Category Archives: Current Affairs

NY Times: Congress Should Rubber-stamp Anyone Obama Nominates For Supreme Court

The NY Times Editorial Board actually makes a few salient points in their editorial, but, it is the lead that should be noticed first When Antonin Scalia was named by President Ronald Reagan to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court in 1986, the Senate considered the nomination for 85 days, then voted to confirm […]

NY Times Recommends Dems Support GOP “Guilty Mind” Proposal

Well, here’s something one doesn’t see in the Leftist opinion pages of the NY Times: support for a Republican proposal. Granted, it’s written by Gideon Yaffe, a professor of law at Yale, not the hoity toity Editors, but, it is unusual (NY Times) THESE days, it’s practically unheard-of for those on the left to embrace […]

New Excuse: US Navy Boats “Drifted Off Course”

The Obama administration will say anything to protect their Iranian buddies. Powerline noted the other day that the US, really, the Obama administration, had been humiliated badly. Today we get (CNN)  Defense Secretary Ash Carter said that a mistake in navigation was the reason U.S. sailors entered Iranian waters earlier this week. “I think that […]

NY Times: Seriously, You People Need To Calm Down About All The Sexual Assault In Germany By Refugees

This op-ed by Anna Sauerbrey is definately in the running for the January most bat guano insane award, at least in terms of Big Credentialed Media. Germany’s Post-Cologne Hysteria As M asks in the comments “120 complaints of sexual assault is hysteria?”(actually more than that) Hello There writes “Ms. Sauerbrey is blaming Germany for not […]

The Deal In Oregon: My Take

Jeffrey asked yesterday why I wasn’t writing about the “standoff” in Oregon. Well, let’s see. First off, I really do not care all that much. These are some foolish people trying to make a point, yet the people they are supposedly making a point over want them to stop. There’s no doubt that there are […]

Europe Shouldn’t Give In To Xenophobia Of Refugees Or Something

The Washington Post’s Editorial Board, which features members who live in neighborhoods which will never see placement of even small numbers of these “Syrian” refugees, is in high dudgeon over the growing rejection of the refugees in Europe Europe cannot allow xenophobia to overpower its response to refugees CHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel of Germany walks a […]

Democrats Object To Plan To Subject Refugees To Lie Detector Tests Before Entry

The suggestion to subject Middle Eastern refugees to lie detector tests was brought up mid-December. Now, it’s part of actual legislation (The Hill) A House lawmaker wants to require Syrian and Iraqi refugees to complete lie detector tests before being allowed to enter the country. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) has introduced legislation that would require […]

Tamir Rice Shooting: Can You Pick Out Which Is A Real Gun?

Did you catch this yesterday? (ABC News) An Ohio Grand Jury has declined to indict two police officers in the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was shot dead by a Cleveland police officer last year, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said today. (snip) Tamir was holding a toy gun when he was […]

Rising Football Start Killed In Gang Related Shooting, Obama Immediately Calls For Gun Control

He can’t help himself in blaming the gun, rather than the gang culture (NBC News) As Knoxville, Tennessee, continued grappling with the killing of rising high school football star Zaevion Dobson, President Barack Obama took to Twitter to repeat his call for stricter gun control laws. “Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot,” Obama wrote […]

Mass Shootings Talking Point Destroyed By… Wait, Mother Jones?

Well, I bet you didn’t see this one coming No, There Has Not Been a Mass Shooting Every Day This Year This inflated stat all over the media isn’t just misleading—it’s stirring undue fear. Take a moment to consider what type of violent event that headline just brought to mind. The places and horrifying attacks […]

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