"... I said, OK, that's who he is. That's the local boy that grew up here. How many other people go away, come back, and slip right back into rubber slippers?" He also "flashes the 'shaka' or hang l…
This is an annual feature of the Althouse blog. I go though the whole year of posts and pick out the quotes that I like best. "I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards, y…
Jim Manzi at The Corner comes up with the idea of Worst Blog Post of the Year: I think that progress requires shining a spotlight on our errors, rather than trying to sweep them under the rug. As such, I’m starting what I intend …
Everyone is talking about this photograph . O is on vacation at the beach , so he does not violate my "Men in Shorts" rules . Now, let's talk about that torso... There was a time when everyone tsked about the mere m…
"Maybe it’s just me, but this post is kind of creepy." That's the first of nearly 500 comments on a post at Matt Yglesias's blog -- a post that is not written by Matt Yglegias. Here's the post: A Special N…
"'He looks like he's in college and everybody calls him Favs, so you're like, "This guy can't be for real, right?"' said Ben Rhodes, another Obama speechwriter. 'But it doesn't take long…
How interesting! A clever choice. It made me go back to my notes on the Saddleback Forum , the hour-long interviews that Obama and McCain gave to Rick Warren back in August. I liked Warren's style and thought Obama had a goo…
Blogs Anne Trubek. He strode on the stage alone, addressed us alone, and left alone. The families joined him, but after they left he lingered, waving, alone. I am a singular figure, he was saying, but I am also all of you. Singul…
Why did the rich vote against their own economic interests? Slate's Daniel Gross wonders: I've theorized that people who work in financial services and related fields have become so outraged and alienated by the incompet…
"We were getting what we wanted..." ... a smart, qualified, decent candidate the Eastern elite could get behind. And yet the frenzy surrounding Obama made her uneasy — both the sense that he was a young person's can…
Christopher Hitchens vents, post-election: And I found it pretty easy to cast a vote that told the Republican Party, for which I recommended a vote last time, not to try any of this shit again. No more McCarthy tactics; no more s…
Link to Marshall (who misspells Hinderaker -- think rake , Josh, not rack ). Here's the quote: Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his wor…
"Mr. Obama walked just at Mr. Bush’s shoulder and appeared to be speaking animatedly, gesturing with both hands." Love the picture . Michelle looks great in a bright red dress -- as she towers over Laura. Laura's we…
And provides this profile . Under the heading "Baggage": Her work at Fannie Mae, which had to be bailed out by the government in September as part of a $200 billion deal. Ms. Gorelick left the company just as it was co…
Thumbs up! Thanks, Barack Obama! I learned this reading Jac's new post "3 thoughts on Election Day 2008 (with photos of the Obama family watching the results)." Jac's post is worth reading too. I liked this: Co…
How's that? One of Bush’s most remarkable qualities--and one, I admit, that I frequently admired--was his stubborn focus on goals and willingness to push political boundaries aggressively.... Like Bush, Obama is pursuing an a…
"... his easy affability was replaced by an almost messianic certainty. As I watched my mostly Republican Senate colleagues hang on his every word, I was reminded of the dangerous isolation that power can bring." That&#…
Crabs Peter Hitchens. I picked the same nit as I live-blogged on election night. Scroll to "yikes." And I note that he misused the word again in his first press conference. Perhaps when he's done apologizing to Na…