Why the 2008 Presidential election reminds me of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Peggy Noonan on White House adviser David Axelrod arguing that Virginia gubenatorial candidate Creigh Deeds should have embraced President Obama: “My goodness, throw the drowning man an anvil.”
Miss Noonan has a way with words. Read the whole thing.
Monday, November 09, 2009
EXCUSES, EXCUSES
And I thought the liberals were adept at reading between the lines ... turns out they’re more adept at making excuses.
Anna Quindlen of Newsweek offers excuses for why Obama can, but hasn’t.
My personal favorite Quindlen-ism: “[I]f you're confused about the public option, just ask yourself this question: would you like to be eligible for Medicare at 40 rather than 65?” Quindlen’s only 57; in only 8 more years, she’ll know the answer isn’t just no, but “Hell, no.”
Link via National Review Online.
Anna Quindlen of Newsweek offers excuses for why Obama can, but hasn’t.
My personal favorite Quindlen-ism: “[I]f you're confused about the public option, just ask yourself this question: would you like to be eligible for Medicare at 40 rather than 65?” Quindlen’s only 57; in only 8 more years, she’ll know the answer isn’t just no, but “Hell, no.”
Link via National Review Online.
RINSE, WASH, REPEAT
Mike Baker:
When it comes to Afghanistan, we’re screwed. It’s just that no one’s being honest yet about the screw job.Yep.
AN INESCAPABLE TRUTH
On healthcare: “Insurance is not part of the solution; it’s part of the problem.”
With a minor quibble that what we have in the U.S. isn’t health insurance, it’s prepaid health care, Landsburg is right. If only Congress would have paid attention ....
By the way, The Big Questions is a very interesting web site. Highly recommended.
With a minor quibble that what we have in the U.S. isn’t health insurance, it’s prepaid health care, Landsburg is right. If only Congress would have paid attention ....
By the way, The Big Questions is a very interesting web site. Highly recommended.
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