"They're my nukes…" Let's eat cake.

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Remember the Irishman in Braveheart who declared that Ireland, “is my island!” Seems President Obama thinks our nuclear arsenal is his weaponry. Thank Ace for the boldface: Obama has rejected the Pentagon’s first draft of the “nuclear posture review” as being too timid, and has called for a range of more far-reaching options consistent with his goal of eventually abolishing nuclear weapons altogether, according to European officials. … The review is due to be completed by the end of this... Read more

"and just plain cool people…" – UPDATED

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Did the government invite all the cool kids in the cafeteria to produce Obama-ganda on the taxpayer dime via the National Endowment for the Arts? On Thursday August 6th, I was invited by the National Endowment for the Arts to attend a conference call scheduled for Monday August 10th hosted by the NEA, the White House Office of Public Engagement, and United We Serve. The call would include “a group of artists, producers, promoters, organizers, influencers, marketers, taste-makers, leaders or... Read more

If I were a Muslim…

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

…I’d be offended, too, although not for the stated reason: [The UK] Home Office staff were officially warned not to eat in front of their fasting Muslim colleagues during Ramadan – in case it made them feel hungry. The advice came in a taxpayer-funded internal document listing do’s and don’ts during the Muslim holy month, which ends this weekend. … The Home Office Islamic Network produced the five-page information sheet which says: ‘In practical terms, please be sensitive when eating... Read more

"How could you do this…?"

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

No. I’m not getting my work done. I’m failing, and flailing and having trouble. Nothing compared to this. “Fish.” Read more

Meanwhile, here I slog…

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

So, Brian Saint-Paul directs our attention to a fun dissection of the execrable prose of Dan Brown. Or, should I say, the “precarious” prose. Writes Brian: Here are three personal favorites: 17. Deception Point, chapter 8: Overhanging her precarious body was a jaundiced face whose skin resembled a sheet of parchment paper punctured by two emotionless eyes. [The Telegraph’s comment: “It’s not clear what Brown thinks ‘precarious’ means here.”] 14. The Da Vinci Code, chapter 5: Only those with a... Read more

"There is no sense until the end…"

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

You go over to Drudge and it’s one crazy, reality-skewing, alternate-universe existential nightmare. Here’s how one group is dealing with it… Read more

I love them too…

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

I love Frank and Carrie, just from the way Webster writes about them. And you will too Read more

Wilson Wrong, Obama did not lie!

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

“Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don’t simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken,” Mr. Obama said Wednesday evening in a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. “That’s why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else. Mr. Obama added, “If anything, this debate... Read more

Bach knew: Deadlines hurt

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

H/T Renee J. S. Bach had a little problem. J. S. Bach was in a fix. J. S. Bach couldn’t find an answer. What to do? I’ve written most of a rather fabulous work! Toccata, it’s in D minor, but now I’m feeling a bit of a jerk. I can’t think of what should come after it. Now, said his wife, who was resting up after her 33rd child. Johann, my dear, you should just go to bed. Something always... Read more

Let's Dance!

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:13 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Horrible, horrible, horrible day over here, work-wise. I have three things I really have to write and I fought all day with the network, then with the crashing firefox -the serious crashing firefox- and then with my own stupid computer-incompetence. So I am in a state of “arrrrrrghghghghghghghg” right now; I want to swash some buckles and take the cutlass to a few throats! But since it’s not Talk Like A Pirate Day until Saturday, I say screw all this!... Read more