THIS QUESTION should have been asked about (former) President Obama.

JERRY POURNELLE passes. He was not my favorite sci-fi author, but I always found his stories solid, well-founded in science, and with strong, believable characters.

R.I.P.

WHAT AN UGLY LITTLE SNOT: Follow the links to the Daily Mail article. More here.

THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN PICTURES:

Taken from PowerLine's Week in Pictures.

MICHELLE MALKIN: "Reminder: You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out."

It's damned hard to do, there's so much stupid out there....

HEH:

All they can do is take - and destroy.

BEWARE OF HURRICANE HARVEY SCAMS: Nonprofit fundraises for . . . abortion?

A HEARTWARMING STORY: Returning the favor.

FROM TUCKER CARLSON'S SHOW LAST NIGHT: "Should Antifa groups be barred from gathering?"

My answer: No, they should be gathering behind bars.

SO WHEN DID FISH START COLLEGE? "[W]e’re producing a generation of sexually confused fish who respond to stimuli in a self-destructive manner."

TRUMP GIVES $1M FOR HURRICANE RELIEF, but it's still not enough to satisfy his critics.

Not to mention that he donates his entire salary to charity.

Question: How much has former President Obama donated?

VIRTUE SIGNALING FROM VOX: $330,000 in financial aid bought me a slot in the American meritocracy. Now I see its flaws.

My question: now that he has all that virtue, does he intend to pay any of it back?

Linked from Instapundit.

CAJUN NAVY assisted by monster truck.

SCORE ANOTHER FOR MELANIA: Liberal twit(ter)s snicker over her wearing high heels to board Air Force One to Texas.

She got off wearing sneakers....

FINALLY IT'S SAFE TO GO OUT TO EAT: Applebees gives up on appealing to millenials.

I KNOW, I KNOW: Hurricane Harvey devastated Rockport and Houston is still flooding. But can we at least dial back the coverage to 23/7?

TOXIC MASCULINITY AND WHITE PRIVILEGE: it's not for Pajama Boy.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES, statuesque edition. Here's my favorite:

There are many more - go see them.

THIS IS ESPN: Radio host arrested after wandering, drunk and naked, into a stranger's home.

But it's okay; he's a Social Justice Warrior....

SEEN ON THE INSTRUCTION CARD: "Don't try to replace the chainsaw chain with the motor running."

Or under a helicopter full of angry porcupines....

Aunt Nanny run amuck.