Blogwars is tired of small arms skirmishes. Time for thermobaric weaponry… [Ken Layne responds: “Well, he’s certainly taken better pictures, that’s for sure. And I’ve been giving him grief about those glasses for months… On the, er, ‘up’ side, though…I hear he’s a real champ when it comes to stamina.” protein wisdom’s rejoinder: We report, you decide…] Previous “Blogwars” ‘toons (*I’ve sent you to a new page to whittle some
March 5, 2002
Blogwars 4: Attacking the Coastal Hip
Blogwars is tired of small arms skirmishes. Time for thermobaric weaponry… [Ken Layne responds: “Well, he’s certainly taken better pictures, that’s for sure. And I’ve been giving him grief about those glasses for months… On the, er, ‘up’ side, though…I hear he’s a real champ when it comes to stamina.” protein wisdom’s rejoinder: We report, you decide…] Previous “Blogwars” ‘toons (*I’ve sent you to a new page to whittle some
March 5, 2002
“You gotta’ have tariffs, son. How else you gonna compete with the damn foreigners?”
Son of an erstwhile Argentine beekeeper, Glen Kinen — commenting on the U.S.’s heavy tariffs (some upwards of 66%) on Argentine honey exports — asks, “why the hell are we subsidizing food?” Indeed. Or steel. Or family farmers. Or even
March 5, 2002
“You gotta’ have tariffs, son. How else you gonna compete with the damn foreigners?”
Son of an erstwhile Argentine beekeeper, Glen Kinen — commenting on the U.S.’s heavy tariffs (some upwards of 66%) on Argentine honey exports — asks, “why the hell are we subsidizing food?” Indeed. Or steel. Or family farmers. Or even
March 5, 2002
Opinion Journal Gaffe
Today’s WSJ “Opinion Journal” titles Ralph Peters’ essay on military casualties, “In War, Soldiers Die” — followed by this subhead: “American casualties are a good sign. It means the military is doing its job.” Listen, I can appreciate that casualties are expected, necessary — hell, even natural — to most successes in warfare. But “American casualties are a good sign”? C’mon. What an unfortunate choice of words…
March 4, 2002
little acts of kindness
Pejman Yousefzadeh is quite a gentlemen. And I hear he’s a fine public speaker, and an exquisite dancer, to boot. Enjoy his site. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have puppies to save, and old people to read to.
March 4, 2002
“Did he just promise to cut taxes? Or was it to kill all chickens…?”
English first? recent debate between two Dems running for Texas governor (originally planned as an all Spanish-speaking debate, but altered by one of the candidates to include English translations of his answers), Boulet notes (rather wryly): This Spanish-only debate […] set a poor precedent. Inevitably, there will one day be ‘advocates for the Vietnamese community’ in Houston, themselves fluent English speakers, demanding a candidates’ debate conducted entirely in Vietnamese. And
March 4, 2002
“Did he just promise to cut taxes? Or was it to kill all chickens…?”
English first? recent debate between two Dems running for Texas governor (originally planned as an all Spanish-speaking debate, but altered by one of the candidates to include English translations of his answers), Boulet notes (rather wryly): This Spanish-only debate […] set a poor precedent. Inevitably, there will one day be ‘advocates for the Vietnamese community’ in Houston, themselves fluent English speakers, demanding a candidates’ debate conducted entirely in Vietnamese. And