Year: 2009

Via Hollywood, the mainstream media, and the school systems, the Left has created a number of positive myths about their ideology, none of which stand up to the slightest amount of informed scrutiny. Liberals are pro-women: No, no: liberals are pro-liberal women — as long as they know their place. When Hillary Clinton did the […]

Seriously, if George Bush hadn’t existed, the left would have had to invent him in order to have someone to blame the world’s ills on. CBS has republished a piece by Laura Secor that ran in the New Republic and calls Ahmadenijhad Iran’s “George Bush”. (This on the heels of the Bonnie Erbe piece calling […]

Silvio Berlusconi is in town to meet with President Obama today and discuss the possibility of Italy taking a few Guantanamo detainees, as well as economic recovery, Afghanistan and Iran, according to the AP. What’s not on the agenda, so far as we know, is a discussion of health care. It should be. Berlusconi, whom […]

Despite 54% to 39% support for Mir Hussein Moussavi one week before the elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 63% to 34%. The disparity between pre-election polling and the actual results is clear evidence of voter fraud. Here is more on how you can help.

Not long ago, the Moonbat Messiah was denouncing John McCain for wanting to finance a healthcare plan with cuts to Medicare and Medicaid: But now, everything has Changed. From Sunday’s Washington Compost: President Obama yesterday outlined measures to trim spending on federal health programs for the elderly and the poor by an additional $313 billion […]

The gargantuan mihrab the government has scene fit to construct as a memorial to Flight 93 for some reason requires 1,500 acres of highly valuable, resource-rich land. The people who own it may not want to sell, considering many regard the memorial as a tribute to the hijackers, not the heroes who prevented them from […]

Waiting for their dear leader to express his opinion, the “power to the people” crowd has kept silent. My take: the risk for making Obama look bad, or better yet being on the outs should an opinion differ from the Borg, has kept the Left mum about the Iranian uprising. [Or criticize anyone willing to […]

If you want to get an idea of why this country is dead broke and getting deeper into the hole each day, the mentality behind this program gives you a clue, John Cobb, 59, a former commercial fisherman who is disabled with cirrhosis of the liver and emphysema, lives in a studio apartment in Greensboro, […]

A man works from sun up to sun down. A mother’s work is never done. — Unknown A friend of mine likes to quote that saying when she wants to provoke her husband. Works every time. The saying came to mind again when I read an article about the necessity of smart phones–to stay connected […]

From Time’s “The Page.” Biden tells “Meet the Press” that “everyone guessed wrong” on the impact of the stimulus, economy was worse off than anyone thought. Backs away from the estimate that the funds could create or save 3.5 million jobs, instead promises 600,000 by the end of the summer. First off, “everyone” didn’t guess […]

What does the long-ago death of a matinee idol tell us about the likely results of Obamanomics? Glad you asked! Actual science involves the ascertaining and application of facts, with the knowledge that there are more facts in the universe than any person can ever possibly know. The pseudo-religion of Science, by contrast, involves the […]

This is what happens when you take a political hack like Leon Panetta and put him in charge of the CIA, CIA director Leon Panetta says it’s almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama […]

What’s happening on the road to nationalized health care? The American Medical Association has long battled Democrats who oppose protecting doctors from malpractice lawsuits. But during a private meeting at the White House last month, association officials said, they found one Democrat willing to entertain the idea: President Obama. In closed-door talks, Mr. Obama has […]

After what appears to have been another rigged election in Iran, the Iranian people are rioting in the streets. That makes for a hell of a comparison to the human garbage that rioted in the steets of LA after the Lakers won, doesn’t it? Iranian kids are in the streets fighting for freedom, while punks […]

Don’t forget, wear green today in support of the protesters in Iran Supporters had been due to turn out en masse in Tehran on Monday afternoon, despite government warnings to stay off the streets. But this morning, a statement on Mr Mousavi’s campaign website announced that the demonstration had been postponed – although it said […]

Purple Avenger is posting on Ace’s blog, inviting comments: Among your purchases, what are your big wins and epic fails? One of each, please. As of now there are 547 comments, so you know there is some interesting/entertaining reading in there. For my money — the same way George Washington was posthumously promoted to outrank […]

And China is making no bones about it: China will not make a binding commitment to reduce carbon emissions, putting in jeopardy the prospects for a global pact on climate change. Officials from Beijing told a UN conference in Bonn yesterday that China would increase its emissions to develop its economy rather than sign up […]

On one of my favorite topics, anonymous blogging — James Joyner (via Glenn) is unhappy with one particular bit of outage: While I generally find the practice of revealing people’s secrets to the public distasteful, there are times when it’s appropriate. Public officials who are abusing their power is the most obvious case. Here, however, […]

More: Via Dr. Melissa Couthier’s Twitter, Don Surber catches how the ACLU celebrates Flag Day To celebrate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is raising a fuss over a law that would allow teachers — not school boards — to decide whether to lead students in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Read […]

When ideology trumps compassion President Barack Obama outlined another $313 billion in cuts to government health care spending over 10 years, largely impacting hospitals, as he hunts additional dollars to pay for expanded coverage for the uninsured. Some major health industry groups swiftly criticized the proposal in one of the clearest signs yet that the […]

First of all It is impossible to know for sure how much the ostensible re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad represents the preference of an essentially conservative Iranian public and how much, as opposition voters passionately believe, it is the imposed verdict of a fundamentally authoritarian regime. Witnesses reported that at least one person had been shot […]

Do you realize what an incredible week this has been? I’m ready to go ahead and call it right now: In the months and years ahead, when Republicans and democrats try to figure out when the national scene all turned around, there will be bipartisan agreement that the fickle wheel of fortune did its spinning […]

“I’ve said hello to Stephen Johns a number of times…” Dennis Prager is on the board of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, the scene of a fatal terrorist attack earlier this week. On Thursday, Prager remembered the Museum security guard who died in the line of duty. (Audio archives are members-only). Because the […]

Two nuts apparently equal vindication of the Department of Homeland Security report on “right-wing extremists”. And Paul Krugman, like many of his ilk, ignores the dearth of statistical support his premise has to make this claim: But with the murder of Dr. George Tiller by an anti-abortion fanatic, closely followed by a shooting by a […]

What happens when you mix socialized medicine with AGW idiocy? The Lower Mainland’s health authorities will have to dig more than $4 million a year out of their already stretched budgets to pay B.C.’s carbon tax and offset their carbon footprints. Critics say the payments mean the government’s strategy to fight climate change will further […]

Some of you people still don’t think Twitter is useful. You’re wrong. I’ll write a post regarding the purpose of Twitter later. This post is for those using Twitter and wondering how to organically grow their influence. Here’s five ways to do it: Interest: Boring is bad. I know that Twitter asks “What are you […]

Chairman Zero has made it clear he doesn’t see any point venturing into space when money can be better spent nationalizing industries and paying his supporters to sit home and watch Oprah. But that doesn’t mean NASA doesn’t have a role in the Obamination Administration. Any agency with a bureaucracy can make itself useful by […]

The impending nationalization of the healthcare industry is great news for a new generation of Trofim Lysenkos, who can now force taxpayers to fund whatever flaky notions happen to be rattling around in their hollow skulls. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) says he’s found a cost effective way to address chronic pain, stress, and other illnesses: […]

Barack Obama is like the reverse Midas. Every issue he gets involved with turns to disaster. The Gitmo closing is a perfect example. It was a terrible idea to close Gitmo in the first place, but he decided to do it anyway. So, the question then became: what do we do with the people like […]

Earlier this week, deranged white supremacist Truther James Von Brunn, fatally shot a guard at the Holocaust Museum. In the days since, crucial information has leaked out about Von Brunn. He’s a registered Democrat from Maryland. He hated George Bush, other people he believed were “neo-conservatives,” and Christianity. According to the FBI, Von Brunn may […]