The Doughy Pantload Chronicles

If there was ever an era demonstrating that nepotism is generally a bad idea, surely it is this one.

Bush, naturally, is proving it every day.

But so is Jonah Goldberg, Intellectual Hemophiliac:

RE: GOOD LINES [Jonah Goldberg]

Ramesh: That reminds me of the winner of MRC's wackiest comment award from 2004 (the year I was a presenter):


Charles Pierce, Boston Globe Magazine:

“If she had lived, Mary Jo Kopechne would be 62 years old. Through his tireless work as a legislator, Edward Kennedy would have brought comfort to her in her old age.”

Posted at 04:24 PM

Now, anyone who has ever read Charles Pierce knows that he is one of the great snarks in any medium.

But, you see, Jonah can't read.

Even Moron Junction's little munchkin mascott (the fightin' Ponnurus!) knows that:

RE: GOOD LINES [Ramesh Ponnuru]

One of Lindgren's commenters mentioned the Pierce quote, and another one responded that it had been taken out of context--and linked to this article by Pierce about the controversy. Not having read the original article, I'm inclined to take Pierce's word on his intent.
Posted at 05:27 PM