This essay succinctly and clearly describes the nature and challenge of American conservatism. It’s application to the Iraq situation and its proposed solution is rather mechanical, however
A British take on the Warren Buffet tax.
The same article alludes to Croesus. I say, I’m beginning to understand why my daughter insists on speaking with that cheesy faux-British accent.
I like this story.
Reading in Ether recently, I noticed how peculiar their society was. (more…)
Your favored companies start having a hard time raising private capital.
His Majesty: “As one of my minions once said, I am altering the bargain. Pray I don’t alter it further.”
I don’t give out compliments lightly, but that analogy may be the best analogy there ever was, saecula saeculorum.
In the intervals between the sparkling badinage at the Drones and manly, straight-from-the-hip hometeaching, one dips from time to time into the sprightly oeuvre of some private eye novelist. Just at the moment I am positively gripped by the latest entry in the adventures of Ron Johnson, Sleuthin’ Senator Shamus. One hears rave reviews everywhere, but the half was not told me. (more…)
Even worse than we thought, says Mickey. Immigration is one of Romney’s conservative strengths, though I don’t trust him on it.
Can now solve Rubik’s Cube for us.
What I really need is a droid that understands the binary language of politicians.
It is discrimination, it is persecution, it is serious, and it will only increase in days to come. (more…)
Another casualty of the Obama adminstration.
Though Bush didn’t help.
His Majesty: “Stick with the devil you know.”
Liberals believe in offing babies left and right before they’re born,* but after they’re born, no one defends the babies right to life more staunchly. They treat infanticide at least as harshly as traffic violations, and perhaps even with all the rigor and severity of a Class C misdeamenor. (more…)
The military continues to be far more trusted than the political branches. The public believes the military is competent and can solve problems. The public believes Congress is incompetent and creates problems. The implied conclusion is that we’d be better off with the army running the country. (more…)
Isn’t that great, education union employees have their own union? Is there a union for employees of education union employee unions?