You know what’s great about participating on a blog like this? The Czar can do only minutes of research and make an outrageous conclusion based on that. Know what’s evidently easier? Being an economic columnist for U.S. News & World … Continue reading →
While I disagree with some of the things Sen. McCain has done and I think his campaign staff or advisers derailed him a bit last year, at least he’s good at calling out wasteful spending. Specifically, Sen. McCain quoted POTUS … Continue reading →
With the triumphant downfall of Governor Rod Blagojevich, in which most of Springfield allegedly threw shoes at his toppled statue, most national attention has finally slipped away from Illinois. Major outlets have concluded that, at last, things are quiet in … Continue reading →
No sooner does the DoD release the new FM 3-36 Electronic Warfare in Operations manual, than someone evidently reads it. Check this out: we detect and respond to a “malicious” source in Iran reading detailed blueprints for a helicopter in … Continue reading →
The Czar is not surprised by the discovery that German readers are flocking to our site in record numbers due to the phrase “sex milking.” Of course, this is a mistaken reference to an actual post on this site with … Continue reading →
What’s one of the main contributors to New York City’s impending collapse? Constitutionally protected state worker (union) pensions. In this column in today’s New York Post, Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers his worthless solution: create a new pension tier. Currently, there … Continue reading →
We Gormogons had a noticeable uptick in traffic from Germany yesterday. Turns out, Germans are reaching our site when they search the term “sex milking.” Seriously, Germany. Get help. Right now. *N.B. The Gormogons are starting a new policy to … Continue reading →
I really need a job where I can claim to be something and then not take the time to actually learn the terminology or underpinnings of the actual work…and succeed! But maybe it’s the honest Eagle Scout in me that … Continue reading →
Your Czar is not one to whine, Andy Rooney-like, about the inconveniences of modern living, but the Czar has just paid some bills, and since the Gormogons have seen fit to reward him with blog-like powers, the Czar shall use … Continue reading →
The New York Times has labeled GM and Chrysler dead men walking. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully … Continue reading →
Glad they finally fixed this to restore the original soundtrack. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →In the late-1990s, Czar was once stomping West on Lake Street, in Chicago’s Loop, when he was approached by a young woman in a Greenpeace shirt carrying a clipboard. She asked the Czar if he were concerned about El Niño, … Continue reading →
Bloomberg reports that POTUS Obama wishes to redefine the US efforts in Afghanistan. Of interest to the Czar is the President’s concern about the needs of the poppy growers. “You know, what are we doing to replace poppy crops for … Continue reading →
I’m generally dismissive of Hollywood for various reasons. One is that they seem to kill or bury good, original shows. Some may be construed as “cheesy” but there are a few good ones out there among the putrid reality shows. … Continue reading →
We’re increasingly a nation of whiny little babies who don’t believe success ought to be earned. Ruben Navarrette, Jr. posts an excellent column concerning student’s growing sense of entitlement to success, regardless of ability. According the study cited by Mr. … Continue reading →
Ah, Czar, where have you been all my life? ‘Puter thinks this post is mostly correct. One quibble, though, which may be more a matter of semantics than a meaningful difference. ‘Puter thinks adherents of hard core liberalism treat their … Continue reading →
Question: How long until traditional Obama backers start decrying the policies, speeches and efforts by the Obama Administration. First case in point, the NY Times: The economy is spiraling down at an accelerating pace, threatening to undermine the Obama administration’s … Continue reading →
Paul Harvey was a radio great who lived long enough to entertain generations, most of the later of whom tended to cock eyebrows at his old-fashioned style, smoothly segueing through news, hokey stories, and ad copy. He was a titan … Continue reading →
Eric Alan Beltt wrote that “liberalism is a psychology.” Beltt opines that liberals think differently than conservatives, and are not a political group so much as a way of thinking. Beltt explains that this way of thinking is, more or … Continue reading →
The Czar is not sure where to go with this. It’s a New York Times piece by Carl Hulse, purporting to describe how the GOP is a conniving little bunch trying to “drive a wedge” between Speaker Pelosi and POTUS … Continue reading →
Is he named Peter Ngyuen? Could be. Because this is clearly the background on Walt Whitman that informed his famous analysis of “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed.” AP English? Hell, yeah! Caption: Walt does not approve. Confucius, Œc. … Continue reading →
Memo to America’s Irresponsible Tea Party Whiners: STFU But through all of it, some of us persevered. We made the hard economic choices. We fought off eviction by keeping Linda Mustaine juiced up with mai tais at Applebee’s happy hour. … Continue reading →
So everyone (on the right, at least) keeps noting that Obama’s “stimulus” package is nothing like an actual stimulus package and won’t help the economy. It’s just the an enormous spending and social-engineering package, the agglomeration of Democrat wish-lists of … Continue reading →
The Czar is aware that most liberals promote themselves as more scientifically literate, and that conservatives are religious zealot Luddites. Certainly, there is a disturbing prominence in the media to promote conservative (especially GOP) lunacy, and some of it is … Continue reading →
Thank you, Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH). Your statement that government debt and deficit spending is bankrupting our country gives ‘Puter faint hope that some in Washington do understand the consequences of our current actions. Please join Mr. Eastwood in the … Continue reading →
Thank you, Clint Eastwood, for stating the obvious. Enforcers of political correctness are humorless jerk-monkeys. More than that, ‘Puter adds, P.C. gurus are afraid that any criticism of their secular religion will expose it as the fraud it is. Kudos … Continue reading →
…you should suffer along with me. P.S. Welcome, Czar. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Czar of Muscovy is overwhelmed to accept such a glorious invitation to post here on the Gormogons website. This is quite a smart bunch, and your Czar is as humbled as one (gifted by the grace of God with … Continue reading →
The appropriately abbreviated SoS Clinton announced today that US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Bosworth will make his first trip to North Korea next week. The Czar finds it interesting, at any rate, that North Korea has its own … Continue reading →
Sure, mock Bush for his pronounciation of “nuclear” and his “internets” gaffe…and mock McCain for not using email when he can’t because of his war injuries….but will anyone stand up and mock this clown? Gore hardly gets mocked in comparison … Continue reading →
That’s President Obama’s projected deficit for this year. Assuming 330 million Americans, that’s about $5,303.03 for each of us. And this is before the Boomers start retiring en masse, crippling Medicare and Social Security. Stimulus = deficit spending (and a … Continue reading →
Journalist? No, please. After the biased coverage well documented here and elsewhere during the conventions and the election, Mr. Matthews has moved on to drooling over the President. Maybe MSNBC should just be the casting couch for positions within this … Continue reading →
Little did ‘Puter know, but Larry King pioneered sex, though hopefully not with Oprah. Larry also pioneered the suspenders-and-jeans combo. Kudos to you, o shrunken-apple-headed broadcaster of renown! H/t Drudge. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. … Continue reading →
And have, for inscrutable reasons of their own, likely relating to plans for world domination, granted the Czar of Muscovy full posting privileges. Drop him an e-mail (instructions at left) to welcome him. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
‘Puter understood the Obama Administration to hold forth that consumers, companies, banks and states borrowing (leveraging) at crazy levels well in excess of their abilities to repay got us into this recession/depression/Armageddon. The Obama Administration’s proposed remedy is for the … Continue reading →
Your Œcumenical Volgi runs hot and cold on Ralph Peters, who is often brilliant, and often seems a tad off his rocker. Here, however, he’s in fine form on Afghanistan. Your Volgi shares his skepticism that Afghanistan, never much of … Continue reading →
That‘s what FotG David Frum’s site NewMajority.com is about assembling, and this is the best piece of practical analysis in that direction I’ve seen there. This guy argues you have to start with this fact: That’s right: according to the … Continue reading →
And Ghettoputer on unions. Unions spur unemployment, and “there is no question” about it. “High union wages that exceed the competitive market rate are likely to cause job losses in the unionized sector of the economy.” That is the unvarnished … Continue reading →
Because he’s clearly fallen afoul of an Ironic Faust Clause. You always gotta keep an eye out for those. At least that’s what Profs. Goethe & Marlowe taught. Ghettoputer’s head nearly exploded when the Senator He Voted For started bashing … Continue reading →
…in response to Ghettoputer’s commentary on Mr. Turo, the 700-pound man accused of dealing prescription drugs out of his house, that he’s familiar with Mr. Turo’s attorney in the case, a Mr. B. Fortuna, Esq. (at right in their court … Continue reading →
The Washington Post’s editorial board this morning notes that contrary to President Obama’s lofty rhetoric on education’s importance, Congress is committed to killing Washington, D.C.’s successful school voucher program. It appears that teachers’ unions and their wheelbarrows of campaign cash … Continue reading →
Never, under any circumstances, ask this dentist to drill your cavities. It’s like asking Chuck Norris to see his three hole punch. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the … Continue reading →
Courtesy of an unnamed Gormogon mole in the White House, ‘Puter got his hands on the full text of President Obama’s address to the nation, scheduled for tonight. Here’s President Obama’s planned address, in its entirety. “[America], you can’t spend … Continue reading →
Ah, Cayuga County. Your rolling hills, wide open corn and soy fields, huge freshwater lakes. Heck, ‘Puter even hunts deer and turkey there. It’s practically paradise on earth. But who gets to live in this little slice of rural heaven? … Continue reading →
GorT’s imaginary father, Thomas Sowell,* is imagining some nightmare scenarios for the American-Iranian clash we’re staggering involuntarily towards. And when I say nightmares, I mean my literal waking nightmare of our natal Washington vanishing in a shockwave and fireball. It … Continue reading →
Great piece by Confucius’s former colleague, Reuben Johnson, on some crazy, crazy goings-on on Aeroflot. What makes it brilliant is Reuben’s tying Aeroflot’s cavalier disregard for international regulations with the Russian government’s general conduct. In a larger sense this episode … Continue reading →
I’m going to harp on one of ‘Puters favorites – Unions. Sure, at one time, unions were necessary to ensure the fair treatment of workers. And maybe, in some industries, that’s still needed. Many times, however, the general public doesn’t … Continue reading →
It has always struck ‘Puter that government is singularly bad at effectively distributing needed aid to the poor. To be certain, government does a great job at spending taxpayer money on programs, but does a lousy job at achieving meaningful … Continue reading →
Much to Mrs. ’Puter’s relief. It seems that the porn industry’s tidal wave of cash first cresting with the advent of the VCR has finally started ebbing. So we likely won’t see ’Puter’s Vividland or the Penthouse Hotel & Casino … Continue reading →
‘Puter prefaces his remarks on the Amazing Technicolor Bailout Package/Auto Company Bailout/Mortgagor Bailout with the caveat that he has no greater insight than most on what will or will not work. ‘Puter’s different from most, though, as he admits he … Continue reading →
The Obama administration has a large task in front of them. No, not the economy. It’s defending the country against the increasing risk of Cyberwarfare while still allowing an increase in the use and power of networked computing. Unlike his … Continue reading →
For a refresher read our posts here, here and here. Now, I’m not a X-Files conspiracy theorist, but taken these in concert with the White House pushing this language into the Giant Technicolor Stimulus Bill which got reduced has me … Continue reading →
The Czar is a wise man. A capitalist market will more quickly drive increased innovation and decreased prices than the most successful government directed scheme-of-the-moment. A few thoughts on The Czar’s worthy posting. Folks have been predicting the end of … Continue reading →
The WaPo editorial page is on fire with foreign-policy goodness today. (I’m giving Ghettoputer’s sister credit.) First, Professor Baktybek Abdrisaev, former ambassador of Kyrgyzstan, writes that U.S. policy towards Kyrgyzstan became reduced to simply maintaining our airbase at Manas. He … Continue reading →
Max Schulz, who goes way, way back with the Gormogons, has a terrific op-ed on the chimera of alternative energy in the Journal this morning about alternative energies. Read the whole thing, but if clicking through is just too damn … Continue reading →
Rock solid. Also, my Civic is a ’91. Otherwise, I take the Fifth. 本田技研工業株式会社!万歳!万歳!万歳! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →[Continuing his homage au Puter the Czar drops another screed on a topic near and dear to the Ghetto P’s heart. Energy. The Puter knows a lot about energy, actually, and now we’ll all wait with bated breath to see … Continue reading →
…goofiness for some Washingtonian goodness. Oh. My. Lord. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →If this doesn’t cause the peasantry in New York to rise up and burn down the manor, nothing will. You can have my porn when you pry it from my cold, dead hands! OK, mixing “porn” and “‘Puter” and “hand” … Continue reading →
‘Puter has returned from his cross-country extravaganza to Los Angeles, California. A good time was had by all. The ‘Puter family visited the world headquarters of Vivid Entertainment and Larry Flynt’s enterprise. Actually, we just drove by on our way … Continue reading →
…worrying about whether insufficient F-22 and naval buys are going to inadvertently lead to war with China, it’s stuff like this that’s genuinely terrifying on an individual level. Because what people don’t understand about the “free” medicine they think they’re … Continue reading →
We’re going to need one to pull ourselves up this slippery slope we’re on. Word came out yesterday that the US Automakers need another $16-20 Billion in bailouts to survive and even then, their plans are sketchy. Banks are clamoring … Continue reading →
So at the Dorje Drak Lamaist monastery this week, a monk meditates in serene peace when he becomes aware of another monk approaching him from the wind-swept hillside. They nod, and the newcomer says “Didja hear about A-Rod?” “Dude,” says … Continue reading →
Boston College, “a school in the Jesuit tradition,” cleaves to…the Cross? (Great first line.) Clearly the Lord approves. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Or huntin’ or mani-pedi-facialin’ or whatever it is he does. To keep up the posting volume, the Czar of Muscovy has kindly stepped in with some contributions. I’ll be posting them, but if the title begins THE CZAR:, it’s by … Continue reading →
Slate.com, which is to journalism what the G4 cable network is to responsible babysitting, has a typically snarky overview of the recent Federal court decision which pimpslaps the claim that vaccines cause autism spectrum disorders. Slate adds a little analysis … Continue reading →
More from the Czar: Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →David Smiley, rest in peace. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →We’re all fascists now, says Michael Ledeen. He’s right, of course. The cartelization of industry under state control (and partial ownership)—exactly the “bailout’s” mandate—is textbook fascist economics (as the Volgi pointed out frequently when the Clintons attempted to cartelize the … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →It would be a failure on my part if the Techie in me fails to point out that at 11:31:30 p.m. GMT, we reached 1,234,567,890 seconds since Unix time “began”. For those still scratching their heads, many computer systems determine … Continue reading →
Rule Number One of international politics is to know who your friends are. And Poland has been a great one, participating jointly with the United States in virtually every enterprise they have been asked to do, including NATO and Iraq. … Continue reading →
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) is the second from the right. (Click on picture for full effect). Just kidding about the baseball, although Sen. Byrd (D-WV) was actually a long time Klan member. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer … Continue reading →
Read Matthew Kaminski on Russia. And re-read five times this succinct summary of the Fallacy of Foreign-Policy Egocentrism: The conceit is we can win the Kremlin over by modifying our behavior. Great conclusion: Ultimately it’s up to the Russians to … Continue reading →
Oh no. We’re not kidding. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →From today’s Post: One of the most jarring images of the exhibition is an elegant and austere 1932 poster showing Hitler’s face hovering like a disembodied mask against a dark background, with a single word — “Hitler” — written underneath … Continue reading →
Now this is worrisome: Perhaps even more important than job-creation efforts is the threat of diminished trust among Americans—in each other, in those responsible for large public and private institutions, and in their own ability to get ahead by investing … Continue reading →
The Czar submits yet more sightings of Gormogonical influence. (And we therefore reward him, a dog lover, with this link.) From Japan (you wouldn’t believe the stuff we’ve got going on there): Damn right: An’ from da grayder Chicawgolänt ärea: … Continue reading →
So the democrats take control of the Congress in 2006 with the self-proclaimed goal to be the most “honest, open and ethical” Congress ever. They proceed to hold closed-door sessions on immigration reform, they have numerous ethical problems, and some … Continue reading →
Mr. Sarkozy, France’s current president, speaking in Iraq recently noted that “Our collaboration has no limits.” Far be it from ‘Puter to pick on heads of state, but ought one really use words that bring to mind France’s shameful cooperation … Continue reading →
New York’s powerful teachers’ union is running commercials advocating an increased income tax on what they consider to be high earners (currently down to about $250,000). The tax would increase the current top state income tax rate from 6.85% to … Continue reading →
With the Senate passing the Giant Technicolor Stimulus Bill, people have started looking at some of the details – for example, the $10 Billion for broadband access. It sounds like a great idea. The U.S. as powerful as it is, … Continue reading →
‘Puter shan’t be getting Mrs. ‘Puter any of these lovely gifts for Valentine’s Day. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s watching The Weather Channel this morning, and hears Weather Channel uber-dork Bill Keneely unleashes his inner ’70s geek with this gem. “As Boz Scaggs would say, ‘Next stop Chi-town!” * ‘Puter, a self-professed dork, loves hisself The Weather Channel. … Continue reading →
It was reported onthe news here in D.C. last night that Mayor-For-Life Marion Barry has failed to file his 2007 taxes. This is after he failed to file his taxes from 1999-2004 and was changed for his tax problems in … Continue reading →
That’s what the President hopes can characterize our relationship with Iran? Uh, ok. Can we wait until they show us some deference and respect first? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Man, he’s good. Digging up the occult clues we leave everywhere. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →So the House passes a bill and it becomes obvious that over half of it is filler that is unlikely to be anything close to a stimulus. So the Senate jumpes in on the action now and what happens? Well, … Continue reading →
Here’s another good example of why New York is so monstrously messed up. The Bar Association has a racial spoils system, dedicated to promoting diversity in the Bar’s governing House of Delegates. That’s right, no need to run for election … Continue reading →
…mine aren’t too positive about this: Apparently a mere three weeks into office and you know what is a focus area for the Obama administration? The economy? Well, maybe with the Giant Technicolor Stimu-porkus Bill. Education? No. Health Care? Maybe, … Continue reading →
Quit fighting President Obama’s Giant Technicolor Bailout Extravaganza Stimulus Bill. Let the Democrats pass the abomination of a spending platform on their own. Just require one small tweak. Insist that any state that takes bailout/stimulus money of any kind have … Continue reading →
Found at local parishes: and here… GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all the … Continue reading →
This is, in theory, technically feasible for the Russians and Chinese, but I’m not sure this isn’t just a probe to see what we’ll say and do (or won’t). Clearly, though, the Russians are feeling a lot more emboldened in … Continue reading →
The Czar has been driving around Muscovy painting icons. And, of course, this again. Oh yeah. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Maybe I should check with Volgi before condemning this product to mockitude and see if its in the future for his clan. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the … Continue reading →
As a taxpayer of the wonderful Empire State, articles like this make ‘Puter’s blood boil. Of course, ‘Puter has a sneaking suspicion that more state workers are turning in this sort of job performance, regardless of job requirements, than he … Continue reading →
Sen (Dr.) Coburn (R-OK) is fighting the good fight. I caught up on my newspaper reading this morning and caught his excellent OpEd in the Wall Street Journal. Let me highlight a few of the salient points: less than 10% … Continue reading →
Governor Charlie Crist (R) of Florida unwittingly provides the Obama Administration an object lesson in how not to use government to fix a perceived problem. When government participates in the market, and rigs the rules such that it is unprofitable … Continue reading →
Magnus Linklater (member of The Gormogons’ All Name Team) writing in The Times (of London) today states the inconvenient truth behind England’s current educational philosophy, which truth is equally applicable on this side of the Atlantic. Mr. Linklater notes that … Continue reading →
