Kerry and Gore?  Done.  Ditto Edwards.  And I don’t think Obama has enough depth to last even a few layers of media peeling.  Early Favorite?  USA! Developing…

From the bloodthirsty faux-Democrat’s covertly Zionist-flavored editorial in the WSJ: Congress […] faces a choice in the weeks and months ahead. Will we allow our actions to be driven by the changing conditions on the ground in Iraq—or by the unchanging political and ideological positions long ago staked out in Washington? What ultimately matters more to us: the real fight over there, or the political fight over here? Uh, asked

From Crooks and Liars, this headline: Al Gore Takes Home the Statue! Mini Me.

My dad tells the story of my mother and her parents going to visit Gettysburg when he and mom were engaged.  My grandfather was a Civil War and Lincoln buff.  They’re standing on a hill overlooking the battlefield, and Dad says, “What a tragic waste of lives.” My grandfather looks at him and says, “What makes you think they were wasted?” I bring this story up because of something that

Joe Queenan sums up the Academy Awards in Sunday’s L.A. Times: It’s not so much a case of the industry presenting itself the way it would like to be seen; it’s the night when the industry gets tanked up and forgets what it does for a living. But that’s one of the nicer things he wrote, so you’ll want to RTWT.

third glass of Glenkinchie:  “No offense, but I think your boy Al’s ‘concern’ can probably be traced back to something relatively unremarkable, like, say, a high-wattage bulb in a low-wattage lamp, or maybe a busted water hose in his freezer.  Because me?  I’ve got plenty of ice.  And there’s lots more where this came from, too, believe you me…” **** update:  “Hell, I’m practically swimming in the stuff!”

What my latest dustup with Broome Community College’s Dr Andrew Haggerty and NPR’s David Ferguson has showcased, I believe, are some of the growing pains of the new media, which, given its virtual nature, makes it easy for anyone wishing to do so to obscure his or her personal identity online. This ability to create a controlling persona— to write from the position of near-absolute freedom that comes with shedding

When the pop tarts first came up, I paid about as much attention to Christina Aguilera as I did to the rest of them, which is to say zero.  I’ve been listening to her more over the last year or so, cuz it turns out that she’s the only one who has any talent.  Who knew?  Check out this video, courtesy of TUA over at Sondra’s.  It’s produced and co-written

I received this excellent email from an avid PW reader, who wishes to remain anonymous: