"Walk, Barney, Walk!"
Monday January 21, 2002
"There is no vast right-wing conspiracy. But there is a concentrated,
focused and alert one."
-John Fund, The Wall Street Journal.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Clam Up on the Clamor: One Brit paper says publishers are "clamoring" for the
life-long diaries of Tina Brown, the
million-dollar a year magazine maven of the now tanked Talk.
Somehow it tests credulity
that a reporter could find enough people in the business on a long
holiday weekend to constitute a clamor. One of the fundamental problems of
her now dead magazine and any subsequent book is that to make such deeply
personal projects work people have to like the subject.
That hasn't happened yet.
Take Back Your Jack: Hillary Clinton, among others, says she will give back
any Enron money donated to her campaign.
This reminds us:
Has anyone heard if
her brothers gave back the "pardon" fees they promised? Wouldn't one think if
that had happened her office would have let us know?
Some Secret: Papers are picking up the Time magazine story out today that we
are planning a secret move on Saddam. Everyone knows what happens to
administration officials who leak.
Now the only secret is where this turkey
is going to find a new job.
No Satisfaction: If the story of the Secret Service agent who was bounced
from a flight to the President's side still rankles, check out
Ken Hamblin's Sunday column in the Denver Post.
Why do we have the feeling this story will
slowly fade away once all the facts are known? At least the agent's law suit
will be quietly shelved.
Let Them Eat Bagels: Jonathan Turley evenhandedly examines the Gitmo prisoner
dilemma and the problems that face administering the situation. It seems the
bleeding heart uproar over their treatment has just begun.
One should note that besides some showing signs of TB and all having a really
bad attitude - one severely bit an Army guard last week. Here's what they
have that they didn't have before. Hot water, cold water, no lice, regular
food, time to pray and clean clothes. We say hold the cable and Internet
hookup, Saturday night porno and packages from Mom.
They are still trying to kill us.
Enjoy Your Holiday,
Your Holiday-less LComStaff