Newt? No Problem.
While I usually quote Time magazine’s David von Drehle only to mock him, he’s inarguably right when he says: The main problem Newt Gingrich faces in his campaign for President is not going to be the number of liberals who don’t like him. It’s going to be the number of conservatives who don’t like him. […]
Whatever Happened to AuH2O?
“People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.” — Edmund Burke, 1790 In 1964, Sen. Barry Goldwater (a) voted against the Civil Rights Act, and (b) was the Republican nominee for president. Goldwater’s argument against the Civil Right Act was that it constituted an infringement of property rights. Ron […]
Kate Puzey and the Death of Beauty
I asked myself — “Of all melancholy topics, what, according to the universal understanding of mankind, is the most melancholy?” Death — was the obvious reply. “And when,” I said, “is this most melancholy of topics most poetical?” From what I have already explained at some length, the answer, here also, is obvious — “When […]
Eyes of Texas on Herman Cain
A standing overation from a “capacity crowd” at the Austin Economic Club, Bryan Preston reports at PJ Tatler: Cain hit all of the major issues, coming out strong for border security in this border state (“Instead of suing Arizona, they should have gotten a prize!”), hammering away at liberal politicians and policies (“The problem with […]
Osama bin Laden’s Porn Stash?
Sam Foster at the Lonely Conservative was the first to predict that the “treasure trove” of electronic data discovered at Osama’s Pakistan compound would turn out to include computer porn. Now Reuters reports: A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. […]
Wisconsin Senate Seat Open for 2012 as Democrat Kohl Announces Retirement
This is very bad news for Democrats: U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl said he would not seek re-election next fall, believing it’s better to “leave a job a little too early than a little too late.” Kohl, 76, said it is time to give someone else the opportunity to serve in the seat he has held […]
Celebrity Herpes or Hollywood Hoax?
The amazing stuff you can learn by reading Wombat’s daily “Live at Five” headline round-up: A well-known “A-list” celebrity has reportedly been sued by a plaintiff who claims that the celebrity “swore he was STD free” prior to their hook-up in Las Vegas, which included unprotected sexual intercourse. Now the plaintiff has herpes and is […]
Obama Lies About Unemployment
Just flat-out makes up “facts” during a town-hall meeting on the economy in D.C. hosted by CBS News: “The reason the unemployment rate is still as high as it is, in part, is because there have been huge layoffs of government workers at the federal level, at the state level, at the local level . […]
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