Today’s the day for Margaret Thatcher quotes. Most of us have become intensely aware of what I think might be her most famous saying, “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” And in … Continue reading →
…and I agree with Newt Gingrich here. Anyone who followed the primaries knows I’m not a fan of Gingrich the candidate or the man. I’m not going to rehash those arguments; just do a search for his name on this … Continue reading →
…asks Nate Silver. I’d be inclined to pay attention to what Silver has to say. He proved his mettle in the last election (actually, I always paid attention to what he had to say, because try as I might to … Continue reading →
…welfare recipients. John Hinderaker has two alternate theories: …[T]he Obama administration is actively recruiting indigent foreigners to come to the United States to receive welfare benefits. Its Welcome to USA.gov page is largely about the welfare benefits that new immigrants … Continue reading →
Part of this humorous rant by Rush Limbaugh is thick sarcasm, and part of it is a straightforward acknowledgement of a new realization he’s come to about Obama. I hardly ever listen to talk shows, and so I’m quite unfamiliar … Continue reading →
…is somewhat encouraging. I say “somewhat” because I don’t think it will amount to a hill of beans in the end. I predict that Hagel will be confirmed, or someone almost equally awful. I say “almost” because it would be … Continue reading →
The buzz today is all about Marco Rubio’s water bottle. Well, in a way, why not? There’s nothing new to say about Obama except that of course, as could have been predicted and as was predicted, he was more leftist, … Continue reading →
Actually, two, so there can be—gasp!—a contested Republican primary. Now he needs to hustle to get signatures so he can actually qualify: Gabriel E. Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity investor, took out nomination papers Monday to run … Continue reading →
…when you say it’s “almost a false argument,” does that mean it’s like, you know, true?: It is almost a false argument to say we have a spending problem. We have a budget deficit problem that we have to address,” … Continue reading →
They’re being mocked—of course!—by those who can’t stand him. And they were obtained illegally by a hacker and published in the press, continuing in the tradition of violating the privacy of hated Republicans and protecting almost everything about Obama that … Continue reading →
Not really. But man, some of them do look alike, don’t they? Here are some Congressional candidates for the unrelated look-alike project we discussed yesterday. Republicans Reps Pat Meehan and Mike Kelly (both from Pennsylvania!): Republican Reps Tom Graves (Georgia) … Continue reading →
Shocking. But we are not the least bit shocked any more, are we? Maybe ambassadors should start hiring their own security. And speaking of shocking, I have to say that I have retained the capacity to be shocked by this: … Continue reading →