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Rest in Peace, Frau Koopman

Posted on April 26, 2009
My high school German teacher passed away last week.Knowing this was coming, a group of us got together to make a photo album for her, which she got a week or so before she passed. The article, to my surprise, mentions it:In the weeks following, students, parents, and the generations she taught at Bullard flooded Ms...

One Bad Argument Against Waterboarding

Posted on April 24, 2009
I remain undecided as to whether waterboarding is ever justified in any circumstance, including the "ticking time bomb" scenario where waterboarding may be the only means of obtaining critical information to potentially save lives.What I know, however, is that there is one very terrible argument against waterboarding -- that we should not do it because it would justify other countries waterboarding our citizens or soldiers, and that we would lose credibility were we to complain about other countries waterboarding if our people were captured during war time...

Boalt Stays Strong at 6th

Posted on April 23, 2009
The USNews rankings have been leaked a little early, and Boalt has stayed strong at sixth -- and the top public law school -- in the country.Good work Dean Edley. When you took over we were 13th, and quickly rose from there back into the top 10, and now as high as we've ever been ranked two years running...

Where in the World is Daniel San Diego?

Posted on April 21, 2009
Kudos to ABC News for running with the joke in an otherwise serious story about a top ten most wanted eco-terrorist.

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Passover Done, Another Year

Posted on April 17, 2009

You know your bias is obvious when...

Posted on April 15, 2009
...even the Onion is capping on you.America's leading news/parody magazine has suggested that the media might be a little too forgiving of our Commander-In-Chief. Especially amusing is how the piece singles out Newsweek, CBS, The New York Times, and the Washington Post as being particularly indulgent, if not downright sycophantic, towards the president...

Obama's Just a Little Taller Is All

Posted on April 11, 2009
Here is the White House making an obviously false claim:White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs addressed the issue Thursday when he denied that the president bowed."I think he bent over with both hands to shake his hand," Gibbs said before asking why the incident was being raised a week after it happened.

Political Images

Posted on April 11, 2009
Which one of these political images is most potent?

Obama's Bow

Posted on April 11, 2009
Last week at the G-20 summit, Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah.It's hard to know how big of a deal to make of something like this. On the one hand, it's an apolitical gesture, and unlikely to indicate future deference to Saudi Arabia, or even cause substantial discomfort next time our interests conflict...

Who's Next? Neil Patrick Harris?

Posted on April 07, 2009
First Obama hires Dean of Yale Law School Harold Koh to join the State Department.Then he hires Kal Penn of Van Wilder fame.Wait, I'm smelling a movie title here. Harold and Kumar go to White Housel?

Obama Makes Vague, Possibly Self-Contradictory, Statement on Gay Marriage

Posted on April 06, 2009
Regarding the Iowa Supreme Court ruling striking down a prohibition on gay marriage:The President respects the decision of the Iowa Supreme Court, and continues to believe that states should make their own decisions when it comes to the issue of marriage...

Stevens Acquitted; What Should Begich Do?

Posted on April 02, 2009
Mark Begich beat Ted Stevens in the 2008 Alaska Senate race after Stevens was convicted of several federal corruption offenses.Those offenses, it turns out, were procured by intentionally withholding the lead witness's testimony and involved an affair with one of the FBI agents investigating the case...

Andy Warhol would be Proud

Posted on April 02, 2009
How can we balance the budget? Nominate every American for a job in the Obama Administration.In the future, everyone will be secretary of Health and Human Services for 15 minutes.

Begich Obstinate; First Steps on Road to New Election

Posted on April 02, 2009
Alaskans are pretty upset, both at the Bush DOJ for prosecutorial misconduct, and at Mark Begich for not resigning in the face of what was obviously a misbegotten election:Outrage in Alaska is building over the Justice Department?s apparent mishandling of its prosecution of Ted Stevens, the state?s former Senator, prompting calls for a new election to give Mr...

April Fools

Posted on April 01, 2009

McCain bests Obama again

Posted on March 26, 2009
McCain had a steady track record of beating Obama in nearly all pursuits: experience, judgment, ideas, policy proposals, celebrity endorsements, and sense of humor. (every area other than electoral votes and fundraising, really)Now, he's besting Obama in NCAA bracket picks.

Critics 1, Obama 0

Posted on March 20, 2009
In a strange "I told you so" moment, the critics Obama mentioned, but brushed off, earlier in the day, were apparently right."Now, there are those who say these plans are too ambitious,? Obama said, referring to his agenda during an town hall event. ?In fact, somebody was saying the other ? today, I think ? that I shouldn't be on Leno...

Obama Goes After an Easier Target than the GOP

Posted on March 20, 2009
Classy move Mr. President.The president had been making an attempt at self-deprecating humor in his appearance on Jay Leno's show by saying that a recent 129 he scored in the White House bowling alley had been "like Special Olympics, or something.Fortunately, one Special Olympics champion -- Kolan McConiughey, who bowls an average of 266 (significantly higher than Obama's 129) -- is willing to show the President what's what.

2 Problems with Obama's NCAA Brackets

Posted on March 19, 2009
Here's Obama's NCAA Bracket.I see two major problems off the bat (besides the fact that he's lost 2 of his first three picks -- BYU and Butler).First, the teams in his Final Four all have massive unpaid tax issues.Second, look closely and you can see that he crossed out Louisville and wrote UNC instead...

Duke Coach Burns Obama

Posted on March 19, 2009
You tell him, Coach K.Somebody said that we're not in President Obama's Final Four, and as much as I respect what he's doing, really, the economy is something that he should focus on, probably more than the brackets," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said from the Blue Devils' first-round site in Greensboro, N...

The People's Highbrow

Posted on March 10, 2009
This has repeating character written all over it.

Obama 2012 Prediction

Posted on March 09, 2009
The NRO blog uses this to make fun of Obama, but it's actually an incredible obstacle to be faced in 2012:A few hours after watching a faux McLaughlin Group in Watchmen, I caught the real one, in which Jonah's buddy, Peter Beinart, predicted that even if Obama's efforts to resuscitate the economy do not work, the American public will give him credit for trying...

Pink Albino Dolphin

Posted on March 03, 2009

Democrats love it when you pay your taxes

Posted on March 02, 2009

Vindication is Sweet

Posted on March 02, 2009

Hard Times

Posted on February 25, 2009
Man living in cave hit by recession.

Discord

Posted on February 17, 2009
The celebrity President, and the paparazzi Congress. Quote of the Day:"House Republicans surround the President after the meeting. Many of them were seeking his autograph. Every House Republican eventually voted against the bill."-- White House photo, caption under photo 4 of 23 in slide show...

The Engagement Appreciation Ring

Posted on February 15, 2009
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Geithner Bombs

Posted on February 12, 2009
In another setback for the nascent Obama administration, Treasury Secretary Geithner in his rollout plan to reform the banking industry.Geithner harshly criticized the previous adminhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifistration's approach to the crisis yesterday...

Jihad Fail

Posted on February 09, 2009

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