You’ll notice I haven’t weighed in yet on the subject of Obama’s birth certificate. That’s because I consider it a non-issue at this point, except as it’s being used to discredit perceptions of Republicans and people on the Right as … Continue reading →
We all need some fun and distraction these days, don’t we? Sometimes, it’s provided by Jello. But sometimes, only “separated-at-birth” photos will do. I just discovered a blog totally devoted to such comparisons. Feast your eyes; you’ll be glad you … Continue reading →
That filet mignon of the sea, lobster, is cheap and plentiful right now. Enjoy—and help out the lobster industry of New England.
Continue reading →Commenter Wolla Dalbo wrote of the situation we find ourselves in lately: I have been arguing here that most of us in the U.S. are applying the old, traditional, and fatally wrong template, the calculus of the usual and the … Continue reading →
Remember Gerald Walpin, the IG for Americorps who was summarily fired by the White House under suspicious circumstances? Remember the investigation launched into his firing? Heard anything about it lately? Thought not. But imagine for a moment if such a … Continue reading →
A WSJ poll finds that more Americans are against Obamacare than are for it: In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama’s health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted … Continue reading →
As you probably know, the Democrat majority in Congress contains quite a few so-called “Blue Dog Democrats,” representatives of the party elected in districts that are relatively conservative. To a certain extent they are the mirror image of RINOs in … Continue reading →
Why do we swing our arms when we walk? It turns out that scientists find it has some advantages: “Rather than a facultative relic of the locomotion needs of our quadrupedal ancestors, arm swinging is an integral part of the … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is a wonderful writer, one of those on the Right with whom I was unfamiliar until the last few years. His writing may lack flamboyance, but it is remarkably clear and concise, and this recent piece is one … Continue reading →
President Obama is not a leader. By that I don’t just mean that I disagree with his agenda, or that I think he often lies to the American people, or that he’s not inspirational (although all of those statements do … Continue reading →
Gatesgate has reminded us that one of the things that “everybody” knows is not to give cops a lot of lip. This is information that most people learn by their late teens or early twenties, be they black or white, … Continue reading →
Amidst all the wrangling on health care reform, one of the issues that often comes up is the elimination of unnecessary medical tests. Although everyone would probably agree that such a savings in cost and trouble would be a consummation … Continue reading →