I have a slightly more serious expansion on my sarcastic comments from this morning about Republican attempts to pin last night’s Democratic losses on the president. The results in Virginia and New Jersey are certainly a disappointment for Obama, and an indication that the first 9 months of his presidency have not gone as well [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Adam Serwer'
Inconceivable!
October 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics
I don’t have any commentary to add to this fine post by Adam Serwer. I do, however, have a policy (started right now and likely to be followed very half-heartedly going forward) to link to any blog post that quotes Inigo Montoya in the title. -AR
Tags: Adam Serwer·conservative logic·Inigo Montoya·Princess Bride
More Palin!
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics
Ross Douthat had a column in the NY Times this morning bemoaning the sexism and elitism motivating the media’s treatment of Sarah Palin. As Adam Serwer points out, this follows a pattern of conservatives suddenly caring about issues like sexism whenever a Republican is affected. (Bonus points for the Futurama reference). This discussion demonstrates part [...]
Tags: Adam Serwer·conservative logic·conservatives·John McCain·NY Times·Ross Douthat·Sarah Palin·sexism
The Audacity of Dopes
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics
I don’t really have much to add on the subject of Mark Sanford, I just wanted to use that headline. It does amaze me that high-profile politicians continue to think they can get away with this kind of of stuff. The cynical, and quite possibly correct, response would be that most politicians are unfaithful, and [...]
Tags: Adam Serwer·adultery·character·hypocrisy·international adultery·John Edwards·Puritanism·stupidity