Author Archives: Joel

Well, friends, with any luck this’ll be the day. What Reason is calling the “Health Care Superbowl” is supposed to finally get its day in court, hopefully followed by a swift and sure execution. Damn, I wouldn’t be Nancy Pelosi … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — Two scholars say in a new research paper that despite earlier denials, the Census Bureau was deeply involved in the roundup and internment of Japanese Americans at the onset of U.S. entry into World War II. The academics … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the last hour stewing about this. I spent time before that surfing, trying to find more information, trying any way I could to find some spin that made any sort of honorable sense. I’ve given up. Now I’m … Continue reading →

In answer to the post below, The Grey Lady said, in part, Accidentally stumbling on that site [Survival Blog] was what got me going down my freedom oriented road, woke me up with a slap in the head, well a … Continue reading →

I may have to scrub my fingers to the bone after posting this, because I’m about to write in favor of (Can’t! Say! It!) Okay, I’m about to write about two laws. They may be quixotic and doomed laws, but … Continue reading →

On Monday I posted about JPFO’s “Bagel Brain Jews” flier, which has been getting quite a lot of ink. My point was that, however right Aaron Zelman and JPFO might be in pointing out the senselessness of liberal Jews crying … Continue reading →

If I’m going to wake up with a song in my head, I’d prefer that it be a song I can stand listening to. I like Don McClean. Really, I do. But his output was…uneven. There’s Vincent, which could make … Continue reading →

Heh. Capitol Hill Cops Decry Bullying Staff Members U.S. Capitol Police officers say they need more backing from their leaders to stop congressional staffers who insist on bypassing metal detectors when entering the Capitol with lawmakers. Several officers, who spoke … Continue reading →

…why do people even use these “social networking services?” WASHINGTON — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover … Continue reading →

You missed your daughter’s birthday party because an airplane landed on you. Well, it gets points for originality. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to … Continue reading →

Claire over at Backwoods Home Blog wrote a great piece this morning. It seems she has this regular column in SWAT Magazine, and that this month’s column was titled Proudly Redneck. And somebody…well, I’ll let her tell it. The article … Continue reading →

How much happier we’d be.

This health-care thing, for all its many downsides, is at least becoming fun to watch. This Fox article (yes, I know) claims to quote Madame Pelosi as saying, “Nobody wants to vote for the Senate bill.” Of course she intends … Continue reading →

My wi-fi, or possibly satellite, connection is weak and tenuous. I only seem able to stay on for a few seconds at a time this morning. W’s having the same problem only worse and we’re working on it but it … Continue reading →

WHAT’S HE DOING ON MY PLANET? We pay him for this? Seriously?

I understand that winter is supposed to be cold. I have no philosophical objection to winter being cold, anymore than with water being wet. But is water wet sometimes, and sometimes dry, depending on its mood? I think not. I … Continue reading →

Okay, I’m acquainted with Aaron Zelman. We’re not bosom buddies, but I’ve done a little copy writing for him and I hold him and JPFO with a certain amount of affection. I’m more than reasonably sure he’s not an anti-Semite. … Continue reading →

Did you know that if you type “Chris Dodd” and “scandal” into Google, you get 20,300 hits? I should pay more attention to politicians as sources of amusement.

I’ve had word out that I need two 55-gallon plastic barrels. The word that has mostly come back is “Yeah, you and everybody else, sucker.” I need them for my little cabin’s little septic field, so paying full retail for … Continue reading →

What Union Bosses Think Oops. An Albany cop-union boss just let the protect-and-serve mask slip. Albany Police Officers Union President Chris Mesley says that, regardless of the faltering economy, a no-raise new contract is unacceptable. And to hell with the … Continue reading →