The American Spectator

Parade

An intellectual review that is the Bible of the faculty at Harvard State University asks President George H. W. Bush to slander a great American and, alas, he takes the bait:

Thoughts on the “no new tax” pledge from Grover Norquist.

PARADE: During your presidency you gave in on your “no new taxes” pledge. You’ve been vindicated in many respects for that decision. I wonder how you view the “no new tax” pledge from Grover Norquist that seems to be requisite for GOP political candidates.

GB: The rigidity of those pledges is something I don’t like. The circumstances change and you can’t be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. It’s—who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?

(July 13, 2012)

Newsoxy

On the Web’s equivalent to the New York Times, evidence that in Canada the brain drain continues:

Canadian model Shera Bechard, the ex-girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and creator of “Frisky Friday,” was granted a special genius visa the U.S. government gives to “individuals with extraordinary ability.”

Thanks to the help of her immigration lawyer Chris Wright, Bechard was bestowed the O-1 visa, commonly referred to as the “genius visa” by the U.S. government, “an internationally recognized award, such as a Nobel Prize.” Wright argued that her accomplishments in modeling and business earned her consideration for the visa.

(July 2, 2012)

New York Times

The editors of the estimable Times choose the work of Miss Maggie Shipstead, an obvious idiot, for its featured op-ed. What are they trying to tell us?