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I Don’t Even Think The President Looked Up the Word “Fight” in a Dictionary

Jimmie | June 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

We have a law called the War Powers Act. It says, essentially, that the President can hop in that boss muscle car we call the United States Military and take it for a spin pretty much any time he wants, but if he’s going to take it on a long trip, he has to come [...]

Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Botox of Pelosi

Jimmie | July 30, 2009 | Comments (6)

The mask Botox has slipped (via David Freddoso). “It’s almost immoral what they are doing,” [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi said to reporters, referring to insurance companies. “Of course they’ve been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure,” she said, adding, “They are the villains. They have been part of the [...]

Obama Dozed, People Froze?

Jimmie | January 31, 2009 | Comments (42)

Has anyone seen FEMA lately? It seems we have people dying by the dozens in the midwest, where they’ve been freezing to death for a few days. Local officials are calling out the Federal government for its notable lack of response. Meanwhile, the uncertainty of when power might be restored had many appealing for help. [...]

Next, The Story About How Delicious Barack Is In His Jams

Jimmie | December 29, 2008 | Comments (2)

There are exactly three reasons a man should wear his ball cap backwards: 1) he’s playing catcher and he need to put on his facemask; 2) he has to get his head down into the engine of the car and he doesn’t want the brim in his way; and 3) he’s really a ten year [...]

Let’s Stop Using Teddy Roosevelt as a Role Model, Please.

Jimmie | December 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

I’m not sure why so many conservatives are enamored of Teddy Roosevelt. Actually, that’s not true. I understand why conservatives are enamored of the legend of Roosevelt. His personal rugged individualism and his military exploits appeal to conservatives who like their heroes rough and tough and a bit brash. The problem is, his individualism extended [...]

I’d Rather Boot Friedman than Reboot America

Jimmie | December 24, 2008 | Comments (0)

So here I am, listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas Album and browsing memeorandum when I come across this giant chunk of silliness from Thomas Friedman. Read the whole thing if you like, but I just want to swoop in and knock down a few low-hanging fruit. First, it’s patently ridiculous to say that Chinese people [...]

The SEIU’s Sweet Vote-Buying Racket

Jimmie | December 22, 2008 | Comments (0)

As it happens, union money can buy a whole lot of political influence. This isn’t exactly a closely-guarded secret. What I don’t think is well-enough known is that one of the biggest influence-peddling unions is the one that covers state and municipal employees as well as home-care workers who aren’t government employees but who are [...]

No One Does Fiery Declarations of Innocence Like a Democratic Politician

Jimmie | December 19, 2008 | Comments (3)

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m filled with Christmas joy, thanks to Governor Rod Blagojevich. His press conference today was combative, magnificently ridiculous, and full of such theater as can only come from the cesspool that is Chicago politics. It’s not every day that you go to a press conference given by a [...]