Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Every summer for the past several years, we’ve gone to a local (and wonderful) Civil War reenactment. Without exception, the people who have chosen to reenact the Southern side will tell one, quite earnestly, that the Southern side was about states’ rights, not about slavery. Even 145 years after the
Continue readingThe military is in for some big changes. It remains to be seen whether they increase its effectiveness, whether they impair its functionality, or whether they prove to be utterly meaningless changes that affect the military not one whit. I’m not a big one for making non-essential changes during wartime
Continue readingHere’s the AP headline on the DREAM Act’s failure: “Republicans block youth immigration bill.” Those evil Republicans, who are, of course, a minority in the lame duck Senate. Let me just mention here that quite a few Democrats voted against the bill too: On the Democrat side, Sens. Jon Tester
Continue readingYou decide: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsjRnH4eHM[/youtube] Believe it or, the following gripping (or do I mean groping?) narrative is related to some aspects of the video you just watched: He grasped me firmly, but gently, just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door
Continue readingMitch McConnell proved himself, really proved himself, when it came to the omnibus spending bill. Kimberly Strassel explains: This week Democrats unveiled a $1.2 trillion omnibus, legislation as pure an insult to the electorate as it gets. It was a 1,924-page monstrosity that nobody had time to read. It took
Continue readingI got my hair done today. This is always a costly thing. I have, to put it mildly, difficult hair, since it boasts four different textures, arranged like a patchwork over my head. Over the years, depending on the wealth I’ve possessed, I’ve gone to hairdressers ranging from “cheaper than
Continue readingA lot of what came out in Wikileaks was, essentially, gossip and speculation. Some of what came out, however, was hard, dangerous fact — such as the State Department’s gathering information about vulnerable American sites around the world, sites now known to anyone who reads Wikileaks. Deroy Murdock writes about
Continue readingI just spoke with an old friend, a dear person who is also a liberal amongst liberals. He told me that his son is working in a technical capacity at the local conservative AM radio station. I didn’t ask, but I do wonder how his son his adapting to ideas
Continue readingI have long been under the impression, thanks to Fjordman, that Muslim men see Swedish women as rape-worthy (see this or this, for example). I wonder if that fact doesn’t explain some of the high rape numbers in Sweden, while Sweden’s political correctness and fear of offending Muslims could account,
Continue readingOh, my memory! I forgot to post last week’s winners at the Watcher’s Council — which is a profound disservice to you and to the winners: Council Winners *First place with 3 1/3 Votes! – The Razor –– Friends Like These Second place with 2 1/3 votes – GrEaT sAtAn”S
Continue readingOne of my oldest blog friends is Patrick O’Hannigan, a devout Catholic and a true humanist. He has written a simply gorgeous article over at the American Spectator, about religion’s role in the public square. Being Patrick, he manages to take this often challenging subject, and weave into ruminations about
Continue readingTwo stories out of Europe. First, the European Union ruled that Ireland’s abortion ban violated a woman’s rights. Second, the British have given permanent asylum to an Iraqi man who, while driving without a license, killed a 12 year old in a hit and run accident, on the grounds that
Continue readingEvery morning, partly out of habit, partly out of martyrdom, and partly out of the same fascination that drives us to rubber-neck roadway accidents, I check out the San Francisco Chronicle on line. It is certainly a nicely laid out home page. It has clear links to its own columns
Continue readingI’m trying to think of something snarky and clever to say, but I’m actually rendered speechless by this one: Taking the lead where Washington has wavered, California on Thursday is expected to adopt the nation’s most ambitious plan yet to curb global warming. The California Air Resources Board is all
Continue readingI’m sure you’ve seen Sleeper, the Woody Allen movie that imagines him defrosted after two hundred years in a cryogenic sleep. This bit of dialog always amused me: Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called “wheat germ, organic honey and tiger’s milk.” Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes.
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