Problem, Solutions (Or Not)
Kerry’s Problem: “Leading Democrats describe a command structure often frozen — or at least tempered — by too many chefs….” (says Al Hunt in the WSJ, via Mickey Kaus) Kerry’s Solution: Hire more chefs (Via InstaPundit).
More USA Today Slants
I’m still traveling in the Republic of California and so still reading the free (and worth every penny) USA Today that appears at motel room doors. This offensive transgression has become so common that it’s almost not news any more, but I was still struck by political writer Susan Page’s reference, in her article about […]
From Biden To Kerry, Or: The Descent Of The Democrats
It is interesting, and instructive of something (lower standards?), to compare the treatment of Joseph Biden in 1988 and John Kerry today. Biden, some of you may recall, was forced from the race for the Democratic nomination for what, in retrospect (and to many, even then), seem accusations of very minor plagiarism incidents. Here’s a […]
USA Today Slants
As I’ve mentioned recently, my family and I are traveling, which means not only that I’m not able to blog as often as my addiction demands but also that many mornings I’m greeted with a free copy of USA Today, which I’m happy to say is worth every penny. Monday, for example, before I’d even […]
Goals Keepers
Sometimes a turn of phrase that you’ve seen hundreds of times suddenly seems significant, revealing assumptions that are so buried, or common, that they’re no longer noticed. Here’s one I just noticed in a routine article about an audit of a Broward County (Fla.) airport project: Last week, an article in the South Florida Sun […]
Did He Or Didn’t He?
Once again the press is reporting ineffectively, in my opinion, Kerry’s attempted explanation, ineffective in my opinion, of his forays (or not) into Cambodia. (Writing about this article, Mickey Kaus asks “How could a fair reporter write this story and not mention the word ‘seared’”?) Michael Kranish of the Boston Globe credulously and without comment […]
Study Needs Study
The Chronicle of Higher Education describes the results of a recent study (so far unpublished) by Sigal Alon, a sociology prof. at Tel Aviv University, and Marta Tienda of Princeton that attempts to buttress racial preferences by arguing that minority students are more likely to graduate from selective than non-selective universities. Ms. Alon and Ms. […]
More Dem Foot In Mouth Disease
Responding on behalf of Sen. Kerry to President Bush’s announced military redeployment that involves, among other things, bringing home a large number of troops from Europe, Former Everything (and Hopeful Secretary of State in Waiting) Richard Holbrooke said, astoundingly, that “it sends the message that this administration continues to operate in a unilateral manner without […]
Is There A Gag Order At The Washington Post?
A number of bloggers have been complaining about the blind eye and deaf ear the mainstream press has turned toward the substance of the charges leveled at Sen. Kerry by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. (Scroll down Instapundit and follow his links.) Today, however, that studied and strained silence became almost deafening with a […]
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