Via Outside the Beltway, I see that John McCain does not know the price of gas (SEE UPDATES- He did know, at least two weeks ago). Take it away, James: The price of gas is the number one issue on the minds of just about every voter these days. It’s an issue that virtually transcends …
Impossible Things
Over the last month I found out that Barack Obama is a Muslim, that he is captive to his pastor at the United Church of Christ and that he is a Marxist. Talk about transcending! Normally any one of those things would necessarily exclude the other two. Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: …
Who is Obsessed?
You all claim I am obsessed with Obama (who, after a week of letting his surrogates smear the Clintons as racist for decidedly non-racist remarks has now seized back his title of uniter and transcender-in-chief), but if you really want to see obsession, check out Hugh. Check out the past day or so at Hugh’s: …
I Can Has Unity Pony?
Another example of what I am talking about. An interview Obama gave to NPR. Not a stump speech for the masses. An interview that will be heard by people who can juggle actual ideas: Steve Inskeep: Can you name one concrete thing you can do that other candidates would not do to move things forward? …
RIP, Madeleine L’Engle
Names from my youth are dropping like flies: Madeleine L’Engle, who in writing more than 60 books, including childhood fables, religious meditations and science fiction, weaved emotional tapestries transcending genre and generation, died Thursday in Connecticut. She was 88. Madeleine L’Engle at home in New York in 2001. Her death, of natural causes, was announced …
Our Government In A Nutshell
Via Drum, a Republican criticizes the current administration: It’s hard for a program staffed mainly by folks in the industry to impartially conduct oversight of the industry The scandal du jour involves too much chumminess between universities and the student loan industry, but he could be talking about any regulatory body in today’s government. Any …
Powerpoint
Via 1 , 2 and 3 it appears that Joseph Heller did not actually die of a heart attack in 1999 but in fact evolved into an ethereal star-child with astounding abilities to manipulate time, space and the DoD. An excerpt from the Tomas Ricks book: [Army Lt. General David] McKiernan had another, smaller but …