The Future of Conservatism
I’m at the Young America’s Foundation National Conservative Student Conference, where YAF vice president Patrick X. Coyle explains everything: Will have further updates, but you can follow the conference on Twitter at #NCSC10, and there is also a live Webcast. UPDATE: Now a few photos from the conference: A young conservative activist takes notes on a lecture […]
‘Humble and Polite’ Bloggers?
Diana Adams lists “22 Traits of Successful and Happy Bloggers,” including this: Humble and Polite – Humility and politeness go a long way in blogging and in life. Smart and savvy bloggers know this. I dunno. Arrogant and obnoxious have worked pretty well for me. We await commentary from mild-mannered Dan Riehl and the unfailingly […]
Recovery Summer: U.S. Now Losing Jobs
The New York Times writes a confusing lede, but ultimately can’t hide the bad news: With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, up from a downwardly revised 31,000 in June but below the consensus forecast of 90,000. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.5 percent. Over […]
This Kind of Stuff Happens to Successful Blogger Dudes All the Time . . .
Just one link from Instapundit, and next thing you know . . . Scoff if you wish, but once you get that ‘Lanche, they can’t resist.
‘Coked-Up Stimulus Monkeys’
No, it’s not the name of a punk rock band, it’s what Democrats are doing with your tax money: Harry Reid’s Plan to Save the Nevada Economy: Coked-up Stimulus Monkeys In the face of the worst recession since the Great Depression, where has the money from Harry Reid’s stimulus bill gone to help our ailing economy? Cocaine-addled […]
Ode to the Fail Whale
Damn you, Fail Whale, And damn your smile That taunts sarcastically. All the while, Tweeps are waiting For my latest words. Whale, why try to fly With little orange birds? “Please wait a moment and try again,” As if “please” could excuse Your smiling sin. Damn you, Fail Whale! Damn your courtesy, While “Twitter is over capacity”! […]
Kagan Confirmed, 63-37
The five Republicans voting yes were the Maine dames and three testicular atrophy cases led by (who else?) Lindsey Graham. “The confirmation took place as a thunderstorm raged outside.”
Equality Über Alles
“The evidence shows conclusively that moral and religious views form the only basis for a belief that same-sex couples are different from opposite-sex couples.” — U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, Aug. 5, 2010, San Francisco v. Schwarzenegger Joe Marier called yesterday to tell me about the California decision and my initial reaction was […]
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