We’ll revisit this post in a year. Here are some things that I will be looking for in 2009: The United States Federal deficit for calendar year 2009 will exceed $1.5 trillion. A human being will be cloned. There will… Continue Reading
Some of you Readers may be surprised at this opinion coming from me. But here it is. If Barack Obama wants to take his oath as President and add on the words “So help me God,” I’m totally cool with… Continue Reading
My fellow unbelievers, if you didn’t like it when the Republicans in power used you as whipping boys, you’re not going to like it when the Democrats in power do the same thing. And they are not only able, but… Continue Reading
Six countries where before there was one? That’s what a Russian political scientist says is a little bit more likely than not to happen in the next twenty-four months. My initial reaction is, “This guy doesn’t understand much about American… Continue Reading
Apparently, 52% of Americans think so. They are, of course, correct. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution says: “No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years… Continue Reading
A candidate for the Republican National Committee circulated to his friends a CD of political parody songs, including one entitled “Barack The Magic Negro.” While noting that on more than one occasion, people on the left side of the aisle… Continue Reading
So it turns out that no one really doubts that Illinois Governor Rod Blagejovich was trying to sell the appointment to the U.S. Senate seate about to be vacated by President-Elect Obama. (Although note that he hasn’t been convicted or… Continue Reading
There’s a poll that CNN is featuring prominently in which 23% of Americans say that Dick Cheney is the worst Vice President in American history. This is about the dumbest poll I’ve ever heard of. First of all, bear in… Continue Reading
Caroline Kennedy wants to replace Hillary Clinton as one of New York’s U.S. Senators. As near as I can tell, her qualifications for the office are: She is a United States citizen and over the age of 30 years She… Continue Reading
Another contender for Outrage Of The Week is Barack Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. For a sample of this, check out Andrew Sullivan — who was about as infatuated wtih Obama as anyone… Continue Reading