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stiletto
SO ANDREW SULLIVAN'S new book is called The Conservative Soul. And who better to comment on so weighty a topic? Sullivan, after all, truly embodies the soul of conservatism--if by conservatism one means solipsism. [read more]
the boy who cried theocrat
A lot has happened during the two weeks that I've allowed this blog to lie fallow—including, notably, the annunciation of a new Pope: a spectacle that brought me just a little closer to embracing the Roman Church as my own.... [read more]
hear me roar
Click image to see what modern feminism has wrought. (For the record: my wife pointed me to both the image and the linked story.)... [read more]
St. Jimmy (redux)
In this exchange, Carter reveals an attitude disturbingly common within today's Democratic Party—a deep distrust of American power, coupled with a willingness to compromise American sovereignty. [read more]
well, the party mascot is an ass.
A snapshot of the Donkey Party, five weeks before this thing is finally over. Noted previously: John Kerry's claim of owning a Chinese assault rifle, a souvenir from his time in (where else?) Vietnam. Never mind that Kerry has long... [read more]
Narcissus rising
Even without all the added melodrama—intense inner life, haunted eyes, and all that—it is clear that this is a puff piece. What is not so certain is whether Sennott realized just how much his subject's revelations make him seem both inordinately self-absorbed and transparently weird. [read more]
Sully's descent to farce
Via The Corner: official notice that Andrew Sullivan is, shall we say, a few condoms short of a pack. Harsh? You be the judge. Below I've excerpted a sizable chunk of Sullivan's commentary from Sunday's Times of London, as a... [read more]
and now...idiots
This could be Exhibit A for why the Democrats are the September 10 Party. A spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday that the governor would not apologize for calling lawmakers “girlie men,” despite criticisms from Democrats that the remark... [read more]
two minute hate
Britain's Guardian, 28 May 2003: Bob Geldof astonished the aid community yesterday by using a return visit to Ethiopia to praise the Bush administration as one of Africa's best friends in its fight against hunger and Aids. The musician-turned activist... [read more]
the closest of calls
The buzz in the newsroom over here—and our newspeople are hardly right-wingers—is “What the hell happened to Al Gore?” People are stopping each other in the hall and asking “Did you hear that?” —Michael Graham Remember: but for the... [read more]
it's official, II
A couple of days back I pointed out a particularly inane pronouncement by the Democratic nominee. But it seems that Kerry was only getting warmed up. On Wednesday he gave a pair of interviews, first to NPR's Morning Edition and... [read more]
it's official
We now know for certain what the “F” in John F. Kerry stands for. Freaking moonbat. Democrats, led by Mr. Bush's presumptive opponent in the presidential race, Senator John Kerry, seized the moment to question the underlying logic of Mr.... [read more]
relapse
So much for my staying away from politics. Earlier this week, John Kerry was inteviewed on MTV. This is yet another case of Kerry stealing Bill Clinton's playbook, and it worked about as well as his attempt to anoint himself... [read more]
boo freaking hoo
I'm Puerto Rican by heritage (and Norwegian and Irish and possibly a bit Jewish, too, depending on who I ask). But not in attitude: It often seems that the people of that fair isle want all the benefits of US... [read more]
NGOs gone wild
So 300,000 dead do not count, because they weren't killed in a short enough period of time. So bloodshed doesn't really matter, unless the US is doing the killing—in which case there can be no justification. [read more]
"Sullivan Flip Watch"
At the end of the SotU last night, my wife turned and said, “You may want to steer clear of Andrew Sullivan's site for the next month or so.” Later in the evening I found this on the blog of... [read more]
and now...idiots
The wankers of Indymedia strike again. I don't imagine that it was the intention of the director or the producers of the Lord of the Rings films to paint a racist stereotypical tapestry over what could be described as a... [read more]
your tax dollars at work
The nanny state reaches the NIH grants process: Seat Belt Use Pursuant to EO 13043 (April 16, 1997), Increasing the Use of Seat Belts in the United States, NIH encourages grantees to adopt and enforce on-the-job seat belt policies and... [read more]
things that make you say "hmm..."
Howard Dean on Sunday: Howard Dean on Sunday launched an attack on President Bush's foreign policy acumen, saying Bush has “no understanding of defense,” is conducting diplomacy by “petulance” and lacks “the backbone to stand up against the Saudis.” At... [read more]
yup, still a moron
Viggo Mortensen and someone named Buckethead have a new CD out… …and it's dedicated to Noam Chomsky: Viggo and Buckethead's new music and spoken word cd is now available at Perceval Press. The description of the cd reads: Dedicated to... [read more]
law school follies, con.
Featured in today's episode is the Northeastern University School of Law. This letter wasn't from a student organization, but durned if it didn't leave the same taste. Admission to the law school is competitive. We embrace diversity and seek to... [read more]
a woeful tale of group exclusion
Early this past summer I took the LSAT—not, I hasten to add, because I intend on going to law school, but because a high enough score would have made me eligible to teach lawyer wannabes at one of the various... [read more]
