The Leaders of Our Nation

A Democratic Congressman fears that 8,000 US Marines might cause the island of Guam to “capsize and tip over.” The Navy Admiral he’s questioning tries not to laugh. Sadly, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Meet Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA):

Is the United States a well-functioning democracy?

That’s the question that PG and I have been debating.  Now, Anne Applebaum offers her own views, and specifically how it relates to Greece. She points out that Greece’s fiscal woes have existed for a long time, but there wasn’t much politicians could do about it. More to the point, Greece has borne all these……

Kevin Smith Booted From Southwest Flight

The director of “Clerks,” “Mallrats,” and “Chasing Amy” was removed from a Southwest flight from Oakland to Burbank today. No, he’s not the latest drunk, belligerent celebrity to harass a stewardess. Seems he’s just too damn fat! Now, Silent Bob isn’t taking this so quietly. He’s all aTwitter at Southwest, and is podcasting at them besides.……

Inside the Texas State Board of Education

In 2007, the Texas Board of Education had a major controversy over the teaching of evolution in schools. The result was a mish mash policy that caused scientific groups from across the country to condemn the Board. Last month, the Board took on Language Arts. They decided to ban Bill Martin, Jr., author of the……

Richard Shelby Demands $40 Billion in Unmarked Bills

Republican US Senator Richard Shelby has put a blanket hold on all 70 of Obama’s pending political appointees to government positions, unless the administration releases $40 billion in earmarks for his state, Alabama. Among the most relevant issues of the last few months or so are 1) the crushing national debt and the need for……

Facebook Fail 2

Brother gets back at his sister by posting her hookup list on Facebook… and tagging all of the guys But you gotta jump first 🙂 (And don’t miss the comments!)

Martha Coakley as Cotton Mather

I tend to be reluctant to condemn political candidates as morally wrong because of their professional work. For the most part, we just have different values. Theirs aren’t necessarily worse than mine, just different. But occasionally, there are candidates who are so personally revolting that merely their election itself would be a grievous injury to our……

I Will Definitely Call It A Religion

Previous posts have highlighted the similarities between the adherents of AGW and religion. Indeed, it should be unsurprising that the two have so much in common. All of the utopian movements and catastrophic chicken-little crusades use religious language and typologies. This is because these movements stem from the same human desire and satisfy the same human……

Is it Over Already? I was Just Getting Warmed Up

  The first question is what to call it. Circa Jan. 1, 2005, halfway through the first decade of the 21st century, Slate’s Timothy Noah implored us to decide what to call the decade we were living in. Neither “aughts,” “naughts,” “ohs,” nor “double ohs” seemed to be catching. Either Mr. Noah lacks influence or……

The Unraveling Right Must Regroup

At a time when such enormous shifts in American public policy stand precariously on the threshold of enactment, this is no time for the American Right  to go batty. When Barack Obama raised scorn and overplayed his hubris by seeking to address all US schoolchildren via live video feed, the Right managed to fumble the opportunity by throwing a……

The Meaning of ACORN

Almost no one seems to be surprised by the recent revelations regarding ACORN, yet nobody wants to openly address its ramifications, either. 1. The videos may be the most damning direct evidence ever shown concerning the federal government’s ability to administer a massive and dispersed federal program. The dominant Democratic dogma of the day is……

How Unconservative Obama’s Right-Wing Critics Are

The problem with the arguments of Dave, Sting the Away, and the Mo K’s, is that they are so glaringly unconservative. Years ago, I got into a spat with well known conservative Denver talk-show host Mike Rosen over a similar issue. Rosen had insisted on his show and in a column that the problem with……

I’m Beginning to Think You’re All Idiots

To peruse this week’s news is to remind oneself of just how truly stupid the American people have become. When Pres. Obama announced that he wanted teachers to set aside time so that he could address every school kid in America, my first thought was that this was loopy egotism by The One. It is a byproduct……

The Lion Passes

Our heroes are people and people are flawed. — Randy K. Milholland, author   As Steve reported, the great Democratic senator Edward M. Kennedy has died. He leaves behind a legacy of historical dimensions. It is common to hear contemporaries lament, not always without reason, that today’s congressmen couldn’t hold a candle to the heroic……

Obama’s Fourth Lawless Corruption

Obama’s Democratic-run Washington has perfected many political tactics, but none so much as the big government shakedown. Politico reports that: House Democrats are probing the nation’s largest insurance companies for lavish spending, demanding reams of compensation data and schedules of retreats and conferences. Letters sent to 52 insurance companies by Democratic leaders demand extensive documents for an examination……

“If it comes, it comes….”

I think baseball broadcaster Gary Matthews is trying to explain something about how a hitter should stay on the ball instead of getting out in front of it, but it doesn’t really come across that way.

The Legend of Tim Tebow

If Barack Obama balled himself up into a mass traveling forward, and he were to be met by Tim Tebow, stretched out forming a barrier, who would win the confrontation? Such are the the metaphysical conundrums that try men’s brains. University of Florida quarteback Tim Tebow has, well, got his share of good press lately. He……

Why is Mark Sanford Now Begging for a Bailout?

SC governor Mark Sanford has been well-known as what is called a “bootstraps guy.” As in, people don’t need government help, they need to pick themselves up by their own bootstraps.  Sanford had emerged, in fact, as one of the premier advocates of smaller, less active government. He of course infamously tried to refuse federal……

Can Watson Do It?

59-year old Tom Watson, who last won a major golf championship twenty six years ago, is the outright leader at The Open Championship heading into tomorrow’s round. If he can hang on, he would become the oldest major champion by more than a decade. I distinctly remember a day many years ago when my family went to Sunday……

Military Considering a Ban on All Smoking

Smoke ’em if you got ’em. This was the phrase that dates from WWII, when American GI’s were told to take a break when a wait was unavoidable. Now, a Pentagon recommendation seeks to snuff out all GI smoking, including by those involved in an active combat zone. The recommendation suggests that smoking first be……