Because the world gets heavy at times…..
Vetting Syrian Refugees: A Governor With Guts
Kudos to Gov. Peter Shumlin SOUTH BURLINGTON – Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said Monday that governors who turn away Syrian refugees are “stomping” on American values. As of early Monday afternoon, nine Republican governors had said they would attempt to stop the relocation of refugees from Syria because of safety concerns following Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris. “The governors who are … Read More
University Coddling And “Safe Spaces”
I keep reading about “safe spaces” showing up in our universities, and it strikes me as just bizarre. As far as I can tell, a “safe space” is a designated space intended to give people who might find comments “troubling” or “triggering,” a place to recuperate. Safe spaces are an expression of the conviction, increasingly prevalent among college students, that their … Read More
Starbucks Fires The Opening Salvo In The War On Christmas
… and it is a direct hit. These year, I am not going to mock the War on Christmas. I’m going to join it. This time, I’m fighting for Team Pagen. And so is Starbucks apparently: The sight of red cups being handed out at Starbucks usually signifies the “most wonderful time of the year” is underway, but this year’s … Read More
Bush 41 On Cheney and Rumsfeld
Dad was a far better president than sons. Of course, Dad could never be elected in today’s uber-conservative GOP. But I always had a soft spot for the elder Bush. And here’s why. According to the New York Times: …the elder Bush told biographer Jon Meacham that Cheney “had his own empire there and marched to his own drummer.” Calling … Read More
NC Senator A Member of The KKK?
Anonymous is at it again. The hacking group claimed last month to have hacked multiple KKK Twitter accounts, and obtained some membership rosters of the KKK. This list includes a number of other prominent politicians across the country. Anonymous said it would be unmasking Klan members around the anniversary of the Ferguson protests. Here is the full listing of political … Read More
Ted Cruz: “Climate Change Isn’t Science; It’s Religion”
OMG. Sen. Ted Cruz, candidate for the highest office in the land, thinks that climate change — a phenomenon widely accepted by the scientists who study it — is a religious belief. “Climate change is not science. It’s religion” That is what he told Glenn Beck yesterday. To back up his claim, Cruz pointed to the way we talk about climate … Read More
The Next Circus
These are the people Boehner just named to the committee investigating Planned Parenthood.
40 Years Ago Today — Game 6: Red Sox v Reds
It’s arguably the best major league baseball game ever played, and it was played 40 years ago today. The Reds-Red Sox rivalry revived national interest in the national pasttime. And when you look back at all the hall-of-famers playing — Johnny Bench, Pete Rose (okay, not a hall of famer, but….), Carl Yastremski, Fred Lynn,. Luis Tiante, Carlton Fisk…. Boston’s Carlton … Read More
Well Played USA Today
Today is “Back To The Future” Day. In the movie Back To The Future II, Marty McFly gets in the DeLorean time machine and travels from 1985 to October 21, 2015. At one point, he sees a copy of the “future” USA Today (that’s how he learns the date). So what does the actual USA Today look like for today? … Read More
The Problem With Trump-Bush-9/11 And Clinton-Benghazi-9/11
I know I’m not the first to bring it up, but there is a huge disconnect going on right now when you tie together to seemingly separate stories. Trump is saying that since 9/11 happened during Bush 43’s watch, Bush 43 bears some culpability. This makes Jeb Bush act all defensive, because (he seems to argue) the President cannot micromanage … Read More
In A Few Decades*, Americans Will Laugh At This The Way We Laugh At Victorian-Era Magazines
You wouldn’t invite a stripper to your family Thanksgiving, would you? Because they might perform their act just as you start carving the bird. And if that’s true, then why would you let your gay grandson bring his “partner” to Thanksgiving? You might get gay juju on the stuffing. *I say “a few decades”, I hope “a few years”
Killing Reagan
I’m shocked — shocked — that the Bill O’Reilly book about Ronald Reagan contains many historical inaccuracies large and small.