You know, this is unreal, in the technical sense of the term, but even as scientists say that it’s important to maintain the moniker “Swine Flu” as indicative of the species of origination, the linguistic-grievance axis are still all over why it simply must not be so. I wish it were possible to parody these imbeciles. Related: Swine flu influenced by viral marketing guru UPDATE: Swine Flu Tells Sebelius, “I

Gibbs: I’m not really an intentionalist, but I do play one on TV: Gotta love the wink wink nod nod here. It’s as if Gibbs is saying of the naked emperor, “no, those weren’t his balls brushing over the cold cut platter at the buffet table” — and a hundred reporters, having watched those emperor balls scrape the pile of shaved turkey, not only pretend to agree, but they then

lurches hateward. William Creeley at FIRE: Yesterday, in his blog entry discussing the difficult road facing petition candidates for governing board positions at Harvard University and Dartmouth College—and the substantial hostility they face if elected—Kyle provided an excellent overview of the independent campaign, tenure, and eventual dismissal of former Dartmouth Trustee Todd Zywicki. As Kyle usefully recounts, Zywicki, a professor of law at George Mason University School of Law, was

…and gauntlettes. The third party option is starting to look better and better, honestly. And as I’ve noted several times now, I think people will be surprised by how many Democrats a party that adheres to classical liberal principles would attract. Besides. Can we really do much worse? (h/t cj)

…and the One won? As the President intervenes in more and more industries, a key question is how he does it and what he is trying to achieve. Is he trying to reorganize insolvent firms while, as much as possible, preserving the rights of stakeholders as established under existing contracts? Or is he trying to achieve a “fair” outcome as he judges it, regardless of preexisting rules and agreements? I

The Washington Post’s Tom Schales puts on his best critic face and grades the President’s performance last evening: Barack Obama is a truly flabbergasting president. And in a good way — not the way some of his predecessors were. He’s not flabberghastly. When Obama answers a question, you don’t slap your forehead and moan, “Oh, brother!” He is, as guest expert David Gergen noted on CNN after the news conference,

Had she known, Windsor Castle’s most famous resident would not have been amused. A couple were caught having sex on a grass bank outside the Queen’s residence yesterday – as hundreds of shocked tourists looked on in horror and amusement. Apparently unable to control themselves, the drunken pair stripped naked and began having sex in front of the Castle’s Garter Tower in full view of a busy road and shops.

(A Serr8d joint) Not as pretty as Darleen’s pics below.

I’m feeling a bit Zen today, and I don’t want to ruin that with a lot of political talk. You’re all welcome to come along for the ride. In fact, here, this ought to get you started.

Recently, in relation to a post on Charles Johnson, Pam Geller, Michelle Malkin and related, people criticized Geller for speaking at a conference, saying that she should have been more cautious about accepting an invitation to an event where representatives of groups that may be . . . connected with? sympathized with? by neo-Nazi organizations would be present. I don’t want to rehash that whole thing, but I find that