Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I wish that Operation Encore, a group that helps veterans make music, had been around in my Dad’s time, for I think it would have made him happy. A friend of mine recently introduced me to a very creative – and I mean that word literally – a very creative
Continue readingThe new budget cuts pensions for vets, including those who were wounded while serving this country, while continuing unchecked the flow of money to illegal aliens. We’re not shocked, because we’ve learned that, no matter how low our government goes, give it a day and it can go even lower.
Continue readingThere’s so much good stuff out there, I’m just going to spill it all here, a la Instapundit. Jonathan Tobin doubts that Obama’s upcoming three-week long “Sham-Wow” commercial for ObamaCare will miraculously turn around the public’s perception that the program is a failure and the president a liar. The success
Continue reading(If you’re wondering, here’s Cyrus’s actual vapid party song. And if you have a strong stomach, and promise not to retch on your own keyboard, here’s how Cyrus sold her song on SNL.)
Continue readingI am one of Chris Muir’s legions of admirers. This graphic helps explain why: Other versions are floating around too:
Continue readingHere’s the thing that the progressives in media and government want to hide from you: The federal government is America’s servant, not its master. This means that the National Park Service is a caretaker, not an owner. To the extent it is denying people access to outdoor monuments (including blocking
Continue readingThe Obama government is small, spiteful, and petty. There are no other words for it. Case in point: The WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., which is an outdoor memorial. There are no tickets sold, no doors to open or close, and no staffers. It is not an open air museum.
Continue readingBack in 2004, entirely coincidentally, I ended up at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the same morning that veterans of the Battle of the Bulge had gathered for a reunion. Some got there under their own steam. Many, though, were on walkers or in wheelchairs. They were so
Continue readingSince I was a child, I’ve enjoyed a very specific type of book or movie, of the kind that I call the “Getting it Right” genre. Getting it Right entertainment involves a protagonist who is making big mistakes, and who figures out how to — yes — get it right.
Continue readingUPDATE: I’m reprinting here Baseballmaven’s comment: This was sent to me also–researching on Snopes, while the d’Lynn part wasn’t there; however, the part about the welfare recipient in Florida was there and turned out to be NOT TRUE..variations have been circulating since 2004. The original example actually came from Canada,
Continue readingI know some of you are regular readers at Blackfive, but for those of you who are not, I urge you to visit it today, and read about the Warrior Legacy Foundation: Here’s a little more about it, but I urge you to go directly to Blackfive to sign up
Continue readingObama campaign is clearly a masterful example of the illusionist’s art. As you may recall, he managed to get the press to tout one of his rallies as one of the largest political rallies ever, although it subsequently emerged that it was mostly a big rock band event. He’s also
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