Author: Simon

Today is the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Seventy two years ago – 1938. The wiki can get you started on the history. Cross Posted at Power and Control

An excerpt from the latest Ulsterman post. This is a discussion of the future of the Democrats. So there’s no hope for the party right now? Hope? That’s a tough commodity to come by for the hopeless. Look, the Democratic Party is suffering from temporary insanity right now. It’s a complete cluster -expletive- these days.…

My evangelical friends have been at it again. Some of these Biblical Christians have gotten involved in the internal affairs of Uganda. This report is from Jan. 2010. KAMPALA, Uganda — Last March, three American evangelical Christians, whose teachings about “curing” homosexuals have been widely discredited in the United States, arrived here in Uganda’s capital…

In case you haven’t heard we are now – for the winter – off daylight saving time. All your manual clocks need to be set back one hour. If that is a hassle – it is – may I suggest this radio controlled clock (sometimes called an atomic clock because it uses the American atomic…

It seems the Mexican government has found and destroyed 121 1/2 tons of marijuana. If you engage in a bit of the wacky tobacco, you probably have a pretty good idea of what a gram of marijuana looks like — maybe even an ounce. But even the most expanded mind would have trouble conceptualizing the…

I was reading this LA Times article on a five year old killed by Los Angeles gangs. So I posted this comment: The Drug War finances the gangs. Had enough yet? And within five minutes the comment was gone. I wonder if it was a glitch or editorial policy? Cross Posted at Power and Control

There is a recount going on and she needs money to pay for it. RSM has the details. Here is a comment I made at RSM’s site: I believe what is going on is the NRCC is trying to keep as many TEA Party people from winning as possible. How can they cut deals with…

In the comments at Eric’s post If I may strain a strained analogy, how many “legs” are under the Tea Party “stool”? A commenter made this point about my political position: I know how M. Simon has chosen. He has chosen poorly. Given the extreme choice between gulags and blue laws, I’m not certain which…

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Libertarian Republican reports on an astonishing statement by Illinois Senator Elect Mark Kirk. “Tonight I stand before you as a fiscal conservative, a social moderate, and a national security hawk.” Wow! Another addition to the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. Libertarian Republican goes on to say: Congratulations to the new Republican Senator from the…

Social conservatives are crafty. It is always ‘I believe in small government “except for….” ‘ and then the liberals chime in: “I have a few exceptions in mind too.” And we are off to the races. === Note: This was originally part of a comment to Eric’s If I may strain a strained analogy, how…

How could this happen? It doesn’t fit the narrative. The racist teabaggers have elected Marco Rubio, Susana Martinez, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Bill Flores, Allen West…. However Djou, Frazier, Tran, Parker, and Lollar were defeated by the racist Democrats… Heh! H/T Judith Weiss (Yehudit) on Facebook Cross Posted at Power and Control

According to the Chicago Tribune with 97% of the precincts counted Republican Mark Kirk is going to be out next Senator – taking the “Obama” seat. Because of our election laws (and because he was also elected to fill Obama’s unexpired term) he will be seated at once, lowering the odds of lame duck lameness.…

A little election day music courtesy of our British cousins. And please: Turn it up. Some hard pounding that. Let us give our esteemed Resident a Congress he finds it IMPOSSIBLE to deal with. And to do that – YOU HAVE TO VOTE Cross Posted at Power and Control

The Politico article referenced in the video has some choice words for Palin. Top Republicans in Washington and in the national GOP establishment say the 2010 campaign highlighted an urgent task that they will begin in earnest as soon as the elections are over: Stop Sarah Palin. Interviews with advisers to the main 2012 presidential…

A companion book to go with this this graph: The Emerging Democratic Majority Suggested by The Disappearance of the The Emerging Democratic Majority: The Failure of a Thesis

The Boyz at Hill Buzz are on to something. What it is ain’t exactly clear. But it has to do with South Carolina. So, last night someone in the Democrat political world here in Chicago read my post about something weird going on in South Carolina…and the mystery of why so many people are digging…

It could also be the Season Of The Bitch. But that is a different race. Which race am I thinking of? The O’Donnell/Coons race in Delaware. Obama is heading to Delaware again in a last-ditch firewall effort to salvage Commie Coons’ imploding campaign. Coons has now canceled the two debates he was scheduled to have…

I was reading an article about Drug Prohibition Violence in Mexico and as usual I had to say something. It went like this: It is not drug related violence. It is Prohibition Related Violence. That comment made my user rating drop like a stone. So I thought I would make another comment in response. With…

I liked this short history of the Battle of Chattanooga. Reeling from defeat at Chickamauga on September 19-20, 1863, Army of the Cumberland forces under the command of William S. Rosecrans retreated to Chattanooga to regroup. Braxton Bragg’s men drove to the summit of Lookout Mountain and retook the peak without a fight. With this…