Via Redstate: The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first full day in the White House, President Obama was photographed in the Oval Office without his suit jacket. There was, however, a logical explanation: Mr. Obama, who hates the cold, had cranked up the thermostat. “He’s from Hawaii, O.K.?†said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next
And Now, a Little Sir Philip Sidney [Dan Collins; CORRECTED]
Yesterday, I had a Facebook chat with Andrew Breitbart, who’s remarkably accessible that way. You may remember from way back when you read Sidney’s “Apology for Poetry,” that the most excerpted phrase is that poetry must “delight and instruct.” Sidney’s argument is that those who resort to philosophy are the already converted–the choir, if you will–and that the advantage of poetry is that it clothes similar hot ideas in attractive
Roger Explains [Dan Collins] [UPDATED BY JEFF]
the rogering. Sort of. Damn good thing it wasn’t oxycontin. Congress hedges itself against stagflation with a $93k raise. We’re all going to have to sacrifice. **** update: With thanks to Darleen for reading Roger’s Version so that I don’t have to, an excerpt: Actually that part of our business has been losing money from the beginning, so the people getting their quarterly checks from PJM were getting a form
picture for a Saturday afternoon, circa 1983
Forget about all the lefty sites slinging their vitriol. Life’s too short. Instead, enjoy this recently unearthed (by my high school girlfriend) pic from my Risky Business phase:
picture for a Friday afternoon – circa 1981
Got tagged with this one on facebook by an old girlfriend. Note the lithe yet powerful legs. Like a jungle cat! Yes, in the early 80s, I was not unlike a puma. Who listened to a lot of Asia. And drank California Coolers. Question: Are those shorts? Or did I get naked and sit on a Smurf?
What getting kicked to the curb in the age of new media looks like
Dear Jeff, As you know, last September Pajamas Media began a new initiative in Internet television called Pajamas TV. When we started with our RNC coverage from Minneapolis, we noted that we would be in a Beta Phase through the first quarter of 2009. In the last few months we have strengthened the PJTV lineup with shows covering Media Bias, Education Bias, Middle East Update, Sharia and Jihad, Powerline Report,
Who Was That Masked Man? [Dan Collins]
I’d like to . . . bwahahahaha! Via Gateway Pundit. SOCIOPATH!
A brief — and intertextually pointed — response to Barack Obama’s undebated new New Deal:
Uh, not in my name.** OUTLAW!
Blago Not Selfish Enough [Dan Collins]
chose bad friends.* Obama seeks Republican for cabinet? Well, I’m thinking that he’ll be looking for a Senatorial RINO like Olympia Snowe, to get another Rethug out of the Senate. UPDATE: Apparently, that’s the point of the story, but they’re saying Judd Gregg for Commerce Sec: If Mr. Gregg accepted the post, he would probably be replaced by a Democrat. Now, there are 58 Democrats in the Senate, with the
