“We champion the cause for which our founders pledged their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor— to form a more perfect union. If that’s what you believe, if that’s what you want, we have to re-elect President Barack Obama.” Except… Continue Reading
Yo, I’m a Republican. I don’t mind. His Mittness is a sturdy Chevy. Oldsmobile? Make that a Ford, which took no government bailout. But wait, Mitt’s father George Romney ran the late great American Motors, and GM is now owned… Continue Reading
[HT: The Corner]
Father, forgive me, I’ve been a good boy with his campaign stuff. But this I can’t resist:
Paul Ryan single-handedly takes on the Democratic ticket. The gloves are off, and Ryan handles the respect-the-office vs. the tear-him-a-new-one equation with aplomb. Joe Biden’s head is spinning like Linda Blair’s, and the president just looks like he wishes he’d… Continue Reading
Via NPR and the AP, according to his son, the leader of the Sikh temple “managed to find a simple butter knife” and died futilely trying to save his congregation from the mass-murdering gunman with it. Was it a “butter… Continue Reading
Now we got female Olympic boxing. No reason we don’t have male synchronized swimming, then. [HT: ABC News, The UK’s “Out to Swim Angels” barred for arbitrary reasons.] The world has gone mad, surely. [And don’t call ’em Shirley.]
It’s the late Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday. R.I.P., his truth is marching on. From the Nobel laureate’s famous exchange with the original sensitive man, even before Alan Alda. Donahue: When you see around the globe the mal-distribution of wealth, the… Continue Reading
BRIAN WILLIAMS: I know how much you love quoting unnamed Romney advisors, so here’s a Republican official familiar with your campaign selection process, told the folks at Politico, you are looking for a quote, “Incredibly boring white guy for your… Continue Reading
CEO tries to commit suicide, fails, then is arrested for admitting he’s a goniff in his suicide note. Reuters: FBI agents arrested Russell Wasendorf Sr., 64, at the Iowa City hospital where he has been since trying to commit suicide… Continue Reading