Month: January 2012

Stepping away from politics, I’d like to put in yet another plug for my favorite non-stallionic site on the web: the genius that is Shatner’s Toupee. Since 2009, their toupological studies department has chronicled the history of the hairpiece of He Who Is Shatner. I have no idea who came up with the idea ... Read more

In1996, I watched in horror as unctuous Bill Clinton decimated a flatfooted Bob Dole in every debate. So I got very excited when it came time for the single vice presidential debate - a chance for the charismatic, articulate Jack Kemp to finally make the case for the Republicans in the way that Bob Dole, ... Read more

Themythical Mitt ceiling has been shattered, and, like it or not, the man is going to be the Republican nominee. He's doing much better in South Carolina than my previous narrative said he would, although I think a Gingrich upset there wouldn't be too surprising. But from then, we move to Florida, where no one ... Read more

It's all about "narratives." What happened last night in Iowa matters far less than the stories that are being told about it. Santorum pulled off a stunning upset? Mitt failed to meet/met/exceeded expectations? Ron Paul is a contender/a joke/a spoiler? Which of these narratives will harden into "the" narrative that will define the race going ... Read more