Grandstanding & Balderdash

When we re-elected Barack Obama last month we knew what we were getting. We’d just gone through four years and had lots of time to evaluate his policies and measure his leadership. Evidently, a majority of us were content with what we saw. What’s the problem? His failure to make a deal is no surprise. He’s not a dealmaker, like Clinton. He’s an ideologue who wants his way, and he’ll re- main...

North American ostrich

{Genus liberadumis Avianus} This new genus of avian has sprung up and become very prevalent in the continental United States, but can also be found in plentiful supply in the Hawaiian Islands, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. It was fairly rare prior to 1990, but due to migratory predations, climate change sensitivities, nesting dominance and flocking gregarity, it’s now a common sight in virtually every...

Fiscal cliff, or fiscal 9/11?

All this talk of cliffs is misleading, since it implies there’s a pile of something at the bottom of the cliff. Bruised and torn bank notes, wrinkled credit reports, ripped IOU’s, contracts, stuff like that. Makes you think OK, we’ll carefully go through, reconstruct it, and go forward from there. Just wishful thinking, like when the towers fell on 9/11. We sifted through the debris pile for personal effects, remains,...

Hollywood Hubris

It amazes me how A-list actors/actresses/athletes seem willing to put their careers on the line by advertising and promoting their politics. I guess when you’re worth $50M you don’t care what people think, not even fans . . . Here are some recent, particularly egregious examples of these misinformed celebrity ideologues doing their thing:   Jamie Foxx > as guest on TV’s SNL “ Everybody give it up for our lord...

Circle the wagons

Every staunch conservative knows there’s no escapin’ this plight. No retreat. We got to stand & fight best we can, whatever odds may be. We took a good licking November back, no doubt. Those liberal boys handed us our hats and escorted us to the door. Question is, are we leaving, stayin’, what? I can’t speak for others, but I was invited to this shindig straight and proper. I’m a lifelong member, paid my dues,...