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The first time I came up with the idea of building a fence to divide the country, at least on these pages, was in February of ’06. It isn’t that I relish the idea, the point is that I think it is unavoidable for many reasons. There are those of us who value opportunity over […]

Just a few stories that caught my eye over the past week, whether I blogged them or not. Click the link under each picture for more information. Link: Miss America lost us the game! But: Link: I sure appreciate all the traffic, but what’s with the google hits on “Laura Kaeppeler feet?” Link: Pundette. Link: […]

A fine selection. Last year’s Volkswagon ad still makes me laugh. The dad raising his eyebrows is pretty near perfect.

A brief introduction to the amazing: Benford’s Law.

I have been working on this video for a while. It was inspired by a graph I saw at Doug Ross’s site. After looking at it, I thought it would make a good video. This is the result. Let me know what you think in the comments: Cross posted at All American Blogger.

If you haven’t heard, Newt Gingrich’s ex wife was interviewed last night where she said Newt had wanted an open marriage with her. We all knew Newt almost had as much of a sordid past as Bill Clinton, so this isn’t a big surprise. His past, both personal and professional is the reason I haven’t […]

The 2008 Republican Party presidential primary left many Republicans scratching their heads, wondering how Senator John McCain ended up with the nomination.:  One would think that after President George W. Bush nearly destroyed the Republican Party with his government-expanding, big spending ways, Republicans would choose a more Reaganesque conservative.:  Yet,:  Senator McCain was the least […]

I think this is important to address because this is a lie that the Democrats are more than happy to spread. Usually I ignore Sheila Jackson Lee because she sees all things through the lens of race. A sad way to go through life, I think. But here she is on the floor of the […]

This video from Jesse Jackson Jr. is a socialist masterpiece. You see, Jesse Jackson Jr. has a plan. First, we cut into unemployment by hiring more government workers! (But where does the money to hire them come from? Do we go deeper into debt forever more to pay their salaries? Do we take tax dollars […]

Wouldn’t it be something if Pres. Obama created a jobs council to get ideas and proposals to get this economy going, and they came up with almost exactly what Republicans had been pushing for since the beginning of his presidency? Well, that is exactly what happened. President Obama lauded the latest report from his jobs […]

Well, this is humiliating. TEHRAN – For the American government, the crash of the RQ-170 drone in Iran was an embarrassment. For the Iranian government, it was a propaganda victory. …………….. An Iranian firm, seeking to capitalize on the frenzy that followed the crash of the drone – and American calls to have it returned […]

The Occupy movement has been decidedly white. You may not have heard that, as you did about the Tea Party movement, just as you didn’t hear about the anti war movement being overwhelmingly white. That’s because the media wanted a certain narrative out there regarding the Tea Party movement. Heaven forbid they mention the many […]

Expect updates, depending on the outcome of today’s game. Link: Trog. Link: Scotty Starnes. Link: Legal Insurrection. Link: John Hawkins. And: Go Pack! Previously: This Week in Automotivators, December 26-January 1 This Week in Automotivators, January 2-8 Make your own automotivators.

Another anecdote in support of the importance of: non-monetary incentives.

Oh, this is perfect. Wisconsin Democrats are looking for volunteers to help put the finishing touches on their recall efforts. Here’s their announcement: Petition Processing Strike Force – Sign Up Form We need assistance prepping boxes and processing the final petitions to ensure that everything is ready for submission to the Government Accountability Board in […]

I haven’t tried it yet, but is sounds: promising.

And this clip from A Bridge Too Far does an exemplary job of explaining the why, as well as the how. If your time is pressed, fast forward to 3:20: That is exactly what I want done to them. Come on, we have to face facts; we simply can’t let this kind of conduct go. […]

Florida is considering a bill right now that would allow people tired of being exposed to giant cartoon mice to instead blow their hard-earned cash on slot machines and table poker games carefully located within pleasant yet confusing environments. Starved for money and unable – or unwilling – to earn it from taxing it’s geriatric […]

Just a few stories I noticed this week, whether I blogged about them or not. Click the link below each picture if you need more explanation. Link: Legal Insurrection. Link: Trog. Link: Trog again. Link: Gateway Pundit. Link: Questions and Observations. Link: Pundette. Link: Washington Monthly. And: Link: Althouse, although that link’s over a year […]

“Our favorite: movies about baseball, basketball, football, and more.”

I wonder what his name was before? A man who police say legally changed his name to Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop… Is that a long “o” or a short “o” in “Beezow?” You know he only did it so finding “Bugs Bunny” on a recall petition wouldn’t look so unusual. …faces weapon and drug charges after […]

All Americans should be concerned, if not outraged, by Pres. Obama’s abuse of power. This is just one more example: Today President Obama took his war against Congress to a new level, announcing four “recess appointments” when the Senate was not, in fact, in recess. The appointees included Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer […]

Not a lot. But it does narrow the field a bit. It was quite a horse race though, with Romney, Paul, and Santorum all at 23% at one time. Which brought the best tweet of the night from James Taranto of the WSJ. He tweeted: “I’ve fantasized about a three-way, but not like this.” They […]

Wherein I studiously avoid too much mention of presidential primary news, because…well, you’ll see. Link: Ace (scroll down to the third blockquote). Link: American Thinker. Link: TrogloPundit. No link on that one, but if you’ve been following the political blogosphere lately you know exactly what I mean. Link: Mister Pterodactyl. And, just because I like […]

Item: I notice it’s been an entire year since the “Don’t Touch My Junk” revolt against the TSA, which is now a whole decade old and has yet to stop a single terrorist attack. And in that year, I haven’t flown. Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, I hope to see many years come […]

I’m sure the irony is completely lost on the little cultists Maine’s largest conservation advocacy organization is using the frosty ocean waters to raise money in the name of global warming. The Natural Resources Defense Council’s annual Polar Bear Plunge raises money to support the group’s work to reduce pollution it says contributes to global […]

“He was the first comedian to run himself as a business, and he succeeded brilliantly.Time: magazine reported in 1967 that he was worth half a billion dollars. Asked about the figure, Hope said, ‘Anyone can do it. All you have to do is: save a million dollars a year for 500 years.’” Link via: Stan Liebowitz.