A White House Wedding?

So it's official, Jenna Bush, one half of the sometimes infamous 'Bush Twins' has anounced her engagement to Henry Hager, son of prominent Virginia politician John Hager.

For most people that would be good news but some people are having a little bit of trouble getting over their BDS to wish the long time couple well (though amazingly the commentors at Think Progress have actually jumped to her defense, at least somewhat).

What is blatantly apparent is most on the far left have been caught in some kind of time warp, completely fixated on the past image of the Bush's as party girl socialites, a la Paris Hilton, something that hasn't really been an issue since sometime in 2001 when Jenna was caught trying to use a fake ID to buy alcohol; stupid to be sure, but hardly a life defining moment for a 19 year old college student.

As far as I know most Hilton wannabes don't teach at a Public Charter schools in DC for a year and a half or intern at UNICEF where Jenna spends her much of her week teaching at shelters throughout Latin America.

So congrats to the happy couple and best wishes to a happy life together.

Or as the French call it, Sunday

Possibly the funniest/saddest paragraph ever written with a straight face in a AP news story:

"On election night, scattered violence was reported across France. Police reported that 270 people were taken in for questioning and that 367 parked vehicles had been torched. On a typical night in France, about 100 cars are burned."

And of course, like most AP/Reuters stories they got their facts wrong (but sadly not the 100 cars/night stat). So 730 cars set ablaze in one night followed by another 500 or so the next night and no one seems to care.

I know of all the jokes about French military prowess but this is just ridiculous.

Innocent

I was going to leave the Duke lacrosse story alone but a couple posts I saw this morning made me change my mind.

The first was a post over at Protein Wisdom linking to ESPN writer Jemele Hill's apology to the accused. She's one of the few writer's anywhere to write, as she puts it:

"...two of the hardest words in the English language: I'm sorry."

And then there was this video linked from HotAir.



It's an odd morning when Jeff has the serious post and HotAir has all the comedy.

The Next Corporate Scandal

First there was Enron and WorldCom and now, thanks to Conan O'Brien and B.J. Novak of all people, the news that Cadbury may soon be facing a scandal of even greater proportions (or smaller as the case might be).



No word on whether or not this impacts the Canadian market.

(H/T to Allah)

History is (re)Written by the Victors

And so it begins.

Sadly this type of thinking isn't isolated to just the British Isle.

Eurabia seems to be becoming more and more a reality each and every day.

Too Cute to Live

Talk about feeling rejected.

First you mother refuses to nurse you and then the very groups dedicated to your survival are calling for your head.

But this little bear cub appears to be a tough 'Knut' to crack.








I'm honestly stumped in trying to figure out just what instincts animal rights activists think Knut will be deficit in which will cause him drastic harm at the Berlin Zoo.

The Compassionate Left (again)

First there was Cheney explosion story and throngs of 'liberals' climbed all over each other to condemn the would be assassins; mostly for their bad aim.

Now we have a story about former President Bush collapsing from dehydration while golfing (why he was out in 94 degree weather is a story all unto itself) and once again their love knows no bounds. Out of 5 pages of comments the number of well wishers could be counted on one hand with fingers to spare, and they were mostly from conservative readers daring to show their heads on the increasingly ultra-leftwing Huffpo.

Now compare that to how news of Tim Johnson's medical condition was received by the right side of the blogosphere. While the topic did focus on the political ramifications no one wished the man or his family harm, in fact people even got angry about how quick the AP was in focusing on the political aspects instead of his illness. And on the Johnson front, it's nice to see that he's moved out of the hospital and into a recovery facility and is still able to work, although I'm sure his family and caretakers are limiting him as much as possible.

Or for a more direct comparison,look at reactions to Clinton's hospitalization for chest pains. Although the AP did try to create a story to make it look like Republicans did wish him ill.

It's just another example of how most left wingers let their emotions rule their actions, with no regard for common decency. When a liberal says he hates an opponent he generally really means he hates them. Their hate is a highly emotional response which suppresses all logical thought.

When a conservative says they hate their opponent they almost always mean they disagree with their ideology and probably think of them as hard headed. While they may not like the person and want to sit down and 'chat' they rarely wish them any real harm.

To Former President Bush and Senator Johnson, I wish you both a full recovery.