After Mahmoud Abbas' "resignation" last week revealed him to be little more than Yasser Arafat's public face, news out today is Arafat has "formally nominated" Ahmed Qorei to replace Abbas. It's befuddling why this latest development occupies such a prominent place on many Internet news pages -- it's not news, it's theatre. A few weeks […]
At least, that's what a letter writer to the San Diego Union-Tribune would have you believe. Following the Aqaba summit, 79 percent of the Palestinians supported Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and wanted to give peace a chance, while the Israelis under the leadership of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon did not waste time in undermining […]
There are two good articles today on the Democrats' borking of appellate court nominee Miguel Estrada. The first, by Robert Alt makes the case that Democrats filibustered Miguel Estrada because he is a Hispanic who left the reservation. That is, you're not allowed to be a member of a minority group and a conservative. Democrats […]
I'm glancing at the Padres game every once in awhile and they have this graphic comparing second baseman Mark Loretta's batting average to that of other Padres in the past. What's funny every time they do something like this is the headline and the footnote on the graphic. The headline reads something to the effect […]
Actually you can buy anything on Ebay. A good friend sent me this link. Yep, somebody's selling their sample ballot. My friend is lucky, he's got the Governator listed first on his ballot. I"m not so lucky, Ah-nold's listed dead last on mine.
From today's New York Times Corrections page: The crossword puzzle yesterday provided an erroneous clue for 60 Down, seeking the answer "ELAL." " `Raid on Entebbe' airline" was incorrect because the hijacked passengers who were rescued at Entebbe in 1976 had flown on Air France, not El Al. One thing you learn really quick in […]
Most of the time, most journalists do most things right. This is one such case.
Filibustered, Harvard-educated, Honduran-born appeals court nominee Miguel Estrada has withdrawn his name from consideration by the Senate. Somebody ought to stick their foot up New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's ***. But Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), a Judiciary Committee member, said Estrada's decision to withdraw his nomination could have been avoided if the administration had […]
Driving in early to work this morning I got the rare opportunity (I'm usually asleep at that hour) to listen to the local talk radio show. I actually got to listen to a lot of the show, because traffic was horrendous (it took me nearly a half-hour just to get onto the freeway). A caller […]