Some facts about Afghanistan
Victor Davis Hanson busts some myths about Afghanistan. I wonder how many people are listening?
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Amazon update
All seems to be well. It’s just not showing up properly yet because that doesn’t happen until items are actually shipped, or even a bit later. So, Amazon orders should work fine it you click through the box on the … Continue reading →
Hold off on Amazon for the moment
It’s not working properly yet. I’m going to talk to them later today and try to see what the problem with the click-through is, and then I’ll get back to you.
Continue reading →Vietnam: they lost the war, but won the battle
Who are “they?” The Left. What war? Vietnam. What battle? The one that determines who gets to write history. It’s said that history is written by the winners, and that’s true. But Vietnam just may have been the first war … Continue reading →
MacHate
I am writing this on my Mac, because my other computer is ill. I got the Mac about a year and a half ago. There were a bunch of reasons, including the fact that I was struggling with some technical … Continue reading →
Post-election musings
It was a good night for the Republicans, a bad night for Obama and liberal Democrats. Especially in New Jersey. Obama will never admit it. But will he take it to heart? I doubt it. It will be full steam … Continue reading →
Election 2009
[NOTE: I’ll be adding comments as the night goes on.] So far McDonnell is projected the winner by a longshot in Virginia. New Jersey is unknown, and New York 23 likewise. Random observations: (1) I was watching CNN for a … Continue reading →
Help neo-neocon! Buy Amazon!
Now that I’ve become a rapacious capitalist self-promoter, I want to point out that I’ve added an Amazon button to the right sidebar, underneath the PayPal button. Call that area the neo-neocon mini-mall. This means that, whenever you want to … Continue reading →
Off-year elections
It may be an off year, but it’s a potentially exciting one. I plan to tune in tonight and write something—hope the news is good. Here’s a thread where you can discuss things till then.
Continue reading →The morning after: Iowa regrets its Obama decision
Too little, too late, many Independent and Republican voters who voted for Obama have woken up with a splitting headache: Pauline McAreavy voted for President Obama. From the moment she first saw him two years ago, she was smitten by … Continue reading →
Obama’s souffle words in Berlin go pouf!
Here’s a wonderful piece by Rich Lowry about Obama’s failure to visit Berlin for the anniversary of the fall of Communism. In it he calls the snub “the most telling nonevent of the Obama Presidency.” The excuse Obama has given—that … Continue reading →
Republican rebirth in New England?
New England used to be fairly solidly Republican, with the exception of Massachusetts, and even Massachusetts retained a periodic tendency to vote for Republican governors. But the New England brand of Republican was always a combination of fiscal conservative and … Continue reading →