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Lock-Step, Knee-Jerk? No Thanks!
Start off with two links to two great columns by one great writer, Jonah Goldberg: Obama’s Vision for a Spartan America The United States of Sparta Unashamed Confession: I think, in many ways, the “Military Model” is the most efficient … Continue reading
The Marathon at the 3-mile Mark
This is the BIG Takeaway from the last week: A ringing Sarah Palin endorsement for Rick Perry would’ve done WONDERS for his campaign! All we heard, though, was silence until too late, then an aside endorsement of Newt, if only … Continue reading
Liberal SimpleThink™
From the inimitable Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP, Great Britain: @DanHannanMEP: In defence of capitalism. Greed isn’t good but, properly harnessed, it can cause good. (Link to article here.) In Liberal SimpleThink™, ambition, gumption, perseverence, overcoming adversity – these noble traits … Continue reading
Swindlers and Thieves
I think there’s just a massive fatigue about all the rigged games we’re either forced to play or forced to watch, all of which affect us – but we, the people watching and playing, have no say-so in the rigging … Continue reading
The Marathon at the 1.5-mile Mark
OK, we’ve had exactly two primaries, and a mere handful of delegates have been allocated. Mitt Romney, the delegate leader, has just 14 of 1144 needed for nomination. (For delegate info, try here.) As I see it, we’re at the … Continue reading
Propaganda by Percentages
I am really jiving on Twitter lately, but one thing I see with distressing frequency is a barrage of poll-driven Tweets from all across the GOP spectrum, from the far left looniness of Ron Paul to the hyperty-hype-hype right of … Continue reading
Dissatisfying, Distressing, Dishonest…
Last week, I stumbled across other Rick Perry supporters on Twitter, and began following. However, after a very short while, one lady began to rail against Mitt Romney’s religion, publishing many things that were just simply not true about the … Continue reading
Left vs. Right: An Illustration
Much has been made about two Liberal/Leftist “personalities” mocking GOP candidate Rick Santorum’s handling of the death of their infant boy, Gabriel, who was born prematurely and died just two hours after entering the world. The “personalities” referred to are … Continue reading
“Fairness” at the Trough
I generally part ways with Ayn Rand over her insistence that religion and religious thinking have no place in lives and livelihoods. The 60+-page diatribe of John Galt in Atlas Shrugged lashes out at religious thinking pretty heavily, and my … Continue reading
Before You Get Too Giddy…
The December Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Unemployment Numbers were released today. Everybody – especially Obamunists and the MSM (but I repeat myself!) – are giddy that it shows unemployment at 8.5 percent, which is apparently down from the level … Continue reading