A rightist from the Hannity school of politics warmed up a campaign meeting for the GOP nominee. McCain disowned the hack’s promise to "peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama". Classy. Encouraging.
War Criminal Quits
William "We Can’t Have Acquittals" Haynes returns to private life. Has he thought of South America as a retirement destination?
Smells Like Blog Spirit
Orwell on the book reviewer from another age:
"In a cold but stuffy bed-sitting room littered with cigarette ends and half-empty cups of tea, a man in a moth-eaten dressing gown sits at a rickety table, trying to find room for his typewriter among the piles of dusty papers that surround it."
Not So Much Leftist As Pragmatist?
Noam Scheiber on the post-ideological policy-shop in Obamaland.
Do SSRIs Work?
Mental Health Break
A life in numbers, all of them, in one year.
Hat tip: Core 77.
Obama’s Healthcare Mailer
Jon Cohn homes in on the one objectionable part of the campaign piece:
They are suggesting Clinton would force people to put up cash for insurance they couldn’t afford.
Alas, Jon thinks any opposition to mandates is verboten by a Democrat. I disagree.
The Staffers Look To The Exits
After all that wine, demoralized Clinton staffers can’t wait for next week:
Advisers figure that a loss in Texas is as likely as a win in Ohio; a large number of staffers appear to be willing to quit en masse next Wednesday if there’s a split decision and Clinton gives notice that she intends to fight for another month.
The Crime Of Job Recruitment?
Eugene Volokh skewers the Lancet’s left-racist mindset.
Quote For The Day
"He’s ready to be president, and I’m ready to support him," – Chris Dodd on Obama.
