An online notebook
Burning Bush brandishes Dostoevsky Given the Biblical language in which George Bush and his speechwriters are steeped, it is not surprising that the US president should invoke the imagery of fire, writes James Meek One of the models of American leadership is that of Moses, leading God’s chosen people – then the Jews, now the … Keep reading
Behold the waves of nausea which wash over you when you visit the wonderful website that is Thank You Tony. Thanks to Iain Dale for the link.
The journalist and occasional Tory politician Boris Johnson yesterday posted the following on his blog: January 19, 2005 Calling /attention all bloggers It’s quarter to four and I’ve got to write a column. which shall I do? Any ideas 1. euthanasia in Clint Eastwood’s latest movie 2. Grammar in schools 3. the Airbus 380? 4. … Keep reading
Ohmygod. Another 4 years of George W. Bush as the most powerful man in the world. Well, the second maybe, after Bill Gates. Anyway. Even as a conservative (small ‘c’! small ‘c’!) kind of guy, Bush fills me with loathing. He’s the embodiment of the idiocy that seems rife in the world at the moment, … Keep reading
