Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Bruce Kesler sent around an email asking whether we thought victory was possible in Afghanistan. My reply was that I don’t think the Democrats can conceive of victory as a possible outcome. As I wrote to him, I’m the child of parents who fought in WWII and the Israeli War
Continue readingThere is no bliss inherent in the ignorance displayed by one judge in England: A judge lambasted a rapist for claiming his victim was a liar – then commended him for becoming a muslim. Judge Anthony Goldstaub QC sentenced Stuart Wood for seven years for the attack, then told him:
Continue readingThe Obama administration, without making any demands on the Palestinians who haven’t abided by any parts of the Road Map, insisted that Israel freeze all settlement activity, including such little things as bathroom additions and new floors on houses. The Israeli administration just thumbed its nose at the US: Israeli
Continue readingWould it be too tacky for me too say that I anxiously await comparable technological breakthroughs from the 250,000,000 Muslims surrounding tiny Israel? Researchers in Israel say they have developed a computer program that can decipher previously unreadable ancient texts and possibly lead the way to a Google-like search engine
Continue readingBefore their cultural implosion, the English had a reputation for bravery and sangfroid. Although they are taking a beating in Afghanistan (in large part because the morally bankrupt Labour government refuses to give them necessary support), the troops on the ground are still fighting, dying and showing extraordinary bravery under
Continue readingOne could suspect that, not only does increased government spending not create morality, it may cause morality to decay at ever quickening speeds: British children are more likely to develop drink problems and fall pregnant despite billions of pounds spent by Labour on education and welfare, a leading economic think
Continue readingDuring the November 2008 election, Black Panthers appeared on video standing in front of polling places with billy clubs: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94b78rnWMP4[/youtube] Eric Holder, however, was unconcerned, and dropped the voter intimidation case against the Black Panthers. Having learned that they get a free pass for egregious behavior antithetical to democratic government
Continue readingI am extremely fond of Vera Lynn’s music. I was therefore delighted to read that (a) she is still alive and, at 92, looking wonderful and (b) she is still a chart topping hit in England: Dame Vera Lynn yesterday became the oldest living artist to make it into the
Continue readingThis month marks the third anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s long imprisonment with the Palestinians who kidnapped him. Although it doesn’t seem to show up in American press, German and Israeli outlets are reporting that the Germans (!?) have brokered a deal for his release. Here’s Der Spiegel: Three years ago
Continue readingI used Stephen Hawking as an example, not of Britain’s failed health care, but of the fact that, under socialized medicine, famous people and politicos always get the gold standard. Charlie (Colorado) kindly pointed out that I’d erred. In fact, Hawking got sick before he got famous. That is an
Continue readingI said I wouldn’t blog about Kennedy himself and I’ll keep my word. I would like to point out something, though, about Kennedy’s health care, since word is out that the Dems have instantly leaped upon his death to advance their health care agenda. If anyone among the population is
Continue reading1. A major bed and midwife shortage has thousands of women giving birth in offices, hallways and even toilets. It sounds like a scene out of a bad war movie or a history of the Soviet Union, but it’s modern Britain under an imploding socialized medicine system: Thousands of women
Continue readingThat’s not normally what you expect to hear from your doctor, but you may hear that question in Hungarian or Polish or German or Italian or even Lithuanian if you’re a patient under Britain’s NHS. It turns out this problem arises because, yet again, the government has abandoned the rules
Continue readingWhen I was living in England, all of my friends carried perpetual “overdrafts.” If they wanted more money than their account had, they’d go to the bank and basically arrange an informal, short-term loan by which the bank allowed them to draw on money that wasn’t really (or, as my
Continue readingYou all know about the Scottish government’s insane decision to free the mass murdering Lockerbie bomber on “compassion” grounds. You also all know about the government-sponsored rapturous, hero’s welcome this same mass murderer received upon his arrival in Libya. That’s yesterday’s news. Steve Schippert, who blogs at ThreatsWatch, finds the
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