Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’m taking the kids and their friends to see Act of Valor. I’ll report back later. (And I’ll wait to read the New York Times review until after I’ve seen the movie.) Until then, Open Thread time! UPDATE: For those concerned, I know the movie is R rated. I checked
Continue readingYes, President’s Day 2012 is done, but these links went up on February 22 at the Watcher’s Council, so they still count. Feel free to read along with me: Council Submissions The Colossus of Rhodey – Just a crazy writer looking for attention The Mellow Jihadi – Errrrr-rah Marine, Cobra
Continue readingOne of my rules of thumb when reading a book, or watching a movie for that matter, is that I have to like at least some of the characters in the book. Since I’m investing my time in the book or the movie, I want to be in the company
Continue readingRasmussen just came out with a pre-debate poll that shows Obama leading both Romney and Santorum by ten and seven points respectively. Couple this with headlines touting good news on the economy (some of which is definitely real and some illusory) and it’s enough to send something stronger than a
Continue readingMy favorite song in the musical 1776 is the song in which John Adams tries to convince several of his fellow Congressman that they, not he, should write the Declaration of Independence. As his reason for refusing this task, he says repeatedly that he is “obnoxious and disliked,” so much
Continue readingYikes! I missed my self-imposed Tuesday deadline for bringing all of you up-to-date with the most recent Watcher’s Council winners. I’m lashing myself with a wet noodle even as I type. So as not to waste a single second more, here are the winners for February 17: Council Winners *First
Continue readingSorry for the long silence today, but this is the first time I’ve gotten near a computer since 11:00 this morning. It was a very complicated day today with regard to my mother and, while she’s fine, I’m tired. I’d like to write, but I don’t have the energy to
Continue readingThis is not proving to be a day for blogging, as I have a lot of family business that needs my attention. I’ll be back this afternoon, but until then . . . yes, it’s Open Thread time! And just to get things rolling, here are two posts to think
Continue readingI’ve mentioned before that I pretty much sat out the first decade of the 21st century when it came to pop culture, which is how I entirely missed Ricky Martin. Having young children simply left me uninterested in things other than diapers, soccer carpools, etc. Now those same children are
Continue readingBack when I was in college, I just laughed myself sick the first time I heard someone say “You can wade through Ronald Reagan’s deepest thoughts without getting your ankles wet.” That was just so clever, wasn’t it? Such a perfect distillation of an actor! I’ve since learned, now that
Continue readingI got a rush of emails sending me to wonderful posts. A giant thank you to everyone who sent these mails: Because our military men need to know what it’s like to be pregnant. Because there is no way government can ever interfere with speech without instantly becoming malignant. Because
Continue readingI will never forget my first ultrasound, when I was pregnant with my first child. I was not an enthusiastic pregnant woman. It was my husband, not I, who wanted children. I had them only (a) because when I married my husband I felt I owed him a family and
Continue readingAs I’ve mentioned at this post, one of the negatives in my life is the fact that my mother is a deeply unhappy person. Conversing with her subjects me to a never-ending stream of complaints about her life: her physical surroundings, the food she hates, the people who are mean
Continue readingWhen I was growing up, February boasted Lincoln’s birthday (February 16 12) and Washington’s birthday (February 22). When I was no longer a child, those two distinct birthdays — one celebrating America’s first commander in chief and first president, and the other one celebrating the architect of our modern union
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