Archive: February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008
William F. Buckley Jr.
Lurking in the many tributes to William F. Buckley Jr. is a nostalgia for a time when political discourse was a merry affair, when rhetorical triumph came from intellectual rigor and wit and not from volume and hostility. Buckley...
By | February 29, 2008; 9:52 AM ET | Comments (389)
Window Seat
Iffy travel conditions. Discuss. [Minneapolis airport, and Hwy 93 south of Kalispell, Montana. Feb. 28.]...
By | February 28, 2008; 7:09 PM ET | Comments (111)
Montana Bureau Open For Business
My Montana photo album, Part II.
By | February 27, 2008; 8:28 AM ET | Comments (357)
Blogger Menaced by Bears in Saloon
The only thing that takes the edge off your terror is the reflection in the glass of the neon beer signs. This guy needs another round, and is trying to get the attention of the waitress. They get cranky...
By | February 26, 2008; 8:45 AM ET | Comments (201)
Scary Night at the Oscars
The only thing we know for certain about this year's presidential race is that the Democratic nominee will adopt the campaign slogan "It's No Country For Old Men." Some years ago the Oscars got into a phase in which...
By | February 25, 2008; 12:05 PM ET | Comments (206)
Obamabots Skewered on Saturday Night Live
[Cross-posted to The Trail.] [Very slow day in the newsroom -- I keep meaning to break a story that will change life as we know it, or at the very least bring down the government, but instead I've mostly...
By | February 24, 2008; 12:07 PM ET | Comments (153)
I've Got Tim Pawlenty Fever!
The second question incited by mention of Tim Pawlenty's name, after "Who???," is surely "How many Sunday morning talk shows will the governor be appearing on today?" The answer is two: Fox, already over at this point, and CNN,...
By | February 24, 2008; 10:53 AM ET | Comments (61)
