Alex Massie 
Beckham begins earning his salary (on the pitch)
If you thought David Beckham would be a one day story and then quickly ignored in the US you might want to consider that notice of his first goal for… Continue reading
0 CommentsBiden’s son to serve in Iraq
From the AP: The son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is preparing for deployment to Iraq next year. Capt. Beau Biden, a Judge Advocate General in the Delaware National… Continue reading
1 CommentDumb Britain
The Assault on Reason continues: A-Level results are out today in the UK and, amazingly, our kids is learning even betterer – more than one in four papers is now… Continue reading
0 CommentsElvis: Still the King
This Tim Luckhurst piece for (who else?) The Guardian may be the dumbest thing even this professional contrarian has ever written. Apparently Elvis made "dull music for duller people" and… Continue reading
1 CommentLet’s re-engage with John Edwards foreign policy vision
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, STRENGTH THROUGH JOY, JOY THROUGH WAR Apparently policing the world really is like cleaning up Gotham: "In this decade, for the first time in human history, half… Continue reading
0 CommentsResisting the exercise bullies
John Daly, Man of the People, Hero: [Tiger] Woods, who won the USPGA on Sunday, said his opponents could have combated Tulsa’s heat better with a fitness regime like his.… Continue reading
1 CommentBring me your huddled, undocumented masses…
On the other hand, via K-Lo at the Corner, Giuliani did have some redeeming features: America is an immigrant nation with a long and proud tradition of inclusion and diversity.… Continue reading
0 CommentsWhite House does best to undermine public confidence in own strategy
I’m quite prepared to believe there has been some military progress in Iraq and that it might be possible for the US to move some troops from some areas to… Continue reading
0 CommentsWe can’t turn them away (but we will unless you do something about it)
If you’re a British resident or citizen (subject, surely?) might I suggest you add your name to the petition calling upon Her Majesty’s Government to provide refuge in the United… Continue reading
0 CommentsStop press: Labour numpty* stumbles upon truth!
So, as expected Jack McConnell has resigned as leader of the Scottish Labour Party. A friend emails me the best, most accurate (albeit unintentionally so) reaction to this news: "Let’s… Continue reading
1 CommentBarack Obama, narcissist?
By which I mean only this: is Barack Obama more of a narcissist than the average egotist running for the Presidency? Ryan Lizza’s interesting GQ piece on Obama prompted Daniel… Continue reading
27 CommentsComedy Republican Watch
Every political party has its share of clowns; still, it will be worth keeping an eye out for Idaho Republican Bill Sali. Here’s what the Congressman had to say recently,… Continue reading
0 CommentsSalmond makes his move: l’audace, encore de l’audace, toujours de l’audace
UPDATE: Welcome, Ross’s readers. Feel free to have a poke around. Should you be so interested, other stuff I’ve written about Scottish politics and the like can easily be found… Continue reading
2 CommentsCheney’s anti-war argument…
Cheney makes the anti-war case rather convincingly (in the light of recent events). Of course he’s speaking in 1994, explaining why the first Bush administration declined to press for regime… Continue reading
0 CommentsNot everyone gets a prize…
A by-god-he’s-right post from Julian Sanchez: A little while back, I heard a band that introduced me to a new and particularly tragic category of artistic badness: They were exactly… Continue reading
1 CommentThe Days When the Composers Took on England’s Finest.. And Other Halcyon Times of Yore
Americans or, for that matter, anyone unfortunate enough to know little about – and worse, care nothing – for cricket may be advised to pass by this post. You’ve had… Continue reading
5 CommentsLate night sillyness: Sniping at neighbours edition.
Norm alerts me to the concept of the googlenope (similar to the googlewhack, just less common). So I’m delighted that (until now I suppose), the phrase "Happiness in Galashiels" has… Continue reading
1 CommentFor Gerson is an honourable man, yes?
I must say I haven’t enjoyed a hatchet job as much as this one in, well, far too long. It is deliciously, extravagantly spiteful. I have no idea – and… Continue reading
0 CommentsNHS advice for Cameron…
He wrote this nearly a month ago but it’s still pertinent. So, in a bid to encourage my old friend Neill Harvey-Smith to post more frequently, take a gander at… Continue reading
0 CommentsWatch out, Moonbat about…
Elsewhere in today’s Guardian, George Monbiot admits that it’s awful that he’s profting from the unfortunate fact that newspapers continue to run advertisements paid for by awful car companies and… Continue reading
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