Category: Bits and Pieces

I mentioned the blessings of my blog the other day.  One of those blessings is that I ended up being part of an email circle composed of some of the smartest bloggers in the conservative universe.  Several of them have been busy this weekend, and I wanted to pass on

Excellent video, combining Depression era songs and images with Obama-era damage: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofreX2hepJI[/youtube] Hat tip:  JoshuaPundit, via Watcher of Weasels

Chris Christie for domestic management, and General Petraeus for overseas insights and national security.  But I still wish they both looked like Keanu Reeves.

I’ve known for some time that the new movie “I Want Your Money” had the potential to be good.  I’m now happy to report that one early review (from a conservative, of course, since I doubt any so-called liberals will see it), says that it’s lived up to its potential.

I keep hearing people yammering on about what a great disappointment Obama has been, which is in itself disappointing. I agree with pundits on the Left and the Right that Obama has stuck true to his values (even Karl Rove evinced admiration for Obama on this point). Fact is, he

Even green garbage is expensive.

A couple of months ago (or so), we got word that Vasko Kohlmayer was terribly ill with a ruptured appendix, in Russia yet!  I’ve had several good friends unfortunate enough to have ruptured appendices, and they barely pulled through in American hospitals.  Vasko must have a constitution of iron because,

The wonderful and fascinating story is that the miners in Chile are emerging from their underground prison.  The story of grace is . . . well, check out the Anchoress to find out.

I love Zombie’s most recent post, which does away with the stupid Left/Right dichotomy, which is a legacy of the Parliamentary seating during the time of the French Revolution.  Give the post a whirl, and I bet you’d be surprised at who shares your world views.

Tonight is the Fleet Week reception on board the USS Makin Island — and I have laryngitis!  I’m in the pink otherwise, but a throat tickle that’s been dogging me for weeks has settled in my voice box and shut me down!  I can’t even squeak.  Hot water mixed with

Re friendly fire and the risks about which we ought not to complain: What he says. Re the WaPo’s cowardly, dhimmi decision not to run a Wiley cartoon: What he says. Re the execrable Jimmy Carter and his non-stop reminiscences and hectoring:  What he says. Re the question “if you’ve

The election is between a conservative ditz who is being savaged by the mainstream media and a hardcore Leftist whose past is being ignored or sanitized by the drive-by media. This sounds like a replay of the 2008 election.  In fact, it’s what’s happening in Delaware right now. The analogy

Mike Devx said something in a recent comment that really hit home. The dominant memes in a society or civilization are what controls the behavior of most of the people in that society. I think that this is true…we won’t really change our society unless we change attitudes. So, I

Carla Marinucci is a political writer for the SF Chronicle.  In this post, she describes how the Liberty and Freedom Foundation put up a billboard advertising a Sarah Palin’s appearance in San Jose soon.  It’s not just any billboard, though.  They put it in SF’s Castro district –known for its

Okay, it’s not a new blog, but it’s new to me, so that’s what counts for purposes of this post.  You already know Ben Howe from his well-received Last Best Hope video.  It turns out that Ben is not a “one hit wonder.”  Instead, he is a film maker for