Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Conservatives of all religious stripes have been attacking the ObamaCare mandate regarding birth control and abortifacients on religious grounds. The Obama administration’s response was to introduce an “accommodation” under which the insurance companies will henceforth offer these medicines and services for “free.” Anybody past the age of five understands that,
Continue readingWhen I lived in England, those who could afford to escape from government medicine by paying twice did so. I addition to their high taxes, they bought a private insurance that I remember rejoiced in the name BUPA. Things haven’t changed. I don’t know why I’m on the mailing list,
Continue readingBecause our government isn’t yet doing enough, or costing enough, or interfering sufficiently in our lives, three researchers at the University of California San Francisco now recommend that the government should regulate sugar, just as it does alcohol and tobacco: A new commentary published online in the Feb. 1 issue of Nature
Continue readingAlec Baldwin has undergone an amazing transformation in the last few months. This is Baldwin at peak pudgy: And this is Alec Baldwin today: What’s even more impressive than this transformation is Baldwin’s claim that he dropped all the weight in four months, primarily by leaving sugar out of his
Continue readingBack in the 40s or 50s, Esquire Magazine, when it was still a magazine for gentleman, published some quite funny, if very risque cartoons.* One of them showed a gorgeous, voluptuous, obviously purely decorative woman talking on the phone in her apartment. Behind her is a kitchen piled to the
Continue readingWhat do you all think of the Gardasil leviathan attached to Perry? Bachmann went off the deep end when she said that the vaccination causes mental retardation, but I know there are plenty of conservatives (Michelle Malkin is a good example) who think that Perry’s attempted Gardasil legislation makes him
Continue readingIn Marin, a surprisingly large number of kids do not get vaccinated. This is because a lot of the yuppies here have hippie inclinations. They want everything natural. They spend a fortune on organic foods, think raw is always good, and consider vaccinations to be an unnatural and therefore dangerous
Continue readingInteresting item from the New York Times today about a “mischaracterization” (what we knucklewalkers call a “lie”) Obama made during the 2008 campaign. The lede: “The White House on Wednesday declined to challenge an account in a new book that suggests that President Obama in his campaign to overhaul American health care,
Continue readingPaul Ryan seems adamant about not running, but boy! do I like him. This video perfectly exemplifies his highly intelligent policies and his extremely pleasant persona: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJIC7kEq6kw[/youtube]
Continue readingI like to consider myself a true and patriotic American, but I have a confession to make: I hate baseball. Yes, I know it’s the quintessential American sport, right up there in Americana with Mom and apple pie. But I still hate it. I find it boring and surprisingly non-athletic.
Continue readingMy mother is very old. This means that she no longer actively contributes to society. Her working and child-rearing days are over. She lives off of her diminishing savings, a small pension and her social security checks. In a utilitarian world, she has no value. Because — thankfully — we
Continue readingThe MSM, Gosnell and Planned Parenthood all come together in a single post at The Anchoress’ place. Do read it. The MSM has many obsessions — that is, stories it covers relentlessly and obviously — but the moral collapse that so often circles around abortion is not one of those
Continue readingBad news for the rest of us, at least when it comes to medical care. Let us hope, therefore, that AJ Strata is right about the wave, because we need a countervailing tsunami to stop the wave Obama and the Democrats put into motion. By the way, let me add
Continue readingI was speaking the other day with a friend who is contemplating a different type cancer treatment, one that is neither chemo, nor radiation. She has reacted badly to both, so they simply aren’t an option for her. Her doctor highly recommends this third type of treatment, which he believes
Continue readingHeritage for America explains that there is a legislative procedure for repealing ObamaCare — but we need 218 House votes to make it happen. That means that Americans have to rally at the polls this November. It’s not going to happen in Marin County, but maybe you can make it
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