It's been noted that there is no single word in the English language that is the opposite of misogynist -- or someone who hates women. The functional opposite -- a term for women who hate men -- is "feminist." However, it appears that even that term may be a little constrained. Maybe a better definition […]
"What Would Jesus Do?" For a time in the '90s -- and probably still en vogue today -- wristbands with "WWJD?" could be found on many a Christian's wrist. What was originally supposed to be a subtle reminder to the wearer instead became a somewhat ostentatious display of religiosity. I've said repeatedly that preachers shouldn't […]
Sen. John McCain's mom caused a minor brouhaha on the campaign trail with this little observation. When asked about former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s experience by Hardball host Chris Matthews, Roberta McCain, who’s campaigning in New Hampshire with her son at the age of 95, said "as far as the Salt Lake City thing, he's […]
The Senate last night confirmed former judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. A divided Senate narrowly confirmed former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey last night as the 81st attorney general, giving the nominee the lowest level of congressional support of any Justice Department leader in the past half-century. The 53 to […]
Yesterday, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced they would support Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey. Schumer was backed into this corner after he had tossed Mukasey's name out as an acceptable nominee while the president was deciding on his pick. Not even he thought the waterboarding canard was sufficient cover for […]
I don't think I'll be converting to the religious left's line on the proper role of the U.S. government anytime soon. And this sort of rhetoric sure isn't the way to sway anyone to your line of thinking. REV. JIM WALLIS: If I'm an unborn child and I want the support of the far religious […]
Just a quick follow-up on last week's decision by a bunch of silly people to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore for talking a good game (but having a bigger carbon footprint then some small towns) on global warming, but not actually doing anything. The Wall Street Journal published a modest list of […]
Politico reports: Fred Thompson drew on his Senate intelligence experience to help a $3 billion investment group protect its wealthy investors’ cash from market fluctuations caused by international dust-ups and security threats. Guggenheim Advisors, which invests a small group of ultra-rich clients’ cash in hedge funds, was good for Thompson, too. It paid him a […]
Earlier this summer, several people died when a heavily trafficked bridge in Minnesota suddenly collapsed in the middle of the afternoon commute. It didn't take long for certain politicians with more outrage than propriety demand that we spend more money on infrastructure, especially bridges. We were lectured that we didn't really care about the danger […]
No one should be surprised. When presidential adviser Karl Rove announced last week that he would be leaving at the end of August, people attending the news (not editorial board) meeting of the Seattle Times cheered. Don't think that this was the only newsroom where this sort of thing happened. It may not have happened […]