Jul
2
“Scholars” rate Obama as 15th greatest President ever
July 2, 2010 | 11 Comments
So, why didn’t I stay in academics after I received my Ph.D? Lost of reasons, but right near the top of the list: having these types of mouthbreathers as my colleagues didn’t seem all that appealing. George W. Bush was no FDR, but Barack Obama could be. That’s the verdict of 238 of the nation’s [...]
Jul
24
Like feeling Low
July 24, 2009 | 4 Comments
Yeah I’m freeeeeeee Free Fallin’ Heh. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends). Just 25% [...]
Jul
23
Our stupid president
July 23, 2009 | 12 Comments
Our president is a radical ideologue bent on completely destroying the fabric of our country. But he is also a complete jerk who has no qualms about shooting his mouth off without knowing all the facts. As you all probably know by now, President Obama declared last night in his propaganda hour press conference – [...]
Jul
22
Egoist in Chief
July 22, 2009 | 3 Comments
I think this bolsters the point that Lydia at What’s Wrong With the World and Lawrence Auster are trying to make: namely, that Barack Obama is not a nice man. A telling episode recounted by Senate Finance ranking member Charles Grassley reveals the Obama administration might be more worried than they are letting on that [...]
Jul
15
No he wasn’t.
July 15, 2009 | 5 Comments
I have now read multiple blog posts about how President Obama was “booed loudly” at the All-Star game last night before throwing out the first pitch. Maybe I need to get my hearing checked, but after having seen it live and also a couple of times on replay, I don’t think this is remotely the [...]
Jul
6
Link-o-rama
July 6, 2009 | 2 Comments
So much to blog about, so little time. Here are a few links from around the net. -Fr. Z has the must-read post of the day: The Problem with Toning Down the Rhetoric – and Why We Probably Won’t Do It. This part is so on the money I need to paste it here. QUAERUNTUR: [...]
Jun
30
Shameless
June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments
With Pope Benedict XVI set to receive President Obama in a couple of weeks, surely progressive Catholics have too much self respect to try to make some sort of bizarre political hay out of the visit. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Last week witnessed Michael Sean Winters doing what Michael Sean Winters does best: writing logically strained, caricature-laden articles [...]
Mar
12
This isn’t funny anymore
March 12, 2009 | 4 Comments
So let’s keep score. In the past couple of days, President Obama’s choice to head the National Intelligence Council withdrew because the objections to his extremist views finally left him no choice. Now today we have news of an FBI raid into the office of one Obama appointee, as well as a Bronx DA’s investigation [...]
Jan
5
Another Bush in the White House? Maaaayyyyyybeeeeee
January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
John Hawkins freaks out over the prospect of Jeb Bush running for president at some point in the future, as Bush 41 suggests wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Let me just be the first to say; No more Bush’s in the White House, ever, for any reason. I don’t even want “Cletus Bush” in [...]
Nov
13
Energy and open primaries
November 13, 2008 | 4 Comments
Last Tuesday night’s election results should demonstrate, once and for all, one undeniable truth about elections: it is virtually impossible for a candidate to win when all the energy is in the other candidate’s camp. Exactly how many really enthusiastic John McCain supporters did you encounter over the past eight months? Until he selected Sarah [...]
Nov
8
Fun with presidential history
November 8, 2008 | 4 Comments
Because I’m such a stats geek (gallery: or just a geek) I thought I’d dig deeper into presidential election history and how the states have voted since the advent of the current two-party system in 1854. There have been 39 presidential elections featuring Republicans squaring off against Democrats, and they have yielded some fascinating results. [...]
Nov
4
Good use of technology
November 4, 2008 | Comments Off
Wow. It’s election night, and CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer is in New York talking to an Obama campaign strategist in Chicago. But instead of the split screen or window TV viewers might typically see during live remote interviews, the Obama spokesperson will be projected as a three-dimensional hologram, making it appear as if he or [...]
Nov
4
Live blogging
November 4, 2008 | Comments Off
I’ll be chiming in time to time tonight here and on Southern Appeal. My tv and computer are in different rooms, and I’ll be having some company over, so I probably won’t be blogging up a storm. Besides, I need to save some ammo for the post-mortems. But check in and I’ll be sure to [...]
Nov
4
In case of voter fraud
November 4, 2008 | Comments Off
I filled in my absentee ballot a week ago, so I got to miss out on all the fun of waiting for hours in line to vote today. Anyway, if you note any irregularities today: fraud, intimidation, violence, or electioneering, call 866-976-VOTE, and report what you saw. Oh, and don’t forget to vote. Unless you’re [...]
Nov
3
The people who decide elections . . .
November 3, 2008 | 6 Comments
And then determine the fate of our country, and perhaps the fate of the free world, are people like this: Sheen, of Lincoln, Nebraska, says his vote is coming down to one issue: abortion. Sheen says he’s “definitely pro-life” and he’s trying to decide whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain is more in [...]
Nov
3
They hate life
November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment
With the election a day away, it’s helpful to remind ourselves that there is a portion of the population that is unrelentingly hateful. They do not merely have different views on abortion and life issues – no, they are active enemies of the culture of life. And if Barack Obama wins tomorrow, and if Congressional [...]
Oct
31
Is he trying to help or hurt Obama?
October 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Doug Kmiec’s descent into madness has been one of the most awful spectacles of the election season. Evidently, he ain’t done yet. A top advisor to Barack Obama says, if elected president, the Democratic candidate will look to appoint Supreme Court justices in the mold of Justices Stephen Breyer and David Souter. “Of course, he’s [...]
Oct
30
George Will: Clueless
October 30, 2008 | 4 Comments
The meltdown of George Will into a bitter, angry scold has been one of the saddest things to witness over the past few years. Every now and then he has offered constructive criticism, but it is clear that he is a shell of what he once was. The latest example is this article. From the [...]
Oct
30
Is this really surprising?
October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Yet another non-conservative is jumping on the Obama bandwagon. The author of the End of History makes the latest awful argument for Obama. When Fukayama actually gets something right, then maybe I’ll consider what he has to say. Not only was his thesis in The End of History wrong, the book was just riddled with [...]
Oct
29
Rethinking Sarah Palin
October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment
Now that I have finally earned my Ph.D. and am officially a part of the Inside the Beltway intellectual elite, it’s time I reconsidered my support for the McCain/Palin ticket, especially because of the presence of the intellectual lightweight Sarah Palin’s on the ticket. I don’t know that I can support a Vice Presidential candidate [...]