Michael Barone: In 1996, if Lamar Alexander had won 8,000 more votes in New Hampshire, he rather than Dole would have finished second to Pat Buchanan there and would have probably emerged as Buchanan’s chief rival—and thus the nominee, since in a one-on-one race any respectable candidate could have beaten Buchanan. Ouch.

I can’t say I’m a Michael Moore fan…not having seen any of his movies. On the other hand, I did enjoy watching him kick CNN’s butt….

The Flight of Al-Qaeda? Abu Ali said that on April 1, 2007, he and his people attacked al Qaeda in Buhriz for their crimes against Islam. He also said something that many Muslims have said to me: Al Qaeda are not Muslims. (Both Sunni and Shia have said nearly the exact same words, at times… Continue reading

Thin-skinned Dept. Dawkins has now dashed off a brief, condescending reply to David Sloan Wilson’s essay. Note that he doesn’t bother to address Wilson’s main points. One wonders if this is just the first broadside from other scientists who are fed up with his demagoguery.

The ultimate problem with Bush. I think Derb gets it exactly right: For future reference, here’s that I think about the man’s mind. He’s well above average in intelligence. You don’t get a degree from Yale—not even with a C average—unless you’re fairly smart. Psychologist Linda Gottfredson, working from W’s published test scores, estimated his… Continue reading