Archive for June 2013
“Low information voter” does not imply stupid — sometimes just the opposite
Apparently, there are a lot of really smart people, who also happen to be very rich, who neatly fit the profile of the “low information voter.” Dave Boyer reports in The Washington Times: Making a pitch for Democratic candidates in 2014, President Obama told big donors in California Thursday night that Democrats favor free-market solutions…
Read MoreDaniel Boone in Kentucky
From Bill Bennett’s American Patriot’s Daily Almanac, Daily Readings on America, for today: On this day in 1769, Daniel Boone made camp among the rolling, forested hills of a hunter’s paradise he had long dreamed of exploring. He had spent several weeks trekking over the Appalachian Mountains, having “resigned my domestic happiness for a time,…
Read MoreJohn Hickenlooper: the governor that might have been
Mark Hillman on Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper: John Hickenlooper had a chance to bring a breath of fresh air to the governor’s office. Imminently likable and with a charmed political career, he could have been the rare maverick moderate Democrat – strong enough and bold enough to be a governor for all Colorado. He could…
Read MoreHow to understand Obama’s nomination of Susan Rice to be National Security Advisor
If you dig deep enough you can often find the perfect illustration for just about anything
Mr. Mullen’s RAMblings, which are always poignant and coherent and not rambling at all: For a product, an event, a moment in history. An art director of mine some years ago wanted to use the Mona Lisa’s calm and loving smile to portray the euphoria gained through smoking a fine Havana cigar. At one time…
Read More“We don’t condone heroics in this school”
Incident at Sir John A. MacDonald Junior High School, Michael Bester Principal, from the Calagary Sun, Calgary Alberta, Canada: A seventh grader from Calgary who stopped a bully from stabbing a classmate was reprimanded by the school for his act of bravery and sent home. Briar MacLean told the National Post he was sitting in study class last…
Read MoreThoughts on the death of New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg
Senator Frank Lautenberg died over the weekend at age 89 after a long illness. The news is awash with praise for his years of “public service.” Law abiding gun owners might disagree on the value of his service. No greater foe of the Second Amendment was known in America until the age of Obama and…
Read MoreGay marriage is a foregone conclusion, right? Because everybody is for it, right?
Wrong. It just got beat back in the blue state of Illinois. What same-sex marriage advocates won in the Illinois Senate on Valentine’s Day 2013 was just reversed. After weeks and months of hard work to accomplish what should have been easy, gay Democrat sponsor Greg Harris could not muster the votes, while Democratic Speaker of…
Read MoreThe Utah Data Center
You need to know about this. It’s a parody site, but the Utah Data Center is for real. It means we live in glass houses. Will George Orwell’s two-way telescreens be next? Click to enlarge. Your Facebook page and Twitter account might need a rethink. I got rid of both.
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