Okay, I really need to hold to a hard-and-fast rule that I sometimes forget, which is to not write while I’m emoting; to get away from the desk and go think for a while before writing. I wrote a lot yesterday; much too much. Lesson learned. On the bailout itself? I’m undecided and a little concerned. Yesterday I wrote that McCain’s suspending the campaign was a dumb move, that it might be noble, but it was politically stupid. The danger... Read more
This is a really great video. It just tells it. McCain tried to ward off the financial crisis – he was engaged. Schumer and Frank were in denial. Obama was present. Read more
“Class” Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident. It can handle anything that comes along. Class has a sense of humor. It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class knows that good manners are nothing more than a series of small, inconsequential sacrifices. Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money.... Read more
Many on the right of the blogosphere seem impressed with Sen. McCain for him suspending his campaign, pulling ads and trying to postpone this Friday’s debate on Foreign policy. McCain is making a lot of missteps, lately – keeping Palin from the press is one of them; yes, they treat her savagely and like a pack of jackals, but that’s not going to change if the team wins, so just throw her out there and let her sink or swim.... Read more
I like this piece by the Headmistress, which echos much of what I feel about Barack Obama; that while I dislike his policies, there is something about him that I like and almost sympathize with. I won’t vote for him, and I still believe he never meant to be the Democrat nominee in ’08; I think he meant to be Hillary’s veep, at best – he’d soften her bristles, warm her chilly edges and give her ticket class and panache,... Read more
Reposted by request. First a link to a prescient piece by Peggy Noonan, written in 2005: Our elites, our educated and successful professionals, are the ones who are supposed to dig us out and lead us. I refer specifically to the elites of journalism and politics, the elites of the Hill and at Foggy Bottom and the agencies, the elites of our state capitals, the rich and accomplished and successful of Washington, and elsewhere. I have a nagging sense, and... Read more
Remember Al Gore’s wild chant in 2000, “the people, not the powerful! The people, not the powerful!” Well, I got a little sense of that – and a Chris Matthewsian tingle up my leg – when I read this idea (H/T Instapundit): If (1) the federal government really has about a trillion dollars to throw at this problem, and (2) taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill, then (3) why not structure the solution so that, as much and... Read more
Remember the stories about how under Governor Palin rape victims were charged for the rape kits used to gather evidence? Yeah, that was all wrong, as usual. Bob Owens gets it right: We have fresh information regarding poorly-researched claims made in the media (including CNN, US News & World Report, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, and literally dozens of other “professional media”) that Sarah Palin presided over a Wasilla, AK city government that charged rape victims for the... Read more
Or, thereabouts. An excellent summary by the dreaded Fox News people, which means even though it’s historically accurate and contains all the quotes and cites the sources, it’s all lies, lies, lies. H/T Hot Air And…a videogame: Obamonopoly! Meanwhile, Betsy Newmark has a husband who can explain it all in a very concise and helpful way. Ace says Barney Frank is in denial and still asking for more moolah! Related: Financial Crisis; Spiritual and Secular Perspectives On the Bailout, it’s... Read more
According to this Reuters report, church attendance is up in the financial districts. I’m not surprised, are you? Something I was thinking about yesterday, at Adoration, is how God is never outdone in generosity, whether material or social or spiritual. Because of the economic unease we’re all facing, I was frankly thinking of the material – hanging on to jobs, my son finding a job, how we’ll pay for home heating oil this winter, affording college for Buster – and... Read more
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