Quotation

Moe Lane:

I was listening to Mike & Mike after dropping off my son at school and could not believe what I was hearing. They were discussing the Steelers' sexual predator quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. In case you haven't heard, he's been in a bit of trouble:

I've recently been helping to lead a "seekers' class" at church based on the Starting Point materials from Northpoint Church in Atlanta. During a discussion about doubt, it became evident that several in the group were concerned about whether belief and doubt were mutually exclusive.

One person even mentioned where Jesus said (Luke 18:15-17) we have to come to God "like a child." This didn't seem right to me in this context. It quickly occurred to me that neither ignorance nor lack of doubt were implied here, but something else.

There are lots more where this came from, all with the same result:

The Inaccurate Peanut Butter Analogy:

Senator Barack Obama recently told an adorable story about how she shared his peanut butter sandwich with a friend when he was in fourth grade. His adoring fans then laughed on cue when he said, “I guess that’s why they call me a re-distributionist!”

The problem with his amusing childhood tale is that it is not at all an accurate analogy for what he wants to impose on our country. Let’s try this instead:

Frum, Noonan, Parker, Powell, Edelman, Buckley: go read this:

Apparently, the skill most highly prized in a President is articulateness in extemporaneous public speaking. In fact, it is so highly prized, it is considered a necessary condition to assume the Presidency, and probably even a sufficient one.

I'm pretty sure I heard Buck Martinez say this during tonight's Tampa - Boston game, after Willy Aybar hit a shot that was a few inches foul down the left field line:

If that'da had chalk on it, it'da kicked up.

I have given it much thought, but I have no idea what that means. Help me, Ken.

Ed Morrissey:

My friend Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson tells me that Dean has had to be admitted to the hospital and is currently in the ICU with a terrible attack of his cystic fibrosis. I’d like to ask Hot Air readers for their prayers for my friend and his family. I know they will appreciate the support.

Primarily, it doesn't tell us that voters are closet racists. It tells us that the media are race-baiters:

Palin brings up William Ayers, and the AP declares it racism. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank says that criticism of Congress' oversight of the subprime mortgage meltdown is driven by racism. Criticism of Gwen Ifill for not disclosing her book to the Commission on Presidential Debates is, we are told, racism.

Dick Armey says no to the bailout:

In addition to the moral hazard inherent in the proposal, the plan makes it difficult to move resources to more highly valued uses. Successful firms that may have been in a position to acquire troubled firms would no longer have a market advantage allowing them to do so; instead, entities that were struggling would now be shored up and competing on equal footing with their more efficient competitors.