by yon pure crystal fountain, and upon it I will pile all the flowers of the mountain: Will you go, lassie, go? One of my favorite tunes is the Scottish “Wild Mountain Thyme.” I know it principally from The Byrds’ version (performed creditably here), and the a capella version by Celtic Quest. Some versions, such as the latter, give it an almost villanelle structure, which is most hypnotic. If you’ve

Joe Conason, last seen threatening anyone who said that Al Franken was trying to steal the Minnesota senatorial election with a libel lawsuit in the UK, explains the real reason that Holder suggested Clinton pardon Marc Rich, and it turns out that the Jooooos apparently made a Rich pardon a precondition for peace talks with the PLO: Meanwhile the fugitive financier, as he is still known, has never returned from

Just let the man eat his waffle! As his predecessor, President Bush, said his final goodbyes to America on national television, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined at the DC restaurant, Equinox Thursday night. CBS News’ Maria Gavrilovic, who waited outside the restaurant, reports that there is no indication whether or not Mr. Obama was watching President Bush’s farewell remarks. The President-elect departed the Blair house, located right

The Left have made a lot of noise about the Israeli’s “miscalculating” in their assault on Hamas, hoping that the propaganda about hearts and minds will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is why they’re so stunned that Israeli support for the campaign is so high. Here’s an interesting perspective, via Weasel Zippers: Two captured terrorists interviewed by Maariv/NRG say that Hamas was not expecting Israel’s response to the escalation in

He was no Ricardo Montalban*, but he was a great artist nevertheless. *I mean, what could be more authentic than real Corinthian leather? Do you really want to make him cry? They can’t get no satisfaction. More on Eric Holder’s FALN pardonees My daughter calls it the eggnoguration.

She’s the Jewish woman in the UK that we mentioned a few days ago. Via Weasel Zippers, comes this latest incident from France: France’s interior ministry says masked thieves who attacked a young man east of Paris to steal his car repeatedly stabbed him after noticing he was wearing a Jewish symbol. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has condemned the “revolting attack” in the suburban town of Fontenay-sous-Bois and says authorities

Via thor comes this insightful piece by a Russian radio talk show hostess: Human rights groups self-righteously demand a cease-fire in Gaza, but in reality they have little interest in achieving a resolution to the armed conflict. On the contrary, they have a vested interest in continued fighting to justify their bloated bureaucracies and their supposed peacekeeping mission. While the Hamas militants continue to hold their own people hostage, the

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Remember that Night Gallery episode, where the guy kept flushing his crap down the toilet and it kept returning larger? Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capture the primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart. This is why letting the trolls hang out here

Hopenchange: And even though the scandal went on for quite a while, it seems very long ago now, especially when you look at all the Clinton types who are playing enormously important roles in today’s affairs. Hillary Clinton — who the independent counsel concluded gave “factually false” testimony on the Travel Office firings — is going to become Secretary of State. Her husband is an international statesman. John Podesta runs