Most Are Occupied but Some Are Milling About

Gimmie the Whompwhomp!

2012-01-21T17:47:00.001-05:00

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Damu

2012-01-20T02:40:00.001-05:00

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SOPA: A Collision of Threatened Business Interests and Political Legerdemain

2012-01-17T20:54:00.006-05:00

There is a great opinion piece over on Mashable.com written by Chris Heald, a programmer that apparently scribes a dissenting opinion as well as he writes code. By now most of us have heard of SOPA. For the uninitiated, SOPA is piece of legislation that supposedly seeks to stop online piracy by criminalizing certain behaviors. In an effort to control internet piracy, SOPA grants broad

In Case You Missed Hakeem Nicks' 37-Yard TD

2012-01-15T18:36:00.001-05:00

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Prince Hakeem Nicks

2012-01-15T18:28:00.003-05:00

@ defending champion Green Bay Packers. First Half Stats: 5 Catches, 152 yards, and 2 TDs including a 37-yard hail-mary to end the half. By far my favorite football player of all-time. I am a Tar Heel.

Stupid brainteaser for stupid people

2012-01-03T14:37:00.001-05:00

I put $20 in a box and you put $20 in the same box. You buy the box containing $40 from me for $30. We both make $10!

Death To All But Metal

2011-12-29T23:38:00.002-05:00

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The UN Flew its Flags at Half Staff to Honor Kim Jong Il's Death

2011-12-29T10:02:00.000-05:00

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/un-lowers-flag-kim-jong-il_614948.html Is there any more wretched hive of scum and villainy in the galaxy than the UN? What a group of sick freaks. This is no different than honoring Hitler or Pol Pot.

Neti Pots

2011-12-16T09:43:00.001-05:00

FYI – don’t use tap water in your Neti Pots (those pots where you pour water up your nose to get rid of congestion) since it can carry a brain-eating amoeba that is safe to drink but is deadly if it gets in the mucus membranes around your nose/brain. Seriously. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2074957/Deaths-brain-eating-amoeba-linked-sinus-remedy-colds.html

Funniest line from latest Iowahawk "essay"

2011-12-16T09:36:00.001-05:00

“Speaking at a San Francisco fundraiser, Obama said, "Like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it's not surprising then that they

Quote of the Day

2011-12-14T17:28:00.001-05:00

“In other words, stop thinking of the Democratic Party as merely a political party, because it’s much more than that. We’re not just the party of slavery, segregation, secularism, and sedition. Not just the party of Aaron Burr, Boss Tweed, Richard J. Croker, Bull Connor, Chris Dodd, Richard Daley, Bill Ayers, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and Emperor Barack Hussein Obama II. Not just the party

This is brilliant

2011-12-14T11:19:00.001-05:00

This is one of the most brilliant synopses of the American welfare problem I’ve ever read. “By putting a pretty good safety net under people we've eliminated a lot of the really bad results that come from making poor choices. Few people dying of hunger, not likely to be kidnapped and sold into slavery, debtor's prisons are rather empty now. In other words we've severely reduced the area in

Mark "The Highlander" Steyn

2011-12-12T14:51:00.001-05:00

http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/government-330775-president-own.html Brilliant as usual. Mark Steyn’s column this week refutes - in one paragraph – the entirety of the Democrat position that welfare states create more “stable” societies. “In Europe, the political class is beginning to understand that the social democratic state created to guarantee permanent stability risks plunging the

NYU Offers Two (2) "Occupy Wall Street" Classes

2011-12-09T10:43:00.001-05:00

http://www.observer.com/2011/12/occupation-101-nyu-to-offer-two-occupy-wall-street-classes/ There is no higher education bubble!!! This is a very good use of everyone’s time and money!

Hot Wheels

2011-12-02T10:19:00.000-05:00

This thing looks kind of awesome...http://www.good.is/post/this-bike-generates-music-while-you-cruise-the-city/

Anybody watch the debate?

2011-11-23T09:44:00.001-05:00

All I want is somebody who can beat Obama. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204224604577030482569015376.html?mod=googlenews_wsjThere’s an interesting editorial in the WSJ today by Michael Medved…basically he argues that it’s moderates, not conservatives that will win the election. He argues this by using exit poll numbers from 2004 and 2008, which I don’t really trust, but for the

#obamaville

2011-11-18T00:05:00.001-05:00

Fighting the system with all their mite! (and scabies, and lice).

Teabagger's racist budget

2011-11-17T14:57:00.001-05:00

http://blogs.freedomworks.org/files/TeaPartyBudget.pdf Have you seen what those racist teabaggers are trying to do to the federal budget? They’re, like, trying to balance it and pay down our debt, which is in and of itself, bigoted and racist. Paying down debt is racist, not raising taxes is racist, and most of all, doing things like eliminating all earmarks and ending ethanol subsidies is

Heh

2011-11-16T18:46:00.001-05:00

Two economists are walking down the street; one looks down for a moment, turns to the other and says, “I think there’s a $100 bill lying on the ground there”. The other economist shakes his head and continues walking, “Can’t be – if there were, someone would’ve picked it up already.”

Wait

2011-11-14T18:26:00.000-05:00

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A Brief Message From Our President

2011-11-03T19:53:00.001-04:00

All I have to say is amen.

Freddie Mac is a Hoser

2011-11-03T19:41:00.004-04:00

Freddie Mac yet again proves itself a sieve for taxpayer contributions. Once more this ship has hit a fiscal iceberg and shamelessly comes back to the taxpayer trough with a request for $6bn in taxpayer bucks. At this point in time, I'm willing to see what happens if we let the thing go belly up. Quarter after quarter after quarter. On and on we go. Sheesh. Joyfully, at least for the time

Stolen From AoSHQ

2011-11-03T02:02:00.000-04:00

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Fyah

2011-11-03T01:43:00.001-04:00

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Hilda Solis calls the Tea Party "teabaggers"

2011-11-01T11:30:00.001-04:00

Why is it that the Obama administration feels it necessary to denigrate a substantial part of the American citizenry in order to further its aims? Being so divisive – pitting Americans against one another - is wrong and calling Americans names clearly ought to be beneath the office, but do they really think that it’s politically efficient? What a bunch of fucking amateurs.

YEEEAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH

2011-10-27T23:42:00.002-04:00

I think I've switch to Newt for 2012. Ron Paul is still the only serious person in the race. Perry is who I think would be a great federalist if elected. But if both of their campaigns are doomed, I think I have to back Newt v. Romney.Maybe I'm just bamboozeled by his press appearances, but if I can't have Paul or Perry, I think I want Newt.Tell me I'm wrong... please.var gaJsHost = (("https:" ==

Best comment about #occupywallstreet thus far

2011-10-27T17:15:00.001-04:00

"Occupy Wall Street food servers get sick of the "professional homeless people."" "They know what they’re doing." For three days beginning tomorrow, the cooks will serve only brown rice and other spartan grub instead of the usual menu of organic chicken and vegetables, spaghetti bolognese, and roasted beet and sheep’s-milk-cheese salad. They will also provide directions to local soup kitchens

#occupywallstreet

2011-10-25T12:14:00.001-04:00

So now that Meghan McCain has written an article about it, can we say that it’s officially over?

1000 Words

2011-10-22T20:01:00.000-04:00

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Obama to withdraw all troops from Iraq by 12/31/2011

2011-10-21T13:30:00.001-04:00

Wow. First the race card, then the birth certificate trump card, and now the bringing the troops home card? Obama’s internal polling must be showing a disaster coming if they’re pulling that card now – it’s the only card he has left!

A Nobel Peace Prize

2011-10-20T14:49:00.001-04:00

...is best given before you become known for liquidating brown folks who may or may not be terrorists and anyone unlucky enough to be in close proximity and toppling foreign government.

Good summary of Alinsky

2011-10-18T11:34:00.000-04:00

“Alinsky rode into town on a one-trick pony that the Left has since turned into its warhorse: Agitate one side’s grievances, and appeal to another side’s decency and gullibility in order to provoke the establishment, whose reaction will unite the other two. Then the community organizer charges in on his nag-turned-steed and proceeds to set the rot in motion under the banner of “progress.”” –

Something to remember

2011-10-13T12:47:00.001-04:00

"If you're not paying for it, you're not the customer. You're the product."

You've Probably Heard This Already

2011-10-09T19:11:00.000-04:00

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Shablagoo!

2011-10-05T17:31:00.000-04:00

Just a friendly reminder, new South Park tonight at 10:00pm.Watch it.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-x");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}

Quote of the Day (#2)

2011-10-05T13:32:00.001-04:00

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.-Mark Twain^ This one was too good to wait until tomorrow.

Quote of the Day

2011-10-05T13:31:00.001-04:00

Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold.-Mark Twain

Trade war with China

2011-10-04T11:10:00.001-04:00

Maybe it won’t improve the United States’s economic situation, but it feels right to put a modest tariff on Chinese imports, just as China does to American imports and I think that sometimes economists get too clever by half. I’m sure there are various and sundry computer models that predict a global slowdown in trade and more expensive goods at home to be detrimental to American consumers,

This is pretty sweet

2011-10-01T08:58:00.000-04:00

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A response to former Enron adviser Paul Krugman

2011-09-30T13:57:00.001-04:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/opinion/krugman-phony-fear-factor.html It is not only the over-regulation and over-taxation that the Obama administration is imposing on the American people that is destroying the economy, though those are important factors. More important, however, is the fact that people are beginning to give up hope because they feel that the deck is stacked against them.

Twitter

2011-09-28T16:38:00.001-04:00

Reading Anthony Weiner’s old twitter feed is hysterical. Why don’t they at least take it down? “Thanks to all my new followers im drawing close to Bachmann. #ScrappyChasingCrazy.” – might be my favorite one. A fucking asshole to the bitter fucking end.

Funny joke?

2011-09-28T16:21:00.001-04:00

"We don’t allow faster than light neutrinos in here" said the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar.

Forbes 400

2011-09-22T09:32:00.001-04:00

Check out how different the entries for the Koch Brothers are from George Soros’s. Completely sickening. The Koch Brothers keep to themselves and are patriots. George Soros is a Nazi collaborator and tries to subvert democracies worldwide. Guess which ones the article paints as a trust-fund monster? Also – note the bottom of the list for Charles Koch – “forest products” oh, you mean PAPER?

Clown nose on, clown nose off

2011-09-21T11:41:00.001-04:00

Jon Stewart is “America’s Most Trusted Newsman/Comedian/Newsman” – Jim Treacher

Quote of the day

2011-09-13T08:25:00.001-04:00

"Bushwick is over. I miss the days when the true creatives who were breaking ground lived here. In fact, I moved to Bushwick when the mere act of doing so was a piece of meta-performance art. I graduated from Wesleyan with nothing more than a fine arts degree and a small trust fund and with like-minded artistes we founded something that comes around once a decade and that is quickly ruined by

Lock & Load f Kurupt

2011-09-10T20:29:00.002-04:00

Very interesting comment from Jonah Goldberg

2011-09-09T15:44:00.001-04:00

“While I get choked up over some of the stories from 9/11 as much as the next guy, I have to say there's something about the way we're marking the anniversary that bothers me. For instance, where's the celebration that we're kicking the enemy's ass? Bin Laden is dead. Al-Qaeda is a wreck. Saddam Hussein, who may not have orchestrated 9/11 but who was certainly our enemy, is dead. I don't want

Quote of the Day

2011-09-09T10:02:00.001-04:00

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.” - Robert Heinlein

Question

2011-09-03T23:52:00.001-04:00

Is Zero Hedge to be taken seriously? I can't tell. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-x");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}

Retail Stupidity

2011-09-02T10:43:00.001-04:00

You know what really grinds my gears? When I’m waiting in line at a retail store or fast food restaurant and the cashier says something like, “Can I help the next guest?”. I’m not a guest in your store and you’re not my host, I’m a customer. You’re not giving me anything, which is what hosts do to guests; I’m paying you for goods. I’m sure there’s some too-clever-by-half study that the

Quote of the Day

2011-08-25T09:47:00.001-04:00

“Obama has done for the economy what pantyhose did for foreplay.” – Kinky Friedman

Rubio! Rubio!

2011-08-24T08:10:00.000-04:00

Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists

2011-08-19T12:56:00.001-04:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/18/aliens-destroy-humanity-protect-civilisations So apparently some NASA “scientists” have released a statement claiming that an alien civilization may detect the minute changes in the composition of Earth’s atmosphere [via CO2] and recognize that humans are a rapidly expanding civilization that may become a threat to them, and so may destroy us

Trivia

2011-08-19T09:17:00.001-04:00

The term “rookie” comes from a Civil War term “reckie” which is short for “recruit”.

Security Kabuki

2011-08-11T07:55:00.000-04:00

At the restaurant inside the terminal they give you a plastic knife and a metal fork - I'm pretty sure someone could do more damage with a fork than they could with a dinner knife. And don't get me started on the number of shivs a person could make. It's just beyond stupid. Like very regulation, it only affects those that were going to follow the rules anyway. Sigh.

Headline from AoSHQ

2011-08-11T07:44:00.000-04:00

"The Left is Absolutely Going to Lose Its Mind Over Rick Perry"Yep. That's part of why I like him - enemy of my enemy is my friend.BTW - posting this from JFK after an absolutely masterful line-skip at security. Just ignore the ropes, they're for "normies".

Obama Voters

2011-08-09T09:32:00.001-04:00

There is simply no logical reason to have voted for Obama. Obama voters are simply uneducated hillbillies that were attracted to the shiny thing.

Fucking California

2011-08-05T12:39:00.001-04:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-money-20110804,0,1443947.column 38% of the state’s budget ($79.2bn!) is supplied by the federal government i.e. the rest of us taxpaying suckers. Two things about this – 1) California’s budget is ridiculous, it’s like the size Mexico’s and 2) I would love part of the balanced budget amendment to contain a provision that prohibits the federal

Insta-Classic from The Onion!

2011-08-04T14:07:00.003-04:00

SEWARD, NE—Claiming he wasn't afraid to let everyone in attendance know about "the real mess we're in," Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reportedly got drunk Tuesday and told everyone at Elwood's Corner Tavern about how absolutely fucked the U.S. economy actually is.< Black0ut Ben rocks the jute-box....

Heh

2011-08-03T21:47:00.001-04:00

This is pretty funny.Sad some (D)-bag lawmaker had to respond to some whiny twit student who was upset his/her God-King was being mocked.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("

Walter Russell Mead

2011-08-03T13:15:00.001-04:00

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/08/02/the-progressive-crisis/ He absolutely nails it in this one. Especially here: “It is not that evil plutocrats control innocent bureaucrats; many voters believe that the progressive administrative class is a social order that has its own special interests. Bureaucrats, think these voters, are like oil companies and Enron executives: they

The Spending is Nuts!

2011-08-01T22:41:00.000-04:00

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Yeah Yeah Yeah: Whatevs

2011-07-30T16:22:00.002-04:00

I don't care what you think, this vid touches both sides of my psyche:Ron Paul, 2012 or Bust!(OK, I'll take a Rick Perry, but Paul is the first choice)var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._

original or the remix?

2011-07-30T10:48:00.000-04:00

Because, That's Why

2011-07-29T18:29:00.000-04:00

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Trivia of the Day

2011-07-29T15:58:00.001-04:00

A group of jellyfish is called a “smack”.

Usually I don't care about building design, but this is awesome

2011-07-29T12:30:00.002-04:00

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/26484/star-wars-lumbering-monstrosity-becomes-slick-office/ Inspired by Sandcrawlers, monstrous shelter-type things used by the Jawas in Star Wars, the new steely, glassy Singapore office building of LucasFilm was conceived by international firm Aedas. The design has just won the Chicago Athenaeum’s International Architecture prize.

The Five

2011-07-26T17:49:00.003-04:00

So, The Five is the show on FOX that replaced Glenn Beck's program. And all I can say is anything that lets me watch Greg Gutfeld while the sun is up is a good thing.But what really surprises me is how likeable and funny Bob Beckel is.My prediction: A few months down the road there will be a Gutfeld/Beckel show in the mold of Hannity/Colmes, but much funnier and more interesting.Check it out

Rick Perry on Gay Marriage in NY

2011-07-25T11:10:00.001-04:00

"Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That's New York, and that's their business, and that's fine with me. That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business." Amen, brother. That kind of federalism is the primary reason I like Rick Perry.

Random thought

2011-07-24T11:23:00.000-04:00

People always say how gambling is stupid, because the odds are stacked against the player. "Vegas wasn't built out of winners" type thing. And yet those same people would undoubtedly tell you that life insurance is a smart thing to have.Guess what?NY Life, Met Life, and Berkshire Hathaway weren't built out of people paying the correct amount for their premiums, either.

The Easy Stuff

2011-07-22T16:27:00.002-04:00

"In late 2008 and early 2009, the Federal Reserve Board again invoked itsauthority under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act to authorizeassistance to avert the failures of three institutions that it determined to besystemically significant: (1) American International Group, Inc. (AIG); (2)Citigroup, Inc. (Citigroup); and (3) Bank of America Corporation (Bank ofAmerica)."Is there anything

Obama's Scorched U.S. Initiative!

2011-07-21T12:54:00.003-04:00

Funny if not so true!

Col. Allen West

2011-07-19T20:27:00.001-04:00

The man continues to be my hero.http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0711/Allen_West_tirade_WassermanSchultz_viledespicablenot_a_Lady.htmlA letter to Debbie Wasserman-ShultzLook, Debbie, I understand that after I departed the House floor you directed your floor speech comments directly towards me. Let me make myself perfectly clear, you want a personal fight, I am happy to oblige. You are the

That's How You Write An E-Mail!

2011-07-19T19:00:00.001-04:00

Please, just follow the link.My favorite bit? Signing it with a "Steadfast and Loyal" tag line.The man is just awesome.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-x");

President

2011-07-17T09:26:00.000-04:00

Is it going to come down to Perry, Palin, and Romney? I know only one of them has declared, but those are my three finalists.

Aww

2011-07-16T16:57:00.001-04:00

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Quote of the Day

2011-07-15T13:36:00.000-04:00

“In the history of human thought science has often come out of superstition. Astronomy came out of astrology. Chemistry came out of alchemy. What will come out of economics?” – Bernard Lewis

Kenny Powers CEO

2011-07-14T12:48:00.000-04:00

This is outstanding!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjc5LFThDTQ

Example of our "Adversarial Press" of the Day

2011-07-13T10:24:00.001-04:00

“Can we just enjoy Obama for a moment? Before the policy choices have to be weighed and the hard decisions have to be made, can we just take a month or two to contemplate him the way we might contemplate a painting by Vermeer or a guitar lick by the early-seventies Rolling Stones or a Peyton Manning pass or any other astounding, ecstatic human achievement? Because twenty years from now, we're

Quote of the Day

2011-07-12T14:01:00.001-04:00

“On the whole, I prefer an unrespectable reptilian press sticking its foot in the grieving widow’s doorway to, say, a media of portentous over-credentialed unreadable drones with no greater ambition than to serve as court eunuchs to the Obama administration.” – Mark “The Highlander” Steyn regarding the Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World hacking scandal

Apocalypse Fatigue

2011-07-11T16:23:00.001-04:00

George Will via Don Surber http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/37698#more-37698 “if the world’s economy is that fragile, maybe it should collapse.” Amen. I freely acknowledge that life would be much harder after a collapse, but at least it will be REAL (for those of us that survive – and given my health problems, it will be extra difficult for me). Obesity and video games will

Return of NINJA Loans?!

2011-07-11T11:09:00.002-04:00

IBD: Holder Launches Witch Hunt Against Biased Banks http://bit.ly/pCpYOTNo longer shall minorities be excluded from mortgage financing by virtue of being a recipient of public assistance. Moreover, public assistance can actually be counted as income...if you are a minority of course. Did the Administration learn nothing from the financial crisis? Do they even care about anybody other than

App-Tastic!

2011-07-09T23:58:00.001-04:00

I really need to explore my android more often. Schweet.

Wolfers

2011-07-08T18:06:00.000-04:00

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English Majors Wanted

2011-07-07T16:06:00.003-04:00

Noted English Major and theater critic Kevin Williamson consistently makes the right point in regards to the right question. Just so.Part of what I like so much about economics is that the vast majority of it is simple, intuitive stuff. If X happens, how does Y respond? Sure, we have to make lots of assumptions that are not always carried out in practice, but the field allows for reasonable

The Left's "Patriotism"

2011-07-07T15:26:00.001-04:00

http://www.patheos.com/community/philosophicalfragments/2011/07/05/yes-im-questioning-your-patriotism/ “In a sense, I can’t blame her. It was no character flaw that inspired her anti-patriotism. Her caricature of America’s history and character was merely a product of her education. It is an ideological disease that has overtaken some precincts of ultra-liberal academia, especially in the

Quote of the Day

2011-07-07T11:06:00.001-04:00

“We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. Then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again.” – Sen. Marco Rubio

Quote of the Day

2011-07-05T15:56:00.001-04:00

“War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he will fight, nothing that is more important than his own personal safety is a more miserable creature and has no chance of ever being free unless by the efforts of greater men then himself.

LIFO Accounting Gonzo?!

2011-07-05T15:55:00.001-04:00

Suffice it to say that the term "ripple-effect" is not in the lexicon of this business-illiterate administration...Bloomberg ArticleObama Wants to Scrap $72-Billion Business Tax Break as Republicans BalkBy Heidi Przybyla - Jun 27, 2011Barack Obama's proposal to end a business tax break worth $72 billion is among the tensions the president may confront as he meets today with Senate Minority Leader

Which type of accent do you have?

2011-07-05T15:30:00.000-04:00

This doesn't surprise me too much. My accent has definitely changed since I've lived in NYC and people have always said that I didn't have much of a Southern accent when I lived down South (at college, people said I sounded like a Yankee). Which American accent do you have?Neutral You're not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more

Liberal Frankenstein

2011-07-01T10:51:00.001-04:00

My top three conservative writers are Mark Steyn, Charles Krauthammer, and increasingly VDH. VDH always puts current events in a historical context – he reminds me of Neal Stephenson that way. It’s important to understand the big picture, especially as things change. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/270892 “This Fourth of July, what remains is the Founders’ vision of a limited

Rubio! Rubio!

2011-07-01T01:11:00.001-04:00

Marco Rubio calls out Obama's busch league rhetoric. Awesome. http://tumblr.com/xhl39iz7uiSent from my iPhone

ATL Reforms Defined Benefit Pension Plan - BAM!

2011-06-30T14:03:00.002-04:00

I just moved to the Dirty South, and so far I like what I am seeing. Newly hired public sector workers were all put on defined contribution plans aka a 401(k), and the existing defined benefits (aka ticking time bomb unfunded liability set to demolish any budget, See: New Jersey) were significantly scaled back. That is awesome news for my status as an Atlanta taxpayer. When I was in NYC, the

If POTUS only had to LOOK the part - Mitt Romney vs. Rick Perry?

2011-06-28T21:01:00.012-04:00

Who looks more like a potential POTUS candidate, Rick Perry or Mitt Romney? They are both archetypal, but I'd have to say Perry looks a little more genuine than Mitt. Which one do you think *looks* the part? Rick Perry (left) vs. Mitt Romney (right)

If you want to read something awesome

2011-06-28T20:50:00.001-04:00

http://patterico.com/2011/06/28/thirteen-clear-factual-errors-in-richard-stengel's-essay-on-the-constitution-and-i-am-looking-for-your-help/Read this utter demolition of an article from Time Magazine by Richard Stengel (supposedly a constitutional scholar) by Aaron Worthing. I haven't seen such a fisking in quite a while. Here are a couple particularly devastating passages:"And no, not every

Random Observation

2011-06-28T19:01:00.000-04:00

Shep Smith is the Nancy Grace of Fox News.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-x");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}

National Lottery A.K.A. Jury Duty

2011-06-28T17:30:00.003-04:00

So we are all (or at least most of us) at some point called on to serve as a jury member to help adjudicate a criminal case. It is referred to as a civic duty. No one wants to deal with being a juror for what way end up being weeks on end. At least no one who we might want on a jury should enjoy it.Yet, we call political actors servants of the public. Much like the juror as he executes his civic

Democrats

2011-06-28T13:00:00.001-04:00

You’re a Democrat because you’re either 1) a member of a Public Employee Union 2) an Identity Politicker 3) a Welfare Recipient 4) a Trial Lawyer or 5) a shameless, cynical exploiter of one or more of the previous categories. Every Democrat fits into one of those 5 categories.

Via The ONT at AoSHQ

2011-06-27T21:43:00.001-04:00

So, this isn't my usual fare, but I kinda like this tune, especially as the guy is making every sound you hear with his mouth and a loop recorder. Enjoy:var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));try{var pageTracker = _gat._

Nyan Cat

2011-06-27T15:56:00.000-04:00

How long can you nyan?