Archive for July, 2010
A Little Light Reading on America’s 234th Birthday
In lieu of a longish Independence Day recounting of what this country means to me (short version: She’s holding up pretty darned well for 234 years old), I’ll share a few tributes others have written. Ed Morrissey on “1300 Words that Shook the World”. Michelle Malkin quotes the Declaration of Independence. Obi’s Sister rolls out [...]
Wealth Does Not Come From the Wealth Faeries
After reading (or watching) several comments from prominent progressives over the past couple days, I’ve been asking myself if they have any idea where wealth comes from. Notice I didn’t say “money” because, really, anything that can has value and can be traded is wealth though not all of it is money (for instance, you [...]
Lindsey Graham — When Ego Gets in the Way Of History
Oh, Lindsey, Lindsey, what in the name of all that’s holy are you talking about? On four occasions, [South Carolina Senator Lindsey] Graham met with Tea Party groups. The first, in his Senate office, was “very, very contentious,” he recalled. During a later meeting, in Charleston, Graham said he challenged them: “ ‘What do you [...]
He Had Me At “Sloth and Flatulence” (Also, Nancy Pelosi is a Weak-Kneed Coward).
I almost never quote entire blog entries. I prefer to find some good nugget, then give you the link so that you can read the whole thing in its original habitat. That’s not only good blogging, it’s also good manners. However, when I read this post on Ricochet by site co-founder Rob Long, I knew [...]
No, Thad McCotter, I Don’t Think I’ll Cheer Your Noble Sacrifice Today.
Color me underwhelmed by Thaddeus McCotter’s heroic action to fold up his own superfluous committee. McCotter chairs the House Republican Policy Committee that is supposed to develop policies for the Republicans in the House to introduce as bills. McCotter made big noise when he took over as one of the “we need to get back [...]
Sorry Michael, It’s Not You, It’s…Well, No. It Really Is You.
Michael Steele: The only national committee chair to make Howard Dean look like Daniel Webster. In a speech caught on tape at a Connecticut fundraiser Thursday, National Republican Committee Chairman Michael Steele blamed the war in Afghanistan on President Obama and suggested it could not be won, leading to calls for his resignation. “This was a [...]
Sorry, Ladies. You’ll Get No Help from the Feminists on This One
In a world not stuffed to the rafters with disingenous, selfish, cynical “women’s rights” activists, we would have marches every week on the world capitals of the West demanding action against the growing plague of honor killing. In this world, the feminists of NOW and other such groups would blanket the MSM with stories of [...]
That’s What You Said