It seems like only yesterday when my good friend Rosi Efthim issued a general warning about Ted Kennedy’s legacy. In reality, it was way back on Friday – two days before Ross Douthat made her warning necessary. Douthat pits Ted Kennedy against his sister, Eunice. This is entirely, apparently, without ever talking to either Kennedy [...]
If you’ve been around any sort of media, you’ve heard that Senator Edward Kennedy has died. This really isn’t a shock since he was diagnosed with brain cancer not long ago. He was the last of his dynastic familial generation. I’m not into hero worship, so I can’t really say much about Ted Kennedy. He [...]
Gail Collins, one of my favorite columnists, is pointing out that Senate Republicans want 80 votes on any healthcare proposal. 80. That’s a lot. So I looked at GovTrack’s database of roll-call votes to see how often the Senate hits that number. So far this year, there have been 270 roll call votes. The following [...]
There’s a debate going on at The Moderate Voice that I wish I could characterize as “robust” or “smart” or “worth reading.” But, in reality, it is none of those. It’s just a mirror image of the townhall shouting mentality where people talk past each other without ever hearing what the other is saying. Polimom, [...]
An acquaintance reminded me of a bit of folk humor: Mama say, “Don’t speak no ill of the dead. Only speak good. Even if it only be: He dead. Good.” Robert Novak passed away today. He dead. Good. Sphere: Related Content
If you think you’ve seen bizarro behavior at townhall meetings this summer, wait until the debate turns in earnest to whether or not reproductive services will be covered. In response to a call for people of faith to be “abortion neutral,” Debra Haffner posted this. It’s worth a read…and a bit of thinking. First of [...]
One of the more insulting commercials run by the Hillary Clinton campaign during the Democratic primary featured an anonymous phone ringing in what was supposed to be the Presidential residence. “When the phone rings at 2am…” the voice-over said ominously. The idea was to tell everyone that Clinton was “ready to go on Day One” [...]
Over at GSP, I linked to a NYT blog where Ross Douthat admits that Chris Christie will do nothing about corruption in New Jersey. I agree – the only thing electing Christie will do is change a few names. The game will remain the same, and we’ll all get ripped off for it. But it [...]
I haven’t said much about the confirmation process of Sonia Sotomayor, mostly because the end result was predictable. It was, in the words of The Ahnold, “just doing the Kabuki.” It was a dog-and-pony show for everyone to trot out their talking points. Not one thing was discovered during the questioning of the nominee. We [...]
Music is as old as humanity. As long as humans have had voices, or been able to beat on a log, or jingle shells, or whatever, there has been music. And, as with all human endeavors, some have been better at doing it than others. But there hasn’t been a “music business” for very long. [...]
