Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The award for the best opening in any article (at least for today), has to go to Jonah Goldberg: Is Barack Obama the Messiah? Before we answer that question, let me vent for a moment. In 2000 I was cruelly denied the Pulitzer despite being the only columnist in America
Continue readingI’m a scientific ignoramus. Although I’ve been skeptical of global warming from the start, my skepticism hasn’t been rooted in a sound grasp of facts and scientific principles. Instead, it arises because of my source problems: I deeply distrust the people touting climate change. From the moment Al Gore started
Continue readingAmerican Thinker reminds us that today is the 64th Anniversary of D-Day. I wonder how many young Americans know that, before D-Day, and barring some English-based bombing raids that did not involve “feet on the ground” fighting, America’s War had taken place entirely in the Pacific. Europe had been mostly
Continue readingObama is now an action figure: “The first and only action figure with the power to transform a nation.” It seems almost cruel to remind the doll’s creators that action figures are fictional. Of course, given that Obama’s current incarnation bears almost no relationship to his actual past, maybe an
Continue readingThe CDC did a study about teen sexuality. Here’s how The Telegraph, a leading British news paper spun it: American teenagers are having less sex, doing fewer drugs and drinking less alcohol than those who grew up in the 1990s, according to a new study. Amid growing concern about teenage
Continue readingIt’s time again to place my vote as a Council Member at the Watcher of Weasels. Today, I’ll have the pleasure of reading the following posts and articles:
Continue readingConservatives definitely aren’t a monolithic bloc, but I’m willing to bet that there isn’t a single conservative who doesn’t respect Thomas Sowell’s thinking. That’s why, when Sowell makes the case for John McCain, we should sit up and take notice — especially since Sowell doesn’t particularly like McCain very much:
Continue readingA few weeks ago, both my kids got in the mail an invitation from their school to attend an “Albatross Award” ceremony to honor their good qualities. Mr. Bookworm, who brought the mail in, was very excited: “You’re getting awards. This is great.” (I mention Mr. Bookworm specifically here so
Continue reading(This is the first in what I hope will be a series of very civil essays examining marriage. Suek got me started with this idea based on a comment she wrote saying that, well, we need to figure out what marriage is all about. Planned future essays will involve separating
Continue readingYes, I think it is Obama’s buddy who has been found guilty on multiple criminal charges: A federal jury has found a prominent political fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of 16 of 24 counts in his Illinois corruption trial. Antoin “Tony” Rezko was accused
Continue readingIn keeping with the halo the media has placed on Obama, not to mention his own sense of spiritual destiny, PoliSat has written a post and put together a video envisioning the Church of Our Lord Barack Obama — with a hat tip at the end to yours truly: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8plz0Qks4o[/youtube]
Continue readingThat the North Bay region (SF, Marin, etc.) will send a Democrat to the California Senate in November goes without saying. What’s interesting is that North Bay Democrats selected the most extremely Progressive (read: far Left) of the three people vying for that seat (Carole Migden, Joe Nation and Mark
Continue readingThis would be incredibly funny if it weren’t so scary. Here is Obama’s promise to the people: I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick
Continue readingJudy Rose, who blogs at Writing English, has a very funny post up today, which collects a series of anguished analogies from high school student essays (or so we’re told). Some examples: His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
Continue readingI went to my dermatologist for a sun damage check, since I’m fair skinned and got a lot of sun in my younger days (before sunscreen). While there, I seized the opportunity to ask about remedies for the ordinary wear and tear age brings to skin (especially fair skin). The
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