Mar 23, 2010

Coulter

Definition: noun. a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare. Also, coulter.

See also: Coulter, Ann. via Drudgereport.com.

Update: Oh dear. Who knew Canadians, far from the mild-mannered shrinking violets they're portrayed as, were a bunch of intolerant thugs?

Mar 17, 2010

Would You Buy a Used Car from This Man?



Our healthcare salesman in chief.

The AP Does Constitutional Law Analysis

On Health Care and an individual mandate this way:

Constitutional law experts say the movement is mostly symbolic because federal laws supersede those of the states


(Uncited) Constitutional Law experts come to the sophisticated conclusion that Federal laws supersede those of the states. Period. Really? And what is symbolic about an actual, compelled law suit in a real, actual court of law anyway?

Constitutional Law experts Randy Barnett and Eugene Volokh arrive at a different, slightly more nuanced conclusion.

On this St. Patrick's Day

Let us recall the "magical" underpinnings of the "Irish Miracle."

Mar 8, 2010

Discreet, discrete

Stop using the latter when you mean the former. This means you--and it's yarmulke, not yamaka, which I might not even quibble with since it's transliterated, but really.

Mar 3, 2010

Irony

Woman kills husband of 5 days; she was lobbyist for anti-domestic violence group.

Science Creates the Perfect Marriage

Key bit:

The highlights are, indeed, a joy to behold, squeeze tightly, and never, ever let go. The perfect wife is five years younger than her husband. She is from the same cultural background. And, please stare at this very carefully: she is at least 27 percent smarter than her husband.

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