April 14, 2009 – 9:06 am
So says one of the leading Nutroots voices at MyDD I’m sure it hasn’t gone unnoticed that I’ve been blogging a lot lately about how out of touch the right-wing is with mainstream public opinion. There is a consensus in this country of support for our president as well as his agenda that is driven […]
April 13, 2009 – 8:38 am
Things that are embarrassingly amusing: puppies on the beach, your friends drunk while you are sober, and members of the “reality based community,” such as Roger Cohen For Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, “a combination of ignorance and arrogance†under the Bush administration squandered countless diplomatic opportunities with Iran and so […]
April 8, 2009 – 8:46 am
But, hold on a second, let’s find out why, so, put your shovels and rakes and implements of destruction down (using pitchforks is more of an Obama thing): Cartoon strip aimed at under-12s depicts Christian boy as Islamaphobe thug (full size photo at bottom of post) A Government-funded charity was at the centre of a […]
March 31, 2009 – 8:53 am
If you want to see where the United States could be headed, taking a gander at news from Britain is always a great place to start (sorry, no photo, the Sun is having some coding issues at this time) FIRE chiefs have been blasted for introducing hijabs and turbans as part of the uniform. The politically-correct […]
March 29, 2009 – 8:15 pm
Garbage like this sure doesn’t come from the Conservative side of the political aisle: Waupun school fears ‘fellows’ in fight song sexist The principal at Waupun High School has had the school’s fight song rewritten because he feared its use of the word “fellow” could be construed as sexist. Principal Jeff Finstad says most people […]
March 28, 2009 – 10:18 am
I was going to write something up regarding the Washington Times story, Hezbollah uses Mexican drug routes into U.S., which would go along well with my previous “told ya so!” story about The Economist today. But, this is a lot more fun, and, if you’ll excuse the hyperbole, insidious So you think Bridezilla is scary, […]
March 24, 2009 – 7:55 am
Call it socialism, nationalism, progressivism, or fascism (the digital brownshirts legislation and organizing for America issues surely make a good case, as well,) but, whatever you call it, it should cause serious concern for those who love what our country is founded on The Obama administration is considering asking Congress to give the Treasury secretary unprecedented powers […]
March 21, 2009 – 7:47 am
Not that Obama has stopped campaigning and switched to governance mode, but, and amusing analysis from Liz Sidoti thru the AP: Analysis: Obama rhetoric, reality clash Barack Obama’s optimistic campaign rhetoric has crashed headlong into the stark reality of governing. Ya think? In office two months, he has backpedaled on an array of issues, gingerly […]
March 7, 2009 – 12:12 pm
Not surprising Dozens of anti-Israel activists clashed with police Saturday as they tried to storm a closed arena where Sweden and Israel were playing a Davis Cup tennis match. The activists hurled rocks and firecrackers at police vans as they tried to break through the barricades set up to keep protesters from the arena. Hundreds […]
March 5, 2009 – 8:39 am
Well, well, well, here’s an investigation that most Democrats, such as Barney Frank, will not want Sens. Bryon Dorgan (D-N.D.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) are calling for a congressional investigation into how we got into the economic crisis. “[The American people] want to know how we got into this ditch – the worst economic crisis […]
