The Watcher on Mar 12 2010 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
Congratulations to JoshuaPundit for this week’s winning entry Obama Tells Israel They Have No Right To Their Religious Shrines. As Vice President Biden leaves the Middle East, Jennifer Rubin observes, regarding a comment he made to PM Netanyahu: “… it is precisely the sort of ill-conceived, bullying message that certainly must convince the Israelis not to [...]
The Watcher on Mar 11 2010 | Filed under: Politics
via memeorandum Chief Justice John Roberts was bothered by the atmosphere at the State of the Union address: “The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I [...]
The Watcher on Mar 10 2010 | Filed under: Politics
The New York Time explains what went wrong with the Obama administration. By the end of his first year, Obama expected to have revamped the nation’s health care system, restructured its energy industry to curb climate change, reined in Wall Street with a new regulatory structure, closed the prison at Guantánamo Bay, signed an arms-control [...]
The Watcher on Mar 10 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
The New York Times tells of how the National Enquirer put together the John Edwards story. Pulling together reporters to dig into the rumor, Mr. Levine began something that once seemed unthinkable: not only the downfall of a presidential candidate with a meticulous image, but, for the sensational tabloid, something resembling respectability. By being the [...]
JoshuaPundit on Mar 10 2010 | Filed under: Politics
Today, Andrew Sullivan continues his descent into the most febrile, frenzied Jew-hatred imaginable. If there were ever any doubts about Sully’s anti-semitism ( there aren’t as far as I’m concerned ) and general dementia, he’s put them to rest. Today’s racist screed consists of Sully using an unsourced, anonymous video sung in badly accented Hebrew [...]
The Watcher on Mar 10 2010 | Filed under: Politics
Albert Hunt of Businessweek defends the Obama administration: Obama has perhaps the most talented cabinet in recent years; it’s also the most under-utilized. The only people who’ve heard of Shaun Donovan are the experts who know he’s one of the most impressive secretaries of Housing and Urban Development in a long time. When the Secretary [...]
The Watcher on Mar 10 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
I am Soccer Dad. I am the new Watcher. Welcome. There have been two previous Watchers. The original and lately Watcher #2. Plus JoshuaPundit helped out with Watching duties for a bit at the end of last year. The first Watcher created a weekly challenge in which 12 bloggers would submit one of their own [...]
The Watcher on Mar 08 2010 | Filed under: Just Plain Funny
via memeorandum The New York Post reports: When Eliot Spitzer’s top aides were mulling David Paterson as a potential running mate in the winter of 2005, two people who knew him cautioned that the Albany veteran was a “hard partier.” They were referring to Paterson’s extramarital dalliances, past drug use and penchant for late-night clubbing. [...]
The Watcher on Mar 08 2010 | Filed under: Nominations
Do you remember when you were little, and you were picking up teams for sports, there was always one kid who no one wanted? The one kid who was so inept he ensured that his team would lose. Yes it was cruel. But it was often correct. Well the global warming has that kid. Paul Ehrlich. (h/t Instapundit)
The Watcher Emeritus on Mar 08 2010 | Filed under: WoW News
Hello Weasel Watchers! A mixed post by me, Terry Trippany, your old watcher! As of today I pass the baton off to council member Soccer Dad who will take over my duties as The Watcher. While this is a sad event for me it will certainly be exciting times for the Watcher’s Council. Soccer Dad [...]
