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McCain’s Character

This story, which was surprisingly published at Slate of all places, tells you a lot about the type of character John McCain has, When (McCain) was elected to the House in 1982, he said, he was “a freshman right-wing Nazi.” But his visceral hostility toward Democrats generally was quickly tempered by his tendency to see […]

General Betray Us Redux? That’s HuffPo Class!

Here’s an excerpt from Robert Scheer’s latest screed at the HuffPo that just drips with contempt for David Petraeus, General Betray Us? Of course he has. MoveOn.org can hardly be expected to recycle its slogan from last September, when Gen. David Petraeus testified in support of escalating the U.S. war in Iraq, given the hysterical […]

Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: John Stossel: When lawyers become bullies Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Explaining men to women Radar Online: Meet the web’s 10 most hated people Popular Mechanics: The 10 pieces of U.S. infrastructure we must fix now The Bastardly: Natalie Pinkham bikini pics: wow! You […]

The Petraeus and Crocker Testimony

“The founding fathers, in their wisdom, devised a method by which our republic can take one hundred of its most prominent numbskulls and keep them out of the private sector where they might do actual harm.” — P.J. O’Rourke If you need proof that P.J. O’Rourke was right, just read some of the quips and […]

Paul Krugman Gets It Right On Biofuels

I don’t have a lot of respect for Paul Krugman and think he gets almost everything wrong, but this excerpt from his latest column proves that even a blind squirrel stumbles across a nut every once in a while, “The subsidized conversion of crops into fuel was supposed to promote energy independence and help limit […]

The Daily Kos Vs. Military Recruiters

If you ever needed more proof that “supporting the troops” doesn’t mean the same thing to the Left and the Right in this country then, well, honestly you haven’t been paying much attention. But, no worries, this post from Daily Kos diarist acquittal should give you an idea of the sort of esteem that libs […]

Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Stanley Kurtz: I and my brother against my cousin. Tribalism may offer a clearer view of our enemies’ motivations than Islam. Cracked: The bizarre history of 10 common sayings Fox News: FOXSexpert: Eight sex myths you should not believe 2Spare: 10 most […]

Quote Of The Day: The Real Higher Good

“The [real] higher good is serving our customers….That kind of service is a higher service than the way our government looks at it, which is, ‘You elect me, I take over, I go to the big house, I get the driver and the big airplane, and then I tell you what’s good and if you […]

Do Liberals Even Understand Why This Is Wrong Any more?

As you read this grotesque story, ask yourself a key question, “Why is this wrong?” Hint: There is a very good answer by the way, although it’s one liberals will have trouble coming to grips with… John and Jenny Deaves reunited 30 years after Mr Deaves separated from Jenny’s mother. Jenny was 31 and just […]

The Muslim World Vs. Free Speech

Muslims are still threatening violence, some of it overtly and some of it in a more subtle fashion, over Geert Wilders’ short film “Fitna,” which shows Muslim violence in the name of Islam and the aftermath, An online documentary film critical of Islam continued to shake the Muslim world over the weekend, sparking street protests, […]

Retro Quote Of The Day: John McCain: So Competent On Foreign Policy That He Was Even John Kerry’s First Choice For Secretary Of Defense

“Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has said that if he came to power Republican Senator John McCain would be his top choice for defence secretary. “I have any number of people that I would make secretary of defence, beginning with our good friend John McCain as an example,” Mr Kerry said.” — The BBC PS: […]

Is This How We Improve Our Image Abroad? By Jay Reding

John Fund writes on the Democrats’ opposition to free trade with Colombia. In a time when both Democratic candidates are promising to improve our foreign relations, both are flunking this key test of leadership. Colombia is a democratic ally fighting off a vicious Marxist insurgency being aided by the autocratic regime of Hugo Chávez. President […]

Conservative Grapevine Promo

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Mark Steyn: It’s 3 A.M. Do you know where your campaign is? Ace of Spades HQ: As patriotic as their candidate: Obama supporters boo the Pledge of Allegiance. The Corner: Meteorologists puzzled by snowball in Hell. Global temperatures “to decrease.” OMGLists: 7 […]

Risking My Life To Deliver You Bloggy Goodness

You better enjoy Right Wing News while you can because according to the New York Times, I may be about to drop dead at any time, “They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by […]

Liberal Feminist Skank Shaming

Dr. Melissa Clouthier wrote a post criticizing Amanda Marcotte over at Pandagon for being morally retarded enough to think that wearing a “I had an abortion” shirt was a good idea and in part, Marcotte responded to Melissa by saying, “Honestly, if (conservative women) were less anxious about sex, they could do it like normal […]

Obama Tries To Steal Half The Michigan Vote

It’s hard to know exactly how the Democratic Party is going to get out of the jam that they’ve created for themselves in Florida and Michigan, but this isn’t going to be it, “Senator Obama firmly believes that the Michigan delegation should be seated in Denver. A 50/50 split of the delegates is an eminently […]

Absolut Silliness — Satire By Frank J.

I know I should be outraged about the the Absolut ad thingy, but the Reconquista idea is just so pathetic. We’re talking about Mexico. That’s like a three year old imagining besting a professional luchadore. And why would Mexicans want an even larger country to flee from? MEXICAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT: Yay! I’ve made it to […]

Clinton: another exaggeration challenged (UPDATE)

Pretty soon she’s not going to have anything to talk about: Over the last five weeks, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has featured in her campaign stump speeches the story of a health care horror: an uninsured pregnant woman who lost her baby and died herself after being denied care by an Ohio […]

Now this is rich

Slate is different from you and me. Slate can publish idiotic stuff like this essay by Daniel Gross, coyly pretending to describe the real “problem class” in America — the “dysfunctional overclass,” i.e., the super rich: There are important differences between the underclass and the overclass, notes Susan Mayer, dean of the University of Chicago’s […]

RIP: Actor Charlton Heston Passes Away

His family issued a statement about it late yesterday: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 5, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary actor, civil rights leader and political activist Charlton Heston passed away today, at the age of 84. He died at his home with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, at his side. Mr. Heston was loved by […]