Month: January 2004

The name game.

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Fox News reports that “six cases of mistaken identity” were behind the grounding of the Air France flights over the holidays. It’s better to be safe than sorry, yes, but there’s also a lesson here that mistakes can (and do) get made in a war. Keep this in mind when you consider whether the government … Read more

You always hurt the ones you love, Part II

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Kos calls a party foul on General Clark. Why? Clark proclaimed that he is “the only candidate positioned to actually win the election” because he is “the candidate best able to stand up to George W. Bush and win the debate about who will best be able to make our country secure over the next four years.” Dean cannot.

The thing is, Clark is probably right. No special insight is required to see that Dean has not positioned himself well in the debate over security. Indeed, Dean has said so many stupid things on security issues that no mere “Sister Souljah” rebuke can save him — for how one give a Sister Souljah rebuke to oneself?

If the general election turns on security, as it most likely will, Dean becomes the darkest of dark horses. Democrats need to face up to that — and cast their primary votes accordingly.*

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Great. Googley. Moogley.

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Could it be? Could it really, truly be? Is Hollywood really beginning to make movies that are geared to my demographic? Because via Lileks I see that a film called Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is coming out, and by God this is the sort of film that I would pay primetime money … Read more

Ayup.

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Over at Tacitus there’s a pretty interesting debate going on about the ‘cowboy’ thing: Tac’s pretty much in that ‘this is an insult?’ camp of Righties that delights in complicating the lives of people who just wanted to use a nice, simple pejorative. For my part, that pretty much sums up this particular debate right … Read more

What Did I miss?

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I was fairly sick yesterday, to the point where I didn’t even go online for very long (I’m not exactly better, either: I’m blogging this early in the morning because I got slept out, but I still feel like death warmed over). Anything interesting happen?

If you don’t want to know the answer…

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… don’t ask the question. Generally speaking, I don’t overly concern myself with British gun policy, as American gun policy is sufficiently complicated enough that I don’t have much time to spare. But it’s hard not to snicker at least a little at the surprise and irritation engendered by some of the people involved, including … Read more

Quiet New Years Eve

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Aside from the cold, no worries. Watched a couple of movies, shouted huzzah five minutes late and drank some champagne. In other words, nothing like this, thank all gods past, present and future.

It’s 2004.

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Are you ready? Have you finished putting on your game face? Did you put your seat back and raised your tray into the full, upright position? Excellent. Then let’s get started, shall we?