Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’m not blogging today (or, at least, not blogging now), but there is still so much out there that makes for enjoyable reading. As part of that universe, may I recommend this week’s Watcher’s Council submissions? Council Submissions Simply Jews – Mutual backscratching society Joshuapundit –Jews, Democrats And ‘Progressives’ Right
Continue readingOnce again, I find myself in the fortunate position of having paying work. I’d rather blog — but money’s money and, more importantly, DQ needs my help. It’s Open Thread time until I wrap up my work (or need a break).
Continue readingI have the deepest disrespect for the New York Times, which I consider to be little more than a mouthpiece of the Democratic party. There’s actually nothing wrong with being such a mouth piece, if you acknowledge the fact. What gets me about the Times is it’s relentless squawking about
Continue readingI’m not the only one who found Obama’s Muslim venue a disturbing place from which to launch an oral attack against Israel. Jonathan Tobin notes the venue too, as well as the fact that Obama, after having gone quiet for a while when his previous mad Mideast adventures failed, has
Continue readingOur cruise to Alaska went off without a hitch. I’m hoping that our upcoming cruise to Mexico is equally hitch-free. For a few thousand people, though, the cruise was anything but peaceful, after a fire broke out in the engine room. It appears, though, that Carnival Cruise line is handling
Continue readingApropos my apparent fascism, one neocon, an former Communist, and also an Italian Jew, suggests that supporting Israel may be enough to earn that appellation from the Left. (H/t Soccer Dad) Speaking of Soccer Dad, at his blog we have another reminder that Ataturk‘s western nation is vanishing, to be
Continue readingThis past May, when I had the honor and pleasure of attending the Battle of Midway Commemoration, I noted that some of the Midway warriors in attendance were very frail: The President of the Mess asked each veteran to stand (or wave) as his name was called. He then told
Continue readingPeople who know me in person also know that nothing is more likely to send my blood pressure spiking than talk about judges. (To any of my readers who are in fact judges, I’m sure you’re the exception to anything nasty I might be about to say about judges.) I
Continue readingWhat’s in a word? I know that “Progressive” is supposed to be a euphemism for Liberal, which used to be Socialist, which used to be Communist, which used to be Rousseau-an “naturalism”. I have a real problem with the term “Progressive”, though, as it connotes a cutting-edge, modernistic world view.
Continue readingThere’s an old joke about two men watching a third, a mutual acquaintance known for his incredible arrogance. As the third man swaggers past, one of the watchers turns to the other and says, “There but for the grace of God, goes God.” I think the third man, the arrogant
Continue readingI’m a little late to report, but on November 5 (Guy Fawkes) day, the Council spoke. While I’m awfully pleased, of course, that my fellow Council members gave my post such a big thumbs up, the usual is true: I won as much by luck as by anything else, since
Continue readingOkay, I’m going to have to call people out here. A little investigation reveals that Team Marine has exceeded its fund raising goal for Project Valour – IT (providing helpful electronics to wounded warriors), while Team Navy has only achieved half its goal. We can do better!!! If you’d like
Continue readingAs I’ve related in past posts, my liberal friend repeatedly calls me a fascist or Nazi for supporting the Tea Party. Aside from being really rude, these appellations bewilder me. The historical record is very clear that both the Italian fascists and the Germany Nazis were socialists. Socialism, by definition,
Continue readingMost of Obama’s campaign promises fell into the unicorn category. They were so vague or unreal that only idiots or Democrats could reasonably be expected to believe them. The one thing that we were promised, though, was that he was a great communicator. His speeches were the second coming of
Continue readingAJ Strata thinks he might have found either a mini-scandal or the tip of a very big iceberg. The thing to remember, always, is that while Obama may have been raised in Hawaii, politically he’s Chicago all the way.
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