Entries from September 2008

A Garden Walk-around Breakfast; and some recollections of earlier times, in tranquility

Published on September 30th, 2008 by Malachi

Saturday Morning: No Time!
I had something of a dilemma. I had limited time to do several things –bind a set of “Herself Long Ago” books; calligraph the labels on the slipcase (“speed calligraphy” is a contradiction in terms); pack them up and get to the local Post Office before [...]

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David Brooks’s column in the NYTimes today.

Published on September 30th, 2008 by Malachi

Do read David Brooks on the House’s failure to pass the bill yesterday.
Herewith, the comment I left. As you can see, I liked it:
Brooks no argument!
I have never been David Brooks’s greatest fan, but this column is the best he has ever written. It seems to me that it’s [...]

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My “McCain” comment to the New York Times

Published on September 26th, 2008 by Malachi

This is the comment I left at the NYTimes just now after reading the account of McCain’s pre-Debate “drama”:
The Temperamental McCain!
The Angry McCain!
The Impetuous McCain!
The Unpredictable McCain!
The Reckless McCain!
McCain –the Risky Risk-taker
McCain of the Hail Mary pass!
McCain –Bomb Bomb Iran!
McCain the Immature!
McCain as President???
John…would you mind awfully staying “Senator McCain”?

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