Sep
30
And Levin makes two
September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments
In singling out Andy McCarthy last night, I forgot to mention Mark Levin, the only other consistent voice of reason on the Corner. As usual, he is spot on. I have read the posts here and elsewhere. Sometimes these things are made to look more complicated than they really are. From an economic perspective, if the [...]
Sep
30
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!!!! If we don’t pass the bailout, the markets will burn. BURN!. The Dow is up 218 points at the close of the first hour of trading. European markets are similarly not exactly crashing around us. Just saying.
Sep
29
McCarthyite
September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m becoming more and more convinced that Andy McCarthy is the only sane person left at National Review. I do not understand why those who’ve voted no should be labeled “irresponsible.” The senate evidently will not deign to take up this crisis legislation until Wednesday. Meanwhile, even if you don’t reject the bill on philosophical [...]
Sep
29
The end
September 29, 2008 | 2 Comments
Each successive, season-ending loss becomes easier to deal with. The 2006 NLCS loss was so upsetting that I didn’t even watch the World Series, the first time I skipped out since I started watching baseball. The collapse at the end of the 2007 had me upset for about a day, but I got over it. [...]
Sep
29
Am I missing something?
September 29, 2008 | 2 Comments
I’m not one of those huge, anti-bailout guys, though I think it sounds like a mistake. But I keep hearing commentators suggest that this will kill the GOP in the upcoming elections. Perhaps. But how does voting against something that a majority of Americans oppose hurt you? Am I missing something in the political calculation [...]
Sep
29
Is this a news article or a lynching?
September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
I admit I know next to nothing about Austrian politics. For all I know, the next generation of Euro-Nazis has indeed just won a relatively massive election victory. However, this report in the Telegraph has to be one of the least balanced article I have ever read. By my count, the term far-right was used [...]
Sep
27
Relegated to watching little dots on ESPN’s Gamecast because of MLB’s arcane blackout rules, I witnessed Johan Santana become a New York Mets legend. They may very well miss the playoffs, but it won’t be because their ace failed them. Pitching on three days rest, the man pitched a three-hit, complete game shutout. That, my [...]
Sep
27
Debate thoughts
September 27, 2008 | 3 Comments
For the first third of the debate, i felt like I was watching two Democrats talking about the economy. I guess such is to be expected from the “maverick.” After that, once the debate turned to foreign policy, McCain was on his “A” game, and it was like a teacher educated his pupil. Obama held [...]
Sep
26
Brilliant
September 26, 2008 | 4 Comments
Every day my decision not to renew my National Review subscription is affirmed just a bit more. Here’s Kathleen Parker’s sage advice on NRO: Only Palin can save McCain, her party, and the country she loves. She can bow out for personal reasons, perhaps because she wants to spend more time with her newborn. No [...]
Sep
26
It’s about time
September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments
Metro enters the 21st century. Metro is moving ahead with plans to eliminate free paper bus-to-bus transfers and discounted rail-to-bus transfers starting Jan. 4, and discounts will be offered only to users of electronic SmarTrip fare cards, officials said yesterday. Now if they would only go to an all-electronic system like the MTA in New [...]
Sep
26
Okay, so I lied
September 26, 2008 | Comments Off
But I didn’t turn the game on until after I had done all my dissertation work, and even then I really didn’t focus on the game until after The Office was over. Thank you Carlos. So. A final weekend series with the Marlins while the Phillies play the Nats. This seems familiar.
Sep
25
I don’t need this
September 25, 2008 | 3 Comments
My dissertation defense is in 33 days, we are (probably) moving in 37 days, and the presidential election is in 40 days. So, I really don’t need any extra level of stress right now. I love you guys, but tonight will have to be a no-Mets evening for me.
Sep
24
American idealism
September 24, 2008 | Comments Off
Barbara Ehrenreich has an interesting op-ed in the New York Times. Now, I normally wouldn’t agree with anything either written by Ehrenreich or published in the Times, but she’s actually on to something here: GREED — and its crafty sibling, speculation — are the designated culprits for the financial crisis. But another, much admired, habit [...]
Sep
24
Priorities
September 24, 2008 | 5 Comments
The Humane Society has decided to endorse Barack Obama, and as a means of illustrating their endorsement, they juxtaposed these two pictures. Cute. I wonder if they have any pictures of ole Barry eating at McDonald’s, because unless he’s a vegetarian, Barack Obama is really morally no different than Palin. That’s one of the things [...]
Sep
23
Another school free speech case
September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments
A fifth grader was suspended for wearing an anti-Obama tee-shirt after having been warned to take it off or turn it inside-out. I’m with the school administrators. I follow Clarence Thomas’s line in Morse v. Frederick, aka the Bong Hits 4 Jesus case. In light of the history of American public education, it cannot seriously [...]
Sep
22
Not the reason I’d go with
September 22, 2008 | 5 Comments
Mondays in the Fall here in DC are insufferable if for no other reason that the minute, play-by-play post-game analysis non-Redskins fans are subject to all day long. I’ve gotten used to it, but the absolute absurdity of their poor, deluded fanbase and commentariat will never cease to amaze me. This morning, during hour 16 [...]
Sep
22
Five up, five down
September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
Bobby Parnell has faced five Major League hitters, and has retired all five to face him. Moreover, he shown that he has better stuff than anyone else in the Mets’ bullpen. So does Jerry Manuel turn to him with the game on the line? Of course not. Scott Schoenweiss is a vet, see, and no [...]
Sep
22
Not so rational rationalists
September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments
I’m feeling a bit under the weather today, otherwise I’d do a more thorough job of refuting John Derbyshire’s latest bit of anti-religious nonsense. I do love this contrast. Here’s Derb: Michael Novak: “It is not credible for atheists to say believers don’t care about evidence.” Yes it is, Michael. The Christian religion is founded [...]
Sep
19
KoC open letter to Biden
September 19, 2008 | 2 Comments
Sparty has the the details on an open letter from the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Carl Anderson, to Senator Biden. Anderson challenges Biden’s absurd notions about Church teachings as it relates to abortion. This part is critical: Finally, your unwillingness to bring your Catholic moral views into the public policy arena on [...]
Sep
19
Despicable liar
September 19, 2008 | Comments Off
Straight off of completely distorting Rush Limbaugh in an absurd attack ad, the great and might Ob’ma – you know, the guy who keeps talking about change – has sunk to a new low, completely lying about his and John McCain’s record on abortion, even as he accuses the McCain campaign of lying. A Catholic [...]