got nothin' to add, 'cept that I'm calling this the purple turtle dove practice.
http://malechem.blogspot.com/2008/03/samantha-power-says-hillary-is-monster.html
"Oh, candidate X says he's a purple turtle dove, he must be a purple turtle dove."

Posted at July 24, 2008 1:56 PM in response to McCain Gets Another Pass

But, say that a third party intercepted the questions, so Mr. Rove never saw them. And answered them as if were were Mr. Rove, but innocent. And returned them to the lawyer, so that he never knew
(a) that Karl Rove hadn't seen the questions, and
(b) that someone else had answered them falsely.

Mr. Rove isn't under any obligation to correct -- or even follow -- false news stories about himself, so this is where they can let the matter rest.

Posted at July 23, 2008 3:18 PM in response to EXCLUSIVE: Karl Rove Issues New Denials in Gov. Siegelman Prosecution in Written Answers to HJC

I've got to say, I don't know that having a lot of conservative orthodox Jews around would really be a problem. I lived in View Ridge in Seattle for about a year before I realized there were bearded men with coats and hats walking around every Saturday, and then only because somebody asked me what it was like to live in such a dense Jewish population. And I definitely noticed next time I went door-to-door for something.

Cities are good! Your neighbors can't deprive you of basic services when they shun you.

I just felt like I should defend the Boros.

Posted at July 21, 2008 11:41 PM in response to A Simple Calculation

I think you missed the sweetest quote of the story.

"The system is working the way it is supposed to work," says state Rep. Phil King, the Republican from Weatherford who is chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee.

Posted at July 17, 2008 6:38 PM in response to The Idiocy of Deregulation

I know Bush did. I don't know about McCain, though.

Posted at July 13, 2008 6:39 PM in response to Election Central Sunday Roundup

Thanks, Twinkletoes. I was commenting on Al Gore's failure to turn his commitment to climate change into policy when Vice President, not the commitment itself. It's simply a role that didn't work for him.

Posted at July 10, 2008 12:29 PM in response to Veepstakes Open Thread

I don't know what the next president will do on taking office, other than immediately abandon ideas for a national sales tax. However, if the current president lasts out his term, I have a pretty clear vision of him popping uppers, surrounded by the federal government's top experts in ergonomics, stimulants and penmanship, burning through his final 200 hours signing thousands of presidential pardons.

Posted at July 9, 2008 4:38 PM in response to Biden to Mukasey: "You Really Are an Enigma to Me"

Well, see, nobody shot him with a phaser.
Hmmm, yes, government sponsored vacation. Catch up on the reading. Maybe lift weights and attend shiv-making classes.

Posted at June 30, 2008 3:44 PM in response to Corrupt AK Politician Waves to Commuters Before Being Hauled Off to Fed. Pen.

Thomas Kontogiannis, I was thinking of. So, six degrees of Thomas Kontogiannis? At the risk of sounding like David Horowitz, how's he connected to Yoav Boteach?

Posted at June 24, 2008 7:21 PM in response to AEY And Albanian Supplier Were On State Department Watchlist

I'd kind of like to understand the family. His grandfather is Angelo Diveroli, who took him to gun shows when he was a child. His father was Michael Diveroli, who owns AEY. Efraim took a 1 % stake in 2004 before taking it over in 2005 (roughly.) Diveroli's extended family reportedly owns several arms businesses in California and Florida.
Steve Sailer has more, linking him back to his maternal grandfather Yoav Boteach (and Michael Jackson.)
Who's that international arms dealer all TMP scandals eventually get linked to? He probably knows Yoav Boteach.

Posted at June 24, 2008 2:52 PM in response to AEY And Albanian Supplier Were On State Department Watchlist