A century ago, American soldiers in the Phillipines started doing something they called the “water cure,” which today we would call “waterboarding.” President Teddy Roosevelt responded to news of this going on by sending out a telegram to the commander… Continue Reading
Once again, I have to question Romney’s finely-parsed political stance. Does the sexual orientation of the giant flesh-eating rats really matter?
Now, apparently, it does matter which brand of religious nonsense a candidate subscribes to. Mike Huckabee can protest all he likes that he isn’t attacking Romney on issues of theology, but when he asks questions like this, that’s exactly what… Continue Reading
National Review is the flagship conservative movement magazine, although it is no longer the vanguard of right-wing media. Today, the editors of NR decided to endorse Mitt Romney for President: Our guiding principle has always been to select the most… Continue Reading
Some people think that other people choose to be gay. Other people say that people are gay because of their genetics. M. LeBlanc at Bitch Ph.D. asks, why does it matter? After all, the question presupposes that if homosexuality is… Continue Reading
“The rule of law, the very foundation for a free society, has been under assault, not only by criminals from the ground up, but also from the top down. An administration that lives by evasion, coverup, stonewalling, and duplicity has… Continue Reading
I saw my blog-boddy bobvis do this, so I thought I would, too. What kinds of search engine phrases bring people to the blog? Even if they only come for a moment (about three-quarters of all visitors stay on the… Continue Reading
A teenager in Iceland apparently figured out the secret number to the Oval Office and called President Bush. Rumor has it he claimed to be the President of Iceland and verified that identity using information available on Wikipedia, and schedule… Continue Reading
These things are getting long; I’m hyperlinking less so I can at least get them done. Biography Hillary Rodham Clinton will be 62 years old on the next Inauguration Day. Raised in a comfortable but not affluent suburban Chicago circumstance,… Continue Reading