Did Joe Biden inadvertently demonstrate the emptiness of his pledge to senior Democrat James Clyburn by fulfilling it with ludicrously unprepared appointments? “The hypocrisy and absurdity of this is that she was nominated by President Biden in large part because she is a woman.” I'm not a veterinarian, but I know a dog when I see one.
A roundup of pithy distillations of traditional Cold Spring Shops themes, with or without refreshers, follows.
1. Deconstruct this. "[Lia] Thomas threatens the entire existence of women’s sports, or at least makes a mockery of them."
2. A major unforced error. "Russia’s ability to interfere in Ukraine’s internal affairs rested overwhelmingly on its capacity to manipulate the country’s Russian and Russian-speaking minorities and claim to speak in their name. That ability and that claim have now been destroyed by Russia’s own shells and bombs."
3. Exactly. “Strong and broad powers such as those in the [U.K. Coronavirus Act] must be accompanied by equally robust parliamentary scrutiny mechanisms, particularly in a rapidly evolving public health emergency.”
4. Amanda Marcotte might as well ask for water from the moon. "I would just settle for people actually reading and understanding your argument before they yell at you about it."
5. Let's play spot the excess capacity. "The combination of overqualified workers and overinvestment in higher education has created an inefficient labor market and has led to the decrease in value of a college degree."
6. Bourgeois norms, for the win? "Better to be white-adjacent than to join a movement whose leaders hector doubters with terms like white-adjacent."
7. Democracy is a drag on civilization. "The result is a government that is way too large, intrusive, and incompetent."
9. Never underestimate *Biden's ability to screw things up. " For if there is anything liberal elites value more than their policies, it is the ability to parade their sense of wisdom and moral superiority." By their fruits shall ye know them. "Lunacy is the heart, soul and brain of the Democratic Party now."
10. Weigh the benefits and the costs. "More adults under 65 died from alcohol-related factors (74,408) than from COVID-19 (74,075) in 2020."
11. See the rent-seeking inherent in the technocracy. "Washington is giving us every reason to believe it's selling favors to cronies even if it means worker safety, railroad efficiency, supply chains and the environment lose in the process."
12. After voters have tried everything else, will they try devolution? "This is how it always goes. One party sets a new precedent for executive power, and the other party rushes to take advantage as soon as possible." Sometimes, unintended consequences bite those centralized powers. "From 'democracy in crisis' to rule by decree faster than Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 10."
13. The joys of being pensioned off. "Pointing out that the 'diversity and inclusion' is an Orwellian smokescreen for uniformity and exclusion?"
14. Thanks, Brandon. "If you thought Russia's invasion of Ukraine, its effect on energy prices, our pathetic begging to Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela to open the spigots, had made a dent in America's self-destructive climate policy--shut down domestic fossil fuels before alternatives are available at scale -- you would be wrong."
15. Two years to slow the spread. "What has changed since the beginning of the pandemic? Unsurprisingly, not much."
16. Make elections competitive. "What if Democrats now have to campaign based on policy rather than stirring the seeds of hatred?"
17. The world is not ending in ten years. “The [gas tax] rebate idea deserves to die in the crib, but the spectacle of climate-change warriors suddenly trying to subsidize fossil-fuel consumption is almost worth it.” Exactly. "And it's a bit ironic that Democrats want to reduce gas prices now after arguing for years that higher gas prices were good for environmental reasons."
18. Yes. Next question? “Would it be more prudent to severely shelter those at risk while the rest of us keep the country going?” Politicians lied, children died.
19. We close with a Fourth Turning Alert. "The prophets of the new world order sowed the wind and they will soon reap the whirlwind of an angry public worn out by elite incompetence, arrogance, and ignorance." How did Milt Rosenberg put it, "'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished?"
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