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September 2009

September 02, 2009

Obamacare & the Insistent Vector of Love -UPDATED

When Sarah Palin talked about the “death panel” provisions residing within the Obamacare bill she...

August 2009

August 31, 2009

The Pinnacle: slim, sharp & lonely

Catching up on all the stories since I have been away and I must have...

August 31, 2009

"The stuff priests are made of…" UPDATED

Wow, a great photo via the Crescat, who recounts the story she found here and...

August 24, 2009

Nibbling at News & Adoring

Did I happen to mention that things are absurdly busy around here? I'm having a...

August 19, 2009

Equality of Opportunity or of Outcome?

Let's look some more at this piece by Jillian Bandes, on Obama's new "Chief Diversity...

August 18, 2009

Your MUST READ on Healthcare

David Goldhill has done all of us a tremendous service with his 10,000 word article...

August 18, 2009

Klavan, "Health" Panels & Goldsteins – UPDATED

I'm still in a retreat after-glow that has me only half attending to the world...

August 10, 2009

Same Old America; "Freedom & Opportunity"

I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day...

August 08, 2009

Sebelius cheers thugs & a GREAT photo essay

There is offensive language on this video, so if that bothers you, you are warned....

August 08, 2009

"Shut Up," he explained – UPDATED

Source <center Writes Allahpundit: "It’s practically a taunt." Indeed, I find it breathtaking. The man...

August 07, 2009

Protesting with Detachment, MLK-style -UPDATED

Early yesterday evening, I wrote: You know who could put a stop to the bad...

August 06, 2009

"Carrying Swastikas…"

(H/T) Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House: "They're carrying swastikas and symbols like that...". Kevin...

August 05, 2009

Obey-mian Representative Democracy

Source I'll say this for Life Under the Obama Regime, the inclusion of communist-inspired propaganda...

August 04, 2009

Obama as the Joker

For reasons that baffle me, a big deal is being made over someone photoshopping the...

July 2009

July 29, 2009

"Obama is making a birther out of me…" – UPDATES

Plowing through my email this morning that comment caught my attention: "Obama is making a...

July 28, 2009

Benjamin Franklin, We Need You!

Over the years, Franklin had been developing a social outlook that, in its mixture of...

July 20, 2009

No, you can't see the numbers; the King is a Fink

The King is a Fink by Parker & Hart So, the White House is not...

June 2009

June 26, 2009

Iranians use Michael Jackson to get attention

The clever Iranians have figured out that the only way to get the attention of...

June 18, 2009

Our freezing summer makes me gripe

It's freezing here; we can't swim, can't have the windows open. Every day is cold....

June 16, 2009

Twittering Liberty…and Hope – UPDATED

Emily Dickinson wrote: Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And...

June 16, 2009

Podcast; Office for the Dead (for Iran)

As I explain in the podcast, after turning alternative media for lack of MSM coverage,...

June 10, 2009

Off. Steven Tyrone Johns; Holocaust Hero – UPDATED

Don Surber says it's a bad day to be an American. Steven Tyrone Johns Let...

June 04, 2009

Lolcat Obama & Mustache: Hussein-alicious!

Barack Obama; Dreams of his Mustache Barack Obama continues to slowly reveal himself to the...

May 2009

May 19, 2009

Is Obama trying to Lead or to Rule?

So, to no one's surprise, it looks like the US Government is going into the...

May 12, 2009

Do you say "the" or "thee" – UPDATES!

Growing up, I was taught that when you are following the word T-H-E with a...

May 12, 2009

Prejean; cautionary tale for Christians – UPDATED

Good for her. In America, we should not be watching a person endure character assassination...

May 06, 2009

Why "the recession is over."

Yesterday, President Obama and Joe Biden went out and grabbed a burger in a bit...

May 05, 2009

"Make it stop…"

If you have never seen it, and I am betting you have not, do yourself...

April 2009

April 28, 2009

From Vagina to Vitae

Regular readers are aware that I once wrote a post entitled Labia's Up; Vagina Gazing...

April 28, 2009

Linkaround; Flowers & Weeds

It's spring; that time before summer when you get to decide what's a flower and...