I commented last week that "true conservatism" to Andrew Sullivan means Andrew Sullivan's conservatism and that's not very conservative at all. Let me first say that I agree with just about every single one of df's criticisms of how the Republican Party has behaved in Washington, especially since George W. Bush became president. Yes, fiscal […]
CNN's Jack Cafferty is an angry, old, curmudgeonly liberal. Cafferty's short opinion and e-mail segments take place during CNN's "Situation Room" hosted by Wolf Blitzer (at least, that's when I see them). Cafferty's recurring role during what is ostensibly supposed to be an unbiased newscast is decidedly left-leaning and makes the assertions that CNN is […]
Last week, Sen. John Kerry said the members of the U.S. military are stupid and uneducated. After two days and a shunning by his colleagues not seen since the days of Hester Prynne, Kerry apologized -- sort of. Kerry's apology was transparently insincere and it followed the template of insincere apologies by all politicians nowadays. […]
Today's "Best of the Web Today" contains this gem from media darling Sen. Barack Obama. Hypocrisy, Anyone? "Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois today urged hundreds of blacks not to vote along racial lines next week in Maryland's Senate race. Obama, the only black U.S. senator, came to the state to rally support for Democratic Rep. […]
I like these new commercials for Haggar pants, they're pretty good. There are short versions on TV, but you can find the longer versions on YouTube.
It's not often that I do a "bleg" (blog+beg), but I'd appreciate it if someone knows a good lawyer in the field of copyright in the San Diego area. I may write about this later, but right now I have an issue with an image copyright I own that has been infringed upon. If you […]
One of Congress' most useful actions in the past decade was the creation of a national do-no-call list. The list has proven very popular -- those who like to talk to telemarketers at dinner time being a minority among the American populace -- but it has some loopholes. First, is the exception allowed for companies […]
Remember back when Iraq wasn't a threat? Remember when the United States invaded Iraq despite the fact that Saddam Hussein truthfully said he had no weapons of mass destruction and no plans to build any? Well, today's New York Times has an article on that government Web site that invited armchair Arabists to translate (because […]
It's in German, but you can understand what's going on. Consider it a learning tool for those who get their understanding of the world from videogames.
From an Associated Press article on Sen. John Kerry's recent idiocy: One thing the episode does show, says a prominent analyst of political communication, is that more than ever, politicians need to listen to themselves while speaking, and catch remarks that could be misconstrued. Call it self-editing, or self-monitoring _ Kerry was not doing that […]