Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
If this article is correct, Iran’s inherent systemic failures mean that it’s not as far along in developing a nuclear bomb as concerned Western nations have feared. But the article’s author goes on to ask what I can only call a really stupid question (emphasis mine): The news comes as
Continue readingPhew! I’m tired. My mom’s birthday party meant seeing several old (and I really mean old) friends. It was delightful, but also exhausting. I think everyone had a very good time — especially Mom — but we all left the party a little worse for wear, and that was despite
Continue readingIt’s my Mom’s birthday today, so I’m off the Internet for the next few hours. I’ll write when I get back.
Continue readingLeft-wing British Member of Parliament George Galloway, who’s always been pro-Palestinian, finally let the mask drop and showed his full Israel/Jewish hatred: Controversial Left-wing MP George Galloway shocked an Oxford University audience by refusing to debate with an opponent because he was Israeli. To cries of ‘racism’, Mr Galloway picked
Continue readingIn an earlier post, I railed against the fact that conservatives, despite good ideas, good history, and good spokes people, get absolutely no traction. Jonathan Tobin, in his post “The Rules Are Different For Obama,” gets to the heart of the matter, which is that the toxic amalgam of Obama
Continue readingAs you’ve probably gathered, I’d been a bit blue lately about conservatives’ (or conservativism’s) recent dismal showings, both in D.C. and amongst ordinary Americans. I don’t have any yen, though, to return to my Democrat roots. I may be on board a sinking ship, but it’s still the right ship
Continue readingI got these from a friend (h/t: Charlene Rosack Weidner and John Weidner at Random Jottings). The t-shirt is perfect to wear and share (and you can buy it here or here.). And these are just good: The ones who stand for what we stand against
Continue readingYum-yum! I’ve got good reading from the Watcher’s Council. I hope it leaves me more uplifted than depressed (as you’ve probably noticed I am today): Council Submissions The Noisy Room – Obama and the Leftist Infiltration of Israeli Media Simply Jews – Guardian – confirming the obsession The Political Commentator
Continue readingWe conservatives think we’re pretty smart. We have time-tested ideas, great thinkers (Thomas Sowell, Mark Steyn, Milton Friedman, Jonah Goldberg, etc.), and people support our values in the abstract if the questions don’t have political labels attached. Given appealing messages and smart messengers, why do we keep losing? Why was
Continue readingI mentioned last week that, in today’s short-attention span universe, we can reach voters with analysis. That’s a sad fact, but a true one. They need to have neatly encapsulated thoughts that they can share on Facebook or tweet out to their world. My fellow Watcher’s Council member, Michael Haltman,
Continue readingI used to deal with a realtor who instructed his staff to answer the phone by saying “It’s a great day at the ____ _____ Company.” it was kind of weird and new age-y, but it was also a lovely, positive affirmation. I mention this because I usually feel like
Continue readingKids like to say “you’re not the boss of me.” Well, this fantastic video reminds us that, when it comes to America’s top-heavy government, every citizen has the right — and quite possibly the duty — to say those words: Hat tip: Power Line
Continue readingThis is a fun video that opens with the Top Gun low-fly pass, and then shows ten of the real deals. The last one was at a Blue Angels show in San Francisco a few years ago. I wasn’t in the Navy League yet, so I wasn’t on the Bay,
Continue readingSomeone who knows me of old and who is, as I am, watching Netflix’s House of Cards noted something about the character Zoe, played by Kate Mara. He said, “You used to have a figure just like hers.” I did too. And I miss it. I miss that figure. I
Continue readingColorado State Rep. Joe Salazar’s ham-handed, even troglodyte, advice for campus women worried about rape came as no surprise to me. My experiences at UC Berkeley thirty-odd years ago left me fully prepared for this Leftist approach to females and true self-defense, an approach that hides both misogyny and an
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