Category: Bits and Pieces

Larry Elder’s article today is the perfect example of how to cut through labels and get people to examine the facts.  The problem with American political discourse is they get liberal agenda items spoon-fed to them through our media, both news and entertainment.  They then regurgitate the liberal party line

Hidden in an old cereal box, a cache of perfectly preserved letters from a British POW held during WWII in Italian and German camps: ‘I want to say, my darling [wife], there is no need for you to worry. ‘The shock of course was great, but I am not alone

You’re all familiar with Shakespeare’s famous question and answer:  “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” It keeps popping into my head when I think about Obama and “torture.” As you know, so I won’t even hyperlink, Obama has

I’m sure I’m misreading something here.  Help me out. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, husband and wife team Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom discuss a case coming up to the Supreme Court, Ricci v DeStefano.  The issue is a simple one: The issue in Ricci was simply stated by

Is it me, or has every Politico top story, for I don’t know how long now, focused on how Obama is trouncing the Republicans?  That being the case, I just can’t understand how Obama’s popularity, although still respectably high, continues its downward trajectory.  Or how his administration keeps getting embarrassed

I know zippo about the small nation of Cameroon, but I can say that the First Lady has flair.  Not my style, but definitely a style.

I’ve got everything lined up but for the “not neurotic” bit (emphasis mine): But what effect does your personality have on your longevity? Do some kinds of temperaments lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the

Maybe there’s more to the story than appears in this article, but it’s one more reason I don’t like airplanes.

My friend the ExPreacherMan just sent me an email telling me about a “don’t miss” deal: The NRA is giving FREE 1-yr memberships to everyone who wants to join.  They are trying to build up their membership to fight pending legislation that impacts our right to keep and bear arms.

Politico writer Lisa Lerer unabashedly characterizes Elizabeth Warren, the gal Congress appointed to oversee trillions in financial rescue funds, as “brilliant.”  Lerer therefore appears genuinely perplexed that Warren is “the scourge of conservative Republicans, who question her panel’s exploration of more-liberal approaches such as nationalization and bank liquidation.”  At a

Because I don’t want to start cooking, and am actively procrastinating, I amused myself checking out how many hits all of the videos showing Susan Boyle performing her Les Miserables song have garnered.  (I ignored all the other videos of interviews, and people’s reactions, etc.)  As of 3:45 PST on

After a long hiatus, Wolf Howling has returned to the bloggers fold.  Hurrah!  I don’t know about you, but I’ve really missed those tremendously well-informed, beautifully written, perfectly analyzed posts of his.  That kind of quality is rare. In any event, his debut post of 2009 is about the Obama

Hey, the weekend is half way over and you haven’t read Mark Steyn on the tea parties yet?  What the heck are you waiting for?  With gems like these, you have to read the whole thing: Asked about the tea parties, President Obama responded that he was not aware of