Jul
8
2008

URLs du Jour

2008-07-08

  • It's like blind men describing the elephant, although they don't actually have the excuse of being blind:

    • "Hooray for Obama! His shift in Iraq policy shows sensibility and that he'll be an effective commander in chief!"

    • "Hooray for Obama! He has the guts not to shift his Iraq policy!"

    It's a safe bet that we'll see this sort of thing repeated over the next few months. He's large, he contains multitudes.

  • We've been dumping a lot on Senator Obama recently, but still see indications that a McCain administration would not be particularly scrupulous about Federalism and limited government.
    Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief who is now the Republican National Committee's "Victory Chairman," was discussing consumer-driven health insurance at a breakfast with reporters when she proposed "a real, live example which I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice." For effect, the woman frequently mentioned as a possible McCain running mate repeated: "Those women would like a choice."

    Silence filled the meeting room at the St. Regis Hotel. "I don't know where I go after that," said the moderator, Dave Cook of the Christian Science Monitor.

    Me neither. Bob Barr, I think. (Via The Right Coast.)

  • It's an article of faith among some that Karl Rove is a demon spawn from Hell, but I think he's an okay guy.

  • Don't say Pun Salad never points you to practical advice to improve your life: over is better. (Via BBSpot.)