Gee whiz
What a surprise! Not. The surprise for me is how much Madonna is worth: about 500 million. I had no idea. I’ve never been a fan; always found her very harsh. But then again, I’m not a man.
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The certain road to post-election happiness…
…is to own a liquor store. You win either way: those who are miserable will drink to ease their pain, and those who are ecstatic will be celebrating. [Hat tip: Fox News interview of owner of wine store.]
Continue reading →The MSM still controls the message: change and hope
We can talk all we want about the power of the blogosphere and the talk shows. But the fact is that most people’s view of facts—and their interpretation thereof—is shaped largely by the MSM. For young people, the ground has … Continue reading →
Obama the soft socialist
Bookworm has a piece at American Thinker in which she makes the point that it might be more instructive to divide ourselves on a continuum of Statists vs. Individualists rather than Liberals vs. Conservatives. Obama, of course, would be a … Continue reading →
Rules of the blog
Every now and then I decide to ban a commenter here. Sometimes it’s a no-brainer; the comment is so obscene and revolting it doesn’t see the public light of day for more than a few moments before I delete both … Continue reading →
Recommended Sunday reading
For those of you inclined to stay home today and do some reading, here are two articles that provide much food for thought in these very troubling times: (1) PUMAs on the warpath against Obamaphile voter fraud. They are motivated … Continue reading →
The Anchoress isn’t ordinarily…
…the angry type, so it takes a lot to get her to this point. I agree with her that the bias of the press—and in this case, the courts—has taken us to a point that should deeply concern and even … Continue reading →
Recommended reading: studying economics
I haven’t yet read Manias, Panics, and Crashes, published in 2000. But I came across a recommendation in the comments section of some blog the other day and found the title and the Amazon description rather intriguing: “[Manias, Panics, and … Continue reading →
Apocalypse now!
Courtesy reader “rickl,” I have received a heads-up on the following chilling prediction: Enjoy your three-day weekend! One of the best things about it, besides the unseasonably warm and sunny weather in the Northeast part of the country, is that … Continue reading →
Turmoil and strife in the financial world: fear itself
CNBC has gotten to the point where the events it relates resemble a horror movie of the economic variety. Financial markets around the world reel, countries like Iceland are going bankrupt. Nobody seems to know what’s what, what’s next, or … Continue reading →
Obama, the Democrats, and the Employee Free Choice Act: we don’t need no steenking secret ballots
Somehow this election promise of Obama’s has slipped under the radar screen for most Americans: do away with the secret ballot in elections to determine whether a workplace will be unionized, exposing workers to more union intimidation and practically guaranteeing … Continue reading →
“Misunderstanding” the Ayers connection: the coverup of the coverup
I hear it almost constantly now: McCain is pushing on Obama’s Ayers connection. He’s taking off the gloves and striking hard yada yada yada. And yet when I glance at cable TV and see a talking head on the subject … Continue reading →