Snark of the Day: A Mark Steyn Reader

Today’s BitsBlog SNARK OF THE DAY award goes to an un-named reader of Mark Steyn.

Re my item below on the Illinois Senate’s proposed legislation on the planetary status of Pluto, a reader says:

I think it’s brilliant. But in

As I said earlier this morning:

 I can’t help but wonder if we aren’t at or beyond a tipping point  against Obama and the Democrats… even from people who supported their election. The amazing part is,  whereas it took Bill

On the morning of February 17th,I was standing in line getting coffee at the little cafeteria at  my day gig. Behind me were two guys that had obviously been in heated discussion for some time. I don’t know either of

With all the attention being placed on the story out of Buffalo about the beheading of Aasiya Z. Hassan the other day,  I’ve been watching the Buffalo outlets a bit more closely.  This morning, I note this story from yesterday

Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere the ever more popular BitsBlog Nightly Ramble, the “Keep on Ramblin'” edition.

• The hound the Wold and the Sheep deciding what to ahve for lunch: By

Ellen Goodman, Seattle Times:

In the winter of our economic discontent, women now hold more than 49 percent of jobs on the nation’s payrolls. If we cross the 50 percent line — hold the applause — it will be

Irwin Stelzer, Times(UK)

So Obama has his stimulus bill, but he has paid a very high price. He now owns the recession. He has asked to be judged by whether this bill and other measures he will propose create

I’ve got a new post up at Pajamas Media, this morning, encompassing Obama, the Herd Mentality, and offering some serious reccomendations to Republicans for the future:

Ronald Reagan, for all that he was and did for this country, could

Word from just west of Casa de Bit:

Clarence, NY (WBEN) — 49 people died late Thursday in the crash of a Continental plane in Clarence Center. WBEN Reporters Barbara Burns and Tom Puckett were both on scene as they

Guy Bensen, National Review, on Juan Williams:

I have great admiration for Juan Williams. Although we rarely agree on issues, his arguments almost always strike me as thoughtful, measured, and ideologically unpredictable. Having had the pleasure of meeting Juan

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble

Obama’s press conference. What can be said? Nothing, and yet everything. It’s a target rich environment, as I said this monring, and

Time to let your voice be heard… loudly and repeatedly.
Here’s where.

As a candidate Barack Obama created a terrible box for himseslf.  He could placate his leftard base and abandon an effective war on terror, or he could placate his base, and thus imperil both the nation’s safety and his own

Doubtless, some of you will have noticed that there’s been some changes going on the last couple of days.

The right column has been modified somewhat. so as to allow me to compact the search items. I’m doing that, because

Explain why this is a good bill. I double dog dare you. And if you can’t or won’t, explain why I shouldn’t be siding with the GOP in opposition, despite how crazy they are

John Cole, Balloon Juice, via James