Archive for February, 2009
Other Random Thoughts and an Open Thread
Some other thoughts I had last night, in no particular order: 1.) Hillary Clinton looked great. Relaxed, happy, and content. She honestly looked ten years younger than she did during the campaign, and I am not one to reflexively compliment Hillary (how does that work for the understatement of the decade). Also, there was a [...]
February 25, 2009
· 
John Cole · 
125 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
Missing Person Alert
We seriously need to get on the ball and find out who kidnapped Matt Welch, because some imposter at Reason had this reaction to the speech: There was much to dislike about this speech, most notably (for me anyway) the effortless way in which the new president talked out of both sides of his mouth. [...]
February 25, 2009
· John Cole · 97 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
The Morning After Look at the Jindal Response
I’m not sure what is selling lower this morning- Citibank or Jindal 2012 stock, but it really is hard to state accurately just how bad it was. It started off like this: That was Chris Matthews, and while the folks on the right will be screaming about liberal media bias, they might be wise to [...]
February 25, 2009
· John Cole · 155 Comments
Posted in: Burkean bells, Clown Shoes
Jindal sets off Burkean alarm bells
From MyDD (via TPM): DAVID BROOKS: Uh, not so well. You know, I think Bobby Jindal is a very promising politician, and I oppose the stimulus because I thought it was poorly drafted. But to come up at this moment in history with a stale “government is the problem,” “we can’t trust the federal government” [...]
February 25, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 126 Comments
Posted in: Burkean bells
Polling notes
I just got off a conference call with the Greenberg-Quinlan-Rosner polling outfit and the big take away here is that the response to Obama’s speech was almost the same among Republicans as among Democrats. The phrase I heard was “I have never seen anything like this before.” Another point is that the talk about the [...]
February 24, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 96 Comments
Posted in: Politics
Jindal’s response
Can’t he say “president” properly?
February 24, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 125 Comments
Posted in: Other
Something To Keep In Mind
When you watch the pundits after the speech: Who are you to going believe? *** Update *** We’ll just use this for the speech open thread.
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 315 Comments
Posted in: Media, Politics
Peak Wingnut is a Unicorn, The Loch Ness Monster, and Bigfoot All In One
I’m watching CNN, and I am not making this up, someone paid to have a commercial state the following (and I paraphrase): “Congress just spent 800 billion dollars. To get an idea how much that is, imagine if you spent a dollar every day since Jesus was born…” I stopped what I was doing. I [...]
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 50 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
Burkean bells and Brooksian star bursts
George Packer on David Brooks: David Brooks is going to be one of the best critics the Obama Administration will have, because his reservations and attacks are based on a world view that’s not only viable and thoughtful but almost always proved right: the view that we human beings overrate our ability to solve problems [...]
February 24, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 54 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Media
Soon To Be Former Soldier Raises Birth Certificate Issue
Wingnut Daily brings the goods: A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an “impostor” in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama’s eligibility to be commander in chief. The statement was publicized by California attorney Orly Taitz who, along with her [...]
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 127 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
Open Thread
For some reason today, I have just been exhausted all day. I slept well last night, woke up at around 6:30, and have just been dragging all day. You know the kind of day- every little task is an ordeal, and all you can think about is a nap. Just no energy whatsoever. Blerg. At [...]
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 35 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Open Thread
I’ll Take “They’re Not Very Bright” for 1000, Alex
Eve Fairbanks discusses the theatrics and cunning stunts of the last few weeks from the GOP and asks a fair question: Why are Republicans taking so many pages out of their failed candidate’s campaign playbook? The Republican Party has been using a grab-bag of strategies to counter Obama’s policies over the past month. They rail [...]
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 65 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
Getting It In Utah
Credit where credit is due, because the Republican Governor of Utah gets it: The Republican governor of Utah on Monday said his party is blighted by leaders in Congress whose lack of new ideas renders them so “inconsequential” that he doesn’t even bother to talk to them. “I don’t even know the congressional leadership,” Gov. [...]
February 24, 2009
· John Cole · 127 Comments
Posted in: Politics
What if?
Sorry but I have to indulge my WaPo chat fixation again today: Washingotn, D.C.: Tonight, Obama will no doubt say he inherited this mess, not his fault, etc. What would have happened if Bush, after 9/11, got up there and said. We need to understand this was Bill Clinton’s fault for gutting our intelligence agencies [...]
February 24, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 113 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes
Burkean alarm bells
This is why I hate conservatives, especially the ones who pretend to be intellectuals: The people around Obama are smart and sober. Their plans are bold but seem supple and chastened by a realistic sensibility. Yet they set off my Burkean alarm bells. I fear that in trying to do everything at once, they will [...]
February 24, 2009
· Angry DougJ · 87 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Blogospheric Navel-Gazing
