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Here’s some insightful — and kind of funny — commentary on the current financial crisis. And Alan Murray is the deputy managing editor of the WSJ? Who knew they had funny in ‘em? If any of you are reading this from a Greenwich Chateau, sorry to offend. Share on Facebook Reader Matt Helm wonders in a prior comment what the source of all the hubbub is about when we obviously need a bill — some bill to get this done already? I haven’t read the above book — yet, but a friend of mine — a very conservative friend has and wonders if this [...] Long time reader (he’s been reading Threedonia since 1981) Outlaw 13 aka “Outlaw 13″ links to a great story from The Army Times about a battle with a Shi’ite cult in Najaf in called the Soldiers of Heaven in January 2007. Needless to say — our guys shine. Lots of enemy KIA and [...] Forgive me fellow Threedonia-ites for speaking out of turn. Usually, I’m relegated to matters of movies and movie reviews, but given the news I felt this was worthy of casting myself out of that shadow. P.J. O’Rourke, humorist, humbug, writer and thorn-in-the-side of the left, has cancer. Furthermore, I am a logical, sensible, pragmatic Republican, and [...] Syndicated columnist Ann McFeatters had an interesting column in which she — without advocating for either side — listed what the country needs, in her view, in the next president. The whole column is worth a read, but below are the attributes: – Prudence. – Consistency in beliefs and performance. – A student of history. – A bipartisan leader. – [...] This book is one reason why I’m against the bill (at least as it was originally written). The story of FDR’s tinkering — especially in 1933 — and how it mostly made the Depression — The Great Depression. Prosecuting rich guys for taking legal tax deductions, prosecuting small businessmen for using common business [...] Editorial here. America has survived a feckless political class in the past, and it will again after this week. But Monday’s crash and burn of the Paulson plan on Capitol Hill reveals a Washington elite that has earned every bit of the disdain that Americans have for it. This crowd can’t even make sausage. The 228-205 defeat [...] Yesterday, I posted about Somali pirates holding a crew hostgae for $20M (USD). Well, the other shoe has dropped. The hijacked ship was Iranian Russian. Update on that situation here. The US navy is claiming three pirates were killed in a shootout over whether or not to surrender. The pirates [...]
This is going to get a little out there, but stay with me through ’til the end: O.K., today was the worst number loss in the Dow’s history (not percentage, but numeric decrease). Why? The House couldn’t get the requisite majority on the bail out. Now, imagine John McCain heads to the House and [...] Here’s Andrew McCarthy at The Corner asking why we can’t take a couple of days to re-tool the bill. Here’s Dean Barnett at The Weekly Standard blog lambasting the Republicans for not passing the bill. And here’s Dick Armey — ex Congressman and economist saying why the bill was bad in national Review Online. And Larry Kudlow — [...] The Uprising by Honore Daumier The Bailout legislation has failed to pass the House. I will not pretend to know all that this portends, but I will side with the free market and not putting all that money and power in the hands of Hank, Barney, Nance, and Harry — and even GW. The [...] One of the justifications for the Wall Street bailout of course is that without it, credit will – and is — becoming unavailable to people who really need it , not on Wall Street NYC, but Main Street, Anytown, USA. What about those who don’t need it? My college freshman daughter got her first credit card [...] One of the cool things about International Law is I get to talk about pirates from Julius Caesar and the Cilician pirates (guess who came out on top in that one) to Francis Drake et al. (OK “privateers”) to the modern version. Suffice to say the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia is [...] Kenneth Anderson — an international law professor — has a blog called Law of War and Just War Theory Blog. I read it every so often — though he blogs regularly at OpinioJuris — when I teach my international law grad seminar. He writes about the McCain ads he would write were he [...] Here’s Sarah Palin being interviewed by The Money Honey Maria Bartiromo of CNBC back in August of 2008. This is more like it. Relaxed, in command, etc. Sorry — the video won’t embed and there’s no good YouTube video I could find. CNBC video and transcript here. It’s well worth the 11 [...] Victor Davis Hanson reviews Martin van Crefeld’s new book The Culture of War for The New York Sun. Here’s a taste… Mr. Creveld has a variety of objectives in “The Culture of War,” but his more important are threefold. First, he presents himself as a Thucydidean: Across time and space, he argues, the nature of [...] I’ve liked every job I’ve ever had so I don’t attach any negative connotations to the word “work”. Turning the focus away from my “self” and focusing it on others is a daily effort — for everyone — though it’s easier for some than others (and impossible for even others). Most days are [...] I’m pretty sure I understand exactly what you meant but I wish you had chosen a word other than “work” regarding marriage. Being a husband and especially a father requires a continual level of commitment beyond anything I knew before but I always try to avoid using the word “work” to describe it. I still [...] Kathryn Jean Lopez — also of National Review Online — thinks the McCain campaign should let Sarah Palin be herself. I tend to think that’s true unlike the article I posted earlier. Share on Facebook Billions of dollars are spent trying to woo this person, he is “too busy” to focus on the election until after Labor Day, and he is often lionized as “independent” or “open-minded” — “Moderate” even. Who is this bastion of American independence? The Undecided voter. I come here not to praise the undecided voter, [...] Kathleen Parker, writing for National Review Online, wants Palin to leave the ticket. Palin didn’t make a mess cracking the glass ceiling. She simply glided through it. It was fun while it lasted. Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of [...] Congratulations to Eric and Brooke on their pending marriage. I’ve been married for almost 12 years and I love being married — and more importantly — being married to my wife. People will tell you horror stories about marriage under the guise of “wisdom” or “keeping it real”, etc. Marriage is easy [...] Eric, that’s fantastic news! Best of luck and health to you both! As a man who married way, way above his rank and after almost two decades is still daily dumbstruck that the lovely, Mrs. Friefly said “Yes,” I wish you both all the joys marriage can bring! Godspeed, Brooke and Eric! Share on Facebook Obviously very sad to hear of Paul Newman’s passing this morning. RIP, Captain Class — either Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or The Hustler after the Penn State game tonight. Then again, probably not until tomorrow with either the game or the movies, as I will be out celebrating my engagement at Vitello’s. Yes, [...] I’m hearing a lot of confusion and wrong information about last night’s Presidential debate. Folks don’t know what to make of it. Some folks think they do, but even they are wrong. So, it is by necessity that I take time out of my busy schedule to inform you, our loyal readers, on what really [...] Paul Newman died at home this morning at the age of 83. “Paul Newman’s craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all. Topical… like an analgesic Photo by MAD Magazine… tasteful censorship by Floyd. For the record — I don’t agree with the characters in the satire — but I like the concept. I’d put Haines in the dollar and have Barney Frank and Chris Dodd in the water — a thought which churns my stomach, [...] A damn good writer and a good critic, the New York Post’s Kyle Smith takes on the new “thriller” Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf, who came straight from Nuking-The-Fridge in Indy IV with his jungle-swingin’ act to leading-man-in-waiting. Shia LaBeouf, who announces that he is become a grown-up leading man by wearing one of those starter [...] Who is the biggest dufus in Congress? 1. Harry Reid B) Larry Craig Gamma) Barney Frank IV. Nancy Pelosi Share on Facebook In a result that surprised no one who actually watched the awful TV movie (I lasted all of 45 minutes), the new remake of Knight Rider was a disaster in the ratings. On a night of television interrupted by a live address by President Bush, NBC ranked a distant third Wednesday as its new series, a [...] Double-Double, Animal Style, fries… chocolate shake. Financial crisis? What financial crisis? Share on Facebook USC, John Wayne’s alma mater is hosting a retrospective of the man, his work, and his iconic status. There’s a lot of John Wayne love in the professor quoted in this L.A. Times piece. I wish I was free to get over there this weekend. John Wayne was larger than life. An unabashed conservative. [...] Just when you think you’ve seen it all from the usually boneheaded entertainment community, someone and his band surprise you in all the best ways. In short, and giving credit where it is most assuredly due, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock!!!! Despite his strange affection for hanging out with and musically associating with ELO’s Jeff [...] Share on Facebook A huge gap in the cultural development of the Middle East is the lack of access to literature. One of my degrees is English and I get paid to read and talk about books (among other things). In other words — I love books with the passionate heat of a 1,000 suns. [...] The Chinese space agency launched China’s first space walk mission. The three-day mission is part of Project 921, China’s ambitious manned space program, and was expected to include the country’s first attempt at a space walk, which would make China only the third country to accomplish the feat, after Russia and the United States. The [...] Yesterday our Congress began work on the largest economic bailout plan in U.S. government history. Everyone involved is in agreement that if the plan is not passed soon (most say Monday morning at the latest) the gears of the U.S. Economy could completely freeze. So, Senator John McCain suspended his efforts to seek a new office in order [...] Once upon a time, there was a man named Michael Moore. For far worse than better, he liked to get under people’s skin, from local school board members to, quite honestly, just about anyone who merely happened to disagree with his (and only his) way of thinking. He released a few pieces of fiction posing as [...] Once upon a time, television was fun. It was breezy, had action – entertainment was the main purpose. No Law and Order preaching, no reality-show convulsion. The days of shows like Magnum P.I., Riptide and Simon and Simon. Those are the days that the USA Network show Burn Notice bring back to life – [...] Our founder, John Nolte, has been blogging quite a bit about polls over at DirtyHarry’sPlace.com. I think a lot of his analysis is excellent, and he raises some good questions, but focusing on each new poll number that is announced each day can cause one to lose useful focus. In other words, Harry, those trees [...] Health care is universally among the major concerns of the American people. The system seems to be broken in so many ways — outrageously high costs for services being the most obvious. How do you pay for it? How do you even pay for the insurance that is supposed to help you out to pay [...] Share on Facebook Osama bin Laden — poet. “They reveal Osama Bin Laden as the performer, the entertainer with an agenda,” Miller said. “He told gory tales of dead mujaheddin from the villages where he was speaking, which was often the first time their families had learned of their fates. He mixed this news up with radical theology and [...] Christopher Hitchens — writer extraordinaire — wonders why Obama runs the risk of joining Michael Dukakis on the ash heap of Presidential history. Words like “vapid, hesitant and gutless” are bandied about. Last week really ought to have been the end of the McCain campaign. With the whole country feeling (and its financial class acting) [...] |
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