Entries from March 2005
The Poor Conservatives
An Englishman’s Castle linked to c o n s e r v a t i v e h o m e . c o m and the first thing I see is this article:
DEAR AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES: You don’t know Tony Blair like we do… by Tim Montgomerie
I was in Washington DC over new [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Absolutely the Funniest Item of the Day LXIV
Tim Blair - SCREAM DOWN UNDER
Howard Dean will next month visit Australia. And you know something? You know something? Not only is he going to Noosa Heads, he’s going to Andamooka and Werribee and the Bungle Bungles and Shepparton and Yass! He’s going to Camperdown and Kiama and Naracoorte! And he’s going to [...]
Categories: Politics
The Bush-Is-Surprisingly-Devious News of the Day
PoliPundit - “Dog Whistle” Politics
The phrase means “putting out a message that, like a high-pitched dog-whistle, is only fully audible to those at whom it is directly aimed.” This naturally prompted ultra-lefty kook Kos to say: we saw the Republicans employ that in [...]
Categories: Politics
Buy Albanian!
Chrenkoff - Three cheers for Albania…
I’m struggling to not paste the whole thing. Read it! And buy Albanian! Oh, I can’t tell you how much this sort of things cheers me up.
Remember my Pet Countries? Albania’s one. But I have a good reason! If you go to Albania Online, [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Here’s Some Cheerful News
Merde!
This is pretty funny, too:
Telegraph - Hopeful signs from France
he first opinion poll showing French opposition to the European Constitution could be dismissed as an aberration; a second was worrying; the third has sent France’s political elite into a panic. Not only are voters against the treaty, but also support for the “No” [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Finding My Inner Viking
It’s where the red hair comes from, you know.
Been listening to Rhapsody, which is convenient for discovering new and exciting things, which is basically impossible if all you do is listen to the radio, and discovered the Scandinavia section. Few things:
From Finland - Gjallarhorn - Ranarop Call of the Sea Witch. I guess [...]
Categories: Entertainment
Dirty Sleazebag
I’ve been trying to keep a relatively open mind about the husband, and I’ve been trying to leave the Terri Schiavo thing alone in general, but this, a nice roundup of what’s happened without the hysterical political crud and religious invocations, just takes the cake:
Times Online - A nagging sense of injustice, by Michael Gove
Read [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
Z for Zimbabwe
Is this a domino? Hmmm?
Times Online - Against the closed fist: Zimbabweans rally to the open palm, symbol of change
Reality catches up with them all in the end, even with political operators as skilled as Robert Mugabe at muffling and intimidating opposition. Against all expectations, including his own, Zimbabwe’s parliamentary election campaign [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Steyn Dreams of County Clywd
Telegraph - Blair? Once a lawyer, always a lawyer… By Mark Steyn
If I were to make a general observation about the differences between the American and British executives, it would be this: a British Prime Minister with a majority in the House of Commons can do what he wants at home - abolish [...]
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
OCD
Ask me how long it took me to do this.
Curtsy: A.E. Brain, who had the link to the game.
Categories: Sports and Leisure
Solidarity
LGF - Pro-Democracy Demonstrations in Iran
Key sentence:
In one of the city squares where people had gathered, many of the demonstrators were women who refused to keep the scarves and vails on.
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Lileks Today,
Is so depressing, I feel quite panicky.
Categories: History
Protesting Starbucks II
I remember HW Bush saying a couple months ago, while discussing his sons (the post-election issue of Time, perhaps?) that the year Jeb was up for reelection, the Democrat National Machine aimed itself squarely at him, and decided that he was the most important target. I guess, a year before he’s retired from his [...]
Categories: Politics
Capable Vatican
Times Online - A Mass like no other: The courage, faith and evident suffering of John Paul II
The rub:
Few conclude that this Pope, although he has produced many surprises before, will set that example [by resigning]. He considers it his obligation to see through his tenure to the end, even if done at [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
