May
26
All hail the self-righteous
May 26, 2005 | Comments Off
Peggy Noonan pens a scathing attack on the oh-so-noble 14. And she’s right on point. You’ve heard the mindless braying and fruitless arguments, but I’m here to tell you the facts, no matter what brickbats and catcalls may come my way. Lindsey Graham defied the biases of his constituency to do what was right, not [...]
May
25
Complexity as an Excuse for Inaction
May 25, 2005 | Comments Off
From the Coalition for Darfur. A few weeks ago, PBS aired a made-for-HBO film about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda called “Sometimes in April.” Following the presentation, journalist Jeff Greenfield held a panel discussion about world’s last of response to Rwanda and the similarities to the current genocide in Darfur. Former Deputy Secretary of State [...]
May
24
A selective reading of conservative principles
May 24, 2005 | Comments Off
Stephen Bainbridge is one of the best legal bloggers around, thus his analysis of the filibuster deal is that much more maddening. Bainbridge has an unfortunate tendency to scoff at conservatives when they disagree with him, and this is more of the same as he basically tells us all to chill out. He turns to [...]
May
23
The US Senate: Madison is in tears
May 23, 2005 | Comments Off
“Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!” – Darth Vader, after learning he had killed Padme. “Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!” – Jack Bauer, after Habib Marawan fell to his death. “Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!” – Paul Zummo, after learning about the Senate compromise. At first I was concerned about the news of the compromise. Then enraged. Then worried. Then sleepy. Then enraged again. And now I am [...]
May
23
Church: The Musical
May 23, 2005 | Comments Off
Yesterday I attended Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine on the CUA campus. For those unfamiliar with it, the Basilica is the largest Catholic church in the western hemisphere and is just a beautiful setting for Mass. Normally I prefer to attend the Latin Mass at St. Matthews or even the Tridentine at [...]
May
20
He use big werdz
May 20, 2005 | Comments Off
Only William F. Buckley is capable of stringing two consecutive sentences such as the following: Really, you would think the Republicans had proposed to rape the Statue of Liberty. The brummagem moral fanfare imposed on the controversy reminds one of the desperation with which losers will attempt to cope with disappointment at the polls. If [...]
May
20
The End
May 20, 2005 | Comments Off
Warning: Some spoilers ahead, but if you don’t know what happens, then you’re not really a Star Wars fan. As the final shot of the two suns setting on the Tatooine horizon descends into the closing credits, a profound sense of sadness overcame me. It felt as though a part of my childhood had come [...]
May
19
Charlies Fried on the Constitutional Issues surrounding the filibuster
May 19, 2005 | Comments Off
I thought I’d link everyone to my Confirm Them post before I head out for my interview. Clink on the link if you feel like reading. Or not. Ciao.
May
19
Take the 4 train to Grand Central, and switch to the 7
May 19, 2005 | Comments Off
Courtesy of MetsBlog here is a Daily News article that should get the juices flowing for the upcoming Subway Series between the Mets and Yanks. I will state uncategorically that the bandwagon label does not apply to our very own GipperClone. Like most real Yankee fans he has or had the appropriate shrine to Don [...]
May
18
Delays and Complications
May 18, 2005 | Comments Off
This week’s Coalition post. The genocide in Darfur began more than two years ago. Since then, more than 400,000 people have died and the international community has yet to take any concrete action toward stopping the violence or helping the nearly 2 million displaced return to their destroyed villages and resume semi-normal lives. And the [...]
May
18
Dirty Harry’s version of American history
May 18, 2005 | Comments Off
“Right now, the only check on President Bush is the Democrats’ ability to voice their concern in the Senate,” said Reid, D-Nev. “If Republicans roll back our rights in this chamber, there will be no check on their power. The radical, right wing will be free to pursue any agenda they want.” This is Harry [...]
May
17
I, apostate
May 17, 2005 | Comments Off
In the comments section Jeff brought up this Washington Times article on Pat Buchanan. I was going to relegate my reaction to the comments section because, quite frankly, I have spilt far too much digital ink on this one writer. But upon closer examination of the article, there’s just too much to let go without [...]
May
16
MNR
May 16, 2005 | Comments Off
You – you got what I need.But you say he’s just a friend.You say he’s just a friend. A friend of a friend recently traveled to Egypt, our good friends in the northeast of the African continent. Not only was this friend a female, she had the double misfortune of being Jewish. Needless to say [...]
May
16
We don’t watch Star Wars for the brilliant writing
May 16, 2005 | Comments Off
Professor Bainbridge is not just one of the great legal minds of our generation, he’s also an astute observer of popular culture, as this post indicates. Long story short, George Lucas betrayed one of the most fundamentally important plot points of Star Wars in order to score fairly mindless political points. He quotes the New [...]
May
16
Fact checking? We don’t need no stinking fact checking.
May 16, 2005 | Comments Off
Now that it has been revealed that the Newsweek story about the Koran being flushed down the toilet is not true, or at least has not been confirmed and therefore should not have been published, there is a mini-dustup in the blogosphere over who to blame for the deaths of 16 people. On some level [...]
May
14
100 "Greatest" Americans
May 14, 2005 | Comments Off
Professor Bainbridge links to Discovery Channel’s list of the 100 greatest Americans. This is a wonderful combination of America’s historical ignorance and political correctness. Among those on the list: Barack Obama – His main accomplishment has been to be a black person getting elected to the US Senate.Laura and Barbara Bush, Jackie O – Managed [...]
May
11
GRRRRRR
May 11, 2005 | Comments Off
This is one of those fantasy baseball tragedies that drives fantasy owners nuts. Matt Clement, who has been one of my best pitchers this year, throws seven beautiful innings, only allowing one run and giving up 5 hits and one walk. The Sox are up 4-1 in the 9th, and their closer Foulke is in [...]
May
11
The Attention it Deserves
May 11, 2005 | Comments Off
From the Coalition for Darfur. You can also read this article from the BBC which explains that so much money poured in for disaster relief after the tsunami in December that Doctors Without Borders raised four times the amount it needed and now has to try to track down donors in order to return the [...]
May
11
The Yalta debate
May 11, 2005 | Comments Off
The past few days have seen the emergence of a historical debate over the Yalta agreements thanks to this speech that President Bush delivered in Latvia during the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. The key remarks: As we mark a victory of six days ago — six decades [...]
May
11
Of bumper stickers and Doom
May 11, 2005 | Comments Off
Today’s Bleat from Lileks is a must read, if for no other reason that to experience the thrill of great writing. But here’s an especially good snippet that I couldn’t help but share here. I have no bumperstickers, for the same reason I do not paste editorials with which I agree on the seat of [...]