…is an attempt to answer any of the critics of the stimulus bill? Sure, we get a host of labored prose, each turn of phrase meticulously delivered, no doubt, with the silent, plumpfingered stroke of a pampered ocecat purring atop a limp silk bathrobe. — And we get the typical progressive “intellectual’s” stable of ready-made conservative cartoon characters — from intimations of their all-encompassing religiosity (always shorthand for anti-intellectualism, though

Everyone here can already guess what I’d write about this were I to launch into some long, jargon-filled bit of semiotic instruction — Christ, just read through the greatest hits posts on intentionalism. What was obvious to me from the get go — and I said this at the time — was that an Obama administration was going to be “post-racial” in the same way an Amanda Marcotte lecture on

It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there’s science [!] to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis. (h/t RS McCain) Thanks, science! Is there nothing you can’t do? Speaking of science, a friend of Iowahawk has

That other bloggers are human beings. Bloggers, believe it or not, are human beings and, as such, have been known to harbor grudges and seek retribution and — because they are scattered across a continent, sitting alone in front of their computers unbathed and unloved — such foibles aren’t exactly unknown among bloggers. I must say, I admire his stalwart naivete. NB: Fortunately, Protein Wisdom will never suffer from such

that I’d care to report on. Maybe I’ll find a bit of inspiration later in the day. Frank P. sends along word that you oughtn’t open any emails with the heading, “Life Is Beautiful,” as they will tend to erase your hard drive. Yesterday brought news that my elder son, Brendan, has won a scholarship to his mom’s alma mater, Marquette, so that’s cool.* This afternoon, I’ll be driving the

Chimp in Conn. attack had unusual bond with owner Travis the chimpanzee’s relationship with his owner, a lonely widow, was closer than those of some married couples. She gave him the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses. They took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared. Travis brushed Herold’s hair each night and pined for her when she was away. If she left the house alone, Travis

Someone named Michael Wolff at the Newser blog “Off the Grid” is yammering on again about the racism of the Delonas cartoon that we mentioned yesterday. But what Wolff and others don’t get is–Obama didn’t write the damn thing. He let friggin’ Congress do that. If he’d have said “sign the next stimulus bill,” then that would certainly associate Obama with Travis the Chimp. He didn’t. Hell, Obama didn’t even

“It’s never okay to use that word. Unless you’re black, it should never come out of your mouth.” I guess he’s not my president, after all. update: Yes, we know it’s a put on. Just so’s you know that we know. That it also happens to be an actual trend is either incidental or metaparodic. Cut ’em some slack, people. It’s hard out here for a President.

What could it mean? Peter Wehner (I hope he doesn’t mind my stealing his entire post) at Commentary has up a revealing piece on Fairness Doctrine fan Bill Moyers: In today’s Washington Post, we learn that “J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI found itself quietly consumed with the vexing question of whether [Lyndon Johnson aide Jack] Valenti was gay.” According to the article, “the files, obtained by The Washington Post under the

Byron York, via Ace, via Hot Air: You’ve heard a lot about the astonishing spending in the $787 billion economic stimulus bill, signed into law this week by President Barack Obama. But you probably haven’t heard about a provision in the bill that threatens to politicize the way allegations of fraud and corruption are investigated — or not investigated — throughout the federal government. The provision, which attracted virtually no