Remembering NYC Firefighter Jose A. Guadalupe
The horror of the events of September 11, 2001 is fading for many, but we must never forget. On that day, 2,996 people were murdered in cold blood, a number that is in many ways still incomprehensible, and the terrible pain inflicted on their families and friends is still too fresh and raw. Each year, [...]
I made the mistake of reading this while taking a drink of water
From today’s Best of the Web Today: Homer Nods In an item yesterday, we observed that the White House had done the right thing in “defenestrating” Charles Freeman, the unhinged former ambassador who had been President Obama’s nominee for chairman of the National Intelligence Council. Since Freeman was thrown under the bus rather than out [...]
Senator Gregg Says No Thanks
Senator Gregg has decided to decline the Commerce Secretary position. Senator Gregg Statement on His Withdrawal for Consideration of U.S. Commerce Secretary Sen. Gregg stated, “I want to thank the President for nominating me to serve in his Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce. This was a great honor, and I had felt that I could [...]
Numbers in the News
Funny stuff: iowahawk: Numbers in the News.
My Obamaphile Friends, I’m Here For You If You Need to Talk
Prior to seeing this report, I had no idea the void you are facing in your life. Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
A Parable on Taxes
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. [...]
Why Does Obama Want to Censor This Ad?
I don’t understand why Obama wants to censor this ad. The content is factually correct, not distorted. And the Obama objections have only served to induce more people to watch it, and learn of his connections to his friend of 20 years. The ad is from the American Issues Project. Their response to Obama’s censorship [...]
John Edwards finds Karma
John Edwards on the Clinton scandal, circa 1999: I think this President has shown a remarkable disrespect for his office, for the moral dimensions of leadership, for his friends, for his wife, for his precious daughter. It is breathtaking to me the level to which that disrespect has risen. Lots of fun on the Edwards [...]
How’s that working out for ya?
Chicago’s gun ban is now the most restrictive in the country. How effective has it been? Local advocates of gun control are complaining of gun violence. Funny though, the violence is despite the gun ban. Hmm… But all the talk about greater freedoms for gun owners doesn’t begin to explain what the ruling means in [...]
Will Obama meet with these leaders?
Naw… he’d rather meet with leaders of countries which sponsor terrorists.
Civil Rights Victory in San Francisco
State Supreme Court ruling ends San Francisco gun ban move. A ruling by the state Supreme Court has brought an end to San Francisco’s attempts to ban handguns in the city. In a ruling Wednesday, the court unanimously rejected the city’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that sharply limited the ability of localities to regulate [...]
Exercise Freedom of Speech, Muslims will Sue
Muslims nations: Defame Islam, get sued The Yahoo headline has a question mark… I’ve omitted it, as the article itself shows that there is no question that lawsuits are planned to suppress freedom of speech. The Muslim leaders are attempting to demand redress from nations like Denmark, which allowed the publication of cartoons portraying the [...]