Year: 2003

A misconception contained in a post about bloggers on Free Republic caught my eye and I thought it was worth commenting. Weimdog says… “Bloggers only imagine they have influence because they influence each other. If you asked the average politically aware conservative if he’s heard of Glenn Reynolds or Mickey Kaus, he’d give you a […]

Bernard Goldberg’s book about how the media slants the news, “Bias,” was a huge success. Well now Goldberg is back with a new book about the foibles of the media, “Arrogance“. “Arrogance” isn’t actually going to be released until today, but I was sent an early copy and I got together with Bernie on Thursday […]

As we all know, there are people on the left who blame Bush for EVERYTHING! They think he rigged the 2000 & 2002 elections, killed Paul Wellstone, was behind 9/11, invaded Iraq AND Afghanistan for oil, secretly takes orders from Ariel Sharon, etc, etc, etc. You name it and they think Bush is somehow tied […]

The Senate version of the Head Start reform bill would rename and ‘re-mission’ the Great Society program. Instead of trying to prepare poor children for school in hopes of enhancing achievement, ‘Slow Start’ will enroll children from middle-class and wealthy families and attempt to “confuse and de-motivate them” so that they won’t excel their peers […]

The nuclear genie is about to get all the way out of the bottle folks. We’ve just barely got him by the big toe and we’re holding on for dear life. The IAEA gives us a few details about how bad it could get… “Up to 40 countries are believed to be capable of manufacturing […]

I heard about how a bunch of liberals have this movie about Reagan’s presidency coming out where they make stuff up, so, I was thinking, why don’t I write the script for a fair and balanced movie about Bill Clinton’s presidency where I just do a little extrapolation about things I don’t know about for […]

You know, I like Donald Luskin’s work a lot and I’m certainly no fan of Atrios at Eschaton. But IMO, I think Donald Luskin was in the wrong to have his lawyer send a letter to Atrios which reads in part… “Dear “Atrios”: This firm represents Donald L. Luskin, a Contributing Editor to National Review […]

Ok, first off, I want you to take a look at this billboard… Now, what do YOU see when you look at that billboard? Personally, when I look at that billboard, I don’t see any particular party or political message being pushed. All I see is cute little girl at a patriotic rally somewhere and […]

Presidential candidate Howard Dean today renounced his previous confession of metrosexuality, and officially declared himself a ‘metropopulist’ — a hot new buzzphrase for politicians who are “in touch with their average American side”. “I’m a wealthy former medical internist who also served as governor,” said Mr. Dean, “So, I’m the ultimate power-elite insider. But that […]

I know some of you are going to suspect that this is satire, but I assure you that it’s not… “Roughly 40,000 poor people have been dropped from the Oregon Health Plan this year because of their failure to make monthly premium payments, some as low as $6 a month. …Advocates for the poor say […]

There are a lot of conservatives in the blogosphere who get all jazzed up about the idea of dumping Dick Cheney and adding Condi Rice to the ticket in his place. There now is even a Bush/Rice 04 website promoting the idea. It is of course easy to see why this idea has gained traction. […]

I got together with the always provocative Andrew Sullivan for an email interview. Sullivan is a former writer and columnist for the New York Times, a former editor of The New Republic, and of course his blog, The Daily Dish, is perhaps the largest of most influential of all the weblogs on the net. Read […]

How many times do keep trying to feed a dog that nips at your hand every time you hand him a steak? “A World Health Organization program to eradicate polio in Nigeria is in jeopardy after Muslim leaders ordered it halted amid rumors that it was part of a U.S. conspiracy to kill off African […]

Just for entertainment’s sake, here is the current playlist I’m listening to right now. Be forewarned, every so often I like to listen to tunes that are a lot older, slower and more melancoly than the music I normally listen to just as a change of pace. This is one of those nights… The Cars […]

On the downside, the Democratic Underground has a up a poll asking, “Did Bush Family Interests kill JFK?” Currently, 59 out of the 79 (75%) of people who have voted in this admittedly slanted poll have selected option 1, which is, “yes. Absolutely”. On the upside, none of them have suggested that the “Bush Family […]

Right Wing News emailed more than 150 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of the books they considered to have had “The Biggest Impact On Their Thinking”. Representatives from 53 blogs responded. They came up with an incredibly diffuse list that has more than a few surprises on it. (Cont)

“You are about to speak with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il,” Karl Rove told president Bush, “and you need to take a hard stance with him.” “Hey, I know how to do deeplomosee, Rover,” Bush answered, “I will be resolved in these talks.” Via the satellite connection, Kim Jong Il appeared on screen. “Ha […]

I ran across an excellent Oct 10 speech by Donald Rumsfeld that explains why we have to go on the offensive against terrorists. Simply put, defense alone will never work because the terrorists will always change their tactics and hit you at your weak point. Just look at our experience in Lebanon…. “When President Reagan […]