Anybody doubt Ms Thomas knows the answer to just how many Jews can you fit into a Volkswagon…? Of course, she said this with a smile, so, you know — nuance. (h/t JHo)
June 4, 2010
June 4, 2010
My twenty-third brief conversation with the ghost of John Merrick
Me: “I’ve got a joke for you, John. Ready? Why did the Elephant Man cross the road?” Merrick: “I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!” Me: “Oh. So you’ve already heard it. Me: Well then never mind.”
June 4, 2010
“Washington Rebels Against Chicago”
And only a couple years too late, too! Progress! Kimberly Strassel, WSJ: For those wondering what it would look like when the White House’s Chicago politics finally hit a Washington wall, the answer is Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff. A patronage-politics mentality brought the Obama team to this pass, and a shifty cleanup effort threatens to turn it into a political scandal. It took the eve of a holiday weekend
June 4, 2010
Carter Country, revisited
“U.S. Hiring Disappoints, Jobless Rate Falls to 9.7%,” Bloomberg: Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers in May than forecast and Americans dropped out of the labor force, showing a lack of confidence in the recovery that may lead to slower economic growth. Payrolls rose by 431,000 last month, including a 411,000 jump in government hiring of temporary workers for the 2010 census, Labor Department figures in Washington showed today.