Month: October 2010

To say that Michigan’s economy is in the dumps would be understatement. In many charts which compare states by factoring in unemployment rates alongside population exodus, Michigan ranks at the absolute bottom, because it has the highest unemployment rate and the highest population exodus rate. But there’s a little bit of “competition” (if you’ll forgive…

Is Batman Jewish? How about Superman? It would never have occurred to me that either show had a religious theme in any way, shape, or form. But if you watch the latest “Poliwood” with Roger L. Simon and Lionel Chetwynd, you will learn that some Muslim activist film maker has declared that because these shows…

It is a good thing that many Americans have a low tolerance for Moral/Cultural Socialism. It will make it harder for Sharia to get a hold on the country. Conversely every place we allow government to act is another place it can act differently later. And often does. Cross Posted at Power and Control

I’m having an argument with myself over sentimentalism. Last night I left this comment over at Dr. Helen’s blog: I don’t believe in the inherent goodness of man at all (often just the opposite), yet I often have feelings I would describe as sentimental. I think it is very possible to hate humanity and still…

Glenn notes that the Wikileaks doc dump further discredits various well-debunked antiwar theories. Four things to remember here in 2010: 1) 90%+ of civilians killed in Iraq were killed by Al Qaeda or Iran-affiliated militias, not coalition forces, who lost about 5,000 troops — most killed defending Iraqi civilians from those groups. 2) Saddam’s use…

While I have written about the race between Dynasty Democrat John Dingell and cardiologist Rob Steele, there’s an interesting new development which may catapult the battle into something other than the local news category. Bill Clinton is coming to town! From NBC’s John Yang Is Michigan Rep. John Dingell (D) — the longest serving member…

No, it’s not about Obama butchering a Reagan quote on government’s role, or another Scalzi post; I’ve concluded the writing of lefty fiction writers should be held only to the standards of fiction, and am swearing off taking their thoughts on the real world seriously enough to criticize, unless they hold elected office. Speaking of…

Viktor Ivanov is a fascinating character. A KGB man and Soviet war veteran of the old school, according to his Wiki bio Ivanov …served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977-1994. In 1987-1988 as a KGB officer he took part in the Soviet war in Afghanistan. In December 1990 together with…

Glenn Reynolds linked a thought experiment that intrigues me: let’s do a thought experiment. We won’t use the word “Muslim.” Instead, let’s use the word “crocodile.” OK? So the question is, do you qualify as a lunatic if you say, “You know, it’s certainly not completely rational, but when I see a crocodile on the…

Via Glenn Reynolds, I learned that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (who is running for Colorado governor) is complaining about “backwards thinking” in Western rural areas, and he has invoked the name of Matthew Shepard for political gain — clearly implying that people in rural parts of his state are the type of people who would…

Sarah’s comments about consequences which are meted out to writers who dare to say anything critical of Islam — by people who have no problem at all with vicious criticism of Christianity — make me wonder about the nature of free speech. We have the First Amendment, but that really does not guarantee free speech;…

I think one of the reasons the Democrats are losing political battles (they have already lost the zeitgeist) is that the Internet and instant money transfers have brought us into an age of flash Mob politics. Political parties no longer get to decide on a monolithic message. The people can bypass the parties and directly…

Tall Dave, who writes for Classical Values and who is an avid Polywell Fusion fan is having a birthday. I’m not at liberty to divulge his age. Happy Birthday Dave Cross Posted at Power and Control

Evidently saying the Pledge To The Flag is now an unusual occurrence before a political event. The whole thing got everyone in an uproar. Had I been there I would have pledged to the Constitution. Talk about increasing the uproar. Which brings up something I wrote the last time this craziness about pledges and flags…

A post by Clayton Cramer confirms my longterm suspicion that we are being ruled by near-total idiots. (I said “near total” only because they are intelligent enough to implement this zero-tolerance-based nonsense.) A friend works for TSA, and tells me that under certain conditions, TSA screeners will be taking actions that ordinarily involve dinner and…

Last week I emailed a link to M. Simon about the Obama administration’s threat to intervene federally if the California Marijuana Initiative passes. If California voters were still under the illusion that Proposition 19 would legalize marijuana, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sought to disabuse them of the notion last week. “We will…

Bury the Democrats on election day. TEA minus 12 and Counting. Cross Posted at Power and Control

My God is so powerful he doesn’t need any boosting from government. It is the weak gods that give us all the trouble. Always needing government help. Cross Posted at Power and Control

They might let the other side stink up the place for a while. Cross Posted at Power and Control