Pete Abel and Dennis Sanders have decided to join forces. A good decision by both.
Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings wonders – regarding Wolfgate – why people do “this stuff… When you’re a public figure, your conduct will be scrutinized. This is beyond obvious. I would have thought it would also be beyond obvious that in view of that fact, if a public figure tries to pull this kind of thing, he or she is very, very likely to end up regretting it. So I would have thought the obvious thing to do, just on prudential grounds, would be to bend over backwards not to break the rules in order to get your girlfriend a salary that’s considerably higher than the Secretary of State’s.”
Michael J.W. Stickings on “the Baghdad McCain won’t tell you about.”
TMV co-blogger Polimom announces… ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: “Lately, though, something’s different — at least on my end.
“Take today, for instance. The blogosphere’s trying to clean itself up, a well-known personality has stupidly blurted something racist, Iran’s defying the UNSC, there have been more bombings in Iraq, New Orleans is struggling to rebuild.
“Sound familiar?
“The headlines have begun to blur, and all of them could have run a year ago… or yesterday… or tomorrow… The sense of déjà vu has become overwhelming.
“Not only do I feel like I’ve already read all these stories, I’ve already written about them — many times — and Polimom just can’t seem to raise the emotion required for inspiration any more. I’ve gone numb, I think, from the unrelenting bad news.”
I will surely miss her political posts, but… I can understand her decision to write about non-political issues.
Dick Polman comments on John McCain’s speech: “Perhaps the most amusing quote was provided yesterday by a McCain aide who, in reference to his boss’ Iraq speech, insisted that ‘none of those is a political calculation.’ Yeah, right. No doubt McCain is sincere in his hawkish beliefs, but to argue that ‘none’ of what he said was politically calculated is laughable.”
Dale Franks on the Imus controversy: “The number one lesson, I think, is in a situation where it’s a humorous quip that’s gotten you into trouble, never apologize.”
The Gun Toting Liberal on the accidentally, purposefully lost e-mails.
You got to give it to Nixon: he was:
A- less secretive
B- more competent
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