Good Lord, I miss Lileks

James Lileks is the master of the fisk: She should never have said, "Sexual inadequates that they are."


The Money Quote:
You have to love the “Sexual inadequates that they are” line as well; if there’s one thing that’s amused me in the last two weeks, it’s the screechy distaste of Ms. Palin coming from men who embodied the Modern Alda Paradigm of masculinity, which is to say they are nervous around cars, think guns are icky, had their own Snugli, have wives in corporate jobs who make more money than they do, and still get dissed behind their backs because they can’t figure out how to make the bed. The Lost Boys, if you will. Now, some women can’t stand Sarah Palin for their own reasons, personal or ideological; same with men. Some men, however, are made deeply uneasy by her, because she’s the one who ignored the sensitive poet-guys in high school for the jocks.

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John Doyle, the cleverest critic in Canada, comes right out and calls Palin an Alaska hillbilly.


“Cleverist” is a matter of opinion, but I’d suggest that when Mark Steyn gets a haircut, the shorn pieces fall to the floor and form, at random, cleverer observations in the form of Chinese characters.

(hat tip Kathy Shaidle; why aren't you reading her blog?)

For the record--I would rather be stricken with the worst case of gout in all of recorded human history than put my child in a Snugli; if I should ever be blessed with fatherhood, I will transport my children thusly:



Lone Wolf and Cub:Baby Cart From Hell


What man doesn't want a baby cart with spring loaded naginata, twin tantoin the handlebars, bullet-proof iron plating, and concealed musket calliope with a drawstring trigger!