Beginning a series: the senile confessions of baby boomers. Episode 1: Keith Richards snorted his father.
Ask not for whom The Note tolls, it tolls for thee: Meanwhile, right after Halperin announced his resignation as director of ABC’s political unit and handed over stewardship of The Note, it went on hiatus, with a stripped-down “Mini-Note” taking its place online. “The Note is undergoing some changes,” read the vague ABC notice posted [...]
Kerry-McCain 2004. Old news, yes? But wait! Conservatives are atwitter with how now, since it turns out it was McCain who approached Kerry, McCain’s campaign is all but over. Yes, it shows poor judgment (on McCain’s part), but after Swift Vets, flip-flopping, “nuance” and whatnot, now is the time Republicans choose to take Kerry’s word? [...]
The old line on McCain (i.e., 4-6 weeks ago) was that he was uncomfortable in the role of frontrunner and establishment candidate but was doing whatever it took to win the nomination. Well, he doesn’t have to worry about being the frontrunner anymore — or, for that matter, the choice of the establishment. What the [...]
Everyone’s favorite opera buff, the National Review’s John Derbyshire, demonstrates the kind of support for our troops that the right likes to get so charged up about: Once again, it’s me and Ralph Peters on the same wavelength, deploring the cowardice of the British sailors and marines kidnapped by Iran. When it happened, I said [...]
Crooked Talk Express: I’m just boggled by McCain’s recent behavior. I mean, you might disagree with him on an issue, but he’s usually been honorable and intellectually honest about his position. No longer. This is the sort of flagrant, Bushian baloney-slicing that he ran against in 2000. Is it his faltering campaign? Is it age? [...]
