Yeah, well, your first clue should have been the ridiculously low £20 fee. Details here. 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 →
First Maryland, now Nueva Jork. As noted in today’s Wall Street Journal, states are lining up to increase revenue by sticking it to the rich. However, the states ignore ample evidence that capital (and the owners thereof) is mobile, and … Continue reading →
The Czar and the Mandarin are both traveling today to the Western Edges of their respective empires, and regret they cannot post today. Until we return on Tuesday, please enjoy this classic Gomorgon post from November 22, 1898. As you … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The Czar is getting overwhelmed, and frankly a little tired, of blog after blog focused on what Republicans and/or Conservatives need to do in the Age of Obama. So much so, that he decided to write his own. Interestingly, almost … Continue reading →
The Czar must be busy with his lab assistant and green Fiero otherwise, I’m sure he would have posted on this subject. The EPA has recently sent a report to the White House stating that efforts to regulate CO2 emissions … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been thinking lately. The American Left utterly abhors America’s government using force or the threat thereof to defend itself against external threats, no matter how great the danger (see, e.g., Islamic terrorism). However, the American Left has no problem … Continue reading →
Your Czar and Your Mandarin have a conversation: A tasteless title up there, but the Czar could not get it out of his head any other way. Your inscrutable Mandarin and your Czar were surprised that what should really be … Continue reading →
Add this bit of proposed legislation to the list of things that would be deemed a horrific abuse of the Constitution…if Bush were still President. But he’s not, so it’s okay. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный … Continue reading →
Nancy, first you said it never happened. Then you said you couldn’t remember. Now it did happen, and you do remember, but they lied to you. If any one of those statements is true, it looks pretty bad for you. … Continue reading →
Problem: After running a budget surplus under a republican governor, the democrat governor (and the democrat-dominated state legislature) run the state of Maryland (to which a number of the Gormogons have close ties, if that hasn’t been apparent) into a … Continue reading →
The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan, who claims “Of No Party or Clique”—is widely regarded as a passionate conservative, although he certainly seems to run with the elitist Left of Center journalists with the perpetually raised eyebrow and expertise in third-world coffees … Continue reading →
‘Puter, having lost his ill-advised wager with The Czar, and having made good the terms of his bargain, is magnanimously sending The Czar an additional token of good faith. A Hello Kitty Sith Lord to lead the brigade of Hessians … Continue reading →
Any reader spending even a few minutes browsing The Gormogons’ palatial intarwebs palace knows ‘Puter hates hisself public sector unions. For a sample of ‘Puter’s vitriol for public sector unions, look for posts tagged “Unions” here at The Gormogons. And … Continue reading →
Well, maybe ‘Puter ain’t always right. Now, the Czar is still willing to accept the near-probability that someone hacked into Geep’s account merely to make the outrageous claim about a certain hockey team… stinking on ice, was it? The Czar … Continue reading →
Todd “Toddler” Stroger, Cook County Board President (who inherited the position from his father) has come under fire for fighting for a dramatic sales tax increase in Cook County, which surrounds Chicago and many of its suburbs. Now comes word … Continue reading →
Seems like we’re getting bombarded with news stories about Mr. Obama that include some variant of the phrase “angering his supporters.” In his latest “I meant the opposite” gaffe, the President has reversed course on his decision to release photographs … Continue reading →
Apparently using his magic crystal ball, Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu has decided that fuel-cell vehicles will not pan out in the next 10 to 20 years and will eliminate government funding for research programs in this field. At the … Continue reading →
And Your Mandarin Spots This… It seems just like yesterday that POTUS Obama was vilifying executives for taking trips to Vegas. It’s okay. You’re very lucky—my brother Fredo operates this place, he was called before anyone. If this had happened … Continue reading →
(Your Mandarin writes in.) When I turned 30 back in 1999, I wondered if I would have enough money saved in my various investments (401k, IRAs, annuities, etc.) to retire comfortably. When I turned 40 back in April, I still … Continue reading →
‘Puter disagrees partially with Megan McArdle’s (‘Puter’s pretend girlfriend) otherwise excellent take on the importance of the rule of law, stated here. ‘Puter thinks that there should be more punishment involved in bankruptcy for both debtors and creditors, particularly on … Continue reading →
Union workers follow union rules in loading cargo onto a Japan Air 747, picture right. Our resident tech guy GorT says it is generally not recommended to jam large, metal foreign objects into a jet intake. Union officials respond that … Continue reading →
The Telegraph (UK) reports that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has a difficult meeting ahead with POTUS Obama, in that the PM must deliver a series of strong messages to the President, but at the same time avoid any risk of … Continue reading →
Right now, the Obama Administration is Hell-bent on advantaging the already advantaged unions by, among other acts, bailing out the UAW and pressing the EFCA. “Why is helping unions a bad thing? Unions help the little guy, ‘Puter.”, you query. … Continue reading →
We all know the stories. You have what starts out as a nice marriage of mutual respect and caring. Frankly, that surprises some folks at first because when they were courting, the big doofus was often a serious jerk. But … Continue reading →
The highly excitable and sometimes brilliant Steve Sailer gets the universal pre-K hoax half right in his post here. Sailer posits the universal pre-K push is (1) a racist scheme to take poor, black children from their parent(s) and (2) … Continue reading →
A while back, I predicted that with the election of Obama and the going-weak-at-the-knees treatment that Hollywood and the press have given his administration (which continues) that the current slate of comedians and satirists will be looking for a new … Continue reading →
The virtues of the multicultural era were elite virtues. The British sociologist Geoff Dench suspected, with good reason, that favouring elites was a large part of the point of multiculturalism. Conflicts in a striving meritocracy, he noted “can probably be … Continue reading →
Because the more power they get, the more things in your life will be decided by political means. The hated “special interests” (i.e., organized interests who aren’t you), sleazy Congressmen, unelected bureaucrats, those guys of the opposite party from yours … Continue reading →
Air Force One buzzes Manhattan, and we’re told it’s a DOD photo op. And yet, the one photo that’s released is pretty damn crappy. A major case of CYA (usually the way to bet in D.C.), or an attempt at … Continue reading →
Know what the single biggest problem with arguing by analogy? Someone can easily use your analogy right back against you. Another lesser problem is when the analogy is just too good. Take this little snippet from a FoxNews.com article about … Continue reading →
Or so the Post seems to say in the beginning of an editorial on Metro: METRORAIL IS nicknamed “America’s subway,” and with good cause: Forty percent of its rush hour riders are government employees. Sigh. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent … Continue reading →
David Feherty, CBS Sports “Golf Analyst” (that’s actually a job?), was forced to apologize to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid—but not, oddly Osama bin Laden—for using the three of them in a joke. The joke … Continue reading →
From all Gormogons to all our readers around the world. Happy Mother’s Day. To all our moms, grandmoms, step-moms, foster moms, mothers-in-law, godmothers, and all those, living or gone, who took care of us. Where would we be without you … Continue reading →
Yeah, it has been getting crazy out there. Time to catch our breath. Find one or two people under 20 years old, stand them near the computer, and play this loud. Good stuff will happen. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею … Continue reading →
In describing the hard left’s enthusiasm for stifling dissent from their tenets. As usual, he’s very good. So supporting “internationalism,” “multilateralism,” abortion and racial quotas means you’re “moderate” and “nonideological”? And anyone who feels differently is an extreme ideologue? Absolutely. … Continue reading →
Sometimes it can be rough being a Democrat, especially when your salvation and fairy god-president starts reversing promises and begins to continue the policies he once decried. How much of this have we seen already? Well, first POTUS Obama said … Continue reading →
Maybe invest with these guys (article via FotG, Dancin’ David Frum), who claim that in the 11,000 or so trading days since 1965, the market has risen fifty times higher on days when Congress is not in session. While that’s … Continue reading →
One of the Volgi’s major intellectual influences was born in Vienna 110 years ago today. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, und ruhen Sie in Frieden. (Although I suspect he’s spinning in his grave over today’s economic policies.) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask … Continue reading →
So, for the Czar, Mandarin, and Ghettoputer, all of whom have advocated at various times that hippie beating be made an Olympic sport, happy anniversary of the Hard Hat Riots! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept … Continue reading →
Your Czar has not forgotten about Pakistan, and the rising Taliban threat there. Consider this: the Taliban are in some respects closer to gaining nuclear firepower than Iran. The situation is so serious that even our current State Department is … Continue reading →
The Mandarin spots this on today’s Chicago Tribune website (it may be corrected as you read this; full story here). Regarding The Case Against Drew Peterson is the abstract (and your Mandarin quotes exactly): The prosecution says Peterson’s alleged victim … Continue reading →
Happy V.E. Day to everyone, and a special thanks to the brave men who liberated Europe. V.E. Day is truly a celebration the heirs of the Allies and the Germans can share, given the spectacular success of the Federal Republic … Continue reading →
Your Volgi offers a big слава слава слава! shout-out to Nikolai Khabibulin (whom the Volgi has admired since his days with the Jets) and the Hocks, as well as the Czar (and, I’m pretty sure, the Mandarin) and the entire … Continue reading →
Terrific interview. His pointing to the interests of the Iranian nation-state versus the revolutionary ideology of the Islamic Republic is absolutely crucial and correct. And at the moment, the revolutionary strain is in the ascendant. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent … Continue reading →
In this Caps-dominated Antient Society, the Czar offers the following to your Volgi. Khabi!!!And of course, you are doubtless wondering about the Czar’s reaction to the Manny Ramirez 50-game suspension for testing postive for an illegal substance. Well, fact is, … Continue reading →
Your Czar found himself in a lengthy elevator ride today with a liberal. The Czar only learned the man was a liberal from our conversation, which went thus: CZAR: Thirty-nine, please. LIB: Because of Bush and Cheney and the whole … Continue reading →
Ok, ok, my fellow Gormogons have subtly prompted me to post something, anything related to Star Trek. So let’s start with this tidbit. Over on SPACE.com, there is this article reporting on some scientists’ belief that faster than light (FTL) … Continue reading →
Man, sounds like we almost had the first Papal decampment since Avignon in World War Two. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →An absolutely excellent post on why POTUS Obama makes sense…from the standpoint of a filmmaker doing a trailer for a dud picture. Your Czar is almost alarmed at how closely this all matches up. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, … Continue reading →
By now, we’ve all seen the first American recipient of a face transplant. The woman’s story is horrible. She was shot in the face by her husband in an attempted murder-suicide, destroying much of the middle of her face. ‘Puter, … Continue reading →
Unions destroy companies and hurt workers. Unless, of course, you ask a union hack, quoted in the same post. Also, see, e.g., Los Angeles being required by union rules to pay teachers millions of dollars not to teach while disciplinary … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s coming back into work from lunch this afternoon, and what does he behold, but a bike chained to a tree with the anchor chain from the U.S.S. Enterprise (and not the “fun, watchable” Enterprise). See attached photo. The bike … Continue reading →
The Onion is on the case, as the Czar pointed out to me this morning. I’m surprised GorT wasn’t featured. Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’ Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. … Continue reading →
The Czar needed help with this one. Read this AP release first. The Czar did, and wondered what the hell this was about. The French government wants to shut down internet access to people who repeatedly steal copyrighted material? Good … Continue reading →
So I saw this sentence in an article on Caps’ young’un Karl Alzner and figured it might need a little editing. “Of course, he texted a photo of himself holding the ball to his girlfriend and Hershey teammate Sami Lepisto.” … Continue reading →
(Czar here. Following is another fine post by the Mandarin, whose inscrutability increases with each post. Enjoy!) Who is the fairest of them all? POTUS Obama has decided not to attend the National Day of Prayer activities, but will instead … Continue reading →
The Democratic leadership is clearly in complete freefall, and running in a blind panic, as the Senate strips Specter of seniority. See also Ghettoputer’s post below.The Czar makes this leap of logic because the media announced the GOP was in … Continue reading →
Has it come to this pass that we have to specifically single out and praise a First Lady for acting like all 44 of her predecessors? Or that silence about a person of the opposite party implies contempt? If so, … Continue reading →
‘Puter feels mildly nauseated for writing this, but here goes anyway. To date, to the best of ‘Puter’s knowledge (which his fellow Gormogons will quickly correct), First Lady Michelle Obama has been an acceptable and non-controversial First Lady. This is … Continue reading →
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) has been relegated to junior status on all committee assignments except for one, despite his lengthy, pre-party-switching tenure. The committee on which the 79 year old Sen. Specter gets to retain seniority? The Senate Special Committee … Continue reading →
(Note: the following is by the inscrutable Mandarin, but posted by the Czar until that damn Volgi gets him his own account.)British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has decided to ban radio talk-show host Michael Savage from entering the United Kingdom. … Continue reading →
Let me begin by saying that I’m going to tread lightly in this post for a variety of reasons, the largest of them being: (a) I’m referring to an incident at my place of employment and (b) it’s a sensitive … Continue reading →
Socialized medicine! It‘s for the children! And poor, helpless old people! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →“Not since Renault teamed up with AMC to bring you Le Car…” Now that’s what you want to hear when you’re talking about an auto plan! Excuse to post a picture of Le Car—or, wait, a Le Car? Un Car? … Continue reading →
Remember next time they’re trying to sell you “green” energy or socialized medicine “for the children” or “for the little guy.” They don’t care about people, only power over them and the ability to reward client groups. Children? Eff ’em. … Continue reading →
The Czar is not certain whether there is a “Rule Number One” in journalism. Actually, there may not even be an ennumerated list of journalism rules at all, although the Czar would suspect that there could be a hip bullet … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Mike Stouffer, sometimes cook, tattoo artist, and baseball card collector, wrote President Obama a letter. And—better get ready for this—the President wrote back. Seriously, it’s true! OMG! Stouffer reports “I am humbled by the whole experience. I never thought my … Continue reading →
Q. What do the following events have in common: (1) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac meltdowns; (2) banking crisis; (3) TARP and TALF; (4) Chrysler fiasco; (5) GM fiasco; (6) housing bubble’s bust; and (7) the soon to occur FHA … Continue reading →
In an effort to keep this friendly wager honest, GorT has assessed the security on ‘Puter’s account and believes it to be sufficient (heck, he is the Ghettoputer and therefore, his computer, his account and everything technically related to him … Continue reading →
‘Puter accepts. However, should ‘Puter win, in addition to the pelf ‘Puter will acquire, Czar must wear this jersey to a regular season game at Lambeau Field. Against the Bears. While wearing a Bears baseball cap. 'PuterAlways right, unless he … Continue reading →
Unfortunately, Czar and Volgi doubt ‘Puter’s omniscience. For this heresy, there must be punishment, swift and severe. ‘Puter is dispatching to Czar and Volgi each their own personal Popobawa, which demon will torment them nightly. And ‘Puter stands by his … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The Czar is stymied by ‘Puter’s total lowering of his guard, especially knowing the Czar’s immense power at calling things early. It was the Czar, after all, who decided the Bulls were unworthy competitors to anyone but the Celtics, and … Continue reading →
Since when do the ‘Hawks stink, ‘Puter? Well, since Bill Wirtz was around, but he’s dead ‘n’ gone, they’re even in the second round of the playoffs, and looking like one of the franchises poised to dominate the league for … Continue reading →
The Chicago Blackhawks stink on ice. But they have the best uniforms in professional sports. On this there can be no debate. Bu, guys, next time remember to bring your skates. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. … Continue reading →
It’s too nice here Upstate today to be inside. So wherever you are, get the heck outside. Even if it’s raining and gray and nasty where you are, it’s way better than Upstate in the winter. 'PuterAlways right, unless … Continue reading →
Interesting reading here – if for no other reason than to have the word “stretchier” used. This has some promising uses like swinging from some unknown skyward structure as one glides down the main streets of your local metropolis. Spiderman…spiderman.. … Continue reading →
Your Czar is concerned with your health, and naturally has asked his Czarist Imperial Surgeon’s Office to prepare a bullet point list on how you can best protect yourself against the dreaded Swine Flu, which is known as H1N1A, or … Continue reading →
From TownHall. Would that they were only joking. Another post from the inscrutable Mandarin. Enjoy — The Czar The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →
Happy May Day to all our readers from the Gormogons, past and present. With the State now owning more interests in banking and manufacturing, the latter in conjunction with organized labor, we look forward to the boon time of endless … Continue reading →
Please note: the following is submitted, via the Czar, by The Mandarin, an inscrutable character from the shadows of Gormogonica. While having lunch with Czar the other day in his royal dining hall, the conversation turned to a discussion of … Continue reading →
Even since a cougar was shot by Chicago police in a tightly packed urban area—and to be clear, the Czar is discussing the mountain lion puma concolor and not Demi Moore—residents around the Southwest corner of Lake Michigan have been … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Beware. Via Jonah @ LF. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Well, that’s a wash. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The title is a term in the federal contracting world for the apparent and inexplicable practice of the federal government repeatedly awarding contracts to certain large, federal contractors after the contractors repeatedly fail. To be honest, I’m sure my employer … Continue reading →
… keepin’ it real, yo. Excuse to post this picture? Hellz yeah. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Asks Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Let’s turn the clock back to the 2008 campaign and ask the question: If Barack Obama had run for office promising to deliver one-third of the Big Three automakers to the unions and drop another one-third on … Continue reading →
The United States Senate, of all august legislative bodies, recognized the importance of the rule of law to the business community. Today, in a shocking display of level-headedness, the Senate voted down President Obama’s pet project to permit bankruptcy courts … Continue reading →
At least Dick Cheney knew to keep quiet. When asked about the growing Everything Shall Die terror of the Swine Flu, POTUS Obama wants everyone to stay calm. “Everyone should rest assured that this government is prepared to do whatever … Continue reading →
In which the “Committee of Chrysler Non TARP Lenders” channels ‘Puter. It’s this pesky little “rule of law” thing that keeps coming up. At the risk of being trite, if Americans continue to stand idly by as the Obama Administration … Continue reading →
In ‘Puter’s post below, he posits that the hedge funds struck a blow for capitalism and rule of law in America. ‘Puter tacitly claims that the Obama Administration is concerned primarily with nationalizing our economy. But if you don’t believe … Continue reading →
…ME the villain! Just remember, it’s always the highest-ranking white guy in a suit. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Chrysler is filing for bankruptcy, despite the best efforts of the federal government to bully creditors into submission to the Obama Administration’s thinly-veiled statism. Treasury’s boy wonder, Secretary Geithner managed to whip creditor banks that received TARP funds into submission, … Continue reading →
Paavo, the Czar bids you welcome, and wishes to assure you and remind the Volgi that some other Czar was responsible for the vile horrors unleashed upon your fine land by the Russians. As the Czar of Muscovy’s title states, … Continue reading →
…to Mike DeSisto, about whom we know little. If Google can be trusted—and it can’t—he could be a square-dance caller, a bathroom renovator, or a deceased Gestalt-based-education guru. The Gormogons admire mysteriousness. Whoever you are, Mike, thanks for your interest … Continue reading →
The Gormogons, Finnophiles all, extend a welcome to (we think) our first official non-American “follower,” Paavo from Oulu. Terve terve, ystävä! Hope you visit often, and bring some of your beautiful countrywomen with you. The Czar has a thing for … Continue reading →
