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I was commenting at Althouse about Obama’s performance on the stump: Without a script Obama is a doofus. Another commenter popped up with this gem: Really? A doofus? You’ve been watching to many “Leave it to Beaver” reruns. So I responded (I can’t resist a set up). And Obama is still a doofus when he…

(and who isn’t) you may not have read the Bleat in too long a time. Well, here’s one worth reading (though you’ll want to skip down a bit past the candle): Well, let’s see what’s up with the Old Scout this week. Garrison Keillor’s column – America’s most peculiar example of a fine writer willingly…

Barack Obama is doing his best to link John McCain to a vaguely labeled “machinery,” and he just can’t stop talking about a certain “book.” Better worry, because things could get ugly: Things could get ugly in the coming weeks, he warned. “They’ve got a whole machinery that they’re cranking out,” Obama continued. “They’ve got…

Commenter RAH at the Belmont Club (5:26 pm) speculates on how the Green Movement and CO2 hysteria have played into the hands of the Russians. Russian President Medeyev was Gazprom President. In his new position he is buying contracts from other countries. Venezuela sells oil to Russia; Libya just signed a contract with Medeyev and…

American Thinker recounts the latest moves in Congress with respect to drilling for new oil resources. After reporting yesterday on Nancy Pelosi’s desire to develop a comprehensive energy bill instead of an up or down vote on lifting off shore drilling restrictions, the GOP immediately saw through her transparent attempt to make the bill so…

Dennis here. I’ve been drawing again and have plans with some old friends to revive a few dusty old ideas for comic books and strips. But I’ve never quite found the right idea for this site. I tried my hand at political cartoons a time or two (or five) here, but it never quite caught…

I’ve expressed skepticism about global warming, but it’s not often that I see politicians doing the same — especially in New Jersey: Responding to various new scientific reports questioning the concept of global warming, Assemblyman Michael Doherty today called on Governor Corzine to hold off on proposing any new regulations associated with the state’s Global…

The Polish President is not a happy camper. He has issues with Germany and France. WARSAW, Poland: Poland’s president criticized the way France and Germany have handled the crisis between Russia and Georgia, accusing them Saturday of being too soft on Moscow due to their commercial ties with Russia. Lech Kaczynski also said that European…

It seems Russian forces in Georgia have gone static. IGOETI, Georgia — Russian forces built ramparts of earth around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, seemingly digging in amid Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russia’s president. The #1 advantage of…

Stories like this provide a constant reminder of how important it is to vote against the activist left and their political supporters: On June 20, 2006, William Bruce approached his mother as she worked at her desk at home and struck killing blows to her head with a hatchet. Two months earlier, William, a 24-year-old…

Yep. Russia is exporting women. Always the sign of a country in decline when the women no longer care for the local men. This has got to be a blow to Russian pride. As a commenter from Norway said in response to one of my posts here at Classical Values, the chief exports of Russia…

There’s been talk lately that Russia has its eyes on the Ukraine, and I think I’ve discovered their first move: Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty destroyer of Soviet opponents in the “Rambo” and “Rocky” movies, now plans to advertise Russian vodka. Russian vodka producer Synergy said on Friday it had signed a one-year contract with…

In an earlier post about the Georgia situation, I agreed with Victor Davis Hanson’s characterization of the moral bankruptcy of the Western Left. From Chomsky on down, the ability of the Left to both scold the United States while obsequiously apologizing for villainous regimes (as long as they’re anti-American) never ceases to amaze me. But…

I was commenting at Winds of Change and some one asked if Bush had thought through his moves: And, of course, it helps to think through what comes next. Obviously given the moves and counter moves going on Russia has thought though its actions to the last decimal point and is advancing its position internationally.…

Russia has threatened to nuke Poland. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia warns Poland that it may become a priority target for Russia in the event the USA deploys elements of its missile defense system on the territory of this East European nation. To put it in a nutshell, Russia may strike…

Reports of Russians looting in Gori have been confirmed by closed circuit cameras. Euro News has a report. The government’s accusations of looting in the deserted town have been backed up by closed-circuit television images. For those left behind every day has brought news of another promised troop pull-out which has never materialised, while they…

Bob Novella at the Rogues Gallery has more sensible information on metamaterials and invisibility than is found in the news reports, and has some disappointing words for all the nerds out there: So many stories focus on the invisibility angle and there is some beef in that hamburger. This could potentially scale up and offer…

If anyone has information on the attack of the Russian trolls – examples, how to spot them, ip addys etc. Please leave a comment. It will help us expose them and help them improve their game.

Shelves. Other than the kitchen (and some rough wooden ones in the basement), this house doesn’t have enough of them, and I have waaay too many books. Hiring a finish carpenter to build them was out of the question, so I shopped around, and found three 28 by 72-inch units on sale for only $25.00…