Jeff’s progressive friend #1: “I don’t know how you can even begin to defend this outrageous affront to our civil liberties, Jeff. It shocks me—really shocks me!—that you, of all people, have no problem with Bushco eavesdropping on American citizens –” Jeff’s progressive friend #2: “—Citizens who, let’s add, are protected by the very Constitution your President claims he’s fighting to uphold.” Jeff’s progressive friend #1: “Exactly. Clearly, you can
December 17, 2005
December 17, 2005
Likely scenes from my first holiday party of the season (which is where I’ll be for the next several hours)
December 17, 2005
BREAKING: Assassination attempt on Iranian President? (UPDATED)
From Michael Ledeen: I’ve just received a call from a usually reliable person saying that there was an assassination attempt in Iran against President Ahmadi Nezhad, who was in a car. His driver and guards were killed, and he is in the hospital, apparently likely to survive. I couldn’t get any details about the intensity of the blue energy waves flowing from his cranium…but if this story is true it
December 17, 2005
The Revolution will be blogged, 8 (UPDATED)
The Democratic spin doctors, spurred on by their disingenuous Congressional taskmasters , are all over the tube this morning trying to gin up additional outrage over this NSA domestic “spy story”—even as the President stands firm and defends the practice. Forcefully. From his weekly radio addres (via Byron York): In the weeks following the terrorist attacks on our nation, I authorized the National Security Agency, consistent with U.S. law and
December 17, 2005
Film reviews in five words or less, #31
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) Directed by Judd Apatow. Stars Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco, Jane Lynch, Loudon Wainwright III, and Paul Rudd. Five words or less review: Me? 16. Godbless California Coolers!
December 17, 2005
Woohoo! It’s Friday! And that means it’s time for the armadillo to—
—Well, I’m afraid we’ve run into a bit of a snag. Seems the little guy scored tickets to a special critics’ screening of Munich— Spielberg’s lengthy meditation on Mossad response to the 1972 Olympic Park murders of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team—then came home, strapped himself with “explosives,” and tried to “take back” the last three slices of my sausage and green pepper pizza. Luckily, what he thought