Monthly Archives: September 2008

Is Barry Another Dukakis?

That’s what Christopher Hitchens wants to know Why is Obama so vapid, hesitant, and gutless? (snip) And yet, and unless I am about to miss some delayed “groundswell” or mood shift, none of this has translated into any measurable advantage for the Democrat. There are three possible reasons for such a huge failure on Barack […]

Ted Stevens’ Trial To Kick Off, What Of Cold Cash Jefferson?

Via The Moderate (snicker) Voice, we learn through Bloomberg U.S. Senator Ted Stevens’s bid for a seventh term may be decided by 12 people he has never met in a courthouse thousands of miles away from his home state of Alaska. Jury selection in the Stevens trial gets under way tomorrow in Washington after the […]

Group Protests Following The Law

Because that is what the illegal immigration debate boils down to (for the most part): one side wants to uphold the law, the other side wants to ignore the law. This time, the protesters are on the northern border, for a change More than 100 people called for an end to Border Patrol checkpoints and […]

AGW Today: Clean Air Is Bad For The Planet

Of all the things that cause anthropogenic global warming, this has to be the funniest In recent decades, air pollution has dropped, so more sunlight is penetrating the atmosphere, said Martin Wild of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. And what happens when more sunlight penetrates the atmosphere? It makes it down to the ground, […]

Democrat Unhinged Over Bailout, Plus Barry Offers Hot Air

Whoa. Open Left received (supposedly) an email from a Democrat lawmaker, which starts out thusly Paulsen and congressional Republicans, or the few that will actually vote for this (most will be unwilling to take responsibility for the consequences of their policies), have said that there can’t be any “add ons,” or addition provisions. Fuck that. […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another great day in America. Gotta love it, mateys! This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. Found a great website with tons of Gil’s works while looking for the perfect pinup for the last day of Summer. I have to get on the road to get back to […]

HuffPo: Here Comes The Right Wing Reich

In 2000, the long fought for and long admired democracy of the United States of America began a slow and steady decline toward fascism – a Bush family tradition – with the installment of a president – a man the citizens overwhelmingly rejected (although the funny math told a still believed myth) – by a […]

HuffPo: Bombing In Pakistan McCain’s Fault

The Islamists are at it again ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 150, the police said. Interestingly, The Times Of India is currently whining about it being tough to be a Muslim […]

Barry Comment On Palin Email Theft Yet?

Just wondering, has Democratic Presidental candidate Barack Obama, a man who is supposed to stand for law and order, denounced the hacking of the email accounts of Sarah Palin and her family, which led to the illegal publication of the emails, including photos and mobile phone numbers, which led to issues such as Bristol Palin […]

Most Barry Supporters Are Negative Nellies

Of course, most conservatives who read this story are going to say “eh, so what? How about telling me something I didn’t know” (CNS News) A majority of supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama describe the economy as either in a “recession” or a “depression,” compared to less than half of supporters of GOP […]

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