Thoughts from a Revere historian.
I agree with him that one of Palin’s character flaws is an inability to admit error. It’s one she shares with the president.
A Job (And Wealth) Creator, Not Destroyer
Draft Rick Perry for president?
A Modest Proposal
Andrew Klavan has a one-state solution for the Middle East. Works for me.
Strange Bedfellows
Tea Party In Space praises Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein.
Hey, it’s the best thing they’ve ever done for the space program (a low bar for them, or California Democrats in general), though they’re certainly doing it at the behest of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park and Aerojet in Sacramento, not because they care about space. I hope this throws a mighty wrench in the Senate Launch System works.
Ten Misused Words In English
The only one of these that I may have misused in the past is “bemused.” The rest I already had down cold.
Five Theories
…of Weinergate. I’m going with Occam’s Razor, myself. Particularly considering what a weaselly vaginal rinse the guy is.
Andrew Klavan says that the Weiners of the world are womens’ fault.
[Update]
Weiner comes clean. But he says he won’t pull out. Or…errrrr…something.
Well, why should he? Ted Kennedy killed a young woman, and served for decades more. All you have to do is be a Democrat.
[Update a while later]
So why isn’t the media hounding Huma for a comment? You know they would if he were a Republican.
A New Museum
Lileks does it again. Be sure to watch the intro.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Peripherally related: an ode to Mickey (among other things).
Ottoman Fantasies
A fascinating interview by Michael Totten with Claire Berlinski, on what she thinks is the most misunderstood country in the middle east.
How To Settle Space
It Couldn’t Possibly Be Because She Knows History
See, when Sarah Palin gets something right that her critics get wrong, it’s just because she’s lucky:
Patrick Leehey of the Paul Revere House said Revere was probably bluffing his British captors, but reluctantly conceded that it could be construed as Revere warning the British.
“I suppose you could say that,” Leehey said. “But I don’t know if that’s really what Mrs. Palin was referring to.”
McConville said he also is not convinced that Palin’s remarks reflect scholarship.
“I would call her lucky in her comments,” McConville said.
Well, I think I have to go with the professor here:
But Cornell law professor William Jacobson, who asserted last week that Palin was correct, linking to Revere quotes on his conservative blog Legalinsurrection.com, said Palin’s critics are the ones in need of a history lesson. “It seems to be a historical fact that this happened,” he said. “A lot of the criticism is unfair and made by people who are themselves ignorant of history.”
OK, but at least they understand business, and economics, and world affairs. Right? I mean, they are our moral and intellectual superiors. We can be sure of this because they tell us so.
[Update a few minutes later]
Now who looks stupid? They never realize how stupid they look. It’s part of the problem of stupidity. Anyway they’re being stupid doesn’t fit the narrative.