Jan
31
Ideological parenting
January 31, 2009 | 3 Comments
In the last couple of weeks I posted a couple of blogs about birthing and parenting, and it elicted more comments than I get on most of my posts. It’s a trend I’ve noticed on other blogs – nothing sparks more passionate debate, it seems, than this topic. That’s fine, it shows that parents are [...]
Jan
31
None of the above
January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment
I am fairly amused by the almost pathological hatred that Mike Huckabee and his supporters have for Mitt Romney. This was brought home reading some of the thoughts expressed by my guests in the comments last night (and reading their own blogs). I’m not sure the hatred is a complete two-way street, at least in [...]
Jan
30
This is awesome
January 30, 2009 | 3 Comments
Michael Steele’s words, not mine, though I feel pretty much the same way.
Jan
30
Prophetic
January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
President Obama believes that we must take “urgent” action in order to stimulate the economy. President Barack Obama says the nation can’t afford “distractions” or “delays” when it comes to the economic stimulus plan working its way through Congress. Obama pointed to job cuts taking place at companies including Microsoft, Intel, United Airlines and Home [...]
Jan
30
Careful with that name
January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Something for the crankywife and I to consider. Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan. David E. Kalist and Daniel Y. Lee of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania compared the first names of male juvenile delinquents to the first [...]
Jan
30
Like waiting for the tooth fairy
January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, a pro-life Catholic Democrat, and a pro-choice Catholic Democrat are waiting on opposite sides of an intersection. In the middle of the intersection lies a one-hundred dollar bill. Who gets the bill? Answer: the pro-choice Catholic Democrat. Why? Because the other three [...]
Jan
29
Book reading
January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments
I’m not trying to mimic Darwin, but I’ve added a sidebar item to keep track of the books I’m reading this year. My goal is simply to beat the now ex-President. The next couple of months will no doubt test my ability to do that.
Jan
29
Some friendly winter tips
January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
Crankycon here with some friendly tips for all those people in the DC metropolitan area who are dealing with the agony of winter storm weather. After attempting to go running during my lunch break today, I thought it might be a good idea to go over some basics.
Jan
28
Republican spine alert
January 28, 2009 | 3 Comments
Last seen in approximately December 1995, gripped in the hands of one William Jefferson Clinton, the Republican spine resurfaced today. In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill Wednesday night with spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of the young administration’s plan [...]
Jan
28
School closing
January 28, 2009 | Comments Off
My mother just told me that the elementary school I attended in New York – St. Aloysius – will be shutting its doors in June. The Church itself will stay open. This is sad news, but not surprising. Registration at the school is about half of what it was when I graduated some 18 years [...]
Jan
28
When he’s right, he’s right
January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments
I’m not above recognzing when our new President is right, and, contra Ed Morrisey, President Obama is right. The suburban schools systems and many private schools in the region were closed today and the District public schools opted for a delayed opening because of the sleet and freezing rain that made some roads and many [...]
Jan
28
Too little, too late
January 28, 2009 | Comments Off
I am pleased that now that the GOP has been routed to the point that it now an almost insignificant minority, it has regained some semblance of fiscal sanity. The House Republicans are apparently unified in opposition to the stimulus pork package. Mike Pence, in particular, has been a strong voice of opposition. Sadly for [...]
Jan
28
Behold the power of Rush
January 28, 2009 | 4 Comments
As someone who continues to be a big fan of Rush Limbaugh, I am more than a little amused that Phil Gingrey has to go running with his tail between his legs to go on Rush’s show in order to explain his comments published yesterday in the Politico. “I think that our leadership, Mitch McConnell [...]
Jan
28
Ice, ice baby
January 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
I learned a valuable lesson today. If the snowplow or sand/salt truck has not come up your street yet, and your street is still basically frozen solid, do not attempt to drive up it. Of course, the only reason I was driving at all was to go to the grocery store to get salt (lesson [...]
Jan
27
No higher value
January 27, 2009 | 11 Comments
A conservative Christian group is calling for Human Events to fire Jed Babbin. (H/t: RS McCain) Radio host and bestselling author Gregg Jackson and a growing list of other conservative leaders, lawyers and activists are calling on Eagle Publishing to dismiss editor Jed Babbin and take immediate and decisive steps to restore the credibility of [...]
Jan
26
Et tu, Cornyn?
January 26, 2009 | 6 Comments
Congrats Senator Cornyn, you’ve been shown up by paragons of conservatism like Susan Collins and Arlen Specter. When you can’t even muster up the courage to vote against a tax cheat to be in charge of the frakkin’ IRS, what kind of opposition can we count on you to muster up in the future? For [...]
Jan
26
The sound and the fury
January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
It’s funny that the relationship of The American Conservative magazine and the Bircher right was brought up in the comments section earlier, because courtesy of Jay Anderson comes this Reid Buckley column from the pages of TAC. Buckley takes five pages and nearly 3,000 words to say the following: conservative thinking has suffered from a [...]
Jan
26
I’d pay to see this
January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
Forget the WWE, I’d totally shell out a few bucks to watch this. On Sunday afternoon Weekly Standard editor and New York Times columnist Bill Kristol — in an email exchange with Big Hollywood — agreed to debate Matt Damon on his Hollywood home turf after being informed the 38-year old actor ridiculed Kristol in [...]
Jan
26
Birth control is an economic stimulus
January 26, 2009 | Comments Off
At least according to noted theologian and first rate intellect, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Matt Archbold has the details. As I wrote in the comments at Jay Anderson’s site, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Jan
26
Logical Fallacy of the Day
January 26, 2009 | 8 Comments
My wife and I do not plan on having the baby sleep in the bed, but I couldn’t help but think this Washington Post article on the link between infant strangulation death and co-sleeping is a bit choppy. “Strangulation deaths are going up and bed-sharing is going up,” said John Kattwinkel of the University of [...]