I BLAME THE FAILED POLICIES OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION: Kellogg Co. warns of nationwide Eggo shortage.
Archive for 2009
November 19, 2009
DOES NANCY PELOSI KNOW ABOUT THIS? Dems To Tax Cosmetic Surgery.
ERIC SCHEIE: Where Were You When Wood Became A Felony?
DAVID HARSANYI ON SARAH PALIN: “All you haters out there force me to root for her.” “The widely read blogger and purveyor of all truth, Andrew Sullivan, was impelled to blog 17 times on the subject of Palin on the same day Americans learned that the Obama administration awarded $6.7 billion in stimulus money to non-existent congressional districts — which did not merit a single mention. To see what is in front of one’s nose demands a constant struggle, I guess.”
Related, from Megan McArdle: “Y’all well know that I really don’t like Sarah Palin. In fact, more than one of you has yelled at me about this. And I find the whole schtick about how the media is just a bunch of elitist hooligans who are out to get her really grating. That’s why I really wish the media wouldn’t act like, well, a bunch of elitist hooligans who are out to get her.” Or, in some cases, crazed conspiracy theorists.
Plus, Kenneth Widmerpool?
And the unforgettable classic, Dial M for Maternity. It just gets more timely. . . .
CLAUDIA ROSETT: Terrorists “Saved or Created.”
ANDREW BREITBART ON SARAH PALIN AS A “RED-STATE OPRAH.”
I said something similar the other day in The Hill: “Whatever else Sarah Palin has done, she is positioned to be the kingmaker — or, more accurately, the kingbreaker — in the Republican 2012 contest. Even if she doesn’t run, she commands enough loyalty and support from the most committed voters and activists to ensure that any candidate she comes out against will be dead in the water for the GOP nomination. And, should she choose a third party run, she can doom the chances of anyone the GOP nominates. Expect to see a lot of GOP candidates sucking up to her in coming months and years. The GOP establishment treated her badly, and payback will be forthcoming, I suspect.”
Related: Hillbuzz: Sarah Palin supporters need to make sure every nursing home, hospital, and private school in Iowa gets a free copy of Going Rogue. Who’s right?
GLAD I’M NOT FLYING TODAY: FAA: Flights Delayed Across Country Because of Computer Problems.
“CRUSHING.” “Holder imagines that he can hide inside that ‘thoughtful’ routine that Obama so often relies on, but it is utterly pathetic here. Either he knows damned well what he’s doing and he’s lying or he’s outrageously unqualified for his job. His evasive style is so similar to Obama’s that he makes Obama look worse.”
What’s really amazing is that Holder doesn’t even have a good bullshit answer prepared. Lame. As noted on NPR: “The exchange started with Graham stumping Holder with a question one would have thought the attorney general would have been prepared for.” You’d think.
REPORTING ON THE National Book Award winners.
KRISTINA RASMUSSEN: Surprise: Recovery.gov Has A Credibility Problem.
Related: Recovery Chief: Yeah, I Can’t Back Up Those Numbers.
ANALYST: Stock Market Makes No Sense Now. “I haven’t been this bearish in a year … I look at the board and every single stock from Tiffany to Bank of America to Caterpillar is up. But there is no fundamental rooting as to why these names are up — particularly in the consumer space.”
OUR BILL IS BETTER THAN THE HOUSE BILL. IT’S LONGER THAN THE HOUSE BILL! Senate bill weighs in at 2,074 pages.
UPDATE: Keith Hennessey: Major Tax Increases In The Reid Health Bill.
WOULD WE BE BETTER OFF WITH A finders-keepers approach to antiquities?
PHANTOM STIMULUS: As nonexistent Congressional districts are removed, stimulus money to New Hampshire shrinks. So, uh, what did happen to that money? . . . . Apparently it was spent somewhere else.
“SMART DIPLOMACY:” American Buffoon.
JEFFREY JENA: Dithering On Afghanistan.