Clan Cameron Triumphs
David Cameron just became Prime Minister of Great Britain, a Tory triumph that we conservatives here on the far side of the pond can cheerfully celebrate. Here’s hoping that the new PM will so scourge Labour — and that the island realm united under his leadership shall so vanquish Britain’s every foe — as to make men recall […]
The Fiercely Independent Partisan Hackmanship of Ezra Klein
At some point, “progressive” becomes just another synonym for “whatever Democrats want”: Greece . . . is a bailout Republicans can finally be against. TARP, after all, was proposed by the Bush administration and attracted a substantial number of Republican votes in Congress. Not so with Greece. . . . Ezra Klein goes on from […]
Who Is Rachel Tabachnick, and Why Is She Attacking Phyllis Chesler?
This may be a more important question than it appears at first glance, because you may not know who Phyllis Chesler is, and you’ve almost certainly never heard of Rachel Tabachnick. But there is a mystery afoot, so follow the clues, Scooby-Doo. First things first: Phyllis Chesler is an important feminist author who, after 9/11, […]
Is Greece ‘Too Big to Fail’?
The next bailout candidate: Problems with Greek debt are about to spread to other countries and could infect the US unless the nation tackles its own mounting problems, Pimco’s Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC. . . . “We’ve seen a crisis start in a country—Greece—become regional, impact the whole of the Euro zone and is on […]
Bob Belvedere Cancels Peru Trip
The Camp of the Saints blogger had been planning an expedition — a mission of mercy — to the rural village where Julia Manihauri lived: A Peruvian mother of four was trapped in her bed for six months because of her giant breasts. Julia Manihuari’s chest grew to a gigantic N cup after the birth of […]
Contessa Brewer’s Very Bad Day, Or Why Couldn’t Faisal Shahzad Be a Methodist?
We know that this is what liberals really believe, but it’s shocking when one of them is stupid enough to say it out loud: “I get frustrated and there was part of me that was hoping this was not going to be anybody with ties to any kind of Islamic country because there are a lot of people who […]
NYC Bomb Suspect Faisal Shahzad Arrested at JFK; Glenn Beck Still at Large
The arrest was announced overnight: A U.S. citizen from Pakistan accused of driving a bomb-laden SUV into Times Square and parking it on a street lined with restaurants and Broadway theaters was to appear in court Tuesday to face charges for his failed attempt to set off a massive fireball and kill Americans, federal authorities […]
Hateful Racist Teabagger from Pakistan?
Keith Olbermann will be heartbroken: Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt this weekend, who is described as a naturalized American citizen who hails from Pakistan and just returned after spending five months there. . . . There is growing evidence […]
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