Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The photo above must be one of the most iconic images from the hippie, anti-war period. A youthful anti-Vietnam War protester, faced with a ring of National Guard troops pointing their rifles at him, carefully places a flower in each muzzle. He thinks, no doubt, that the flowers have magically
Continue readingThese posts are completely unrelated. They both came through my inbox, though, and both intrigued me. The first is from David Swindle, explaining why he hates Game of Thrones. I couldn’t agree more, both with the comment from “Recovering Lutheran” that David quotes at the top of his post and
Continue readingI never liked Alice Walker’s writing. The Color Purple was a poorly written pulp novel that got traction because it was marketed as a black woman’s rising up from the chains of racism. Others have written the same, only better. Walker has now confirmed that her bad writing comes about
Continue readingI’ve had the weekend to ponder the wisdom of Israel’s attack against Syria and I’ve concluded that she definitely made the right decision. I’ll set out my reasons below, but I’d love it if you’d chime in with challenges, further thoughts, etc. 1. In a day and age of “weapons
Continue readingAnd another post that’s pure me, only it showed up at Mr. Conservative first: It shouldn’t have been complicated – if you’re responsible for the president’s huge, hi-tech, armor-plated, gas guzzling limo, and if that car is taking a trip overseas with the president, you make sure that everyone knows
Continue readingGandhi is revered because his policy of peaceful resistance brought down the British Empire’s century’s old rule over India. It’s true. It did. But what few are willing to acknowledge is that this tactic worked only because he was using it against a moral nation, one that had been financially
Continue readingI don’t believe there is anyone in the world who knows more about the UN’s ugly obsession with Israel than Anne Bayefsky. In this short video, she nicely sums it up. Almost none of this is new to me, but I appreciate her calm, objective, organized approach to the information.
Continue readingIf this article is correct, Iran’s inherent systemic failures mean that it’s not as far along in developing a nuclear bomb as concerned Western nations have feared. But the article’s author goes on to ask what I can only call a really stupid question (emphasis mine): The news comes as
Continue readingA simple but effective video: Hat tip: JoshuaPundit
Continue readingReality, stripped of politically-correct pap — or, Hamas is even worse than the Nazis:
Continue readingI have to admit that I can’t stomach more than one or two seconds at a time of Rachel Maddow. She’s such a party hack that, even if one stops pretending that she’s a journalist, she doesn’t come anywhere near being entertaining. She’s also in touch with her Leftism by
Continue readingOne of the really icky things about the Left is that it lacks a moral compass. There is no good or evil. There are only evil haves and victimized have-nots. In a sane moral universe, cultural arbiters would readily be able to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys
Continue readingFor the time being, I’m going to keep this floating to the top of my blog. New content will appear below. Be warned that there’s a 5 second load time for this. Wisely, considering the hacking Israeli websites are experiencing, the Israeli Defense Force site, which hosts this counter, checks
Continue readingThe first casualty of war is truth . . . and truth is never more at risk than in a war against an Islamo-Leftist enemy. Since the Israeli offensive began, social media and major news and television sites have been overrun with faked images purporting to show Israeli soldiers caught
Continue readingIt’s been another family-maintenance day, which precludes not only blogging but, quite often, even thinking. Having a house full of children is revitalizing and exhausting all at once. I also took my Mom clothes shopping, which makes her extraordinarily happy, but leaves me limp and floppy. I am every cheapskate’s
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