Archive for May 2011
Texas Deputy Ambushed And Shot To Death At Stop Light
A Bexar County (San Antonio) Sheriff’s deputy was stopped at a red light on the East Side when someone ambushed him — an attack so sudden he was unable to reach for his weapon or call for help. He died before emergency responders could get him to a hospital. The murder occurred at 2:12 A.M.…
Read MoreQuote of the Day — Unexpectedly!
Michael Barone says: “I’m confident that any comparison of economic coverage in the Bush years and the coverage now would show far fewer variants of the word “unexpectedly” in stories suggesting economic doldrums. “It’s obviously going to be hard to achieve the unacknowledged goal of many mainstream journalists — the president’s re-election — if the…
Read MoreMemorial Day Rolling Thunder
Guess Who? Ha! Lots more like this here.
Read MoreOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Memorial Day Speech At Keene, New Hampshire — 1884
Below are the opening and concluding paragraphs from “In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire”, a speech delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at Keene, New Hampshire on Memorial Day, May 30, 1884. He spoke of the meaning of memorial day, 19 years after the end of the Civil War in which 620,000…
Read MoreMemorial Day Lawn Poster
From an Atlanta neighborhood, via Roger L. Simon at The PJ Tatler:
Read MoreTen Cities With The Highest Violent Crime Rate
Overall violent crime is down across the U.S., according to the latest FBI stats. This is remarkable because most people think crime increases during a recession. Even if generally true it doesn’t seem to be true right now. Also, and this may surprise you, in spite of the sensational crimes that characterized the 1930s, the…
Read MoreTake a Leisurely Downhill Bike Ride This Memorial Day Weekend
Whatever kind of ride you do it will probably be considered leisurely compared to this ride in Valparaiso, Chile. This one is a little insane…¡un poco peligroso! Y tenga cuidado del perro. [A little dangerous! Watch out for the dog.]
Read MoreAssigning Blame for the 2007-2008 Economic Meltdown
In a nutshell, here’s what happened. Some politicians, almost all of them Democrats, decided that banks were not making enough home loans to poor people. Banks were demanding what banks have always demanded of borrowers — proof that the borrowers will have the ability to make the payments on the loan. So how to get…
Read MoreLiberals Are Stupid
You think that’s a radical statement? No, it’s not. Here is the definitive proof: $500 Million Obama Administration Program Will Help Kids ‘Sit Still’ in Kindergarten That’s right. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is spending $500 million of your money to teach 5-year olds to “sit still” in a kindergarten classroom. “You really…
Read MoreInnovators Going John Galt — The Wages of Government Sin
Envy of what others have created, manifested as an “entitlement attitude” has to be the most destructive force on earth. It not only destroys what others have created but also the hopes and dreams of those who covet what they have not produced. They who insist that others pay for their stuff by providing them…
Read MoreA Government That Rides On Our Backs
Ronald Reagan said, “So there be no misunderstanding. I don’t intend to get rid of government, only to make it work for the people. To make it a government that stands by our side, and not riding on our backs.” Washington is now in the hands of people who prefer riding on our backs to…
Read MorePaul Ryan Responds to Media Critics of His Plan to Save Medicare
Doing nothing, as Democrats, RINOS and the media seem to prefer, is not an option. Medicare will blow up their faces because it’s going broke faster than they thought. Were they actually thinking or was it just hope and no change? The Democrats intend to base their 2012 campaign on Medicare demagoguery, also known as…
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