Hubris Nemesis

Adding to the previous post...

Two peices by Victor Davis Hanson

Obama as Greek Trajedy.

and

Angry America

Read both, and buckle in, as the next few years are going to be a wild ride.

Vote Democrat: The Party too dumb to undo Bush's trickery.

Buess who's still blaming Bush.

Tam's got some Grade-A snark.

You are, in effect, saying "Ooh, those nasty Republicans broke the economy soooo bad that we haven't been able to fix it. But you should vote for us anyway. Even though we can't fix it. 'Cause it's Bush's fault, so don't vote for this other guy over here who isn't Bush, but if you squint really hard he kinda looks like him..."

Ringing upbeat endorsement of your team there, Barry. If I were a Democrat candidate, I'd ask you to please keep your weaksauce appeals out of my district and away from my fundraisers. Blaming it on the other guy might work while you're trying to get elected, but it doesn't help you once you've got the job.

It is ammusing to see the Hopechange Unicorn rapidly turn into The Load

But hey... if only there was some sort of concept that covered what hapens when the good ship ego and arrogance rams right into the harsh rocks of reality.

Scabs protesting scabs

Zen

The union's Mr. Garcia sees no conflict in a union that insists on union labor hiring nonunion people to protest the hiring of nonunion labor.

A poll that needs to be asked: “Do you think Obama is a werewolf?”

Seriously, what is the werewolfer situation?

Via hotair, this one musing on various paranoias

It has almost nothing, then, to do with birtherism specifically. There’s no material difference between asking people “Do you think Obama was born in the U.S.?” and asking “Do you think Obama tips 15% and likes adorable baby animals?” Or perhaps “Do you think Obama is a werewolf?” You will get comparable results no matter what, perhaps minus the tiny proportion that actually knows and believes the birther theory (and I conjecture that those people would immediately be “werewolfers” too, given the opportunity).

Also some of the birthers have some "strange" allies.


And there's been more help from various right wing and "right wing" activists.

From Hot air:

Other examples would be the 2007 Rasmussen poll showing 35% of Democrats were “Truthers,” or the PPP poll showing similar numbers of Republicans and Dems would label Obama or Bush, respectively, as the Anti-Christ.

So yeah.... nuts everywhere.

Including this:

As part of a larger survey about Americans’ predictions for the next 40 years, just over 1,500 people were asked whether they thought that Jesus Christ would return to the earth during that timeframe. Interestingly enough, it is self-identified Democrats who appear to have more certitude that this will happen than Republicans.

According to the poll, 26% of Democrats believe that the Second Coming “will definitely” happen within the next four decades. In comparison 19% of Republicans believe this.

Among those who think Jesus will probably return to earth in 40 years, there are more GOPers than Democrats. Just under a quarter (24%) of Republicans believe this will happen compared to 18% of Democrats who predict this. Independents are least likely compared to members of both parties to believe in Jesus’ imminent return.

However when you add up, people who think Jesus will or might come back within 40 years you get the close 43% Republican, 44% Democrat. Hardly seems that one party is more Jesus-gung-ho than the other. At least in a return option.

But the narrative is about the paranoid and insane Right. So that's what the media blathers about.

Who killed the Electric car?

Well in Indianapolis, it was taken out by Light Rail, over a hundred years ago.
Roberta X talks about some history "History doesn't so much repeat itself as it works from old notes."

Freedom versus Fairness

Glen Reynolds cuts to the heart of it: "Personally, I believe that “fairness” consists in the fruits of my labor not being taken by corrupt hacks to redistribute to their cronies in exchange for votes."

That sounds alot like the Lefty notion of charity and generosity: forcing other people to give their money to causes you support.

Reynold's link points to a peice by Roger Kimbal on the same issue, but less pithy.

Charm Alone.

"It never worried me, because how far can you coast on charm? Pretty far actually."