Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

The Flipside Of ‘Doubt’ Is ‘Faith’

First there was John Patrick Stanley’s dazzling play “Doubt,” which the Missus and I were lucky enough to see some years ago in a fabulous Broadway production featuring Cherry Jones and Brian F. O’Byrne. It was the ultimate on-the-one-hand/on-the-other-hand experience, … Continue reading

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Wolfie – Wolfie – Lick Me Your Comb

For the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Interview with former deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz, old friend Ken Fallin provided this image: Swell drawing. But wouldn’t the real caricature have been this image? Just askin’.

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Correction o’ the Day (WSJ Edition)

From Thursday’s Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications (sorry, no link because Rupert Murdoch shockingly wants to make money from his content so I have to type this myself): The Constitution Center, an office building in Washington, D.C., is up … Continue reading

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Campaign Outsider Clip ‘n’ Save Special (Budget Deficit Edition)

Handy budget deficit guide from Monday’s Wall Street Journal: Check out The Budget Battle link. Excellent.

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WSJ Union-Busts MA

From Kimberley Strassel’s Friday Wall Street Journal column: Union Busting, Massachusetts Style The Bay State’s heavily Democratic House strips municipal employee unions of their power to bargain most health benefits. Lede: Pop quiz: What political party, in what state, this … Continue reading

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Grand Old Patience: Republican Presidential Campaigns In Waiting

Two unlikely GOP presidential maybes – short-sighted vulgarian Donald Trump and out-of-sight Jon Huntsman – have campaign machinery ready and willing to promote their candidacies. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal: Campaign Awaits Its Candidate U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman … Continue reading

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WSJ Has It In The Bag

Thursday Wall Street Journal headline: The Messages a Man Sends With His Work Bag Photo: Caption: Greg Unis, vice president of men’s merchandising for Coach, holds a Bleecker tote at a Coach store in New York City. The hardworking staff: This … Continue reading

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And The Hitman Just Keeps On Comin’

Boston Herald scribe Howie Carr has a new book out, and it’s been front-page news in the feisty local tabloid all week, starting on Monday: Even better, the publisher ran an ad for the tome in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal: … Continue reading

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Does The New York Times Have A Pulitzer Complex?

Interesting juxtaposition in Sunday’s New York Times. From the Public Editor’s column about the Pulitzer Prize celebration at the New York Times last Monday: I was struck by how well-tuned the whole affair seemed to be. At other newspapers, celebrations … Continue reading

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Taco Bell: Think Outside The Bum

From Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal: Taco Bell Plans Spin as Critic Drops Beef Taco Bell said the law firm that had filed suit against the Mexican fast-food chain, alleging its ground beef contained little beef, has withdrawn the litigation. Beasley … Continue reading

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