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Just months ago, I lamented the separation (after 30 years) of the political marriage between Segolene Royal and Francois Hollande. Here, in part, is what I wrote: …So much for the reputed quizzical insouciance of the French when it comes to marital (or, more notably, extramarital) affairs. Because today every French newspaper is emblazoned with… Read more.
We’ve got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel….So I’ve told people that, if you’re interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon. This is how President Bush responded –… Read more.
Yesterday, seemingly for the first time in years, Yahoo had cause to celebrate. Because after the company released a surprisingly robust earnings report, its share price enjoyed a very appreciative spike. (Never mind that financial analysts still regard it as a tech has-been relative to the trailblazing and far more profitable Google.) But Yahoo’s celebration… Read more.
I appreciate the comments, questions and insults many of you e-mailed in response to Saturday’s article. But this cartoon expresses all I care to say in response to your e-mails. Nevertheless, I feel obliged to note that a casual search of my weblog will make it patently clear that my criticisms of Gore’s misleading and… Read more.
[Or why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems hell-bent on competing with Bush to see who can do most damage to U.S. ties with the Muslim world! ]One of the most salient and strategic blunders of the war in Iraq is the extent to which it has incited ill-will throughout the Muslim world towards the United… Read more.
Meanwhile, the buyers’ remorse Bush supporters are suffering is matched only by the seething envy he’s feeling towards Gore. But, even though he has yet to issue a Shermanesque denial, trust me folks – if drafted Gore will not run! After all, even he is savvy enough to realize that being president will do nothing… Read more.
This morning, the Norwegian Nobel Committee revealed the worst kept secret in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize when it announced that Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are this year’s co-recipients. And in saluting them, the Committee proclaimed that they were selected: …for their… Read more.
Jones admits to using steroids Last week, Marion Jones admitted to being a serial abuser of steroids. I was crestfallen. After all, Jones always denied using steroids – complete with moral indignation. I’m a cynical man, but I bought her denials hook, line, and sinker. She was always so graceful on and off the track. How could she have… Read more.
All around the world this week, parlor-room socialists are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the death of Ernesto “Che” Guevara. But it would not surprise me to learn that 99.9% of them have no clue who Che really was, or why they’re idolizing him. After all, Che was little more than a middle-class doctor from… Read more.
Author’s Note: On Monday night, in “The House that Ruth Built”, the New York Yankees showed themselves – for the third-consecutive year – to be the biggest and most expensive losers in the history of professional sports. But instead of searching my brain for new ways to express my schadenfreude, I shall pay homage to… Read more.
