Archive for March 13th, 2009
Bastille Day
Are you like me in that it does pain you to watch someone else be embarrassed, humiliated and destroyed, even though you thoroughly agree with the person doing the embarrassing, humiliating and destroying? Even though you believe the person being embarrassed, humiliated and destroyed deserves it and more? To be honest, I have not watched […]
The Beckian Nine Principles
Glenn Beck is a breathtakingly stupid ex-DJ, who thinks wingnut spree-killers are forced into killing by political correctness. But he is also a thought-leader of the Republican party, so I’m sure there are better versions of post like this around the liberal internet tubes – but I just had to take a look at Beck’s […]
Around the Horn Friday
Kavips is now required reading. I hereby order you to read “Jump Starting America: The Kavipsian Plan to Fixing the Economy,” “The New Bad Assets Plan,” “Taxes and Balancing the State Budget,” “Scary Tea Leaves,” where he has the inside story on Valero and rising gas prices, and also predicts, based on the rise in […]
Credit Where Credit Is Not Due
Steve Newton of Delaware Libertarian has written two recent posts (more on his latest posts at the bottom) on the Glenn Beck organization We Surround Them. In the first post Steve appears far more concerned with those who take Beck and Norris seriously, claiming that it’s those (read:us) attempting “to stereotype everybody who disagrees with […]
One Can Only Hope
New Calls for Assault-Gun Ban Gun-control activists have renewed calls for the federal government to reinstate a ban on so-called assault weapons in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly shooting rampage in Alabama. Stricter national gun-control laws face dim prospects in Washington, however, despite Democratic control of Congress and the White House. Gun-control advocates say Tuesday’s […]
Switzerland to Loosen Bank Secrecy Laws
That collective gasp emanating from the Vicmead Hunt Club can now be explained. According to the BBC, Switzerland has agreed to loosen its bank secrecy laws after facing pressure from Washington and other international capitals. The Swiss government confirmed that in line with OECD rules, it would now respond to overseas requests for information in […]
Burris to Leave GOP.
From Delaware Politics: If Michael Steele gets forced out of his role as GOP Chairman by the pro-life movement as a result of his remarks, which, I’ll remind people, were pro-life remarks, then I’m leaving the party. And I’m pro life. I am not sure how they were pro-life remarks. Steele himself may be pro-life, […]
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