Marion

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In Condescending Order

For some reason, Joe Scarborough's morning show did a special Sunday morning edition, solely for the purpose of discussing the previous evening's gala shindig Press Correspondents' dinner. Pardon me for...

And Now for Something Completely Different

I have an announcement to make, which might come as a shock to and disappoint a lot of people. I am not British. Sorry, but I never have been and never...

Let’s All Give Thanks for Bob McDonnell

In the wake of the governor of my home state literally making Virginia the whipping boy for the nation's collective guilt still felt about racism, I'd like to say...

A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose … Cognitive Dissonance, Much?

I feel curiously vindicated after reading Frank Rich's column:- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/opinion/04rich.html?hp My cognitive dissonance theory of the unreasonable attitudes towards the Obama Presidency by some quarters on the Left (notably the base)...

How Long Is a Piece of String?

So the evidence stacks up against the Vatican's spin that the issue of child abuse by priests wasn't merely an American problem, as they would want to have us...

Shut Up and Listen

I had a Voltaire moment earlier this week. It was one of those moments when I paused to realise that my education had not been in vain, but it...

Pussy Fear and Penis Envy

One of the things I admire most about Bill Maher is the ability he has to make one think. He has a way with words - he would, having...

Real Tense Real Time

Real Time with Bill Maher hit the boards running for its eighth season a couple of weeks ago, and I held out great hopes for my favourite fundit program,...

The Noseless Face

So it's come to this on the eve of a possible passage of healthcare reform, arguably the most important and far-reaching legislation to be passed by Congress since Civil...

Message from a Snob to the Rest of You

I am a Virginian.  My mother was a Virginian, and so was her father. His family came to the colonies out of necessity and choice. During the English Civil...