A nice column on Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to England.

Have a gander at what the coming civil war in America will look like. Somehow, I get the feeling that the idea that private taxpayers have to pony up to rescue the public service unions and states who no longer can afford to fund them will not be taken too kindly.

First it was Sarah Palin. Then Nikki Haley. Then Michele Bachmann. Now, Christine O’Donnell. Is it just me, or does it seem like if you’re a conservative, attractive Republican candidate it’s open season on everything you’ve ever done in your personal life. It’s just another example of the outright hypocrisy of those, you know, tolerant and accepting liberals in the mainstream dino-media.

Why so I get the sense this is not a great idea. Me, I’ve always been an unadulterated fan of pasteurization.

They told me if I voted for John McCain in the 2008 election there would be an increase of the heathcare uninsured throughout the land. They were right!

You know who I miss? Warren Zevon. His albums “Warren Zevon” and “Excitable Boy” were classic examples of that L.A. / California laid-back rock of the mid-to-late ’70s.

Look, I know I get accused of being mean and angry when it comes to liberals and Democrats, but when the Senate Majority Leader refers to one of his fellow female senators as “hot” during a campaign appearance, and the Vice President thinks he’s second in line of succession for the presidency, well, it’s hard not to take a potshot or two. You can’t make this kind of stuff up.

The best review of any book I’ve ever read includes this money quote:

It is impossible to read Dirty, Sexy Politics and come away with the impression that you have read anything other than the completely unedited ramblings of an idiot. This being a professional website for which I have a great deal of respect, I searched for a more eloquent or gentle way to accurately phrase the previous sentence – but could not find one.

Read the whole thing. God, I’d give anything to be able to write like that.

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