Principles
by Pete on September 29, 2008
From the New York Times’ coverage of the failure of the bailout legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives: Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican, said he was “resolute” in his opposition to the measure because it would betray party principles (…)
Henry E. Newman
by Pete on September 28, 2008
Am I the only one who looks at this this picture and thinks, “What, me worry?”
Chill
by Pete on September 27, 2008
For those on the left freaking out becaus Obama didn’t demolish McCain in last night’s debate, I would point you to the ever-prescient Oliver Willis. While the debate may not have been a barn-burner, I found it fairly refreshing to (…)
I’m suspending my blogging in order to deal with the financial crisis.
by Pete on September 24, 2008
This latest gambit by the McCain campaign is actually a pretty good bit of strategy. If the Obama campaign says screw you, the debate is on (as, by any reasonable accounting, they should), then McCain can go crying to anyone (…)
You want WHAT?!
by Pete on September 21, 2008
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? August 6, 2001 – “All right, you’ve covered your ass now.” September 11, 2001 – President reads My Pet Goat January 28, 2003 – “The British Government has learned that Saddam (…)
David Frum is a hack
by Pete on September 20, 2008
I was listening to PRI’s Marketplace earlier this week, and had the misfortune to hear an entirely predictable bit of commentary by former Bush speechwriter, Iraq war apologist, and “axis of evil” author David Frum. After a relatively accurate description (…)
Google Maps is trying to kill me
by Pete on September 19, 2008
Probably best not to follow these directions too closely…
Liar
by Pete on September 19, 2008
From this morning’s New York Times: By most accounts, Mr. Obama has the advantage, because anything that keeps voters focused on the economy is good for Democrats, since a Republican holds the White House. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, (…)
Wherein I in continue to ignore my own advice regarding Palin
by Pete on September 8, 2008
Over at Obsidian Wings, publius worries about the public’s perception (thus far) of Sarah Palin: What’s troubling then is not so much her, but the way in which both the conservative base and apparently a decent chunk of swing voters (…)
Yes, I’m trying out Google Chrome
by Pete on September 3, 2008
Like every other web-using nerd, I’m trying out Google Chrome today. So far, it seems pretty cool—it’s fast, simple, and I have yet to run into any errors or broken web sites. I had some problems installing it, but that (…)