Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
If I remember correctly, nobody on the Democratic side of the aisle complained when the CIA went gunning for the Bush administration. That being the case, do you feel sorry for the Dems who are now crying foul about the CIA’s decision to defend against Bush administration attacks by turning
Continue readingObama may have forgotten that a fund manager isn’t some self-aggrandizing plutocrat, but the fund managers haven’t: During the aborted attempt to save Chrysler from bankruptcy, Obama oversaw billions of dollars loaned out to the struggling automaker — and then saw those “loans” forgiven and converted into outright gifts. Obama’s
Continue readingThere’s a certain inevitability to the fact that a President who continuously surrounds himself by Grecian columns, and who takes in stride the fact that his followers attibute to him God-like powers, would want to be closely associated with the Olympics. You and I think sports. He thinks of his
Continue readingMona Charen has one of the better columns I’ve seen pithily summarizing the strong anti-Israel pressure emanating from the Obama administration. It’s worth reading just to collect talking points for the next time you find yourself conversing with a liberal. If you ignore his wafflings in the first three paragraphs
Continue readingRichard Cohen, after an opening paragraph in which he basically begs Leftist bloggers not to attack him (“I hate Cheney more than you do”) goes on to do a pretty honest evaluation of the merits of Cheney’s claim that “enhanced interrogation techniques” save lives (and throws in a nice little
Continue readingIf you’re on facebook, you have the opportunity to guide $3 million into the pockets of Operation Gratitude, an organization that sends care packages to our troops year-round. Target is hosting a contest on facebook, asking people to vote for the organization to which it should give its $3 mil.
Continue readingRick Richman gives one of the most succinct explanations I’ve ever seen for the fallacy behind the Leftist desire to assign victim status to the Palestinians.
Continue readingRight now, Church of England officials are upset that the BBC’s religious programming department (which is, apparently, a very important department) is going to be headed up by a practicing Muslim. It is unclear whether he got the position as a result of political correctness or employment mandates, but there
Continue readingDo you remember that a few weeks ago I did a post about the atheist’s problem when trying to communicate to someone who has suffered a great tragedy or illness? To save you the bother of clicking back and forth, here’s the gist: I noted that in my Bookworm version
Continue readingA mixed review from our household. My review: “By no means a perfect movie, but very enjoyable.” My husband’s review: “It sucked.”
Continue readingI’m trying to tell myself this is a joke, but I’m not sure it is. Two thoughts: ick and oy vey. UPDATE: Okay. I got it from the horse’s mouth: It’s a joke, and a good one too. As I told the Anchoress, nowadays, it’s hard to tell, both because
Continue readingI don’t have deep thoughts, but others do (thank goodness). Herewith some links: This letter of amends from a Berkeley liberal deserves wide, wide distribution. Incidentally, I already knew about the political-social thuggery the letter describes from my years at Berkeley in the late 1970s. The place had a cliquish
Continue readingFrom BNO News: Roxana Saberi has been freed after a court suspends her prison term.about 1 hour ago from web Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on charges of spying for the US, will be freed in less than two hours.about 3 hours ago from web
Continue readingMy kids and I have been watching the 1935 movie Captain Blood, which was on TCM a few days ago. It’s a wonderful swashbuckler of a movie, based on Rafael Sabatini’s book of the same name. Captain Blood follows the adventures of an apolitical Irish doctor who falls afoul of
Continue readingOne of the beauties of satellite radio is that I get to hear music that’s a bit off the beaten track. That’s how I ended up hearing the theme music to The Third Man. Anton Karas’ incredible zither music that haunts the entire film. It’s amazing music, because it’s both
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