I don’t wish Bill Clinton ill health, but I won’t be surprised if he has more heart problems. Dean Ornish is a quack, IMO.
Implausible Deniability
It is seeming exceedingly unlikely that the president was unaware of the “guns for drug lords” program in Mexico. But the media continues to ignore it, or attack the investigators.
A Pledge Too Far
I agree that Michele Bachmann’s pledge to reduce gas prices to two bucks a gallon is both unrealistic, and unconservative.
Christianity And Redistribution
Sorry, no, it does not compel it.
SpaceX At The LA Times
There’s a front-page story today. As I noted in a comment there, I found the final sentence interesting:
The rocket has just two successful test launches.
While true, there are other ways to phrase it. They could have left out the “just,” which implies that the number is both low, and bad. There is also an implication that there have been unsuccessful launches. It would have been just as accurate, and more favorable to the company, to write, “The rocket has had two successful launches, with no failures.” They could have even pointed out that the capsule performed successfully on its first and only flight.
Texas, Jobs And Rick Perry
An illuminating post. For the record, I don’t think that jobs can be created that well by a chief executive. But they can be destroyed, or prevented from being created, and the president has been doing that with a vengeance since he took office (before, in fact, with his campaign rhetoric).
An Overdue Apology
Better late than never. “Never” is when I suspect we’ll get anything similar from much of the American left.
Light And Scattered Blogging
I’m driving up to Mojave today. On the up side, I may have some pictures later.
Treat Every Firearm
…as though it’s loaded. A safety tip.
It’s A Good Thing, Too
The president makes no apologies for being reasonable. Well, he doesn’t apologize for things he’s actually done, either. Similarly, I make no apologies for being a Democrat.
[Update a while later]
Here are some other things for which I am completely unapologetic, from my Twitter feed:
I make no apologies for thinking that Harry Reid is the greatest statesman in history.
I make no apologies for making Paris Hilton famous.
I make no apologies for thinking that the president is reasonable, and the adult in the room.
I make no apologies for the assassination of the only president to have it almost as tough as Barack Obama: Abraham Lincoln.
I make no apologies for being unable to make fun of the president’s arrogance and pomposity.
I make no apologies for kicking Chuck Norris’s ass.
I make no apologies for having voted for Barack Obama.
I make no apologies for causing Hurricane Katrina.
I make no apologies for being Mary Queen of Scots.
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