I just returned from the theater and watching the latest installment of the C.S. Lewis series "The Chronicles of Narnia." "Prince Caspian" continues the adventures of the Pevensie children in Narnia, this time called back by the title character to help restore Narnia and reclaim his throne from his usurping uncle. While only a year […]
For a far more eloquent and thoughtful riposte to Sen. Tom Harkin's smear of John McCain than mine, read this over at Villanous Company.
Here's John McCain's remarks on Barack Obama's prospective Iran policy. Before I begin my prepared remarks, I want to respond briefly to a comment Senator Obama made yesterday about the threat posed to the United States by the Government of Iran. Senator Obama claimed that the threat Iran poses to our security is “tiny” compared […]
I've been awake for over an hour. I took my car into the dealer to get it checked out. A couple of times in the past few days the warning light for the electronic stability control system has gone on -- so I'm going to have them check it out. It only seems to have […]
Morehouse College, one of America's historically black colleges, has a first in its history -- its first white valedictorian. It's a great read, but I want to point out this little anecdote from the story. When [Joshua] Packwood applied to Morehouse, he had frequent conversations with George Gray, an alumnus who was a recruiter at […]
Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat and Vietnam-era veteran, has decided to make a royal donkey's hindquarters out of himself. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military, "and he has a hard time thinking beyond that," Sen. Tom Harkin, […]
The Politico Web site has been doing an awful lot of good, new media stuff and has really made an impact on political reporting inside the beltway. They've come up with a new feature, and, while it may not always pan out (this week's is pretty good), it's innovative and fun. The Shuttle: Rep. Scott […]
Sort of. You'll recall earlier this week I criticized The New York Times reporting on the back-and-forth between the McCain and Obama camps over the latter's desire to have talks with Iran without preconditions. Today, we got a half-hearted and incomplete correction. An article on Saturday about Senator John McCain’s criticism of Senator Barack Obama’s […]
Yesterday, the California Supreme Legislature Court decided that gays and lesbians -- but not bigamists, polygamists, first-cousins, brothers and sisters -- can marry. This may not last, as an initiative to overturn the decision is likely to make it on the November ballot. There's extensive, thoughtful coverage of the issue over at National Review's "Bench […]