Bookworm Room

No, William Shirer and Hitler have not really addressed current political issues, because (of course) both are dead.  And no, I’m most certainly not comparing Obama or anyone in his administration to Hitler.  But yes, they both did in the past offer advice about direct government attacks on the Catholic Church, and Obama would be [...]

24 Comments »

For reasons unclear to me, myriad conservative sites are hosting an advertisement for Alan Grayson, a Progressive’s Progressive. You might remember Grayson from his last go-round in Congress.  This is not a guy who’s shy about sharing his convictions.  During the health care debate, he gave a quick and easy summary of the Republican position:  [...]

17 Comments »

Is Obama telling a true story or not?  I don’t know and with Obama’s credibility gap, it’s impossible to tell.  It doesn’t matter, though.  What does matter is that, by relaying this anecdote, Obama is keeping alive the Obama/Hitler analogy: President Obama at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner last night, discussing false claims made [...]

19 Comments »

While we were having lunch today, my dear friend Don Quixote asked “Do you think Barack Obama is evil?” I hedged.  “That’s an interesting question.  Why do you ask?” “I’m getting the feeling,” he answered, “that conservatives are starting to define Obama as being evil.  At least, that’s the impression I get from the emails [...]

26 Comments »

My 9 year old son was looking at his book about fighter planes through history.  That triggered this question and answer session: Son:  Why were the Germans so bad? Me:  Humans have always fought.  It’s part of the human condition.  They’ve also always killed their enemies, including destroying whole villages, or cities, or even countries, [...]

28 Comments »

It’s gotten so that anything that is not pro-Obama is racist.  The latest attack is that it’s racist to call his positions “socialist” (and this despite his affiliation with the socialist New Party).  In the spirit of this attack, I hereby present a photo gallery of famous, black, self-admitted socialists: Okay, I was just kidding.  [...]

10 Comments »

People have always recognized Napoleon’s over-weening ego.  Heck, we have a whole phrase for it, especially when applied to men of shorter stature:  “Napoleon complex.”  Still, Napoleon is generally admired for breaking down the last medieval walls on the European continent, both figuratively and literally.  Also, people with a bone to pick against British Imperialism [...]

4 Comments »

Hamas is an official terrorist organization. That minor detail, however, doesn’t seem to deter President Jimmy Carter, a man who has never met a sleazy Islamic or communist terrorist he doesn’t admire and trust: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in remarks to air on Sunday that his upcoming visit to the Middle East probably [...]

54 Comments »