Pauls than Peters, we’re in trouble. Turns out it’s a good time to […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Matter of Media Matters
Jeffrey Lord provocatively asks today if Media Matters is President Obama’s Watergate in a piece penned for American Spectator. I’ve been half living under a rock lately, so I was unfamiliar with the issue, despite seeing Daily Caller publisher Tucker Carlson mention it on Hannity last night. In both cases, I could not easily figure […]
Read the rest of this entry »Quote of the Day, Gov. Chris Christie
On Warren Buffet’s not stop moaning about not paying enough taxes: “He should just write a check and shut up. Really. And just contribute. I’m tired of hearing about it. If he wants to give the government more money, he’s got the ability to write a check. Go ahead and write it,” Gov. Chris Christie, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Satan Joins Campaign Trail
This may fill a news cycle or two… (Campaign conversation: “Any last advice for me, John? “You’re going to be great! Just try not to talk about SATAN today.”)
Read the rest of this entry »The Goldilocks GOP
This porridge is too hot. This porridge is too cold. This porridge is just…come to think of it, this porridge is too cold, too. To hell with porridge! So goes the finicky GOP primary electorate this year in taking the temperature of its Republican candidates for president. We have sampled each one, swished him vigorously through […]
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http://youtu.be/LbzaDt0IbF4?t=22s
Read the rest of this entry »Ca$hing in on Whitney
http://youtu.be/eS4v431Mlak Wasn’t going to weigh in on Whitney Houston’s death, but this review of a ridiculous new book out on addiction got in the way of my plans. The book, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg, is the latest meme on “new” ways to deal with addiction — that is, alternatives to abstinence-based […]
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