Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Since I signed up for the “Dinner with the Doofus” . . . er, I mean “Dinner with Obama” raffle (although I did not pay $5), I’m on the Barack Obama mailing list. It’s been an enlightening experience. This email was apparently so important to the Obama machinery that I
Continue readingAmazing video. The narrative is clear, and the images are brilliant: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvObfrs3qoE[/youtube]
Continue readingJeremy Fordham wrote me and asked if I would consider publishing a guest post. I said that, provided I got to be judge, jury and execution (meaning I could accept or reject a submission at will), I would be interested. Jeremy was willing to live with those terms, and submitted
Continue readingI presented my daughter with the following scenario: Imagine that the president you elected has been in the White House for one term. During that time, everything that indicates the health of the country is worse than when your man came into office. Whether one looks at the economy, national
Continue readingThis website tries to make old images feel fresh and new, as if the viewer is stepping into a time machine. It is a perfect example of what can be done with computers and shared through the internet. Check it out and glory in it’s wonders.
Continue readingA Harvard study has said that Republicans own July 4th: The political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century. (Emphasis mine.) That makes it sound as if Republicans engaged in some nefarious propaganda scheme to steal away American iconography. Perhaps Republicans
Continue readingObama Stimulus? Fail! QE-1? Fail! QE-2? Fail! Keynesian economics? Fail! http://www.cnbc.com/id/43598606 The economy is still mired in depression, joblessness rates are unmoved, housing starts are moribund, the dollar continues its decline, food and fuel inflation encroach, consumer pessimism mounts and, as Nancy Pelosi promised, we are still discovering new ways
Continue readingOnce again, Soldier’s Angels is having its Project Valour IT fundraiser, the money from which helps helps get voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support American troops who are recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. It’s hard to think of a better way to help out those
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