David Harsanyi, writing in the Denver Post, reiterates a long-standing truism: the more things change, the more they stay the same: As a social conservative ogling underage congressional pages, Republican Mark Foley was the poster boy for rank hypocrisy. Turns out, his successor, Democrat Tim Mahoney — “Restoring America’s Values Begins at Home” went the campaign slogan — has, evidently, been keeping the torch of sexual infidelity aloft. Now, no

Jules Crittenden takes Christopher Hitchens to task for his recent endorsement of Barack Obama. Writes Crittenden: Christopher Hitchens, the socialist who recognized the threat to our way of life and knew who was unwilling to defend it, has capitulated […]: I used to call myself a single-issue voter on the essential question of defending civilization against its terrorist enemies and their totalitarian protectors, and on that “issue” I hope I

See if any of this sounds familiar. From Tim Cavanaugh at Reason: Are the great American habits of directness, foursquare honesty, and a hearty handshake being undermined by fancy-pants French critical theory? You betcha! From the Obama-McCain struggle to find the proper meta-analysis of the word celebrity to the deconstruction of the mainstream media’s treatment of John Edwards, from the “framing” and “repackaging” of political constructs to the rise of

Allahpundit looks at the data and concludes: Almost as many GOPers say they’re unbothered by Obama’s associations as those who say they’re bothered by Wright or Ayers. As for independents, The One leads by 18 points now — a 28-point swing in just one week. Part of that’s due to the debate, which registered voters say he won, 48/14, but part of it’s probably also due to the negativity backfiring.

…about my account suspension. And still no answer to my queries calling for some sort of explanation. I have emailed. I have emailed an employee with an actual @youtube address. I have faxed in a complaint — noting that I fear my account was hacked, given that I’d certainly neither engaged in “predatory behavior” nor “spam,” the two offenses that can lead to a ban without warning. If anyone out

     IN a field one summer’s day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.       “Why not come and chat with me,” said the Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling in that way?”       “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the Ant,

Obligatory: “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia…” From the UK Daily Mail: While her character Marcia Brady was winning over audiences with her fresh-faced charm, McCormick was spiralling into depression and resorting to drug drug abuse, she admits in a shocking tell-all book. In her memoir Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady And Finding My True Voice, she opens up about her battle with cocaine addiction, trading sex for drugs, two abortions and

But remember: it can’t be racist, because Whites Hold All the Power. Incidentally, I never gave much credence to that power dynamic qualification for what comes to count as “racism” until — still feeling under the weather this morning — I took a flier and dialed up Pam Grier, demanding that she come over immediately and draw my bath. And I’ll be damned if she wasn’t at my house within

From the WaPo: The sign went up Sunday evening, bold black letters against the stark white background of the marquee at the Colony South Hotel & Conference Center in Clinton: “Country First. McCain/Palin.” By daybreak, pandemonium had broken loose all across heavily Democratic Prince George’s County. Many local supporters of Democrat Barack Obama, jolted by the message as they headed down Branch Avenue on their Monday morning commutes, grabbed cellphones