With apologies to P.B. Shelley . . . I met a traveler from bankrupt land Who said: ‘One vast and hapless head of stone Lies in the desert. Near it, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered website lies, still down. That haughty look, and sneer of cold command, And photo-op … [Read more...]
The Red Queen in Alice
So the House has now passed a bill that defunds Obamacare. The president is miffed, and certain Republican establishment honchos are apoplectic. These realists of the right say that this quixotic business has got to stop because "you can't govern from one half of one third of … [Read more...]
Ya Think?
The first reference to the Patriot Act that I can find on this blog comes from September 2007. (I started blogging in the middle of 04). At that time it was my view that "the Patriot Act would have had Patrick Henry running to his gun cabinet." The next March I wrote about why … [Read more...]
Dear IRS Friends . . .
Dear IRS Friends, Thank you for your recent letter requesting that I, as the owner of Earl's Transmission and Repair, meet together with one of your representatives for the purpose of conducting an audit of our business records. As you must know, this is the kind of request we … [Read more...]
Not Enough of a Chump
Having watched some (usually reasonable) talking heads go on about the Verizon monstrosity, and then the PRISM thing -- Grendel's mother -- I am struck once again with how so many modern conservatives miss the point. They do not understand the central principle of limited … [Read more...]
Gedunk Government
So then, it appears as though the president is making a hash of it. The Unaffordable Care Act supplies the corned beef, the hard leftism of his administration would be the little diced potatos that we see everywhere, and this latest scandal triad is the hot grease that makes the … [Read more...]
Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck, So To Speak
The balconies of Heaven are crowded to overflowing as the angels have all gathered to watch the brilliance of Our Serene Leadership on display. You know how it goes -- whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. And the angels pay good money to stare at it, fascinated. … [Read more...]
But America Isn’t Jesus
The most apropos tweet concerning the debate last night came from John Piper: "Obama: America, the only indispensable nation. Romney: America, the hope of the earth. This does focus our prayers for them." I want to get to that in a moment, but first let me just affirm the … [Read more...]
Jackie Robinnson Whiffs It
I have already written some about how I think the election is going to go, and this is related to that. This is not the same subject, but is related to it. A cynic might say that this is only a different subject in the sense that I am doing post-election analysis before the … [Read more...]
Buttering the Stage
I TIVOed the debate last night, and then hopped my way through it, like it was an ankle deep muddy stream. I got enough to get a decent feel for it, without subjecting my sanctification to the blah blah parts.So here are just a few random observations, which I would ask all to … [Read more...]
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