And working on ballistic-missile defense. Meanwhile, there’s some disturbing strategery (or politicking) afoot on Team Obama. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →No, not really, but this does make a decent point about what a raw deal Bush got relative to Katrina (compounded, of course, by his and his administration’s typically expressive-aphasic communications), which apparently destroyed him and the GOP politically. Confucius, … Continue reading →
Or perhaps that should simply be a period. Looks like Russia is pulling another former SSR closer into her orbit. This is neither catastrophic nor irreversible at this point, but it shows how weak the U.S. is (or is perceived … Continue reading →
Confucius saw that headline in the Financial Times today and remarked to a bystander, “If the economic crisis goes on—and protectionism starts seriously affecting foreign trade—this is the kind of thing where the Mandate of Heaven gets withdrawn and tens … Continue reading →
‘Puter absolutely hates it when he has to admit he agrees more than not with this column by Richard Cohen in today’s WaPo. ‘Puter wishes Mr. Cohen had gone farther in calling for requiring education reform in exchange for education … Continue reading →
Well played, Mr. Good: [President Obama] said: I am not in favor of concealed weapons. There has not been any evidence that allowing people to carry a concealed weapon is going to make anybody safer. So let’s have him order … Continue reading →
Given this following video, how can we believe that the democrat-led Congress knows how to help the economy? They ignored warnings from the Bush White House repeatedly. They claimed that FreddyMac and FannieMae were not in trouble. So now, we … Continue reading →
Why didn’t you tell us, man? Via Film Drunk. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter’s fairly certain that the House’s passed stimulus package is going to harm more than help, for any number of reasons, not least of which is that Republicans have thus far, to a man (person, if you must), refused to … Continue reading →
Now that I’ve got your attention, check this out. Spirit Airlines’ stewardesses (air hostesses?) have a problem with their employer’s ad campaign. Admittedly, it is a little over the top to advertise your airline’s “double Ds” and “MILFs.” But at … Continue reading →
I kind of like him! “Interference of the State, the belief in the omnipotence of the State: that is a reaction to market failures,” Mr Putin said in his keynote address at the opening of the four-day meeting. “There is … Continue reading →
From the Weekly Standard. A total lack of a North Korea policy. Neglect of the navy in the face of a Chinese build-up. (Aircraft carriers are pure force-projection platforms—there’s nothing defensive about them.) One does worry about relative foreign-policy tyros … Continue reading →
Notwithstanding reports that all economists are now Keynesians and that we all support a big increase in the burden of government, we the undersigned do not believe that more government spending is a way to improve economic performance. More government … Continue reading →
(That’s Philip K. Dick, you people) There’s word out there that one of the writers for Eagle Eye is working on a sequel script to “Bladerunner” (based on Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” originally published in … Continue reading →
Baby Boomers are the biblical plague of locusts, selfishly devouring the U.S. economy, moving on and leaving nothing for surviving generations to live on. And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see … Continue reading →
But at least we’re not Great Britain. Maybe a dental care stimulus plan would help the country feel better. * Bad British teeth allusions are low hanging fruit, but the old jokes are like comfort food in these trying times. … Continue reading →
Now Obama has made an unauspicious beginning. Or so argues Fouad Ajami. “To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” President Barack Obama said in his inaugural. But in truth, the … Continue reading →
A commenter (dag, E.K.!) e-mails that we are too hard on President Obama and have whitewashed the enormities and foibles of President Bush. Our position: we started this blog after all the Bush controversies were long settled into obsessive partisan … Continue reading →
¡El huevo de la fuerza! Das (or het) Machtei! Яйцо властей! بيض الإستطاعة! Obama’s magic egg. Let’s all hope this is a put-on, but if it’s not… you know, it’s not the silly instantization of the proverb from the land … Continue reading →
Hmm. Guess I should have read the blog today before posting the Beaker link. Unless this is some sort of subtle Gormogonical conspiracy. Oops. I’ve said too much. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Yeah, that guy’s all over. I once saw him playing cowbell for Rare Essence. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The boys at Kissing Suzy Kolber are always good for a smile. And what could be funnier than a montage of photoshopped iconic images of D.C., now with more Beaker! 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. … Continue reading →
“Poisonous Fish Testicles Send 7 Japanese Diners to Hospital.” Thanks, wacky Japanese fugu eaters and equally wacky Fox News headline writers! 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, … Continue reading →
Wind the time machine back a few years and recall that the big push was for consumers to buy more energy efficient appliances and fixtures with the benefit that they will save tens and hundreds of dollars on their utility … Continue reading →
NOW. NOW! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Senate confirmed Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury. Of course, this is the same man who failed to pay his own taxes that we’re now putting in charge of the nation’s finances. So what is this telling the … Continue reading →
President Obama, taking inspiration from the U.S. military’s stated reason for destroying the Vietnamese village of Ben Tre, proposes to continue to pump money into the failing Big Three, while at the same time making their recovery much more difficult. … Continue reading →
So much was debated over how President Obama would govern and how he would “heal the wounds and divisions” in the country. Now we are presented with the $300+ Billion stimulus bill which is getting choked down in democrat pork … Continue reading →
I’m sure the first few days of a Presidency is stressful. However, for all the “change” that people wanted are they really getting it? Case in point #1: The Executive Order closing Gitmo. A criticism (valid in many ways) of … Continue reading →
The Twisted Spinster writes: …For those who were born too late and therefore are under the impression that the Seventies was a gloriously innocent time of day-glo colored discoball party fun fun fun, that decade was actually when the American … Continue reading →
Good for Tom Hanks. After referring to Mormons as “un-American” for their support of California’s Proposition 8 outlawing gay marriage, Mr. Hanks has apologized. And mirabile dictu, it’s an actual living, breathing apology apology, with none of the weasel words … Continue reading →
‘Puter only hopes that Shelly Silver is the next on this list. Corrupt bastards, the both of them. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one … Continue reading →
Abu Hamza, a militant Islamist cleric who hates the West and all things modern, has labeled Australians as “boozers who are hooked on gambling and prostitution.” This after telling his co-religionists that it’s acceptable to beat their wives and demand … Continue reading →
Meet Rep. (soon to be Sen.) Kirsten Gillibrand, the person Gov. Paterson has apparently chosen to appoint to Secretary of State Clinton’s recently vacated seat. ‘Puter doesn’t know much about Rep. Gillibrand aside from the bare facts laid out in … Continue reading →
Imagine ‘Puter’s horror when he awoke this morning in frost-bitten Upstate, only to discover that during the night Kennedy had withdrawn her name from consideration for Secretary of State Clinton’s vacant Senate seat! ‘Puter knows the press has been hard … Continue reading →
Ed Driscoll kindly writes, in re our initial post on the “servant” video: Headline of the day award goes to The Gormogons: “Paging Vernon Reid”. We aim to please. And in gratitude, welcome to the Gormogons’ blogroll, Mr. D. Just … Continue reading →
Friend of the Gormogons David Frum has a neat post at his new site on what Obama shoulda said. Check it out. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Vince from Film Drunk notes: Chrysler, which has received $4 billion in taxpayer bailout money (because God forbid we let shitty companies go bankrupt), recently announced plans to help underwrite Terminator Salvation for an undisclosed amount. To be fair, Chrysler … Continue reading →
If this is true, it’s both tacky and somewhat disturbing. He’s the Commander-in-Chief now. Please, let’s not have a rerun of the early Clinton Administration’s disdain for the military. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. … Continue reading →
Friends of the Gormogons Jonah Goldberg & Steve Hayes have some very perspicacious comments on how great it is to have elected a black president—even not having voted for him and hoping that his policy agenda goes down in flames. … Continue reading →
Thus spake Juan Williams. Mr. Williams is quickly becoming ‘Puter’s favorite National Public Radio correspondent, and maybe his second favorite Fox News contributor after Greg Gutfeld. Though uncertain of Mr. Williams’ political bent, ‘Puter has been impressed with Mr. Williams’ … Continue reading →
I have to admit, I didn’t make it through the entire 4+ minutes of the Celebrity Pledge video until today. It was hard to stomach…at least I thought so until I watchted the end. For those who want the quick … Continue reading →
Harold Meyerson of the Washington Post and Maureen Dowd of the failing New York Times (or is it now the Aztlan Times?) both are reliably good for a laugh, and not in a good way. Mr. Meyerson in this column … Continue reading →
Here’s a good example from today’s Wall Street Journal. Families can now get SCHIP (state children’s health insurance program) for their kids at an income level of $63,081 for a family of four. This exceeds the median national household income … Continue reading →
Quite possibly the funniest take on the Celebrity Pledge piece cited earlier here and here. Kudos to IowaHawk! I wonder whether we’re truly going to get 4 years of this kind of fodder. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the … Continue reading →
Well, since GorT hasn’t had the opportunity to reply to Dirk Benedict’s loopy jeremiad against the new Battlestar Galactica, here’s a guest commentary by the Czar of Muscovy, a Gormogon auxiliary: If I may. Dirk, here are the facts. I … Continue reading →
Ok, the Celebrity Pledge (see below) is all well and good, but it prompts two questions in my mind: 1. Were these celebrities not working hard and not pitching in such that they need to pledge to do so? I … Continue reading →
The Gormogons have said it before, but it bears repeating. We wish soon to be President Obama the best. We support him because he is the duly elected leader of our country. We hope he can effectively address the many … Continue reading →
In short, Hertzberg is one of that legion of individuals for whom the contest between political ideologies seems to have become reduced to a competition over education levels and IQs. According to one gratifying myth recently circulating in the blogosphere, … Continue reading →
Who’s probably playing at one of the inaugural balls, alas. Look into my eyes, what do you see? | The cult of personality Via Mike Goldfarb. This stuff is just creeping me out. Why? I’m not worried about the Republic … Continue reading →
I repeat: “Disfunctional Alcholoics.” Apparently GorT’s homebrew has blinded him, as we always warned him it would. His parish priest was right, they are a bunch of dysfunctional alcoholics. He’s just a good ol’ boy. Never meanin’ no harm. Beats … Continue reading →
A sad story from Indonesia: Fourteen young Indonesian men died after drinking a cheap, home-brewed alcoholic cocktail, police said Monday. The men, in their 20s and 30s, died after consuming a mix of 90 percent alcohol, vanilla, ginseng and honey, … Continue reading →
Can a man get arrested for throwing pussy at his wife. Really. And, as always, thanks to the delightfully nicknamed D&C out of Rochester, poorer, rattier cousin of the soon-to-be-defunct Buffalo Nooz. And Spaghetti Cat. Who can live without Spaghetti … Continue reading →
The Gormogons are big fans of hockey. “Give me the biscuit!” During a bit of some hockey research for a fantasy hockey league, I came across this fellow. I’m sure he gets all sorts of mocking. It’s just too too … Continue reading →
Excuse the vulgar URL on screen. Via With Leather. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →A Friend of the Gormogons, knowing ‘Puter’s hatred of all unions (particularly those NYC unions), writes concerning the U.S. Airways Airbus 320 “unexpected water landing” in the Hudson River today: [i]t appears a bird strike was responsible for the thankfully-not-fatal … Continue reading →
This man will be a bigger drag on the economy than any of the alleged finance industry robber-barons and their ill-fated overleveraging and derivative-based schemes ever were. Rep. Waxman (D-CA) is on a one man mission to hamstring industry and … Continue reading →
The Techie has been a bit busy as of late but I was able to come up for air here briefly to take a sidestep on the type of posts recently. I’d like to do a little Miss Manners bit … Continue reading →
Jody Bottum writes: Cardinal Martino is the former representative of the Holy See to the United Nations, and he now heads the Vatican’s Council for Justice and Peace—from which perch he recently commented, to an interviewer at Il Sussidiario, about … Continue reading →
Today, a staple of our childhoods has passed on to that great cheezy sitcom in the sky. Ricardo Montalban will greet our collective plane no more with his evil midget sidekick. Who will now cause William Shatner to scream “Khan!” … Continue reading →
‘Puter was fuming after writing checks for his fourth quarter 2008 estimated taxes to both Washington and Albany (jack-monkey pickle smugglers) so that they may continue their giveaways to favored groups of which ‘Puter is not a member. In the … Continue reading →
Ghost Breakage you can believe in. Via Andrew Leigh Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Move to Washington state, now the perfect place for teachers who like to make sweet love down by the fire with their charges! A three judge panel of the Washington Court of Appeals just held that so long as the … Continue reading →
This woman is not only too fat, but also too stupid. Ms. Ragan is 5 feet tall, and weighs in at 275 pounds. Ms. Ragan developed a spinal tumor, for which she needed an MRI. Normal MRI machines could not … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s a piker in compiling hot, horny teacher incidents compared to these guys. Behold! A (more or less) comprehensive list of all the female teachers who can’t keep their hands off their charges, along with pictures of the aforementioned sexual … Continue reading →
As ‘Puter observed earlier, Citibank is intent on committing corporate suicide by supporting the Democrats’ misguided plan to allow bankruptcy judges to cram down (i.e., rewrite principal amount, interest rates and terms) residential mortgages. The much smarter John Lott has … Continue reading →
Apropos this, which GorT will love as he’s a generation-theory lover: The Boomers hate Gen X because we’re the kids who looked at them with the cold, wide eyes of children, saw who they were and didn’t fall down in … Continue reading →
While cleaning out the dungeon — er, basement — ‘Puter came upon this picture of the Gormogons during their formative years together at the High School That Shall Not Be Named. The other two met with unfortunate accidents. ‘Puter’s the … Continue reading →
Fr. Neuhaus has died. Here you’ll find some of his wise thoughts about death, based on looking it in the eye. His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few … Continue reading →
Via Buttle. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Unbelievable. Citigroup just signed off on a plan that will add substantially more uncertainty into an already uncertain market. That is, Citigroup now supports the Democrats’ plan to empower bankruptcy judges to rewrite the terms of borrowers’ mortgages on their … Continue reading →
Like this won’t cause even more auto accidents. I’m sure teens and other idiot drivers will use this new technological “advance” safely and appropriately. Jerk-monkeys. [Can we just call this the Eddie Griffin Memorial Mobile Televideo Technology? —ŒV] ‘Puter has … Continue reading →
F-22s for Japan? Damn right. There are a handful of countries who can afford the F-22 and be trusted with its technology. Japan is one. Australia is another. ラプター! ラプター! ラプター! If South Korea is really upset about this, they … Continue reading →
Read Hayek. Read Hayek. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…et lux perpetua luceat ei. Richard John Neuhaus, arguably the most important—and easily the most prolific—public intellectual on religious issues over the past two decades, is said to be on his death bed. Fr. Neuhaus (a Lutheran minister who converted … Continue reading →
…to that same old place, sweet home Chicago? Chicago public school bureaucrats skirted competitive bidding rules to buy 30 cappuccino/espresso machines for $67,000, with most of the machines going unused because the schools they were ordered for had not asked … Continue reading →
Reuben Johnson, with whom the Volgi worked with back in Russia’s old Wild East days, writes a great piece on how Western appeasement of Russia encourages her encroachment on the liberties (and independence) of her neighbors. Read it. Confucius, Œc. … Continue reading →
When Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and the newly elected republican majority entered Congress in 1995 with the “Contract for America”, they also authored rules that provided for the minority party’s opposition to be heard and acted upon. This included the ability … Continue reading →
Meet Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY28), 12 term representative, native of Kentucky (with the accent to match), and arguably the second most powerful woman in Congress, as chairman of the Rules Committee. In the best New York Tammany Hall style politics, … Continue reading →
My rear end. Check this out. So many people in New York are desperate to get their unemployment claims in before the deadline, they’ve crashed the state’s servers and phone lines. A special thanks to Gov. Paterson (D), Assembly Majority … Continue reading →
1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we … Continue reading →
Well, as we try to do, the Gormogons extend a personal welcome to our latest follower, the preemptively-named ObamaScandals. Alas for the Republic, he or she will probably be busy. (Baby, don’t you want to go | To that same … Continue reading →
Jonathan Last’s Alexandra DuPont’s Frank Miller’s Will Eisner’s Goddamn Spirit receives a nomination. Via Film Drunk. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Volgi is a huge admirer of President Coolidge and therefore refers you to this article. The whole ‘Silent Cal’ moniker has always struck the Volgi as a nickname relative to the windy politicians of the turn of the century. … Continue reading →
Google “consumer deleverage” and/or “business deleverage” and see how many hits you get. ‘Puter’ll wait. Many, many commentators, from the famous to the not-so-famous think, in dangerously simplified terms, that our financial house is burning in large part because we … Continue reading →
This whole Roland Burris as President Elect Obama’s successor in the Senate is pathetic on a most basic level when you think about it. Leaving aside the Gov. Blagojevic angle, and the President Elect Obama angle, we’re left with a … Continue reading →
So say the Democrats themselves. Black Chicago politicians are screaming racism because Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) was pushing for Gov. Blagojevic (D-IL) to appoint a non-black replacement for President Elect Obama. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of race … Continue reading →
Admittedly, The Kmiec Ramblings beat me to this observation, but the new Pepsi logo looks exactly like the Obama campaign logo. Pepsi, or its ad agency, apparently has no problem rubbing 46% of the voting population’s nose in it. See … Continue reading →
‘Puter agrees with Volgi’s assessment of the Israeli/Palestinian situation. All out war with its stated objective being the crushing defeat of the Palestinians may be the least bad choice remaining to the Israelis, even taking into account the numerous civilian … Continue reading →
That is, win the war. Anyone who hopes for a durable and lasting peace has to hope that Israel decisively defeats Hamas, even at the price of an armored assault and re-occupation of the Gaza Strip, thereby demoralizing any other … Continue reading →
Best. Christmas. Present. Ever. And not in that greedy, obnoxious, I-want-to-wring-their-jerkmonkey-conspicuous-consumption necks Lexus commercial way. Seriously, that Lexus commercial is almost as annoying as those cruddy “every kiss begins with Kay” commercials that Jonah Goldberg loathes. Mayhaps the economic downturn … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been AWOL on posting for a while. Sorry. Christmas, kids, spouse, family, dogs and general malaise conspire against ‘Puter. Quick update, for those who care. ‘Puter took off two weeks at the end of the year and still lost … Continue reading →
So I sit here in my wife’s office (a few minutes down the road from our house) on New Years’ Eve as we are currently without power thanks to the high winds hitting our area. I would spend some time … Continue reading →
