Watch Out for Water
So last April 1, two Florida DJs told their audience to beware, because "dihydrogen monoxide" was coming out of their taps. Their listeners promptly panicked. Now the DJs are facing possible criminal...
View ArticleTake Half My Brain From Out My Head, Stick a Handgun There Instead
A few months ago, I wrote about my experience as a gun owner - why I had bought a gun, kept it for 18 years, fired it only at the shooting range, and finally sold it. My basic thought, one which I...
View ArticleThe Worst Political Sins-
-are hypocrisy and self-righteousness. That's why France has always loomed large in my headlights.On Thursday, at a party hosted by the US ambassador to France, Manuel Valls (the French Minister of the...
View ArticleRick Perry, Lewis Black, New York and Texas
Everyone knows New Yorkers are supposed to be rude jerks. You just know that Sarah Palin doesn't think we're "real Americans," so it's got to be true, right? (Of course, she thought Famiglia Bros was...
View ArticleAnd Now, a Word From Our Sponsor
Last night, God spake unto me.And lo, the Lord God looked not at all well. Truly, the Agita of the Lord waxed exceedingly great, and the winepress of His Annoyance was full."Ted," he said unto me."Here...
View ArticleSome Tired Thoughts on a Beloved President
John F. Kennedy died before I was born. He was president for three years. His presidency included one profound win (the Cuban Missile Crisis), one inspiring side show (the Space Race) one disaster (the...
View ArticleNo Free Lunch
Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) wants poor kids to sweep the cafeteria to pay for their lunches. He talks about them learning "the value of hard work" and that there's "no such thing as a free...
View ArticleWhich Great Nation?
This is less of a complete entry, and more of a question. Here's the context:The Mitt Romney documentary (named, yep, Mitt) has been making the rounds recently. And toward the end, Mitt says something...
View ArticleThrough the Looking Glass With Dick Viguerie
Richard Viguerie is one of the GOP operatives responsible for the "Reagan Revolution." He pioneered small-donor mailing-list techniques, so when he says he's been a Tea Partier since before there was a...
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Real Conservatives
It's important, every now and then, to be clear on our definitions. A "conservative" is someone who wants change to be slow. Maybe slower, maybe very slow, maybe so slow that molasses in winter goes...
View ArticleGod Bless Our Insanely Long Campaign Cycle!
For the last twenty years, I’ve watched in amazement as our campaign season stretched, cycle after cycle, from eight months to two years. I was horrified, aghast at the amount of money spent, and —...
View ArticleOut of the Comfort Zone
I usually don’t volunteer...for anything. Part of it is a function of where and when I grew up: in a time and place where being a volunteer was considered a game for suckers, and where the commitment...
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