August 29, 2013
Hmm. @JamesTaranto Mildly Disagrees With @AnnAlthouse? Let Me Try That.
"So I’ll leave Professor Althouse to worry about whether those white supremacists are getting “air” from the daily news. Instead I’m going to focus on the goddamned Democrats and their hired liars in the media who have never said an honest word in their lives." [rdbrewer]
James Taranto: The Harms Race
"We are also dubious of Althouse's assertion that counter-Trayvonism plays into the hands of the left. That seemed right to us at first, but then we saw some of the reactions from the left--particularly one from Josh Marshall, proprietor of TalkingPointsMemo.com." [rdbrewer]
McCain: Immigration bill could give foreign workers leg up on Americans
"Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, both Arizona Republicans, said they fear that foreign workers will be more attractive to hire than Americans for some companies because the foreigners won’t be eligible for the same health care benefits." Suggested new headline: "McCain Admits Immigration Bill Sucks." Via @DrewMTips. [rdbrewer]
Interview: Jesse Walker of Reason on The United States of Paranoia [rdbrewer]
Robert Robb: A War With Syria to Save Face
"It’s not because the United States believes that it has strategic interests at stake in Syria’s civil war that warrant military intervention. If that were the case, we would have already taken action.... Instead, we are going to war with Syria because the President of the United States said that the use of chemical weapons was a “red line” that would change his “calculus” regarding involvement...." Also: EJ Dionne, Obama's Syria Agony. [rdbrewer]
"White shores... and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise that is not named Syria. If you need a way out, seek congressional approval. Then you can say you tried. And in the future, listen to your advisers, you ridiculous narcissist."