Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
When I was at Berkeley, I had only a few decent professors. One of them (who was really wonderful) taught a British history class covering the period from 1760 to WWII. He taught us that the Industrial Revolution, though it started in England, petered out. It lacked the ferocity and
Continue readingI must work, but I have to give you a couple of quick links, one of which you may want to act upon and one of which is just nice to know. On the “you might want to act” (by contacting your representatives in D.C.), Right Wing News offers useful
Continue readingIBD has another superb editorial, this one about Obama’s plan to force young people to work in the new age Greenie trenches of his socialist imagination: Obama says that as president he will “set a goal for all American middle and high school students to perform 50 hours of service
Continue readingI’ve never been a David Letterman fan — his humor and mine have few points of intersection. Nevertheless, I think he (and his writers) hit the nail on the head with the Top 10 list of signs Obama is becoming over-confident. As you watch this, don’t just listen to the
Continue readingIf you’re old enough, you remember the famous cough syrup advertisement, in which a soap opera actor announced, “I’m not a doctor. I just play one on TV.” Miguel Guanipa explains how Obama, who came of age along with that TV commercial, has opted to use the same approach to
Continue readingIf you haven’t laughed yet today, this will change that sad situation.
Continue readingIBD does an enjoyably neat job of cutting Nancy Pelosi down to size: When challenged in an interview with Politico.com about her bullheaded refusal to let Republicans submit energy policies for approval, Pelosi resorted to risible hyperbole to justify her iron-fisted rule of the House parliamentary process. “I’m trying to
Continue readingBefore today, I hadn’t heard of Frank Turek. After today, I’m going to keep an eye out for his articles. He’s written a really splendid article explaining how deeply, terribly wrong Obama’s every position is regarding Iraq. Frankly, for those who are well-informed, there’s nothing in this article you haven’t
Continue readingObama was caught during his speech to minority journalists making noises that sounded remarkably like reparations talk: “I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged,” the Democratic presidential hopeful said. “I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it’s Native
Continue readingIn Marin, 9 out of 10 bumperstickers one sees are liberal in context. Make that 9.9 out of 10. There’s the “Endless This War” sticker; and the still popular “Somewhere in Texas a village is missing its idiot” sticker; and the saccharine, unrealistic and facile “Coexist,” with the symbols of
Continue readingI’ve noticed an interesting trend in the comments to my Barack Obama posts lately whenever liberals wander by. I’ll put up a post pointing out something very specific we’ve learned about Obama, despite his rather thin resume. I might blog about his relationship with Rezko and the peculiar coincidences of
Continue readingI can’t stand Stephen Sondheim, but I’ve always found rather amusing one of his songs from Into the Woods, the one that tells the boring and pathetic tales purportedly behind the fairy tales). The song is called “Your Fault,” and sees each of the lead characters passing the buck, disclaiming
Continue readingThe London Times is discrete about it, but there is no doubt that, in its article about the MSM’s studied avoidance of the John Edwards love child story, it is noting the New York Times’ remarkable double standard: The New York Times has not deigned to touch the story, although
Continue readingThe LA Times has mounted a spirited defense against the ever increasing volume of reader complaints the Times is getting about its loving coverage of Obama, especially when contrasted with the fact that its McCain coverage is minimal and fairly hostile. Here’s the key part of its defense: [I]t’s the
Continue readingI think everyone should in its entirety the speech McCain gave today in Denver. It is the hardest hitting speech yet I’ve seen about McCain’s leadership qualities, and Obama’s complete absence of same (emphasis mine): Thank you for that kind introduction and warm welcome. I want to begin by talking
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