It’s been a while now since Hillary Clinton left Wesleyan in search of ecstasy, but she’s still at it, currently auditioning for the title of Joan of Arc for the Middle East, a position eminently available ever since George Bush fell on his Andover-educated ass in its pursuit. Just a couple of days ago she…
Leon Panetta, he who cannot be offended, the cuddly cherub of death.
Last week, I wrote about the willingness of the New York Times to retroactively edit a story that went so far as to point out the gross and blood-stained apparent hypocrisies in Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s handling of our unhappy ally Pakistan, which occasionally frets over our policy of murdering its residents and citizens whenever…
9/11. the last refuge of a scoundrel
Or a sycophant. Andrew Sullivan, whom I often like, runs off the rails in his devotion to President Obama here, praising his indiscriminate use of murder drones and claiming that if the U.S. doesn’t function like an intermational Murder, Inc., well, would you prefer “religious terrorists from mountains in Middle Asia successfully invading and terrorizing…
Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban is a jewel of many facets
Well, at least it gives us something trivial to talk about, unlike his beloved “stop n’ frisk program,” which could be more aptly called his “stop n’ frisk n’ arrest n’ imprison young black and Hispanic dudes” program, and which, sadly, is far less trivial. Amidst all the babble, what is saddest to hear are…
“It’s Getting Better All the Time,” says NPR
Well, except for grapefruit, bread, and peppers, according to this look at America’s grocery basket. If only we could legalize pot, maybe people would shut up and enjoy. But I guess I’m wishing for the moon on that one. Via Andrew Sullivan.
A note to JC Penny, aka “JCP”
Guys— Your assumption, that Mary Wells singing “My Guy” (summer ad) is in any way comparable to Billie Holiday singing “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” (winter ad), is erroneous. But any Billie in prime time, ever, is huge. So, thanks. Static “video” of Billie posted by “purple0accident,” follows. Track down Mary on…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “Faster? Faster? Dude, you’re talking to a damn hobby horse.” “I don’t want to wear a ribbon. The whole thing is too faggy already.” “Don’t look at me, dude. Look at those stands. This isn’t working.” “Where’s the fucking Humane Society? Where’s the fucking ASPCA? Where’s fucking PETA? Those assholes are all…
Leon Panetta, laughing at life, and death (but the New York Times doesn’t think it’s funny)
Obviously, I should keep better records. Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article by Alissa J. Rubin on Defense Secretary’s current trip to Afghanistan, commenting, among other things, on the difficulties the U.S. encounters in both that country and neighboring Pakistan, due in large part to our persistent habit of murdering large numbers of…
The Revolting Realists
Last week the New York Times ran an article with the headline “Some G.O.P. Foreign Policy Experts Are Tepid on Romney,” pointing out that aging stalwarts Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, and Colin Powell have not been falling all over themselves to endorse the Mitt-Man. And Kissinger himself, always the voice of calculation if not reason,…
What Would Romney Do?
Increasingly, it looks like we’re going to find out. Europe continues to kick the can down the road, and kick us along with it. As for the U.S., there seems to be zero enthusiasm for an aggressive policy to stimulate economic growth. Republicans want the economy to get worse, the President says that, when times…