Year: 2009

If we had been cursed with our current leadership during the rise of totalitarianism in Europe, would we have stood up to the Nazis? Here’s the answer: Obama nixed a stop at Normandy during his recent European trip, lest he offend Germans. If only he would start worrying about offending normal Americans who cling neurotically […]

There have been all sorts of articles written about Helicopter Parents and now, there’s a new trend called “slow parenting“. Slow parenting is just as the name implies–yank your kids out of activities and slow down. There is competing evidence, like came from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers that kids do better with more activities and […]

Over the last few days, there have been a couple of posts that, in my humble opinion, influential and deep pocketed conservatives/Republicans would be wise to heed. The first was written by Danny Glover over at Accuracy in Media and was, happily, partially inspired by something I said even though Danny didn’t totally agree with […]

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One of the biggest problems the Republican Party has had over the last couple of cycles is that our “leaders” have failed to lead. They haven’t paid attention to what their supporters want, they haven’t reached out to the base, they haven’t enforced party discipline, and they haven’t had the cohones to take on problem […]

For eight years, Americans have been given a steady media diet about how America would receive help from Europe if only George W. Bush would have been less cowboy and more diplomat. So now, America has President Barack Obama who is all hat and no cattle, and European policy is still selfish, short-sighted and really, […]

It’s generally considered over-the-top to compare modern liberals with communists, but that’s because it’s painful to accept such a harsh truth about fellow Americans, not because they aren’t nearly identical. Both Communists and liberals hate capitalism, the market, and successful people, they don’t have much respect for freedom, and they have a freakish level of […]

The first pitch Former President George W. Bush received a strong standing ovation from Rangers fans as he walked to the mound on Monday afternoon at the Ballpark in Arlington to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Bush threw a strike to Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who was squatting behind home plate. […]

But, hold on a second, let’s find out why, so, put your shovels and rakes and implements of destruction down (using pitchforks is more of an Obama thing): Cartoon strip aimed at under-12s depicts Christian boy as Islamaphobe thug (full size photo at bottom of post) A Government-funded charity was at the centre of a […]

I just finished up Ann Coulter’s Guilty: Liberal “Victims” and Their Assault on America. The book was snappy, well researched, and fearless — in other words, typical Ann Coulter. Here are the quotes from the book that caught my eye, “Just as we’re always told that schoolyard bullies are actually deeply insecure, liberals rationalize their […]

April 8, 2009 Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Walter Williams: Government deception 11 Points: 11 lamest sports injuries ever Townhall: Turkish news anchor reports about Barack Obama in blackface Top Tenz: Top 10 smartest animals Popholic: Super awesome Adriana Lima lingerie pictures Also, you’ll want to see […]

“So there seems to be a certain sort of bipartisan consensus that the GOP is now fully committed to pandering to Buchananites, Birchers, goldbugs, gun nuts, Paulistas and sundry fringe types, and yet . . . I dunno. I’m not feeling the love here. . . . “How is it that Charles Johnson and Christopher […]

No surprise to some, but a complete surprise to others I’m sure: The Obama administration is again invoking government secrecy in defending the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, this time against a lawsuit by AT&T customers who claim federal agents illegally intercepted their phone calls and gained access to their records. Disclosure of information sought by […]

The 50 Things Every 18-Year-Old Should Know post that I put out earlier this week went over really well. So, you know what comes next, right? The sequel! So, how about suggesting 50 more things that every 18 year old should know in the comment section? Who knows? Your advice may make it into the […]

There’s other more serious stuff out there, like how much AGW policy will cost, and the jury still being out on AGW (the author gets slammed in the comments for being and investment banker, instead of being a climatologist like Al Gore, James Hansen, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Ban Moon-ki, Diane Feinstein, Leonardo Dicaprio, IPCC […]

Although I am not a fan of peanut butter and I do not smoke, I understand that a government ban of either “sinful” pleasure will eventually invade my own liberty. For example, I am a huge fan of fast food, and I have little doubt that the government will soon find a new way to […]

Most liberals were restrained in their immediate reaction to the terrorist atrocities of 9/11, awkwardly attempting to lump Christians in with Muslims, muttering incoherently about Western imperialism, or squawking absurdly, “Retaliate against who?” But not a moonbat named Beverly, who would have been ready to campaign for Obama on September 12. The September 11 terror […]

This is not a joke, but an actual product scheduled to be produced by the bloated farce that was once General Motors but has now been nationalized by the Obama regime: It’s called a PUMA, which stands for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility. Top speed is 35 mph. No word on how much they’ll cost, […]

I don’t pay attention to Lefty blogs…mostly, because they’re havens of psychologically imbalanced emotionalism. For more psychological dissecting of the Left, read Dr. Pat Santy of Dr. Sanity fame. There is one key psychological concept every conservative should know because the Left is in this perpetual state. It’s called projection. Or, in Kindergarten speak “when […]

Am I the only one who thinks that it’s wildly inappropriate for Barack Obama to be maneuvering his supporters into key positions at banks that are accepting federal bailout funds? Citigroup Inc. (C) (C)’s new board chairman, Richard Parsons, said financial institutions are being targeted for creating the nation’s financial crisis, but they aren’t the […]

During his overseas “Trash America” tour, the blame-America-first doofus we have in the White House had this to say in Turkey, “We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation, a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. uh uh We consider ourselves uh uh a nation of us citizens” What’s this “we” stuff, buddy? Maybe it’s […]

Yes, young, black Republicans exist. I think of a scripture, and I’m going to paraphrase it here, “The fields are black with harvest, if only there were enough workers.” The Black and Hispanic communities are naturally conservative. Voters, enough to swing elections, are waiting to hear and be convinced of the conservative message. That the […]

So, I was having a discussion over at Blogs For Victory regarding Obama the Divider, and was told that Bush was a disaster on the international stage, while Obama has been a success. Oh, really? Let’s check the score card for Obama Getting NATO allies to help out in Afghanistan? Fail. Both Merkel and Sarkozy […]

April 7, 2009 Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Bill Whittle: A message to the rich Cracked: 6 writers who accidentally crapped out masterpieces Zug: Big 3 sexual subliminal messages in Disney films The Corner: The best missing cat poster evuh! Egotastic!: Marissa Miller bikini pics Also, you’ll […]

I ran across this photoshop yesterday over at Hoosierpundit and thought it was absolutely hilarious, For all of you Twitter fans out there who are sick and tired of seeing the Fail Whale every 10 minutes, may I suggest a replacement?

Although trying to play Nostradamus with U.S. politics is always a risky endeavor, particularly this early in a political cycle, the odds would seem to heavily favor a GOP comeback in 2010. Here’s why the smart money should be on Elephants instead of Donkeys: 1) History is on our side: Typically, the party in power […]

A 42-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic was arrested last week in an Internet sex sting, accused of arranging to meet an undercover cop posing as a 15-year-old girl. This has produced much glee among left-wing bloggers, because Juan Alberto Ovalle was employed by Focus on the Family, thus reinforcing the favorite liberal message that […]

Still not as amusing as the chicken wire recreation of the fire at the World Trade Center (that’s a classic!), but, maybe it is about time for the Twoofers to join us in Reality Land:® A team of scientists claim to have unearthed startling data from dust and debris gathered in the days and weeks […]

Another day, another breathless “Antarctica is melting” report: An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped. Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence of rapid change in the region. Sited […]