and that’s what makes us fully human. As a gift to America on the momentous occasion of Obama’s inauguration, Jeremy Lott gives us the most perfect enunciation of BDS evah. Journalists must continue not to be to blame for anything. I dislike seeing the words “balls” and “slash” in the same sentence.

Caleb at Redstate helps us usher in a new era of hopichanginess: One day, I’ll be looking at my grandchildren. I’ll say to them “Kids, when Barack Obama spoke to the crowds at Invesco field as the nominee of the Democratic party … I was there.” I’ll pause for a moment, reflecting. Then I’ll go on, “And kids, when Obama stood on the capitol steps and took the oath of

The Democrats keep fighting their favorite war: Here in the afterglow of the turnaround led by Gen. David Petraeus, it’s easy to forget what the smart set was saying two years ago — and how categorical they all were in their certainty. The president was a simpleton, it was agreed. Didn’t he know that Iraq was a civil war, and the only answer was to get out as fast as

“If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.” –Pyrrhus of Epirus As you’re aware, Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire that was followed by a Hamas ceasefire. Hamas declared that Israel had a week to remove its troops from Gaza. And as Gazans returned to what was left of their homes, Hamas declared victory against the Israeli aggressors, stating that they knew how

What a terrible man Christopher Hitchens is, to throw this in the face of the O! celebration: But, on the last day of his presidency, I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore had beaten George W. Bush in 2000 or that John Kerry had emerged the victor in 2004. In Oliver Stone’s not very good but surprisingly well-received film W., there is an unnoticed

Over at Flopping Aces, Wordsmith has up an excellent post on GWB. An excerpt: Here’s the way WaPo reported it: As Bush, in blue academic robes, accepted his award and rose to speak, the graduates raised a sea of yellow protest signs with slogans such as “Conservation, not Consumption,” and “Execute Justice, not People.” Students booed, hissed and heckled the president, and some turned their backs on him, made gagging

Happy Beth Cleaver Day! Goodbye, bubble-headed booby.

A plague on Islamist fanatics. San Franciscans tear Free Tibet bumperstickers off their Priuses. Oh, the smiting of the gob.

They’re both from Illinois, except for Obama. Eventually, they intersect. Trust me on this.

Baracky’s so beholden to the proles that he will never sell them out, right? Nearly 100 wealthy families and power couples contributed at least $100,000 each to help Barack Obama over the past two years, creating an elite set of donors to whom the president-elect repeatedly turned in financing his campaign, transition and inauguration, a Washington Post analysis shows. As inaugural donations become public, a list of Obama’s most loyal