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ComPost: February, 2012

Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 02/13/2012

Abraham Lincoln, 203 and indispensable
By Alexandra Petri
There’s something about the man in the hat.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:00 PM ET, 02/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lincoln

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 12/21/2011

Don’t worry, Sarah Palin, I fixed the Obama Christmas card
By Alexandra Petri
Don’t worry, Sarah Palin.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:18 PM ET, 12/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christmas, Barack Obama, oy

Posted at 01:07 PM ET, 12/21/2011

Obama is up there with Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Johnson, says Obama
By Alexandra Petri
At least according to Barack Obama.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:07 PM ET, 12/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, oy

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 12/21/2011

The official guide to last-minute Hanukkah and Christmas giving
By Alexandra Petri
Look no further.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:30 AM ET, 12/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Holidays, gifts, kids these days

Posted at 03:07 PM ET, 12/20/2011

Scientists give Earth-sized planets a bad name
By Alexandra Petri
We need more creative planet names. Or less creative baby names.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:07 PM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Science, Rick Perry, names, kids these days

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/20/2011

Ron Paul, the Betty White of GOP politics?
By Alexandra Petri
The Betty White of Republican politics.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Ron Paul

Posted at 06:10 PM ET, 12/19/2011

China vs. the Batman
By Alexandra Petri
Not the kind of publicity China needs, but the kind it deserves.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:10 PM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Batman, China

Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 12/19/2011

The absurd Kim Jong Il dies
By Alexandra Petri
A great dictator in the Charlie Chaplin mold.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:16 PM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dictators, fashion, Kim Jong Il

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 12/17/2011

NTSB, you will have to tear my cellphone from my cold, driving hands
By Alexandra Petri
Never let the phone go.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:00 AM ET, 12/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:35 PM ET, 12/16/2011

What not to say about Christopher Hitchens
By Alexandra Petri
But his idolaters won’t.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:35 PM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:12 AM ET, 12/16/2011

Tim Tebow, Ron Paul, and the GOP debate’s quirky neighbors
By Alexandra Petri
We’ll miss you, Uncle Ron.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:12 AM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012

Posted at 03:28 PM ET, 12/15/2011

The nightmarish SOPA hearings
By Alexandra Petri
The bill creates a horrifyingly large censorship authority for the Internet.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:28 PM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  SOPA

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 12/15/2011

Dollar dollar bills, y’all — an end to dollar coins
By Alexandra Petri
Dollar dollar bills, y’all.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:00 AM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:11 PM ET, 12/14/2011

AP’s ‘distinctive’ new News with Voice frightens me
By Alexandra Petri
I prefer news without voice.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:11 PM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 12/14/2011

Romney endorsed by Christine O’Donnell: Does he think this’ll help?
By Alexandra Petri
Too much gravitas was the campaign’s problem.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:26 PM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:54 PM ET, 12/13/2011

Donald Trump debate, minus The Donald
By Alexandra Petri
If the show must go on, I volunteer.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:54 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 12/13/2011

Higgs boson: Are you there, God particle? It’s me, CERN!
By Alexandra Petri
It’s me, CERN.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:01 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Science, huzzah

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 12/12/2011

Mitt Romney’s bet was not the worst thing ever
By Alexandra Petri
Mitt Romney’s bet was not as bad as everyone insists.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:35 PM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Occupy Wall Street

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 12/12/2011

Rick Perry flubs the Supreme Court justices
By Alexandra Petri
That Not Montemayor is quite an activist judge.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:18 PM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, oy, 9

Posted at 12:47 PM ET, 12/12/2011

Newt Gingrich’s secret passion — revealed in the Union Leader
By Alexandra Petri
He talks about himself — anonymously.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:47 PM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newt Gingrich, I mean 'Not Newt Gingrich', GOP 2012

Posted at 12:51 AM ET, 12/11/2011

Indulgence, invention, infidelity — the Newt Romney debate
By Alexandra Petri
Indulgence, invention, infidelity.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:51 AM ET, 12/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney

Posted at 03:52 PM ET, 12/09/2011

Donald Trump’s Newsmax debate — Rick Santorum’s dream
By Alexandra Petri
Just a small circus for Gingrich and Santorum

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:52 PM ET, 12/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Donald Trump, Santorum

Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 12/09/2011

Plan B and the danger of extreme examples
By Alexandra Petri
What a strange discussion it’s been.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:54 PM ET, 12/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Plan B, kids these days

Posted at 05:23 PM ET, 12/08/2011

Virginia Tech, the horrible again
By Alexandra Petri
My thoughts and prayers are with them.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:23 PM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:03 PM ET, 12/08/2011

Mitt Romney in Iowa — the Coriolanus problem
By Alexandra Petri
Truckling in the marketplace.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:03 PM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Coriolanus, Mitt Romney, oy

Posted at 08:14 PM ET, 12/07/2011

Rick Perry’s ‘Strong’ ad -- Obama hates Christmas
By Alexandra Petri
The whole Christmas season.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:14 PM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Rick Perry, oy

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 12/07/2011

Occupy DC is all wet on K Street
By Alexandra Petri
Get off K Street

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:13 PM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Occupy DC, Occupy Wall Street, oy

Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 12/07/2011

Gingrich’s debt problem? What debt problem?
By Alexandra Petri
It’s a solution!

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:40 PM ET, 12/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:55 PM ET, 12/06/2011

Jon Huntsman’s climate flop?
By Alexandra Petri
Maybe the meaning of “change” changed

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:55 PM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Huntsman, science?

Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 12/06/2011

New habitable planet! The view from Kepler 22b.
By Alexandra Petri
Blue. Tranquil. Inhabited?

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:54 PM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Science, NASA, planets

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 12/05/2011

Liberal, communist Muppet brainwashing needs to stop
By Alexandra Petri
Puppets of the liberal media.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:02 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Muppets, Fox News, oy

Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 12/05/2011

Gingrich? Romney? Where are Cain supporters headed?
By Alexandra Petri
A handy chart

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:45 PM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Herman Cain, Noooo

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 12/02/2011

Donald Trump moderates the Newsmax GOP debate we deserve
By Alexandra Petri
I’m with Stupid logic

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:19 PM ET, 12/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Donald Trump, GOP 2012, oy

Posted at 02:25 PM ET, 12/02/2011

Adam Carolla’s rant and a Participation Trophy Generation response
By Alexandra Petri
I deserve a dang trophy!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:25 PM ET, 12/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:31 PM ET, 12/01/2011

Michele Bachmann gets things straight on gay marriage
By Alexandra Petri
Gay marriage has been possible all along

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:31 PM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michele Bachmann, oy, GOP 2012

Posted at 03:44 PM ET, 12/01/2011

Apple’s Siri, the uncomfortably pro-life robot
By Alexandra Petri
The last thing we need is our digital assistants judging us.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:44 PM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Siri, Apple, The Future

 

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