The Watcher on Mar 19 2010 | Filed under: WoW News
Congratulations to the Provocateur, Mike Volpe, for getting mentioned by op-ed columnist John Kass of the Chicago Tribune. Like Kass, Volpe is fascinated by (and studies and reports on) the corruption that permeates Chicago’s political class. Great job! Sphere: Related Content
The Watcher on Mar 19 2010 | Filed under: WoW News
The National Journal features a weekly bloggers poll on hot political topics. A number of Council members are part of this panel. This week’s poll is now in the Blogometer section and Bookworm gets a special mention at the top. She was answering whether President Obama is likely to end up serving only a single [...]
JoshuaPundit on Mar 18 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
The Democrats just successfully voted to allow Nancy Pelosi to urinate on Article I of the Constitution and use the Slaughter Solution to ‘deem’ ObamaCare passed without an actual roll call or vote. In other words, the fix is in. The rollcall of Jackasses who voted for this travesty is here: And courtesy of the [...]
The Watcher on Mar 18 2010 | Filed under: Pop culture
Alex Chilton dies at 59 via memeorandum Alex Chilton, the mercurial if influential rock musician, whose work spanned an eclectic gamut from the soul songs of the Box Tops to the multiple incarnations of his pop band Big Star, has died, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis reported. He was 59. The cause of death is [...]
The Watcher on Mar 18 2010 | Filed under: Weasel Watching
For 20 years President Barack Obama listened to the sermons of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who was a racist and an antisemite. So now he’s appointed Al Sharpton to be his liasion to the African American community. Instapundit: Kinda like if Bush had brought in David Duke to solidify things in the South . . . [...]
The Watcher on Mar 18 2010 | Filed under: Politics
Marjorie Margolies(-Mezvinsky) encourages Democrats to drink the Kool Aid. I feel your pain. Eighteen years ago, I was elected on the coattails of a popular young Democratic president who promised a post-partisan Washington. A year later, with partisan gridlock capturing the Capitol, there was a razor-thin vote on the House floor over legislation that Democrats [...]
The Watcher on Mar 17 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Without further ado here are this week’s submissions. Council Submissions Wolf Howling - AP Goes APE Over Texas School Book Changes Mere Rhetoric – Confirmed: Anti-Israel Jewish Groups Scapegoat Israel For Obama’s Manufactured Crisis The Razor – The United States of Venezuela Rhymes With Right – Why Is This Not A Major National Story? The Colossus [...]
The Watcher on Mar 16 2010 | Filed under: Foreign Policy
I’ve noted elsewhere that the Washington Post, when it endorsed Barack Obama for President hailed his understanding of the world as “sophisticated” and assured us that he’d handle foreign relations with a “defter” touch. Before the inauguration, the editors of the Washington Post suggested that how the incoming administration dealt with Burma would say something [...]
The Watcher on Mar 16 2010 | Filed under: Media Bias
Wolf Howling notes that while the NYT is having problems, its owner is doing quite well, thank you. Or as Power Line puts it: Greedy Executives Loot Failing Company Greedy Executives Loot Failing Company. (h/t InstaPundit) Colossus of Rhodey notes that former editor Howell Raines is upset and translates: “I’m pissed off that the self-righteous Left [...]
The Watcher on Mar 16 2010 | Filed under: Nominations, WoW News
First of all happy 6th blogiversary to council member The Glittering Eye. Much continued success! Many thanks to Council friend Doug Ross for recently mentioning council members American Digest, Wolf Howling and Soccer Dad! Sphere: Related Content
