for tats! Martin Knight on Eric Holder’s vacation of the verdict against Ted Stevens: Now, maybe I’m going dangerously close to conspiracy theory territory here, but looking at everything, the timing of the indictment and trial (finishing about a week to election day), the leaks, the trial venue (almost guaranteed to return a conviction), the deliberate withholding/doctoring of evidence by the prosecution, the fact that the lead prosecutor is a

Yikes. Wonder how Michael Steele and the rest of the Go-Along Gang are going to negotiate this one… (h/t cj burch. Who is simply not being helpful!!1!)

is the new buzzword for other people’s language, and it excuses you from having to consider whatever they might mean. Buzz, buzz. Also, LesbiCon Cynthia Yockey apparently thinks my name is Annette. Meh. I’ve been called worse. See also, Crittenden’s Boutique Right-Wing Warmonger Bookshop & General Store Obama pressures UK to break up, sell off parts, thinks England might be able to make a go of it as slimmed-down independent

“You know — backwards.” Exit question: are you sick and fucking tired of loaded exit questions? Exit exclamation: Look, Ma! No hands!

Well, for example, take this post.

Via Dan (who himself dealt with this topic yesterday) comes this piece from James Lewis touching on the topic of idealizing Otherness that I brushed against yesterday in my dealings with Mr Seiple and his quaint semantic concerns. Well worth your time. As a bit of a gloss, let me relate some of my own academic experiences. During one of my summers as a fellow at the School of Lit

Evidently Gene Healy hasn’t been reading his David Horowitz… — Well, except for the “Republicans do it too,” part, maybe.

Benjamin Kerstein, The New Ledger: It must be said […] that Oliphant’s cartoon is somewhat unique in adopting […] these themes into a single image, reflecting the cumulative influence of antisemitisms both past and present. Combined with its publication in a prestigious American newspaper, it indicates that a convergence of sorts is occurring. It seems that a process which has been underway since the second intifada began has now reached

Remember: it is okay to be “unhappy” with this. Even to express moderate “concern.” But please. Try not to embarrass the legitimate and skilled public critics who’ve selected themselves to do your complaining for you. After all, while you mouth your rather coarse and uncouth hysterics, they are busy doing the real work of making the GOP safe for consensus-driven progressivism and a moralist-flavored multiculturalism. We love your votes, people,