Someone up there likes us
This is one of a series of breathtaking rainbow pictures taken in McFall, Missouri this February. You should definitely see the rest, which are here: Hat tip: Crossing the Rubicon. FacebookTweet
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Skin color is not a value
Yesterday, I blogged about a bill in the California Legislature aimed, essentially, at creating a Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender History month, akin to Black History Month and Women's day, and whatever other day or month identity politics has co-opted. I've been thinking a lot about that since yesterday, and wondering why it bothers
Continue readingLaugh for today
I still haven't been able to get the wonderful Day By Day cartoon to appear as a regular feature on my blog, but today's was so funny, I'll post it special: FacebookTweet
Continue readingRule by madmen
Just a quick observation. After 9/11, when Bush showed such strong resolve regarding Afghanistan, and his critics began to amp up the rhetoric about his religious beliefs, I used to joke that these insults might have an unexpected side effect vis a vis those hostile to America. While you and
Continue readingIndoctrination, California-style
I'm a little behind the curve on this one — I only heard it through one of Jay Leno's endless gay jokes — but now, having heard it, I'm still gasping for air. Here's the language the California Senate is considering enacting as new law in California (Senate Bill 1437;
Continue readingLearned helplessness
The Danube is a very angry river — it's flooding all over the Balkans: Thousands of people have fled their homes or were facing evacuation in Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania as emergency workers struggled to hold back record floodwaters along the Danube river. With melting snow and heavy spring rain
Continue readingA straightforward defense of a colleague and employee
At least one person in Washington, D.C., isn't afraid to be a straight talker in Rumsfeld's defense. George Bush is always at his best when he doesn't hide the ball and play political talking games. Thus, when asked about Rumsfeld, Bush had this to say: BUSH: [O]n Friday, I stood
Continue readingA voice of reason has hijacked the LA Times re Hamas
Just when you're prepared to castigate the whole American MSM as a monolithic Left wing cadre, one of them breaks step and comes out with something totally intelligent. Today's breakaway sign of intelligence can be found at the LA Times, which has the courage to recognize the evil that is
Continue readingHaving the temerity to teach to core values
Ohio State University has grandiose plans: " The Ohio State University aspires to become one of the world's great public research and teaching universities." As part of this vision, it advances core values it believes are inextricably intertwined with academic greatness: Pursue knowledge for its own sake. Ignite in our
Continue readingQuisling continues
Norway's government earned an ugly name for itself during WWII because of the conduct of one Vidkun Quisling. He was the leader of Norway's Nazi party and, after the Germans invaded Norway, he was the Government's first leader. For the remainder of the War, Norway had a collaborationist government. Unlike
Continue readingThe decline and fall of the Roman . . . er, American . . . Empire
My history classes always taught me that the Roman empire didn't fall to any one enemy attack. Instead, it was destroyed from the inside due to an influx of Germanic ("barbarian") invaders from the North — many of whom simply oozed into the Empire and stayed. Eventually, of course,
Continue readingMaybe there is hope for traditional values
I had a shocking experience today. I was at a mall around lunch time when it filled up with high school students. Suddenly, I was surrounded by maybe 30 adolescent males. What practically threw me off my feet was that they were, without exception, clean cut, neatly dressed (no gang
Continue readingWhile we weren’t watching
Those suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome like to claim that the increase in Muslim vs. everyone attacks are all George Bush's fault, because he had the temerity to strike back. Certainly, we're more aware of Muslim vs. the world attacks, because 9/11 got our antennae up. It's useful, though, to
Continue readingOnce again, the religion of pieces struts its stuff
It seems to me that most of the violent death in the world today would be capped if we could do away with the more violent adherents of the Religion of Pieces. Today, 9 died in Tel Aviv, with more almost 70 injured, thanks to yet another Muslim who went
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It's been a long time since I've done a meme, but this looks like a fun one. I've been tagged by Gail, at Crossing the Rubicon, for the following A to Z meme: Accent: Peculiarly my own. Western, with a tinge of European parents. Booze: Chocolate milkshake. Chore I Hate:
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