I know what she meant (and, I suspect, so do all the people attacking her for this remark): Right-wing author and pundit Michelle Malkin filled in for Bill O’Reilly tonight on The O’Reilly Factor. During a segment on a newly-proposed Airline Passengers Bill of Rights, Malkin said, “So you’re behind this Passengers’ Bill of Rights …
Archives for February 2007
Less Than Zero
David Broder thinks Bush got his groove back, and Joe Gandelman and James Joyner discuss the merits of Broder’s piece. Personally, I think Joyner nailed it: Given Nixonian poll numbers and the most unpopular war in more than thirty years, simple regression to the mean should bring Bush’s public standing up. Regression to the mean …
The Refugee Issue
This is a story I have not paid much attention to, but probably should have (and I only looked it up when my mnother called me, hysterical that she found herself in agreement with Ted Kennedy): Moving to address the flood of refugees fleeing war-torn Iraq, the Bush administration and the United Nations have developed …
The Stakes Have Been Raised
With the entry of the completely manufactured Abraham Lincoln quote entered into the Congressional Record by Don (Bridge to Nowhere) Young (R-Alaska), the stakes have been raised in our contest. It is now up to you to come up with an entirely manufactured or a modified historical fake but accurate quote, and help me see …
And While I Am In A Ranting Mood
If I hear one more Democrat or Democratic talking head (as I am right now on Hardball) utter some variation of the following, I am going to blow my gasket: The reason we support the non-binding resolution is because the voters sent a clear message… Steve McMahon, some strategist for the Democrats, just said this …
I’ve Been Abducted By Aliens
And probably illegal ones, at that. So says the folks at Toys in the Attic: John, did you use enough adjectives? You may have missed a few. You can always tell when somebody is going over the top when they load up on the adjectives. The problem for Cole here is twofold: Bill Donohue doesn’t …
Must Read
This Vanity Fair piece on the JAG lawyers and Gitmo is a must read. There are so many quotes of interest it is hard to find just one to single out, but this one will have to do: Swift, incensed, sent a series of e-mails to his boss, asking him, “Captain, is this really where …