Author: Simon

I posted this over at Power and Control. Sort of a subtle way of saying it is my birthday. I generally don’t make a big deal of it but since Eric let the cat out of the bag…. Thanks!!!!!!!!!! and hippie hugs. Oh. Yeah. I’m 66. I still feel 19. So I’m doing the 19…

I have been writing for the last week or so about how much I don’t like Paladino in the New York Governors race. You can find the articles: From The Beach Wedge Issues I think Warren Redlich is probably the best man for the job of those running. But let us be real. The odds…

Union pension plans in America are falling apart. Congress has a plan to fix that. Democrats in the Senate on Thursday held a recess hearing covering a taxpayer bailout of union pensions and a plan to seize private 401(k) plans to more “fairly” distribute taxpayer-funded pensions to everyone. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the…

Watch this video. Or this one: Needless to say the videos are Not Entirely Safe For Work. I posted the above to illustrate a point. Beach wear. Now I could have done a bit with guys in Speedos but I’m partial to the ladies. And my point? I’m getting to that. There is a race…

Nate Silver over at Five-thirty-eight is clinging to hope. His latest headline reads: Incumbents Polling Below 50 Percent Often Win Re-Election, Despite Conventional Wisdom So I wrote him a little something to cheer him up. Nate, You sound like me in 2008. Every tiny spark of hope magnified into a lightning flash. Look at what…

It seems the Presidential sector is in a similar condition. Barack Obama is being politically crushed in a vise. From above, by elite opinion about his competence. From below, by mass anger and anxiety over unemployment. And it is too late for him to do anything about this predicament until after November’s elections. With the…

My friend Atlas aka Pam Geller vents at length on the story of this cartoon’s non-publication in some places. Libertarian Republican discusses a New York Times Hit piece on Atlas. And for those among you who are looking for a cheap thrill (and thrilling it is) here is Altas in a bikini – mostly –…

I have been meaning to write a post about wedge issues (with the usual delays and procrastinations) when commenter Fritz obliquely brought up the issue. So I went a lookin and found this. So – procrastination over. Carl Paladino, Tea Party darling and New York Republican gubernatorial candidate, went on a shocking anti-gay rant, telling…

Someone threw a book at Obama during a rally to raise morale among Democrats. Does any one know what the title of the book is? Which brings us to another question about titles. This time the titles in question are the documents that prove ownership. It seems that with the slicing and dicing of mortgages…

The Wall Street Journal is looking at Republican chances in November and uncovers the secret Republican Strategy. GOP strategists said the party’s focus this year on fiscal issues rather than social wedges such as abortion and gay marriage has helped give centrists comfort in backing Republicans. You see. Republicans can win elections if they want…

What really surprises me this October is that the October surprises are coming so early in October. The normal time for them is the Friday before the election. Certainly no more than a week before the election. You don’t want to give too much time for counter battery fire. I think the Democrats are panicked.…

The KAOS kiddies have figured out an Internet strategy that will help them win this election. While checking their strategy this comment caught my attention. You do not have the choice to opt-out. Just like health care. OK. That was a cheap shot. And the comment was taken out of context. But still. This commenter…

This is a reprise of an oldie but goodie with an addition or two. The oldie can be found here if you want to see exactly how much I am plagiarizing myself. (can you do that?) In the video California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, who is a Democrat, obliquely takes a shot at the Republicans…

I think he should get a “U” too. H/T Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control

This video is Not Entirely Safe For Work. And it isn’t just the lyrics. There are hand gestures.

One of my social conservative friends and I were having the usual acrimonious discussion and he let slip that he didn’t give a fig about pushing social issues this cycle because the most important thing was defeating the current wastrels in Congress. Good. Because I really like working with social conservatives. Really. But it got…

Bet ya didn’t know that. Well it must be true because a few Federal lawyers say so. The attorney generals’ suit argues that the federal government can’t force people to buy a product merely because they are U.S. citizens. But federal attorneys say Congress can regulate interstate commerce and has imposed laws for more than…

The only thing government does well. Provided it can do it at all. Cross Posted at Power and Control

Our favorite commenter here at CV (well Eric’s and mine, I haven’t checked with Dave) has a very nice one in response to “for the good for society”? Or for the good of the state? In America we think that improving our society does improve our country. But there’s a hidden assumption that many other…