Author: Melissa Clouthier

So the New York Times needs to borrow against collateral to survive. I’m not surprised. This Sunday, I looked at the big lump of a paper put at my hotel room’s door and sighed. Why bother? I scrolled through my feed links, saw the articles that interested me, read them and moved along. And really, […]

Being in the fashion center of the universe (well outside of Paris), I observed a couple things: New York women wore scant make-up and hauteur in equal measure. And they wonder why they are single? Ladies, if you’re over 30, you need a little help. Black continues to be THE color in New York. Anyone […]

Recently a Republican strategist, Michael Leahy made a Blog that includes the top Conservatives on Twitter. For once in my nerd life, I’m on the list. The people on this list range from strategists, to Republican national chairmen wannabes, and to bloggers like me. Why is this list important? Well, Twitter is just one new […]

Hi all! I know you can’t watch videos at work and I know this video is long. Still, you need to watch this. And for my liberal friends, please watch this too. “The modern liberal has opted to become undiscriminate.” “They reject rational thought as a hate crime.” “They are incapable of rationally criticizing their […]

This economic news more than just about anything else bothers me: The ADP Small Business Report has shown that: Total small business employment: -79,000 Goods-producing sector: -47,000 small business jobs Service-providing sector: -32,000 small business jobs Small businesses cutting employees mean that big businesses don’t need what small businesses are producing. I suspect these numbers […]

During the last leg of the campaign, I was tired and disgusted with the political nonsense. I was appalled at the lack of curiosity by both the press and the electorate. The salacious smears against decent people made me think that no rational person would ever want to serve his or her country. The ignorance […]

With resignation I watch Barack Obama assemble his leadership team. He won. He gets to do the fun stuff. What is more irksome this time around is that Republicans passed on a winner to pick a guy who had so many clear deficits. I wanted Fred Thompson. This is why: H/T Erick Erickson of Redstate […]

What should we stand for? Here’s what I think we should stand for: Life: Protecting life, preserving life, defending life, encouraging life and fostering ways to make life more abundant. Liberty: There is a sense that there are too many laws, constricting too many lives, for too many idiosyncratic reasons. People need to be free […]

Hey all, this isn’t a huge post. I’m just linking you through to Hugh Hewitt who has the whole thing, but I thought this was worthwhile enough to pass along. Having been through a couple Hurricanes, now, here is what I’ve discovered: The thing that is most needed is communication. The thing that goes out […]

This post could be obscenely long, there are so many potential problems in the health care field. I’m going to try to make this brief and concise. There are about to be many more old people than people to care for them. Gen X is about half the size of the Boomers. The Boomers are […]

Watching the spectacular horror continuing in Mumbai, my thoughts turn to American cities. Could this happen here and what elements would have to be in place for it to happen? 1. Terrorists like drama and dense populations. So, that would favor a city. Some cities are more suitable–Chicago, DC and New York come to mind. […]

It’s so upsetting, but here’s some information about the attacks over in India. The Brits and United States citizens were singled out. Here are some links: Infidels Are Cool Ace has this. Allah has an excellent round-up. Bill Roggio has good analysis: Indian intelligence believes the Indian Mujahideen is a front group created by Lashkar-e-Taiba […]

Iowahawk reports: WASHINGTON DC – Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government’s executive branch. “I am pleased that Bill Clinton has agreed to come out of retirement to head up this […]

From Fausta, here is what’s happening with our “good friend” Russia: Naval maneuvers in the Caribbean A potential Russo-Venezuelan OPEC-like agreement for natural gas Trade agreements throughout South America with Russia delivering food, medicine, and NUCLEAR material. Russia does nothing accidentally. Their Georgian act of war was timed while the world was looking toward China. […]

Thanksgiving brings out the ggrrrrrrrrrrrril in me. I need to gear up for Thanksgiving. Here’s the menu and what I’m responsible for: Two turkeys (one big one dries out, I’ll cook one today ahead of time to make gravy and flavor the stuffing) Mashed Potatoes (using the recipe, again, ahead of time, given to me […]

My latest Pajama’s Media article is up over there and I hope you’ll read it. It’s nothing you’ve read here or elsewhere…yet. Fresh new content. The environmental movement is outrageous for a simple reason: it is discriminatory. That’s right. In order to be fully immersed in it, you have to have the money to do […]

I have an idea for the bailouts: forget the big companies, bailout the taxpayer, specifically, bailout the student loan holder. Hear me out. This is a good idea. People with student loans went to college. Most likely, they’re working–working their butts off to pay for student loans. These are people who buy homes, invest in […]

There has been tee-heeing about “gun nuts” stocking up on guns and ammunition as though it was absurd to believe that Barack Obama, who voted for anti-gun legislation as a state senator would never try to get the same sort of legislation passed as President. Little things like this heighten people’s anxiety: Do You Now […]

I can’t help but thinking that if Barack Obama specified what “change”, specifically, he believed in, the markets would calm down.

So the New York Times reports that insurance companies are willing to “deal”: While insurers would be required to sell insurance to any applicant, nothing would guarantee that consumers could afford it. Rate regulation promises to be a highly contentious issue, since it pits the financial interests of insurers against those of consumers. At present, […]

Michelle Malkin reports: So, this is “progress?” eHarmony, a Christian-targeted dating website, gets sued by a gay man demanding that the business match him up with a same-sex partner. The New Jersey Attorney General intervenes on behalf of the gay plaintiff and forces eHarmony to change its entire business model. To be clear: The company […]

Here’s a follow-up on the lame-brained teacher who had her five year old students vote their Aspberger’s peer out of the class: A Port St. Lucie school teacher has been suspended without pay after she allowed her kindergarten students to vote a 5-year-old student out of class. It took only a few minutes for the […]

Kathleen Parker revealed her hip happeningness yet again today: As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. I’m bathing in holy water as I type. To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the […]

What is best for the country is a Senate where Republicans hold on to the filibuster. (That becomes less likely as Ted Stevens goes down for the count.) It will moderate choices, give the government some form of restraint. Maybe. The Senate is packed full of chummy buds and plenty of Republicans who will do […]

How about “say it snobbier pseudo-conservativism but really liberal elitism”? (UPDATED ALREADY: This clip is two minutes long and illustrates pithily what is wrong with the so-called moderates. And John says that 90% of you peeps won’t watch the video. Is that true? Will you sit there look at the wee video clip and decide […]

Each year, people head into shorter days, get bored, turn on the tube, get more depressed and then new research comes out saying that when days get shorter, you’re bored, and then you watch more TV, you get depressed. Still it’s worth noting that watching the one eyed monster [a reader informed me that this […]

So, I’m watching advertising people and mommy bloggers erupt this weekend on Twitter. The subject didn’t interest me much–moms were mad at Motrin. I didn’t go look at the video, but gathered that it was disparaging to moms. Well, the ladies were majorly peeved and mounted a protest via YouTube and firestorm of rage coursed […]

Stupid man meets nature: A young man’s irresponsible bravado nearly cost a young girl her life Saturday afternoon. The 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar and rushed to the hospital after she and 21-year-old Anthony Zitnick illegally entered a wildlife collector’s home about 1:30 p.m. Neighbors believe Zitnick was trying to impress the younger […]

Anyone with more brain cells than a ripe tomato knew that Barack Obama and Bill Ayers are buddies and far more than passing acquaintances in the snobby Chicago neighborhood where they, without irony, reside. Now, the press has decided to pretend at interest. From Ace: The truth is not a smear. What we established to […]

I’m just full of joi de vivre. The economy will get worse. It just makes sense. Car companies are in long term trouble because people can drive older used cars. Retailers are in long term trouble because people can buy cute enough clothes at Wal-Mart and Target. The housing market won’t rebound for a while […]