Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
This is Ronald Reagan’s 1964 “Time for Choosing” speech. What’s fascinating about it is that, while some of the details are dated, the overarching principles are as fresh today as they were almost 50 years ago. That’s because freedom is an ageless concept, and that’s what Ronald Reagan is articulating.
Continue readingLast night, I had a dream in which I walked up to Obama and, a la a 19th Southern gentleman, slapped him across the face and called him an “unprincipled scoundrel.” If it was only that easy. Think about it: In 1994, American voters, fed up with Clinton’s and Congress’
Continue reading[UPDATE 5-5-15: Learn here about the surprising, and very important, update to this story.] About a month ago, our local newspaper ran an admiring article about a retired Marine who is training young people who want to enlist in the military (plus a video). It turns out that, for some
Continue readingYet another swim meet, so I’ll be incommunicado blog-wise for a while. Hope you all are enjoying a great Saturday. Meanwhile, I’ll leave you with something from an age of sophisticated lyrics: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKgUq5dziEk[/youtube]
Continue readingA couple of years ago, I switched my lifelong party affiliation from Democrat to Independent. The fact is that I’m more closely aligned with Republicans than Independents, despite having some serious reservations about Republican Party management, but I just couldn’t make myself put that “R” by my name. Today, however,
Continue readingCan you think of a more apt metaphor for Obama’s America? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlpDiXPZHQ[/youtube] The only problem is that those of us issuing this cry are speaking into a void. I don’t see anyone racing to the rescue. Hat tip: Sadie
Continue readingI think I’ve posted this once before as a “just because” video, but today I’m feeling nostalgic for the optimism of my youth, so I’m posting it again. I’m getting older, and the world does not seem to be getting better: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNVit7cesj8[/youtube]
Continue readingRichard Baehr has tipped me off to a promising newcomer on the conservative political satire blog scene: Pacific Intelligencer. The mind behind it is Greg Collins, a West Point grad, Iraq War combat veteran, American Thinker contributor and, now, Seattle resident. It’s a visually pleasing site, and I like the
Continue readingI have to admit that this was a good week for me at the Watcher’s Council. Not only did my own post take first place (and many thanks to my fellow Council members for that honor), but my non-Council submission, Zombie’s photoessay about the scary and idiotic confluence of labor
Continue readingYou recognize that quotation, right? It’s one of Golda Meir’s most repeated sayings. However, if you’ve been paying attention to the blogosphere lately, you’ll see that the Palestinians, with a lot of help from the Jordanians, are still raising their children to be cannon fodder. Rick, at Brutally Honest, has
Continue readingTomorrow is the 4th anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping. Think of that: this young man has spent almost a fifth of his life held as a prisoner by Palestinian terrorists. The Jewish Community Relations Council is asking people to send a message to Gilad in the hope that these words
Continue readingToday is voting day for Watcher’s Council members, and I’m enjoying the great pleasure of reading the following submissions: Council Submissions Joshuapundit – Barack Obama’s Oval Office Speech – The Fiction Cracks The Colossus of Rhodey – I wonder if the folks at Newsweek really wonder why their readership is dwindling
Continue readingFor many years (probably more than a decade), I battled a subcutaneous staph infection. Most of the time, it wasn’t a problem, but when my immune system got low for any reason, I’d get painful outbreaks. I hated the outbreaks, but tolerated them without medical intervention because they invariably went
Continue readingSomething happened in the Middle East that put Michael Yon at odds with a lot of the milbloggers. I have no idea if there’s a right or a wrong in this dispute, or if there’s just a lot of muddy middle, with some well-meaning people kind of trapped there. I
Continue readingIn some horror anthology I read years ago, there was a story about a guy who was perpetually plagued by flies. The story’s punchline, of course, was that he was Satan himself — the true “Lord of the Flies.” Keep that in mind as you check out this post.
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