Merry Christmas!
On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
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‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at neo-neocon. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself. Merry Christmas Eve to you all!] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night … Continue reading →
Is the administration going to deport some illegal refugee families?
Your guess is as good as mine as to whether the Obama administration will actually go about deporting some illegal refugee families, as rumored in this WaPo report based on the word of “officials familiar with the undertaking, who spoke … Continue reading →
Political ennui—or is it Weltschmerz?
I’ve been writing about politics for eleven years now, and never have I felt such a sense of dread about it. Dread mixed with a certain lassitude caused by overload. The slowly-approaching and already nearly endless-seeming election campaign of 2016 … Continue reading →
Last chance for Amazon Christmas orders
[BUMPED UP] There’s no longer plenty of time to order from Amazon through the neo-neocon portal. But it’s still possible, and if you’re a procrastinator, it may be just the thing. And hey, if the gift gets there the day … Continue reading →
Crossover voting in the primaries
I’ve always been annoyed that in some states crossover voting is allowed in the state’s primary. That is, voters affiliated with the opposite party can vote in their opponents’ primary, which leaves a great deal of opportunity for mischief. And … Continue reading →
Should we lie to kids about Santa?
Here’s someone who specializes in moral psychology, discussing the pros and cons of telling kids that Santa exists, knowing that some day they’ll find out he doesn’t and realize that you lied to them. The conclusion? Hard to say what’s … Continue reading →
Hansel and Gretel: losing their religion
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] I love the opera “Hansel and Gretel,” by Engelbert Humperdinck (no, not that Humperdinck or this one; this one). His name may be a yuk, but the music he composed is … Continue reading →
Those evil GOP elite puppet masters
Commenter Geoffrey Britain wrote this in the thread about recent political polls: The polls are meaningless because if either Trump or Cruz gains the nomination, the GOP leadership will torpedo their election. Why”¦ because both threaten to turn over the … Continue reading →
What with this “schlonged” business?
Trump has now scandalized people by using a Yiddish expression to describe what happened to Hillary Clinton at the hands of the Obama forces back in 2008: She was favored to win and she got schlonged, she lost. Now, for … Continue reading →
Everything she says is a lie, including “and” and “the”
That Hillary Clinton might lie is no surprise at all, even to her supporters, who shrug it off or rationalize it. And on the topic of lies and the lying liars who tell them, there was mention in the comments … Continue reading →
What was Clinton actually implying when she said that Trump is the best ISIS recruiter?
No doubt you’ve heard that Hillary Clinton’s claim that ISIS uses Trump in its recruiting videos is a lie. Well, one can hardly regard it as news that Hillary Clinton might be lying. “He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter,” she … Continue reading →