Category Politics

Best Quote O’ The Day

This is ripped directly from The Corner over at NRO: NOT SHOCK AND AWE-ING, JUST SHELLACKING [Jonah Goldberg] Pentagon says this is merely more opportunistic target-whacking not the full tilt boogie for freedom and justice. Priceless.

Spectacles of Power

Here’s my question: Does Pearle Vision have some sort of discount for tinhorn third world dictators? They must get the same catalog in the mail. Take a look: Maybe they have the same HMO. [UPDATE] Fidel, too? Is there some…

Saddam Heisman(?)

I saw a great bilboard on I95 North tonight. It featured a large picture of Saddam Hussein on the left side, striking an almost Heisman-worthy pose. The text read (and I’m paraphrasing here, as I can’t remember the exact words):…

Shouting At The Radio

I don’t know why I don’t learn my lesson. Tonight, as is commonplace between the months of October and June, 770 WABC out of NYC cut The Buzz short to broadcast Devils hockey. In these circumstances, I’m faced with an…

“Jihad of Peace”

Came across this story by way of Fark this afternoon. I honestly can’t tell whether Mr. Al-Atraqchi is serious or not. His (by now) cliched attempt to redefine jihad as a personal struggle with one’s inner demons suggests that he’s…

Musings

A thought occurred to me the other night: I don’t think I could ever be a Third World dictator. The amount of discipline one must maintain in order to run a country with an iron fist is far too daunting.…