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Eighth in a series of real-time empirical observations

Teresa Heinz Kerry just let one rip. A bad one, too — like spoiled meatloaf sick on deviled eggs and asparagus. Naturally, she’s blaming it on her Colombian sous chef — whom she’s just fired, even as she pinches off another nasty airmuffin in his wake. How utterly predictable.*

Scenes from my driveway, continued x 27

Deadbeat neighbor: “…All’s I’m saying is, they really do have better hair.” Me: “I told you, shut up about the hair.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Fine. Have it your way…” Me: Deadbeat neighbor: “…but it’s the truth…” Me: “Where’s my shovel? You didn’t steal my goddamn shovel again, did you, you sneaky bastard?”

Waxing ontological

Were John Edwards an octagon instead of a filthy rich plaintiff’s attorney playing at Democratic populist politics, there’d be, like, eight Americas — making it that much more difficult to choose a vacation spot. Which, y’know, no thank you. So. Good thing Senator Edwards is not an octagon, is all I have to say.

Arnold Kling asks, “How Much Worse Off Are We?” economically than we were in the 70s…

…and the answer, to paraphrase David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel* is…none…much worse off are we were in the 1970s. Oh. And about those two Americas…? Today, there are two Americas. One America agrees with [Vermont] Congressman [Bernie] Sanders [who said, “

Arnold Kling asks, “How Much Worse Off Are We?” economically than we were in the 70s…

…and the answer, to paraphrase David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel* is…none…much worse off are we were in the 1970s. Oh. And about those two Americas…? Today, there are two Americas. One America agrees with [Vermont] Congressman [Bernie] Sanders [who said, “

Teresa Heinz Kerry is handed a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese™

THK: “I quite like the blue packaging… Tell me, is this the same thing as Spam? Or is Spam a different thing that poor people eat…?”

Teresa Heinz Kerry is handed a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese™

THK: “I quite like the blue packaging… Tell me, is this the same thing as Spam? Or is Spam a different thing that poor people eat…?”

Shannon Elizabeth comments on l’affaire de Plame

“Well, I don’t know much specifically about that, but I do love French words and phrases. It’s such a romantic language, French is… Say, have I ever shown you my nipples? Like the lids to a couple of Tupperware bowls, only brownish. I’m really quite proud of them.” update: “…Yellowcake? Gee, I don’t know that I’ve ever had it, but it sounds really yummy. Y’know, I’ll try anything once.”

Shannon Elizabeth comments on l’affaire de Plame

“Well, I don’t know much specifically about that, but I do love French words and phrases. It’s such a romantic language, French is… Say, have I ever shown you my nipples? Like the lids to a couple of Tupperware bowls, only brownish. I’m really quite proud of them.” update: “…Yellowcake? Gee, I don’t know that I’ve ever had it, but it sounds really yummy. Y’know, I’ll try anything once.”

Yes, but we mean connections connections, 2

For his continuing effort to disrupt the mainstream media’s narrative that the Bushies foisted lies and misleading innuendo about an Iraq – al-Qaeda connection on an overly trusting American public, The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes should be regularly congratulated. July 5/12 WS: “Bill Clinton Was Right…There was a Saddam-Osama connection and we’re learning more every day.” Meanwhile the men at the top of the administration [former State Department spokesman James