Joel's Brain

In the news: Silly Sarah

Joel — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:53:41 +0000

Before we get started, I would like to take this opportunity to vow that this will not become another blog devoted to the ridicule of one Sarah Palin. First of all, I’m sure I would be entering an already saturated market and secondly, I wouldn’t have the time to keep up with all the crazy …

The Joy of Wikileaks

Joel — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:52:19 +0000

The uproar over Mr. Assange and his Wikileaks continues, and I for one think it’s fantastic for a number of important reasons. First of all, I have yet to read any reports related to any of the recent Wikileaks that demonstrate the leaks cost lives. At most, it would seem, the Wikileaks have been an …

Get ‘em, Obama: on dumb Democrats and the forgotten taste of compromise

Joel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:32:37 +0000

Over the past few months I’ve become increasingly sympathetic to Mr. Obama. I mean, come on: the guy, albeit knowingly and eagerly, took the reigns of a nation that had spent the last eight years being routinely rode hard and put away wet by a fool from Texas who fancied himself a sort of divinely …

In the news: Wikileaks

Joel — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:23:39 +0000

Who knew Thomas Friedman was so hilarious? In Tuesday’s New York Times piece, Friedman satirically imagines how a Chinese version of the US Wikileaks debacle would read. Among his many playful but pointed jabs at America’s growing lunacy, he has the Chinese keenly observe that “most of the Republicans just elected to Congress do not …