Captain freed
This excellent news is just in: the American captain has been freed by the US Navy. Details are sketchy as yet: Three pirates were killed and one was in custody after what appeared to be a swift firefight off the … Continue reading →
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The perfect jelly bean
There is only one jelly bean worth eating at Easter or any other time of year. No, not those weirdly flavored “gourmet” Jelly Bellys (I consider the term “gourmet jelly bean” to be an oxymoron). The traditionalist in me abhors … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, I spent the week prior to Easter blowing out eggs and dying them. Now … Continue reading →
You want arrogant, dismissive, and derisive? I’ll give you Obama Press Secretary Gibbs
At the outset I ignored this business about Obama’s Saudi bow. No, I didn’t like it and yes, I thought it was just another sign of Obama’s inattention to American traditions and history, including the precedent of not bending low … Continue reading →
The roots and longevity of anti-Americanism
The topic for the day is anti-Americanism. Some liberals think it all started with Bush. Some Leftists like to pretend it did, although they may know better. And some people think it’s because America is a swaggering, aggressive, imperial power, … Continue reading →
And Obama didn’t even get…
…thirty pieces of silver for this betrayal.
Continue reading →This pizza has pizzaz
Obama spares no expense to get his favorite pizza. Sure, guy. Have one on us. [Hat tip: Jack M. at Ace.] [NOTE: And yes, I know that all presidents indulge in these perks now and then. But Obama is facing … Continue reading →
Krauthammer on Obama’s foreign jaunt
Read Krauthammer on Obama’s trip, and the fruit it might bear. All in all, Obama makes Carter look as though he was ahead of his times, and rather conservative as well. Who knew?
Continue reading →Those unfashionable male chest hairs
Fausta notes the current trend towards men’s chests that are bulging with muscles and yet simultaneously as smooth as babies’ bottoms: Why are young men waxing their chests? You look at any ads showing bare-chested men nowadays and there’s not … Continue reading →
Socialism, here we come?
I’m thinking of Santayana again and his “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Why? Take a look.
Continue reading →America’s arrogance, and Obama’s
Commenter “expat”—who is in a position to know a thing or two about Europe’s reaction to Obama—has written in regard to German opinions about Obama’s statements on Turkish EU membership: They resented specifically Obama’s public lecturing tone, which was obnoxious, … Continue reading →
It all depends on what the meaning of “bow” means
The White House says that Obama did not bow to the Saudi king: “It wasn’t a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he’s taller than King Abdullah,” said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of … Continue reading →