Brilliant!
It seems as though Tim Blair has stumbled upon the transcripts of the ever-nefarious Karl Rove’s brainstorming sessions in preparation for the execution of Rathergate. The fiend! Heh.
Category Politics
Nicknaming The USS Jimmy Carter
Apparently, it’s rather common for ships of the US Navy to be given widely-accepted nicknames that more accurately portray their namesakes. For instance, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is apparently known as “the Big Stick”, the USS Ronald Reagan is known…
Rooting For Failure
Kurt Andersen notes some odd inconsistencies on the cultural Left’s part, post Iraqi elections. A key quote: But now our heroic and tragic liberal-intellectual capaciousness is facing its sharpest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Back then, most…
‘Bout Dang Time
In the wake of former Lebanese PM assasination of Rafik Hariri, things really seem to be heating up for Syria (who was behind the assasination, I’m convinced). Syria, and its ally Iran, are the primary state sponsors of terrorism today…
Advice For Leftish Bloggers
Tom McGuire offers some insightful advice for bloggers on the Left and how they can “Win The Blogosphere, Revive Their Party, And Save Our Country (And Why They Won’t)”. “Hives” and “Packs” are discussed, as well as their comparative advantages…
Ow! My Nose!
Every once in a while (okay, quite frequently), Scott Ott of Scrappleface comes up with an absolutely, brilliantly funny fake news piece. Unfortunately, I happened to be drinking my morning coffee when I read this howler: Jimmy Carter Attack Sub…
“Digital Lynch Mobs”
I know I haven’t blogged about the Eason Jordan “US military is targeting journalists in Iraq” scuffle that ended in Jordan’s resignation from CNN, but apparently some of our friends on the leftish side of the political spectrum have taken…
We Interrupt This Broadcast For The Important Following Announcement
VizaWeb has apparently tracked down and disabled the offending mysql hogs and foresee no further service interruptions, which is a welcome bit of news for this blogger, I can tell you that much. In other LB news, if you’ve visited…
Am I A One-Issue Voter?
To answer my own question: not quite, but I’m close. I am adamantly pro-life and proudly so – it heavily colors my views on contemporary politics, yet I still cling to a few other issues, chiefly tax policy, judicial restraint/strict…
Social Security And The “Roe Effect”
Regular readers of the Wall Street Journal’s online opinion site, OpinionJournal will be familiar with their weekdaily feature, Best of the Web, heretofore referred to as “BotW”. Those familiar with BotW will likely be familiar with BotW’s theory that an…
