Achenblog: November 8, 2009 - November 14, 2009
Over the moon
I still feel bad that I said mean things about those pundit contestants simply because some of their stuff was so dreadful. The truth, of course, is that I'm jealous, because they're young and have a future and can...
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November 14, 2009; 8:02 AM ET |
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Obama as commander
Here's the essay I typed up yesterday on Obama as commander in chief. It's just a quick take on the man and the moment, with an assist from some military historians. [Update: I am going to steer clear of...
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Joel Achenbach
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November 12, 2009; 8:28 AM ET |
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Meanest man in the world
Got immersed in a day story and haven't had a chance to see the bloggy-punditry today in the Next Great Pundit contest. But I did read all the stuff yesterday and wrote up a critique, after which I felt...
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Joel Achenbach
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November 11, 2009; 4:51 PM ET |
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When to drop a dime
To judge from Dana Priest's amazing story this morning, Fort Hood suspect Nidal Hasan telegraphed his actions. He took a medical seminar and turned it into a political rant. He did everything but put on scary background music -- shrieking...
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Joel Achenbach
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November 10, 2009; 12:03 PM ET |
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'Government-run health care'
[Didn't I say, just last week, that someone should kick the computer that put Iowa at No. 1 in the nation? Yeah, they were number 1 until they ran into that perennial powerhouse Northwestern! Now we just need to...
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Joel Achenbach
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November 9, 2009; 9:27 AM ET |
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