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Republican Joe Biden vs. Democrat Sarah Palin

October 2, 2008

A small hypothetical for you all to entertain as you watch tonight’s debate: When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate, he ran as a Democrat in a Democratic year. In Washington, he’s been a fairly moderate Democrat – a servant of MBNA and the credit card companies in Delaware, he’s been a frequent friend […]

The Art of The Incredibles

October 2, 2008

For the fans out there: Artist Lou Romano shares some of his Pixar work for The Incredibles. It’s some fantastic stuff.

Ezra Klein and Thoughts on the First Debate

September 26, 2008

I watched very little of it, but I think Ezra Klein’s assessment sums up the opinions of the blogosphere rather tidily: This is a pretty traditional debate performance for Obama. Strong on substance. Few mistakes. Little in the way of killer instinct or decapitating lines. McCain, by contrast, is offering an uncommonly strong performance powered, […]

Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys

September 26, 2008

In honor of Dallas week: Pearlman writes that Michael Irvin, incensed that tackle Everett McIver, in mid-haircut, would not leave a barber chair at training camp in 1998 so Irvin could get his haircut first, stabbed McIver in the neck. McIver was rushed to the hospital and survived, but not without losing a lot of […]

Try To Praise The Mutilated World

September 11, 2008

Try to praise the mutilated world. Remember June’s long days, and wild strawberries, drops of wine, the dew. The nettles that methodically overgrow the abandoned homesteads of exiles. You must praise the mutilated world. You watched the stylish yachts and ships; one of them had a long trip ahead of it, while salty oblivion awaited […]

National Football League 2008 Predictions

September 10, 2008

>> I used to do comprehensive predictions for the NFL season – ranking each time, analyzing each draft, predicting specific records – and sometimes I was right, and sometimes I was really wrong, but usually I was better than the ESPN guys who do this for a living. I still do all of this, but […]

Convention 2008: Fact Checking FactCheck.org on Sarah Palin’s Speech

September 5, 2008

One of the most pointed accusations Sarah Palin lodged against Barack Obama was the fact that, despite not authoring a single significant piece of legislation, he’s found the time to write two memoirs. But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a […]

Convention 2008: Andrew Sullivan’s Descent into Madness (or, the long dark teatime of the fool)

September 5, 2008

Y esterday Moe and I with his colleagues in respected corners of the news media who had disparaged Sarah Palin, relying on the rantings from the foulest corners of the blogosphere as the basis for their articles. Douthat’s disappointment – along with that of his colleagues McArdle and Goldberg – turned slowly into outrage over […]

Convention 2008: Sally Quinn Recants on Sarah Palin

September 4, 2008

Jennifer Rubin posts on something that’s a truly significant moment: The great Sally Quinn recants her position on Sarah Palin. Quinn had been one of Palin’s biggest critics in the days leading up to her speech (read her column here). But yesterday in an interview with Bill O’Reilly, she declared: “I was wrong about her.” […]

Convention 2008: Palin Speech Leaves Democrats Scrambling, Nielsen Viewership Through Roof

September 4, 2008

So the best attacks the Democrats can muster against Sarah Palin’s epic speech is a twin version of the same spiel: 1) Sarah Palin did not write her speech. 2) Sarah Palin did not talk about education or health care in her speech. Ha-ha. /Nelson The first attack is just silly on its face. Every […]

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