Month: August 2010

For all of the socialism and Islamist-appeasement of this administration, the one thing that has bothered me the most about this president (and candidate in 2007-08) is his screechingly perverse antiwar ideology and opportunism. Barack Obama was the most antiwar Senator in Congress throughout 2007 and in 2008 he tried to play both sides of […]

It is atomic. In my never-to-be-humble opinion… None of this is anything like what it sounds like. “Atomic” sounds like “Thermonuclear,” and the mind leaps to conclusions. No, I mean it in a literal sense. Our blogger friend in New Mexico, Buck, has chosen to excerpt from the tract. That’s quite alright, but I have […]

…this story: KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year. If you’re keeping score at home, yes: donning the […]

Tweets Amanda Carpenter: More photos at Instapundit and Weasel Zippers. Michelle will be linking pics throughout the day, and she has this: We’re hearing a lot about people criticizing the timing of the event, calling it insensitive for having the rally on the anniversary of Dr. King’s speech – but since most of this criticism […]

Maybe I’m just being sensitive today, but this headline: EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue The noble but tragic EPA, finally succumbing to the overwhelming dark and brutal strength of the NRA, those jerks. I dunno. Maybe I am being too sensitive. Anyway, it’s good news: In a swift and unexpected decision, the […]

Via Jiblog, who asks: Plants Scream – What will vegans do now?! The lovely scent of cut grass is the reek of plant anguish: When attacked, plants release airborne chemical compounds. Now scientists say plants can use these compounds almost like language, notifying nearby creatures who can “rescue” them from insect attacks. How does that […]

I propose an update to Hiram Johnson‘s famous line, “the first casualty when war comes, is truth.” The alteration I propose — the time is right for it — is: “The first casualty, when left-wing ideas are made to look good, is truth.” It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but has war ever had […]

Here’s a shocking story: black students barred from running for class president at a Mississippi middle school. My first thought – like yours, I’ll bet – was: you have got to be kidding me. But no. That was the policy, and it was so ingrained into their “that’s just how we do it” that it […]

No more free smokes, all you old fogies. HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba is phasing out its longstanding monthly allotments of subsidized cigarettes as President Raul Castro works to jump-start the island’s sputtering economy. Beginning next month, some 2.5 million Cubans over the age of 54 no longer will get their four packs of cigarettes as […]

I love this! From the House GOP Conference: While President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to seek credit for “ending the combat mission” in Iraq, this video praises the contributions of our troops for helping bring greater stability and security there — significant progress that was only made possible through a surge strategy most […]