One of my favorite political blogges, Rick Moran, has done it again: offered a great analysis of a current event, in this case the al-Maliki government’s call for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Prime Minister al-Maliki is… Continue Reading
Hey, same-sex marriage opponents, I have a question for you. “Traditional” marriages frequently involve arrangements being made by parents for the marriage, without bothering to ask the children to be married off what they think of the arrangement or whether… Continue Reading
This editorial got me thinking about what a bunch of spineless p***ies we have in Sacramento. They won’t stand up to any kind of special interest but instead shovel out the state dollars at them. And the Governator won’t stand… Continue Reading
The news of today’s dramatic hostage rescue in Colombia is remarkable for quite a few reasons. Obviously, the big news is Columbian political leaders who will fight the narcoterrorists are now free, which is unalloyed good news. The news of… Continue Reading
Normally, a discovery order in a lawsuit, even one between two big companies, would not be particularly newsworthy. But when a federal judge orders Google to turn over to Viacom every record of every video ever played on YouTube, including… Continue Reading
The police department in Tayside, Scotland was handed an unsolicited shitstorm recently when it circulated the poster illustrated to the left to advertise its new phone number for non-emergency calls. Now, if you ask me, it’s a perfectly nice, if… Continue Reading
Some nutjobs in Congress, and some policy proponents, have floated the idea of nationalizing oil refineries. The linked video clip is from FOX News and the interviewer (Neil Cavuto) is far from neutral in his questioning: But then again, I… Continue Reading
It seems some local churches are organizing, and maybe even leading, efforts to organize voters to pass the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot this November. Me, I wonder whether this activity would cause the churches to forfeit their tax-exempt… Continue Reading
For those who follow stories about religion, this could be quite interesting. President Bush, on his European “farewell tour,” met with Pope Benedict XVI and their meeting included a half hour meeting in the Tower of St. John, whose gardens… Continue Reading
This just in — hot young princess caught frolicking naked with other young college girls. The young lady in question, whose antics are described as nothing more than end-of-the-semester hijinks, is Princess Eugenie Windsor, who is sixth in line for… Continue Reading