A few months later, Hot Dog 76 “My buns are shining! And I’m sitting here in the hot dog contest sun at Nathan’s / Watching the clock tick, waiting for the buzzer to ring!”
The song is an eight-minute masterpiece written and composed by Alex. Jack Mitchellyour musical buddy from Post Opinions. If contemporary musicals aren’t your thing, try the electronic Europop hit “SAND” or the non-ambient “Fireworks!!!!!” (from Soothing Sounds for Dogs (Vol. 6)).
Alex’s song commentary is also interesting: You might think that “Summer Wedding Dance” doesn’t include any explanation of the Summer Wedding Dance steps, but Alex explains, “The dance steps are all of the tough decisions that got you to this wedding dance floor in the first place.”
When it comes to a series of tough decisions, this Fourth of July may seem to have led America down a turbulent path from which there is no turning back. George Will It conveys a “strangely reassuring message” that “normal is abnormal.”
Drawing on research and conversations with Smithsonian curators, George examines the history of the torch in American politics. The torch comes up often. Relative civility until recently has been the exception, not the rule. To crave “normalcy” means to crave chaos.
But through it all, America has persevered, and we want to remember that on what George calls “our not-so-happy national birthday.” Isn’t that something to sing about?
Chaser: In the “Impromptu” podcast, our columnists Ted Johnson, Karen Attia and Jason Rezaian Delivering an Independence Day message: “America, we love you, but it’s hard.”
Since the debate, the nation has had its eyes on President Biden for almost a week. (Well, as much as we can, but he hasn’t been in public much.) His administration has He is fine, thank youurged Matt Bye I asked the White House, “You know you can actually meet him, right?”
“By trying to deceive us, the Biden team is doing exactly what they have always loathed about Donald Trump and sworn to banish him from our politics,” Matt wrote.
Meanwhile, those with eyes are clamoring ever louder for an alternative to Biden. Adam Frisch Among them is a Democratic congressman from Colorado who wrote an op-ed calling on the president to step down.
One bad option for addressing Biden’s ineptitude is Megan McArdle Even if, as she writes, he is “not only too old to run for president; Become familiar She spells out all the ways in which this amendment could be deeply confusing: It is simply “not designed to sideline a president who is disabled but not totally incapacitated.”
Karen Tumulty There’s a woman who claims there’s only one way to get the president to change course, save his administration, and ultimately save the country: her name is Jill Biden.
But the most surprising development I’ve witnessed in the past few days has nothing to do directly with Biden as a person. Rather, it’s the speed with which social media as a whole has seemingly become “coconut pill” — that is, turned into VP Harris-crazy fans. (The term comes from Harris’ now-legendary rhetorical challenge, “You think that fell from a coconut tree?”)
Jim Geraghty He writes that while he may not be a member of the newly reconstituted KHive (yet), compared to Biden, Harris is “the more popular and safer bet, at least by a small margin.” For someone who, as he admits, is “not a fan of Harris’ politics,” calling her “the least bad choice” is certainly high praise.
Chaser: Mark Fisher Delegates pledging to nominate Biden at next month’s Democratic convention are die-hard loyalists, they write, and cannot be expected to project independence.
Garrett Graff We believe we need better leaders, and more leaders. Who could say no to that?
Our newest columnist, a journalist, author and historian, will be writing a series of articles over the next year about how to identify, cultivate and elevate great leadership. The timing couldn’t be better.
I think what’s best about this first article, where he attempts a preliminary recipe for engaging readers, is that he highlights my favorite element: intense curiosity. As Garrett writes, “Today’s best leaders need to be smarter about a wider range of topics than ever before.”
- Do classrooms in Louisiana display Ten Commandments posters as historical resources? Kate Cohen If so, then you should also take a look at the 42 Laws of Maat in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
- Trump’s immunity victory will surprise Nixon-era lawyers and legal commentators Jeffrey Toobin writing.
- In the next installment of the “Tastes Like Home” series, Jason Rezaian A visit to a Virginia taqueria with an all-halal menu and surprising immigrant stories.
It’s a goodbye. It’s a haiku. It’s… “goodbye.”
Nobody likes a boring ballad
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