Archive for April, 2009
I Just Want What Nancy Pelosi Promised Me
I’m pretty sure we were promised “the most honest, the most open and the most ethical Congress in history” ? So what is this mess we’re actually getting? On the day the new Congress convened this year, Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation to route $25 billion in taxpayer money to a government agency that had [...]
Is CNN Censoring? Signs Say Yes.
Is CNN engaged in censorship? Patterico says they are and I’m inclined to agree. CNN is getting millions of dollars of free publicity from the thousands of videos full of copyrighted content that it allws to exist on YouTube. The company can hardly gripe about one video excerpt, even if it’s really embarassing. You take [...]
My Obligatory Susan Boyle Post
I haven’t written anything about Susan Boyle, who is doing to Britain’s Got Talent what Paul Potts did last year. That’s not out of any malice. I’ve just seen so many other bloggers writing about her, that I figured why pile on? But I would like to pass on a few links. I do recommend [...]
Forty Conservatives Gems of Wisdom (And A Few of My Own)
John Hawkins has compiled a good list of 40 conservative quotes about economics. As you might expect, it’s heavy on Milton Friedman and Walter Williams. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make yourself familiar with them so that next time you are accosted by your unfriendly neighborhood collectivist, you can put some real knowledge [...]
Why We Love the Newt.
Michael van der Galien has himself a man crush, but it’s not just any man crush, nossiree. It’s Newt-sized! Newt Gingrich is, as far as I am concerned, one of the best Republicans out there. He is intelligent, a problem-solver, understands how to win elections, and he is extremely savvy. Why yes. Yes he is. [...]
I’d Say I Detect a Trend, But I Don’t Want to Be a “Rightwing Extremist”
Do you remember the heady days of, oh I don’t know, six months ago, when “dissent was the highest form of patriotism”? I miss those days, don’t you? These days,dissent is “unhealthy” and if you dare to question your betters, you are guilty of “politicization” (a word that only a stone-dumb career politician can use [...]
Every Big Story Starts Somewhere, Right?
I don’t know if this story is going to lead anywhere (though great scandals have begun with less), but I do find it somewhat interesting. The murder happened in the District, so I don’t hold out any great hopes for a thorough and professional investigation. Perhaps, though, some local journalists will start to digging around [...]
That’s What You Said