Lots o’ fun at the WaPo chats today. Tucker Carlson is still whining about the time Jon Stewart dissed him: Falls Church: Tucker: saw you on Reliable Sources talking about Cramer v. Stewart. You know, the whole world is not divided up into the vast left-wing conspiracy and the brave moral right that fights against …
Fareed Zakaria is very shrill
This is strange coming from such a serious commentator: In fact, though consumed by the economic crisis in its first 50 days, the Obama administration has nevertheless made some striking moves in foreign policy. [….] These are initial, small steps but all in the right direction— deserving of praise, one might think. But no, the …
Is our news networks learning?
John King asks Dick Cheney “Is the president of the United States trying to brazenly deceive the American people?”
Distasteful
Great stuff: Insurance giant American International Group will award hundreds of millions of dollars in employee bonuses and retention pay despite a confrontation Wednesday between the chief executive and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. [….] “I do not like these arrangements and find it distasteful and difficult to recommend to you that we must proceed …
Withered and died
The great Mary Peretz writes: I’ve known Jim for more than 30 years. We’ve had spats two times. He was responsible once. I, the other. I’ve done business with him and made money with him. And we started The Street.com together. He is a trusted and loving friend. He is now being battered in the …
I don’t want to go to Chelsea
This is my last day in London. Thanks to everyone for their advice and suggestions. They were very helpful. I’m currently trying to avoid being dragged to some annoying “hip” club in Chelsea or Belgravia by my friends, who are asleep. Which brings me to a question about this place…what’s the deal with the 99-year …
A fact’s a fact
Although I’ve been blogging and reading the paper a bit the past few days, I’ve gotten my vacation on in a way that I haven’t in quite a while. Checking back in with the American media with at least a slight sense of distance, it is striking how much harder they are on Obama they …