David Frum says the end is near for Sarah Palin. Um, probably not. Sarah Palin’s political voice had dwindled well before she announced her decision not to run. Now it will sink altogether into inaudibility. She will be no kind of force in future national discussions. She will have no sway over party debates. She [...]
Sarah Palin
Undefeated
Sarah Palin’s documentary isn’t exactly packing out theatres. I am trying to figure out how this will all play out. Will she just fade into the background quietly, continue to be an attention seeker despite the fact that even Republicans are tired of her, or take some time off and try a Dan Quayle type [...]
Sarah Palin Documentary: Coming to a theatre near you
Oh great, there is a Sarah Palin documentary coming out. According to the source, among the people who appear in the untitled movie are Palin’s parents as well as numerous ex-aides. Many of those people, the source added, describe her not as the likable repository of aw-shucks wisdom Palin likes to present but a more ruthless [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Wife (and mother of your kids)
Update: The 2010 editions of the Christmas Gift Guides for Your Wife / Girlfriend is now online. Follow the link for more 2010 Christmas Gift Guides. Wendy is the world’s hardest women to shop for and the suggestions from Amazon Gift Central just inspired sarcastic mocking comments. Wendy asked me to put together a short [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Emotionally Distant Father
A friend of mine/arch-nemesis has drawn her father and father-in-law for this year’s Christmas celebration and demanded a Christmas gift guide for them. While I am generally compliant towards requests from friends who have incriminating stories about me, this one is a hard one as I don’t have a relationship with my dad * and [...]
Friedman on Sarah Palin
On John McCain’s extreme makeover With his choice of Sarah Palin — the Alaska governor who has advocated drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and does not believe mankind is playing any role in climate change — for vice president, John McCain has completed his makeover from the greenest Republican to run for president [...]
