Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →
…so goes the US.
Continue reading →Our porous southern borders, and the increasing worldwide jihadi terror threat, combine to create this almost-inevitable situation.
Continue reading →A comment speculating on the causes of the Ferguson riots, seen at NY Magazine: This whole thing (Ferguson, etc.) is being orchestrated. The question is… who’s doing it? The Koch brothers? The tea party? Someone’s behind it. It’s waaaay too … Continue reading →
As mugshots go, pretty nifty, even without the trendy glasses: He could turn the perp walk into a strut. The Democrats might come to regret this one. Even Mother Jones calls him a “handsome devil.” Tom DeLay had a similar … Continue reading →
If you’re an illegal immigrant desirous of being certified a bona fide asylum seeker, go to New York for a hearing.
Continue reading →As might be expected, the Squeegee Men starting to come back. As is a new variety of panhandler/extortionist, the Sunday Hijacker.
Continue reading →[NOTE: The following is a slightly changed version of a post of mine. If you follow the links in the second paragraph, you’ll find three other pieces I’ve written about the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.] Once again … Continue reading →
…from Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. [NOTE: If the “speako” reference isn’t clear, here’s something to refresh your memory.]
Continue reading →It’s not that hard to do. But still, it’s pretty cute. My husband shaved his mustache off when our son was about three, to similar effect: I bet she would have been a whole lot more frightened if he’d been … Continue reading →
And it all came true. But it’s not easy being a mermaid:
Continue reading →…appears to be a completely unreliable witness. As I’ve said before, closing those open primaries would stop at least some of these shenanigans. I wish it would happen, because I think it’s all very destructive to the right, but I … Continue reading →