I’ll bet Ben Stein didn’t expect

that he’d get the ADL mad at him.

Using the Holocaust in order to tarnish those who promote the theory of evolution is outrageous and trivializes the complex factors that led to the mass extermination of European Jewry.

But he should have known.

Gotta Love VDH

He’s my favorite egghead. Who else can turn a phrase like this and spank Obama with Greek classicism?

Note that when any candidate makes a Faustian bargain with extremists, nemesis eventually catches up with them.

Read the whole (short) thing.

Last Man Standing?

Sitting high atop my Buttle’s World perch, bemusedly surveying the political landscape, I can’t help but wonder if John McCain will win the presidency by default. He may greet November as the only candidate from either party whose campaign didn’t fade, fumble or implode.

Strange days. I’m glad I don’t live anywhere near Denver.

Come November I’ll look either prescient or foolish. Won’t be the first time.

Update:

This is what prescient looks like. Even if it was only a month ago.

Spunky

Watch this all the way to the end.

DNC Hits Bottom, Digs

We already knew Howard Dean was nuts. Now we know he has no shame.

Apparently Mr. YEEEEAAAAARGH has not learned Obama’s lesson. Let’s review, shall we?

Update:

JD Johannes gets to the bottom line.

Al Qaida is in Iraq.  Al Qaida wants the U.S. military out of Iraq.

The Democrats want the U.S. military out of Iraq.

Draw your own conclusions, but I think it is pretty obvious which side Al Qaida is on.