Breaking, Like The Wind: AP Reports Methane Gas Triggered Deepwater Horizon Explosion
by Smitty (via Kiser of 73Wire) Newsvine carries this AP report: The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according […]
A Video That Could Extract Tears From Chuck Norris
by Smitty Chris Cassone breaks out a tear-jerking feel good clip on Mother’s Day. It’s actually about veterans returning home, but there are plenty of moms included. It recalls my own childhood poignantly, down in San Diego, California, waiting for dad or some other relative to come in from deployment. Only there wasn’t much surprise […]
Chuck DeVore Responds To Sarah’s Endorsement Of Carly
by Smitty Dan Riehl was grim on the topic: . . .on the heels of her misguided Rand Paul endorsement, now Palin backs Fiorina in California. Chuck DeVore is the conservative in the race. That’s two endorsements she shouldn’t have made, as they hurt her brand, as much as they may help the candidate. I […]
Wisconsin 7: It Looks Like Duffy Is Packin’ The Gear
by Smitty Kathryn Jean Lopez notes: Rachel Campos-Duffy was a cast member on MTV’s The Real World. She actually brought Paul Ryan and Empower America to The Real World, believe it or not. But her starring role right now is as a young mom of six and wife of Sean Duffy Follow to the NRO […]
Alaina Podmorow Is To Laura Sjoberg As Joe The Plumber Is To Obama
by Smitty American Power takes National Offend A Feminist Week quite seriously, relating an incident wherein he quoted Alaina Podmorow, a 13 year old Afghan girl actually supporting the cause of oppressed young women. Laura Sjoberg, like any ivory tower authoritarian or Barack Obama, is having none of this. This is not to take anything […]
Lloyd Blankfein Wallows In Clintonism
by Smitty (h/t RedState, assist Pundette) I might have, but they would be at a general and very high level, not specific. Frankly along the lines–the same way I’m talking to you. It’s like this, Lloyd. You can say what you want. Your definition of ‘is’ might differ substantially from the simple, common sense one […]
Rubes: ‘Hey, Where Are We Going? What’s With The Handbasket?’
by Smitty The Editors at the Puffington Host would be amusing with lesser stakes: Members of President Obama’s deficit commission huddled behind closed doors today despite pleas from the left and right that they hold all their meetings in public. The move only heightens suspicion that rather than forging a national consensus on future spending […]
Marco Rubio: You Can Cool Your Heels In The Senate, But Don’t Stop There
by Smitty There is a reason why lesser candidates are wetting themselves at the thought of running against a simple, humble, clear speaker:
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