Cuh-razy busy. I’m glad I spent an hour writing last night.
* Finally. The fact that it took the Justice Department 13 months to approve the XM/Sirius merger is completely ridiculous on all counts. It now requires FCC approval, hardly a given, but my goodness it should have NEVER taken this long to do.
* The best marriages are those where women marry men who are less attractive than themselves, research has found. Another reason to be glad I married up.
* Again, your campaign music video sucks. Stop making them.
* A Washington Post piece on how both candidates have been artificially inflating their roles. I’m glad the Post and paint this the way they do instead of, you know, calling them out on their crap. Alas, there’s a Republican to beat, so…
* Speaking of embellishment, it’s not hard to forget that Hillary Clinton is a master. This is why having the internet is so great - people generally don’t get away with stuff anymore. Permutations of this video, which show Hillary Clinton completely making up a story about her trip to Bosnia as First Lady, forced her to somewhat retract the story, but in her typical Clinton way. But hey, those of us on the right have known this to be a Clinton MO for a decade plus now - we’re glad to have the left on board, plenty of room on the bandwagon.
* It’s too bad we could never see this on American television. A debate between a black magic shaman and an Indian rationalist turned ugly when the rationalist challenged the shaman to kill him live on television using black magic. Two hours later, the shaman failed, the television station stayed with it the whole time, and the rationalist lives to tell the story. Very bizarre.
* After finally having an empty enough stomach to read more about the Richardson endorsement, it makes me wonder why I even entertained the idea of supporting him:
“I am very loyal to the Clintons. I served under President Clinton. But I served well. And I served the country well. And he gave me that opportunity,” Richardson told “Fox News Sunday.”
“But you know … it shouldn’t just be Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton,” he said.
You tell ‘em, Bill.
* Real-life Rickrolling. I love it.
* Why shouldn’t I be worried about that California ruling on homeschools again?
* The Washington Post also offered an op-ed on a perspective on Jeremiah Wright from a black minister. Sure, he doesn’t speak for everyone, but the broader point is that neither does Wright. Also, a rightfully vicious piece by Christopher Hitchens on the Wright speech. The money shot?:
You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But you seldom, if ever, see this notorious transaction actually being performed, which is why I am slightly surprised that Obama got away with it so easily. (Yet why do I say I am surprised? He still gets away with absolutely everything.)”
Hitchens points out that Obama’s grandmother is alive, although not entirely well, at 85 years old. I’m wondering how she feels under that bus…
* National Review’s Campaign Spot breaks down the raw vote totals in the Democratic race.
* Finally, a pessimistic look at New Hampshire prospects coming this fall. I’ll try not to light myself on fire.
Happy opening day!