Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the equivalent of the Pope for the Church of England, says that the adoption of Islamic Sharia law in the United Kingdom is “inevitable.” This seems like the best we could hope for… Continue Reading
Wow. Where have I been? I thought I knew Los Angeles. I thought I knew about all sorts of quirks. I mean, I can point out where Gorky’s used to be, from forty-six stories up on the Aon Tower, and… Continue Reading
For a while, I had liked Day by Day, in part because it was a conservative-leaning comic and in part because I could syndicate it daily for free here on the blog. I’m happy to offer my readers additional content… Continue Reading
Someone leaked a forecast memo from the Obama campaign, forecasting the results of the complete Democratic primary. The projection is 1,806 delegates for Obama, and 1,789 for Clinton. Seems about right to me — and that result is as close… Continue Reading
This one I kind of did see coming. Mitt Romney just announced that he’s “suspending” his campaign. This is probably preliminary to his appearance at CPAC this weekend, where he will likely end his campaign and grudgingly endorse John McCain.… Continue Reading
Like my friend Salsola, I didn’t see this coming. The Clinton campaign, out of cash? Running on fumes a five million dollar loan from the candidate herself? That’s a harsh toke — and February looks to be a good month… Continue Reading
We have a split decision on the best-looking First Spouse poll! Both Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama got 35% of Reader votes. I’ve never had to do this before, but a poll should have a winner. So, I’ll break the… Continue Reading
Looking at the election returns this morning, I note that most of my sources have not distributed many delegates from California yet. But a look at the Fish Wrapper’s graphic illustration of county-by-county returns tells a couple of interesting stories… Continue Reading
I’ve updated the delegate scorecard as of 10:50 p.m. California time. I’ve also broken out the delegates awarded to each candidate by pledged and unpledged delegates — if a candidate has 100 pledged delegates, and 25 other delegates who cannot… Continue Reading
It’s also a close race between Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for best-looking potential First Lady — it’s been back and forth for a week now, after McCain came back from an early Obama lead. Ann Romney’s poor performance is… Continue Reading