There's something amusing about Karl Rove appearing on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly to tell viewers that Barack Obama is arrogant. Perhaps I'm wrong, but this seems like a classic example of projection on the part of one of the most arrogant politicos in the business. As I listened to the examples Rove offered, it became even more apparent that this was little more than vintage bloviating on the part of Karl Rove. When I hear Karl Rove accusing Barack Obama of arrogance (video below), I can't help but think back to the 2006 election and his famous eleventh hour ...

Man the barricades! Call up the TA! Bill O'Reilly's coming! The other night Jim and I were watching telly when an advert came on for Heinz Deli spreads. It was a fairly normal advert, the premise of which was that by using the deli spread the Mum was emulating a New York deli chef. To illustrate this the Mum's place was taken by a stereotypical New Yorker in a chef's outfit making lunch for the kids and husband. It was clever, as clever as an advert can get anyway, and watchable. At the end, for humourous purposes, the husband goes ...