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Glad those radars and interceptor missiles are stationed off Hawaii. Sorry that we didn't get a long-range rocket from North Korea close to Hawaii to shoot down. Both the rocket and shooting it down would have helped elevate this Gilbert and Sullivan comedy to the true tragedy represented by [...]
Glenn quotes a paragraph from Roger's column; here are two:
Obama is already over. In six short months the now-spattered bumper stickers with ?Hope and Change? seem like pathetic remnants from the days of ?23 Skidoo,? the echoes of ?Yes, we can? more nauseating than ever in their cliché-ridden evasiveness. Although [...]
Every few months I have to write this post, in one form or another. So I won’t be insulted if you get bored and change the channel.
I keep running into people who want to argue that the Palestinian problem is a ‘human rights problem’. Some of these people are local [...]
I don?t think I?ve ever seen my country so divided and depressed on the Fourth of July in my lifetime and - no matter what Bob Dylan dreamed up - I?m not young, forever or otherwise. That includes the Vietnam War period [...]
1. Sarah Palin is an individual who's popular because of her story (mother, pro-life decisions, family) and sex appeal. That doesn't mean that she hasn't been a good governor or isn't smart. I'm just saying that that's why she's popular.
2. What endears her to 40% of the population, however, provokes [...]
Unless one can point to legitimate authority or reason from principles, when one argues for or against a particular ethical or moral position, one is merely asserting. The founding fathers of the United States wanted to make more than an assertion when they expressed their desire to [...]
"It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, [...]
America, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
1. Freedom:
Even my liberal friends find it odd that democratic countries like Canada and the Netherlands persecute bloggers and essayists for sincerely opining on world events. Indeed, except for nations like Iraq and Afghanistan, [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
The New York Times delves into the story of 40-year-old Lieutenant Ben Vargas, the lone Hispanic firefighter plaintiff in Ricci vs DeStefano, and why he did what he did:
“Gesturing toward his three young sons, Lieutenant Vargas explained why he had no regrets. ?I want them [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
Remember the soldier in Afghanistan who made the cover of the New York Times as he fought the Taliban in his pink ?I Love NY? boxers? The soldier is home now and his boxers “will be displayed in the 1st Infantry Division museum at Fort [...]
The experiment of America, as an aristocracy of merit, challenges us all. To take the idea of citizenship seriously is to approach the best understanding of individuality and the rights of man. I think that requires of us a great deal. There is only so far the offices of government [...]
I’ve been thinking about the surprise announcement of Sarah Palin yesterday. It has stimulated a huge amount of speculation on both left and right. Both left and right wing blogs have long comment sections on posts about her announcement. Why did she do it ? There are a [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
The Miami Herald reports Honduras will withdraw from the Organization of American States, claiming the OAS is taking action that threatens Honduras’ sovereignty:
“[A]cting President Roberto Micheletti and vice chancellor Martha Lorena de Casco announced Honduras planned to withdraw from the region’s key diplomatic organization. The [...]
I waited a whole day before posting about the Sarah Palin resignation. Well, not a whole day, but longer than almost everyone else in the blogosphere. Here's my take as of [...]
I’d always loved the musical, 1776, traveling in 1998 (when I lived in DC) to New York to see the Broadway revival with Brent Spiner as John Adams. When Glenn linked one song, I thought that in honor of this great day, let me provide another from [...]
On a day of celebration, I celebrate. John Adams would have me do so. I marvel at the miraculous victories frequenting our history books. I reverence the countless heroes who “more than self their country loved” and gave the “last full measure of devotion.” I am grateful for the liberties [...]
What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success [...]
[Guest post by DRJ]
Click here to make your own Statue of Liberty fireworks.
– DRJ
[...]Happy 233 America!
The Tygrrrr Express is in Sacramento.
The Sacramento Queen and I will visit the beautiful island of Rio Linda, where Mt. Rush Limbaugh got his start. There were fireworks extravaganzas last night in from Downtown San Diego to the Washington State Northern border, and out Eastward to Maine and [...]
With respect to many of the Palinologists below, I think they're getting way too hepatomantic over the entrails.
As a political move for anything other than the 2010 Senate race, today's announcement is [...]
Happy Independence Day! Do yourself a favor and read the Declaration of Independence out loud to your family and friends.
PatriotPartner and I will be attending the Charlotte Tea Party between 11am and 3pm. I’ll try to blog or live-tweet from the event.
Follow me on Twitter for updates [...]
[...] [Guest post by Jack Dunphy]
Courtesy of KFI radio’s Eric Leonard comes a report on this bit of cloying hyperbole from the mouth of LAPD Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger, who, while discussing plans for Michael Jackson’s pending memorial, addressed reporters at the Staples Center on Friday: “On behalf of the [...]
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233 years ago today, our ancestors freed us from tyranny with a single document. You know, I’m proud of our country. I always have been. We’re imperfect of course, but America is also the greatest land of opportunity for any human being on Earth to come and [...]
Happy Independence Day - 1916 meets 2009
(I wonder how many liberals see today as the goy equivalent of Yom Kippur?)
[...]All right, so Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska made the shocker announcement today: She is not running for reeelction in 2010; in fact, she is resigning as of Sunday, July 26th, 2009. Future career plans left unannounced.
Much speculation centers on the possiblity that she will run for the presidency [...]
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness - and universal health care. Hm. That wasn’t quite the theme of the revolution, was it? It had to do with God-given rights.
Somehow the ship of state steered off course and life’s niceties morphed into rights. A goal listed on President Obama’s website: [...]
FOR 2,000 years, the scientific debate was settled. The ancient Greeks had studied the skies, and had determined by the 4th century before Christ that the Earth was the center of the universe.
The heavenly bodies rotated around [...]
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to [...]
"How can these talking heads pop off about the meaning of Palin's resignation when not one of them saw it coming?"Exactly.
[...] Barack Obama's actions in response to the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya seem very peculiar for the reasons I have already noted, but they are interesting in another way.
It seems clear that the President Zelaya was attempting to establish a new constitution so that he could remain [...]
But while trying to spread the word about the possibilities of space, Dr Aldrin said he was sceptical of climate change theories.
"I think the climate has been changing for [...]
In the past month or so, as polls have shown increased public dissatisfaction with President Obama’s policies, revealing that the American people have a predilection for the small government ideas the Republican Party ostensibly champions. I say “ostensibly” because in the past few years (as many have noted), the GOP [...]
As I drove north yesterday across California’s Central Valley, perhaps the most fertile region in the country, I saw these signs sprouting up everywhere.
Wondered if they were referring to something reader to which Peter Hughes alerted me two weeks ago when he e-mailed me a link to [...]
Guess I shouldn’t have been so surprised to see this sign as I approached the Bay Bridge, given my left-of-center friend who was wearing green for Iran. Seems even the folks in Oakland support freedom for the Iranian people.
Sorry I couldn’t get a better picture, but [...]
Well known conservative and staunchly pro-life Obama supporter, former OLC head Professor Douglas Kmeic has been nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Malta. I speculate that he will be confirmed by the Senate in due course, the ambassadorship to Malta having rarely provoked controversy in the past.
There [...]In a previous post, I noted how the New York Times, the Washington Post, and AP had all recently engaged not only in heretical questioning of the mysterious ways of the One, but had even mocked him.
Today, Power Line adds the more personal, visceral, and (dare I say it) [...]
Wrestling Midgets Killed by Fake ProstitutesYou just don't see that everyday.
[...] Tom Boggioni aka TBogg, “one-time darling of the mail-order panties set and current czar of positioning cash registers to maximize retail commerce and flow,” photoshops a picture of the Palin family to make all its members — including the children — look devilish.
It’s funny because [...]
So much did the youngest PatriotNephewWest like the hat his favorite uncle bought him that he tried it on without taking off the price tag:
Then, he and his Mommy took me for a walk through Golden Gate park. And every time I looked at him, he responded [...]
