On Tuesday, the Czar said that Cash for Clunkers would prove too successful, and prove to be a major screwing of the taxpayers. By now you have heard the program is out of money already. Keep in mind this was … Continue reading →
The beer summit, admittedly, went a little different than the Czar originally suggested. Some thoughts. SGT Crowley said that the summit was “productive and the two men plan to meet again.” In fact, the Czar hears, the two really hit … Continue reading →
Felicitări! But, of course, were one an alarmist, one might think that, suitably twisted into an allegation of election fraud or the like, this otherwise happy result could serve as a pretext for a nasty, imperialist neighbor to come to … Continue reading →
Because it’s not awesome and terrible (in the original senses) already? Dear God, though, if you can watch this without getting chills up your spine, your affairs had better be in order, because, you know, you’re dead. Via Warming Glow. … Continue reading →
Jonah Goldberg spotted a plea by Dan Rather for President Obama to repair and save the American media. Wow. Rather believes such a move is nothing short of saving American democracy! Quote: A truly free and independent press is the … Continue reading →
Well, I count myself fortunate enough to have been able to be exposed to a lot of chances to “tinker” and learn but this experience would have been right up my alley, I think, as a child. I did have … Continue reading →
As you know, President Obama has invited Cambridge Police SGT James Crowley and Harvard loudmouth Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to the White House for a “beer summit,” although no one seems to know what the goal of this meeting is … Continue reading →
Wow. In addition to having a website, the Taliban now have a playbook, laying down rules for their military code of conduct. Curiously, it reads very much like an American guide to military operations in civilian populations: be polite, do … Continue reading →
I thought that just 6-months ago we were told that there was no such thing as terrorism, just “man-made disasters.” I guess when you get to actually look behind the curtain, your perspective of the situation changes. This article outlines … Continue reading →
What a pickle POTUS Obama finds himself in. His popularity is dropping—not as fast as conservative bloggers and commentators would have you believe—but the downward trend is quite obvious. This problem happened to Bill Clinton, too, if you recall. Each … Continue reading →
From the Washington Times today, the Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli (number 3 official in the DoJ) approved a decision to drop a civil compliant against three members of the New Black Panther Party that accused them of intimidating voters … Continue reading →
FoxNews reports that recent photos of Kim Jong Il indicate he may not be as sick as reported. The Czar asked his okhrana to get more info. Evidently, the North Korean newswire (it is a literal wire) released this photograph, … Continue reading →
Check it out. Myth No. 1–Voting down funding for the Raptor was a blow against the “evil, military-industrial complex.” Myth No. 2–The F-22 is a hugely expensive aircraft because defense contractors purposely are trying to gouge the taxpayer by making … Continue reading →
Yeah, so the Volgi sends the Czar a link to a New York Times blog post by Nicholas Wade; within Mr. Wade repeats a comment by a psychologist who claims that scientists are humans, and therefore are subject to GroupThink; … Continue reading →
If there is a right to health care, someone has the duty to provide it. Inevitably, that “someone” is the government. Concrete benefits in pursuance of abstract rights, however, can be provided by the government only by constant coercion.…When the … Continue reading →
Biz Mike-G stays on fire, ripping the Administration’s animus against the military. Instead, the Obama administration is slashing defense spending and cutting programs that employ tens of thousands of highly-skilled (and often union) workers. The administration drew a line in … Continue reading →
We were doing some cleaning and organizing around the house this past weekend and one of my kids helped me move a stack of record albums off a shelf. We got into a discussion about vinyl records and how, in … Continue reading →
Here is a cautionary tale about letting government slowly take more and more of what you have worked hard to attain. Enjoy! The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into … Continue reading →
Just remember that FoxNews is always your voice of doom. As you may have heard, something pretty big slammed into Jupiter last week. We don’t know what it was, because it hit on the far side. And nobody likes the … Continue reading →
Our friends the Chinese have finally figured out a way to deal with the ethnic tensions between Han (Chinese) and Uyghur (Turkic) which caused riots in Ürümchi earlier in the month: demolish more of the old city of Kashgar (pictured) … Continue reading →
Mike Goldfarb: This is the same Barack Obama who asked the entire federal government to come up with $100 million in savings over the next year and couldn’t deliver on deadline. Yet the military, actively engaged in two hot wars … Continue reading →
News that the blue dye in M&Ms might assist with treating spinal injuries. The story is written thus: injecting the blue dye into mice with spinal injuries seems to restore spinal functionals; further, the only side effect is that the … Continue reading →
The ill-advised “Cash for Clunkers” is already turning out to be a typical Obama-administration deal. If you remember this, starting July 24, you can take your old POS lime green Fiero into a dealership and get an additional $4,500 back … Continue reading →
“What we want to do is to send a message to whoever is making these decisions, that if you’re pursuing nuclear weapons for the purpose of intimidating, of projecting your power, we’re not going to let that happen,” Clinton said. … Continue reading →
No one knows how the current Iranian insurrection, triggered by last month’s disputed presidential election, will end. However, one thing is already clear: The doctrine of walayat faqih (“government of the theologian”), the cornerstone of the Khomeinist system, is dead. … Continue reading →
Maliki Shi’ites and Anbar Sunnis working on a coalition? That’d be a big step towards stabilizing the republic. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →So says the Washington Post (via John Noonan, whose comments are worth reading). Hmm. Where did you read that before? We’re not a globe- and history-spanning secret society that’s able to convince people we’re a joke with a dorky blog … Continue reading →
MM Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Cambridge Police Profiling Still A Grim Reality for Harvard Faculty A—holes Guest Opinionby Professor John Evans Evans-JohnHarvard School of Harvard Faculty A—holes StudiesHarvard University When I first learned of the arrest of my colleague Professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates after … Continue reading →
In what has to be one of the most asinine statements to come out of Congress in a long time, and by a long time I mean about 23 minutes ago, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) comments on the futility of … Continue reading →
“When you first get there, you see this little island resort,” said the 30-year-old sergeant in the Philippine National Police. “Then after about five days, something snaps. You begin telling yourself, ‘I have to get out of here — now, … Continue reading →
Erin go bragh! Here’s to the crime-ridden, illegitimacy-plagued, substance-abusing underclass of the nineteenth century! Gotta say I’m surprised at the Krauts. They’re ordinarily pretty low in crimes against property. From the Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement. Via Boing … Continue reading →
Just to keep you all guessing… Q: Maybe you could draw on your student council experience to help sort out the enormous budget crisis in California. Any remedy for it?A: I don’t think we want a remedy for it. The … Continue reading →
Washington Post: A Case of Getting What You Pay ForWith Heart Attack Treatments, as Quality Rises, So Does Cost Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →He proves he’s as successful at health-care analysis as getting his Bucks to NBA Championships. (That’s HK in the sky-blue blazer.) Fortunately, as you’ll see in the linked story, the Badger State has produced at least one politician who’s with … Continue reading →
…was the Republican son of ex-hippie, earnest-liberal parents. But that’s only the kind of stuff that happens in sitcoms, not to Commie celebrity royalty. Or does it? Get your mind around… Arlo Guthrie, Republican. ’Puter, come for the shock value, … Continue reading →
Anyway, whatever that nonsense up there is, that’s what you get when you try to hack into GorT’s brain. Here’s how it went down. So the Czar is strolling through the basement of the Castle Gormogon (motto of our basement: … Continue reading →
“In August there will be such a yelling about the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, saying that that was the step that led to the Second World War, and that Germany and the Soviet Union were two equal, disgusting, totalitarian monsters.” And your … Continue reading →
The Czar and family regret that we were unable to post today, as we were quite busy. We rescued a dog. Seen here, this is Sally. She is a shetland sheepdog, and she is about two years old. She is … Continue reading →
Um, guys, should we send flowers to Ghettoputer? Is this one of his aliases? * Pidgin Romanian for “Stop! Hammertime!” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →As part of a retrospective look back on the past year, I took a quick glance at the top tags used in our posts (pictured – click for larger view). I clipped it tothe 14 as there was a natural … Continue reading →
Looks like the much touted 3G iPhone encryption isn’t “all that.” Wired magazine is carrying an article where the passcode and the backup encryption system can be bypassed in about two minutes. From there, the internal hard drive is fully … Continue reading →
Imagine you have a bill on the floor that is growing unpopular with the American public, possibly faster than any other big spending bill in history. You find your bill is losing votes fast. Worse, it turns out that your … Continue reading →
At last! Your Gormogons have made the long awaited breakthrough! We have created a clone army of Hello Kitty shock troops to expand the Gormogonical influence throughout the universe and, thanks to GorT, throughout time! Fear the Kitty. ** Photo … Continue reading →
Since we’re giving out awards here today, ‘Puter’d like to nominate the newly (in)famous Professor Henry Louis Gates for the Eddie Murphy “I’m Gumby, Dammit” Award. Upon reflection, ‘Puter thinks the following. (1) Rich Lowry and the Wall Street Journal … Continue reading →
Welcome to the one year anniversary of the Gormogons. Was it really only a year ago that the brilliant and insightful posts from the characters you’ve learned (maybe painfully) to love started? As part of the one-year celebration, we’ve compiled … Continue reading →
Every ultra-secret society needs an easy-to-find website. And it is the one-year anniversary of this one! As a way of celebrating, here’s a simple user guide to most things Gormogon. Learn More About Us Although the Gormogons claim roughly five … Continue reading →
I am not shocked or surprised by the recent events surrounding the F-22 program and the subsequent news about the status of the F-35 program. I’ve written about the problems in federal contracting before, others have echoed the sentiments and … Continue reading →
The Czar has promised to be less obnoxious about celebrity obituaries going forward. This is a first attempt. Gidget, the 15-year-old star of Taco Bell commercials, has died. No, really, you insenstive asses. The poor thing died while playing with … Continue reading →
Mike Goldfarb is on fire these days. Your Volgi hasn’t even gotten to his reporting on Burma (tonight, maybe). But here he relates a hell of a scoop by Congressional Quarterly’s Josh Rogin: According to Rogin, “An internal Pentagon oversight … Continue reading →
By now you’ve heard about the little dustup this week involving Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley. If not, a brief recap. Police were called to a report of two black men breaking in … Continue reading →
…in return for his grin-and-grip and missile deal (where we accepted reductions in missiles they were going to retire anyway as in their favor). Biden to Georgia: Lie back and think of England. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
Regardless of the vote in the Senate, “ The F-22 funding termination this week doesn’t change a thing [about the tactical advantages offered by the stealth fighter’s advanced systems] and I think history will bear out the F-22 advocates’ position … Continue reading →
The Fed has rolled out new regulations today to save consumers from evil, bad, naughty mortgages and home equity loans. Interestingly, the Hon. Richard Posner, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judge by day, U. Chicago law school lecturer by night, … Continue reading →
Not sure whether this is GorT or the Mandarin answering. -from Abstruse Goose The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and … Continue reading →
Everything Hillary knows about North Korea, she learned from Chelsea (pictured, right). The Czar has made numerous accusations, as recently as yesterday, that Democratic foreign policy against tyrants and dictators consists of treating the evil ones as naughtly little children … Continue reading →
How many times have you heard a child, maybe even yours, claim that they were bored or hungry, and then when you offer to play a game with them, or make them a peanut butter & jelly sandwich they complain … Continue reading →
From Aviation Week: Top military planners in the Pacific are well aware of the F-22’s less advertised capabilities as an airborne command and control node, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensor package and an advanced electronic and information warfare weapon. … Continue reading →
Europe in the ’70s, here we come? Congressional leaders and President Obama are ignoring the perils of overspending to which European countries succumbed in the 1970s. The recent actions and proposals of President Obama and Congressional leaders violate both fiscal … Continue reading →
Betsy McCaughey in the WSJ: Since Medicare was established in 1965, access to care has enabled older Americans to avoid becoming disabled and to travel and live independently instead of languishing in nursing homes. But legislation now being rushed through … Continue reading →
While your Mandarin and his son were watching a Phineas and Ferb marathon we were constantly being bombarded with commercials for Disney’s new environmental project called Friends for Change: Project Green. On the face of it, it is an effort … Continue reading →
Some might recognize the title of this post from a late 1960s British television show titled, “The Prisoner“. The short-lived (17-episode) series starred the late Patrick McGoohan as a spy tired of the “game” and trying to retire. He is … Continue reading →
Given the brutal beatdown inflicted upon your battered but unbowed Volgi by Ghettoputer and the Czar (file photo), the Œc. Vol. offers a brief rebuttal to the former’s post. I have no arguments with his second and fourth points. As … Continue reading →
Well the good news is that Soylent Green is not people, but your Big Mac may be. This brings all new meaning to the saying that if you saw what went into a hot dog, you would never eat one … Continue reading →
Writes John Noonan at the Standard. Read his comments, then come back. Ok? So, Hillary says: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran Wednesday that the United States would extend a “defense umbrella” over its allies in the Persian Gulf … Continue reading →
Your Volgi and ‘Puter disagree on the Thune Amendment. ‘Puter tends towards The Czar’s side of the argument. ‘Puter thinks: 1. States should be free to set their own requirements for concealed carry, including reviewing the qualification of each person … Continue reading →
Call us, Craig. Not just for this, but for being the first talk-show host in a long time to interview actual writers on his show. And doing an actual talk show where you, you know, talk to people. Via Warming … Continue reading →
Far be it from me to correct the Czar and risk a trip to the Lubyanka, but the Thune Amendment (Text here. Search for SA 1618. Relevant law begins at 8(b)) did not create national concealed-carry (CCW) for permit holders. … Continue reading →
By now you have heard that the Thune provision—which would have allowed legitimate concealed-carriers to carry concealed firearms in all 50 states—was defeated. There were no surprises in who voted for or against the provision; ayes or noes were a … Continue reading →
SoS Clinton is fuming mad! Those “friends we haven’t met yet,” Iran and North Korea, are going to be sorry if they continue on the road to nuclear weapons. Really sorry. Why, she’s so mad, she’s not even sure what … Continue reading →
Behind the palatial ‘Puter manse, the ‘Puter family (mostly Mrs. ‘Puter) has a vegetable garden. Also behind the ‘Puter manse live an abundance of God’s lovely creatures. ‘Puter has seen deer, turkey, fox, squirrel (red and gray), chipmunks, groundhogs, coyote, … Continue reading →
Here in beautiful Upstate New York, we have local school districts. And by local, I mean that there are 21 separate school districts in ‘Puter’s county alone. Each one of these school districts is funded primarily by property taxes and … Continue reading →
Last night on my way home I heard a “top of the hour” news piece in which the station played a clip of Obama being interviewed where he made the statement that the deadline for passing Obamacare before the August … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Looks like the New York Times is catching up with the Gormogons. And [the IRGC’s] aggressive drive to silence dissenting views has led many political analysts to describe the events surrounding the June 12 presidential election as … Continue reading →
Mike Goldfarb writes a great obituary. It’s not quite Marc Antony at Caesar’s funeral, but it’s worth your time, beginning: The final vote is 58 to 40. With that victory the Obama White House has eliminated the last major threat … Continue reading →
The Czar is right. The nuclear genie’s long out of the bottle and is far less fetching than Barbara Eden. The Czar politely mentions the past difficulties between Burma and the DPRK. If the Volgi’s memory serves, these include the … Continue reading →
From, of all people, Richard Cohen at the Washington Post. Read it, and have new admiration for Mr. Cohen, with whom ‘Puter frequently disagrees. Except on Israel. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to … Continue reading →
Feel free to pick which one of these is “an inexcusable waste of money.” The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in … Continue reading →
Is Burma, incorrectly called Myanmar by the NYT, looking to engage with North Korea on a nuclear weapon partnership? As far-fetched as this initially seems (the two countries do not enjoy a happy common history), evidently there is enough evidence … Continue reading →
Make people pay more for their own danged care! Since 1970, Americans have gone from paying over 30% of their health care out of pocket to about 10% out of pocket. Why have costs spiraled out of control? Because when … Continue reading →
Ah, Michigan. You almost make ‘Puter feel good about living Upstate. Almost. Detroit’s public schools are in the hands of a turnaround specialist, and seem destined for municipal bankrutpcy (Chapter 9, for those of you keeping score at home). And … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s work background is, very broadly defined, in financial services. In ‘Puter’s job, he has the misfortune of dealing daily with people involved in the real estate industry. Top to bottom, the real estate industry has nothing to do with … Continue reading →
Optimistic signs of recovery abound. No doubt you have heard that some recipients of TARP funds have already begun paying the money back. This is very good news, because it shows the American business can heal itself, and the government … Continue reading →
Some of IowaHawk’s very best writing right here. Every paragraph is savory. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was … Continue reading →
Something vexes the Czar. Unions. Most people who work hard for a living understand that unions are bad. Maybe once they helped prevent worker accidents and so on, but no longer. We have agencies in place that do better for … Continue reading →
*Not Kevin Smith. Story at Film Drunk. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →In re our fabulous diplomacy trying to push carbon limits on India and getting summarily (and properly) rejected. Climate panic is an outgrowth of Western decadence. Pushing it on emerging powers is exactly what the Left means by cultural imperialism … Continue reading →
The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, has amassed evidence of a sophisticated Iranian nuclear weapons program that continued beyond 2003. This usually classified information comes courtesy of Germany’s highest state-security court. In a 30-page legal opinion on March 26 … Continue reading →
The Czar has heard yet another radio advertisement for a group demanding the POTUS Obama deliver his birth certificate. Article Two, Section 1, of the United States Constitution requires that the President be a natural born US citizen. If he … Continue reading →
4:17 pm Eastern Daylight Time marks the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (Neil Armstrong didn’t step out onto the lunar surface for another several hours). It was the first human landing on the lunar surface. It concluded … Continue reading →
Reader alert: Roman Catholic inside baseball. Skip this post if you must, but know that your immortal soul will surely burn in Hell should you so choose. ‘Puter attended his first Tridentine Mass this weekend. The Tridentine Rite was the … Continue reading →
And dirty, bad teacher two-fer! Readers already know that the Gormogons refer to adultery as “hiking the Appalachian Trail,” in dubious honor of Gov. Mark Sanford ‘s (R-SC) self immolation. Now, a dirty, bad teacher from Florida told dubious arresting … Continue reading →
Well, now that ol’ Ted has consumed all the cancer treatments he can afford, he’s awfully blunt about saying how you, your mom, your kids, and every damn other peasant don’t deserve the same. Billy the K makes the catch. … Continue reading →
Good point: In fact, the Pro-Universal Crowd has done a brilliant job of framing a false argument: “Do we stick with a Free-Market Healthcare system which is not working?” or… “Do we at least do something to try and help; … Continue reading →
Is this possible? Wow. The medication works by suppressing the “suicide mechanism” of cells hit by radiation, while enabling them to recover from the radiation-induced damages that prompted them to activate the suicide mechanism in the first place. Wow. Confucius, … Continue reading →
Trying to parse this utterance: GAROFALO: The, mostly the media in the States is much more to the right. I mean there is almost no liberal outlet for news commentary or editorializing. … Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
Guilty confession: I’m a fan of the Harry Potter series. I’m an avid reader and Rowling’s Potter series was no different. They aren’t earthshaking in either literary quality or character development but they have proven to be very enjoyable to … Continue reading →
When you see one of our not-so-carefully-hidden messages on the web, you can tell we are easily the best-known ultra-secret society. We have invested a lot of time and money to conquer the technology of the internet. Because “antient” doesn’t … Continue reading →
