January 29, 2008

State of the Union, As Experienced By Most People

An unusually honest message from the 75-year-old winner of the DCCC Real State of the Union Video contest.

January 29, 2008

Christopher Hitchens On The Clintons’ History With The “Race Card”

How can one equal Bill Clinton for thuggery and opportunism when it comes to the so-called “race card”? And where does one even start with the breathtaking nastiness of his own conduct, and that of his supporters, in the last week? Barack Obama carries South Carolina having made no sectarian appeal to any specific kind [...]

January 29, 2008

From The Liar’s Diary, by Patry Francis

There was so much talk about the new music teacher that her coming was almost anticlimactic. However, I would soon learn that Ali Mather never allowed herself to be upstaged — not even by her own advance publicity. The very first day of classes, she wrinkled her nose when a student called her Mrs. Mather. [...]

January 29, 2008

Briefly Noted: This Week’s Header

Yes, this week’s header is a picture of me as a small child, reading a magazine. I can only make out the ad with a promise of a 5,000 scholarship. The only things I remember with ads like that were comic books. Note the amazing blue corduroy couch, my favorite place for over a decade [...]