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Archive for January 7th, 2008

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Shrill

Kerry Howley is shrill.

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Presidential timber

By Thoreau
Sarkozy is going to marry a supermodel. This comes shortly after divorcing another model.  The men of the world offer a collective high five.

Monday, January 7th, 2008

One step kloser to the edge…

By Thoreau
Iran is being accused of provoking US Navy ships in the straits of Hormuz. With all the activity and tension in the area, it wouldn’t surprise me if somebody got too close to somebody else  and nearly started something by accident.  However, this part seems bizarre:
A radio transmission from one of the Iranian ships [...]

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Footballblogging, Playoffs Edition III

So the forces of Good take both games on Day 2 after losing both games Day 1. That’s not how I drew it up. Oh well.
The more I think about the final minutes of the Jax-Pitt game the more I blame Coach Mike Tomlin and Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians. It’s important to explain why this [...]

Monday, January 7th, 2008

The Stopped Clock Has a Little Competition

Bill Kristol is right about something. Mike Huckabee is not a sure election loser. That’s the column’s explicit argument, and it’s true enough. I’d add that the column’s implicit argument can be seen in what it exemplifies – a tribune of the Republican establishment accomodating himself to the idea of a Huckabee candidacy. If Huckabee [...]

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Fourth-Branch FTW

John Holbo on your next Vice President: Dick Cheney.