Flotsam and Jetsam
The Palin bounce. It’s not just in tracking polls.(Notice the ten point lead among likely voters.) Democrats, sometimes panic is a rational response. A “Wasilla Wal-Mart” mom? Harrumph, say the punditocracy. A lot of voters say “Cool! ...Rocket Science
David Kay, former UN inspector, hits the nail on the head: “it looks as if Iran is 80 percent of the way to a functioning nuclear weapon.” In a detailed, quite somber article, Kay says he believes that: Iran is pushing toward a ... The Return of The Grown Ups
Word comes that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will be removed from their anchor positions at MSNBC. David Gregory will assume the duties for the balance of the presidential race. It is one thing to pursue a niche audience, ... Stupid Is As Stupid Does
For a good laugh, check out the New York Times‘ piece on MSNBC’s decision to replace its co-anchor circus act of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews: On the final night of the Republican convention, after MSNBC televised the party’s ... Re: Re: Voters See Things Differently
John, an honest liberal analyst agrees with our collective sense about the GOP Convention: Here’s what I think it’s safe to conclude: the GOP had a successful convention. John McCain now holds a 3-point lead over Barack Obama in the ... Woodward
I haven’t read the book yet, or seen the “60 Minutes” appearance. But judging from the excerpt in the Washington Post today, and the review by Michiko Kakutani in the New York Times today, it seems like Bob Woodward’s fourth book in his ... Moving Parts
Psst! Hey you! Yeah you . . . the GP reading this blog to take a break from portfolio company panic attacks. Here’sa flash: you know those LPs of yours that totally dig the voodoo that you do and rank as your most stalwart supporters? ... Commentaries on Genesis
Genesis as Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, & Theological Commentary by Thomas L Brodie Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2001. Genesis: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching by Walter Brueggemann ... Fair Is Fair
The best piece I’ve read yet about the media savviness of Sarah Palin and the concomitant media-cluelessness of the media themselves is in today’s New York Times by David Carr: Before Gov. Sarah Palin came flying in from the wilds of ... Palin, Evangelicals, and the Secularists
All year, we’ve been told about the political “maturation” of evangelical Christians — about how younger evangelicals show interest in issues like global warming that cut against the socially conservative politics for which they have ... |
