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One of the Progressive tropes is that conservatives are anti-science.  As with everything emanating from the Left, not only is this untrue about conservatives, but it falsely implies that Progressives respect science.  One only needs to see the celebration about a defeated initiative in Mississippi to appreciate how deeply anti-science the Left can be: Mississippi [...]

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In response to my post pointing out that being a closet gay is as good an explanation as any for the many holes in Obama’s past, Spartacus made an important point about putting unvetted people into the White House.  It’s so good, in fact, that I’m elevating it to post status: “We understand that the [...]

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(With apologies to Winston Churchill.) The current state of rumor and innuendo about a president who has no past other than that which he grudgingly doles out, creating a tabula rasa on which we can write our own impressions, leads me to this conclusion:  Barack Obama is a bisexual riddle wrapped in a Muslim mystery [...]

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I honestly do not think I’ve ever seen a better cover of a Lady Gaga song.  Even if you’re not a Lady Gaga fan — indeed, especially if you’re not a Lady Gaga fan — you’ll enjoy this: If the video embed doesn’t show, watch it here. In case you’re wondering, it’s apparently a spoof [...]

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Right on time (i.e., four days late), here are the winners from last week’s Watcher’s Council vote.  As always, I cannot recommend highly enough that you read the materials (whether they won, placed, showed, or lingered near the bottom of the list).  They are all excellent: Council Winners *First place with 2 2/3 votes! Joshuapundit–-President [...]

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Normally, if I stumbled across a political hit piece rife with unsubstantiated accusations, I wouldn’t include it in any serious discussion at my blog.  Depending on its target, I might read it with a certain amount of pleasure, and I might even provide a link for you guys, along with a warning that the linked [...]

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Yesterday, I wrote a somewhat incoherent post to the effect that, while I’m willing to extend to Herman Cain the benefit of the doubt regarding the sexual harassment allegations, I refuse to find myself in the position of a Clinton supporter, circa 1998, sullying my own soul by trying to justify inappropriate sexual acts.  Bill [...]

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It’s a Halloween parable about the Occupy movement (and it’s leader, Barack Obama).  The scary ending fits in well with the Halloween theme: Hat tip: Power Line Blog

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An elderly relative for whom I am somewhat responsible has a serious prescription drug addiction.  The other day, said relative took a few too many pills, and I was present when the nurse in the residential care facility spoke to the relative.  This dialog ensued: Nurse:  You took too many pills.  That was dangerous. Relative [...]

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I’ve kept pretty quiet about the allegations against Herman Cain.  As I blogged at the beginning of this news story, the fact that the charges go back to the era following the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Ellison v. Brady (9th Cir. 1991) 924 F.2d 872, means that they’re inherently suspect.  By doing away with the [...]

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You and I have long known that the Occupy movement is destructive, not constructive.  The MSM, however, was very excited, largely because they too knew it was destructive.  Their problem was that they assumed it would destroy “Wall Street.” By the way, there’s an amorphous concept if ever I heard one.  While many businesses have [...]

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With all due respect to my Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard friends, you all know that I have a soft spot for the Marines.  So Happy Birthday, dear Marines! (Or watch here.)

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You can’t improve upon the tweet that the U.S. Army put out this morning: This is exactly the way an Army should approach warfare.  Thank God that at least someone in the Army’s Twitter PR office hasn’t been infected by PC thinking.

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Obama was going for the type of joke you throw at the frat brother whose been your friend for decades, and with whom you’ve spent many pleasantly inebriated evenings.  It is not the type of joke you throw at the French President in a formal setting.  In this latter context, without a long friendship and [...]

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I’m noticing signs of “Occupy” ennui.  Even those who were enthusiastic about the movement at first seem to be getting bored.  On the “real me” facebook, there’s been (at a guess) a 75% drop-off in posts from limousine liberals applauding the 1%. Was it the endless, self-serving demands that the government write off student loans, [...]

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Maybe you didn’t get the job because you included one of these statements on your resume. I’m still laughing at the following, which could have come right off of my computer, except for the “good at math” bit: ” Excellent memory; strong math aptitude; excellent memory; effective management skills; and very good at math.”

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I haven’t had my first breakdown yet, and I’m not planning to, but this song has been running through my head: (Or view here.) I am ready, however, for a really good temper tantrum, along Garbo-esque lines: (Or view here.) No big deal for those of you inclined to worry, just family members who view [...]

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I blame two things for the current state of modern art: the camera and the denigration of faith. When art was both the sole way to record this life and the most reverent way to pay homage to faith and the after life, artists brought their best efforts to play, and both buyers and viewers [...]

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By the time I returned from the pool yesterday, I was too tired and cold even to turn on my computer, let alone write anything.  I’m leaving in a couple of minutes for another cold day — although, having learned my lesson, I’ve doubled my supplies.  I should be more comfortable today, even though it’s [...]

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Winter swim league — been here since 7 am in 40 degree weather, but at least I’m dry. The swimmers are bundled almost into immobility, but when you’re wet you’re cold. Hope you’re warm and comfortable. If you have something you’d like to say or share, feel free.

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The press, as well as random Democrat commentators and politicians, all of whom have been enraptured by the wonderfulness of the Occupy movement, keep using the phrase “democracy in action.”  (You can see examples of that here, here and here.) I find this take confusing.  To me, this is democracy in action: This, however, is [...]

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Why, oh, why, oh, why do we believe anything the media says about conservatives?  I wrote yesterday that Gingrich is a principled conservative with an unprincipled private life (thinking mostly about his abandoning his cancer-stricken wife), while Romney is an unprincipled conservative with a principled private life. Not only does it turn out that Romney [...]

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One of the more , um, imaginative movies I’ve ever seen was Being John Malkovich.  In it, a struggling puppeteer (John Cusack) discovers that a room in a building where he’s making a living as a low-level temporary office worker contains a magical portal that allows one to spend 15 minutes inside of John Malkovich’s [...]

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I do not believe there is anyone in the world who knows more about America’s military plans against Japan in the waning years of WWII than D. M. Giangreco.  If you ever have any questions or curiosity about the subject, just check out his bibliography, and you shall find answers. On that same page, in [...]

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The headline was “FBI lists Juggalos on gang watch list.”  I was very confused.  The FBI put a song on a gang watch list?! A little investigation, revealed my error.  “Juggalos” is not the same as “Juegalo.” The latter is a great song: (Or see here.) The former is a group of young people who [...]

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