Archive for March, 2009

Condom Condemnation

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

That “Ugly American Syndrome” showed itself again, these past few days, as the “we gotta have our sex” crowd in this country (and a few other parts of the world - mostly the “modern” world) condemned the Pope for his saying that condoms are not the solution to, but part of the problem in the […]

“Obama’s a Weenie”, Thought Osama the Lion

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

If there’s one constant in American culture and politics that leads our “diplomacy” to nought, vis a vis the Arab and Islamic world, it’s that we blindly (some - remember “The Ugly American” - would say, arrogantly) continue to assume they think exacly like us. That we share most basic values, perceptions, and objectives. They don’t. Their […]

Zebra Butts and Congress: a lot in common

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Watching Congress lately reminds me all too much of the stampeding zebras of the movie Madagascar2: thousands of indistinguishable striped asses (scuse moi Francais) would take to flight in a perfect symphony to escape whatever danger, or get safely (under the cover of the horde/herd) to whatever goal they wanted. Sometimes they just did it for fun!
Curious why I am so reminded? […]

Communist or Fascist?

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

KGB or Gestapo? Which would you say best describes the thuggery being exhibited by much of our Congress and Senate, right now, over the bonuses of about 100 AIG executives? Does it frighten you at all that:
1. A Senator suggests these executives commit suicide (for having gotten a $1 million bonus)? Maybe the same standard ought be recommended for […]

Renewable Energy Revolution … Oh Yeah!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

“During his address to Congress last week, President Barack Obama declared, ‘We will double this nation’s supply of renewable energy in the next three years.’
While that statement — along with his pledge to impose a ‘cap on carbon pollution’ — drew applause, let’s slow down for a moment and get realistic about this country’s energy […]

How Cold Is It? I Don’t Wanna Know!

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Yesterday the “Global Warmists” were protesting a coal-fired plant (providing the biggest share of the electricity they’d need to get warm later) while shivering in an “unseasonably late” snowstorm. Hmmm.
A month or so ago, climatologists with our national weather service said there had been no sign of warmer temperatures for a decade. “Not to worry,” said the Global Warmists, “that’s just […]

Taxing Charitable Giving, That’s Stimulating!

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

I don’t get it. Obama - President Obama - in order to “stimulate” our economy wants to discourage charitable giving. He wants to slash the tax credit/deduction for charitable giving.
Let’s see. I give $10 to my church it generally goes to pay staff. That’s stimulating. I give $10 to the food bank, it goes to […]