Nice observations. I entirely agree with you, so that’s boring and as gentlemen we shall not speak of it again. Have you read Stanislaw Lem? In particular I recommend Fiasco and His Master’s Voice on the general topic of bleak, … Continue reading →
Just to keep everyone updated, the Czar has talked here, here, and here about the shenanigans of Chicago’s renegade priest Fr. Michael Pfleger. And as of yesterday, he was suspended by the Archdiocese of Chicago. As the Cardinal wrote in … Continue reading →
Democrats in Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly to deny future collective bargaining by police, fire, teachers, and other public sector unions. Thus spake local AFL-CIO president Robert “Robber” Haynes: It’s pretty stunning. . . . These are the same Democrats that all … Continue reading →
You all know that the Gormogons love science dearly—although to be fair, ‘Puter dislikes the mathy-kind of science and likes the coloring-book-kind so much more. Once, he watched a high definition animation of an asteroid crashing into Earth and wiping … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, You are dead on in your analysis. When you couple the release of the birth certificate today with the peculiar reshuffling of the national security leadership (Gates out, Panetta to the Pentagon and Petraeus to the CIA) … Continue reading →
By now you have heard that Americans are resoundingly rejecting Paul Ryan’s budget plan, and that protests are dogging him and other Republicans wherever they go. Except, you might not have heard, it does not appear to be true. A … Continue reading →
The Czar, like 99% of Americans, does not care about the Great Birth Certificate Issue. All right, let us be honest about this. Suppose the Birthers are right. Here is the bottom line: Birthers: President Obama was born in Kenya, … Continue reading →
Over at Big Hollywood, there is a curious essay about the failure of Blu-Ray technology to make a profit when working with Hollywood’s classic films. Not really a surprise, though. When you watch an action-packed, many-things-at-once modern Hollywood film in … Continue reading →
Today* (yesterday) marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ‘Puter mostly blames the Soviets for the disaster, as the plant’s fail safes were poorly designed and the reactor had no containment unit. ‘Puter does however recognize the courage … Continue reading →
Mrs. ‘Puter told ‘Puter last night that she had but one wish for a Mother’s Day gift. ‘Puter loves it when Mrs. ‘Puter tells him what to get her. It prevents unfortunate occurrences such as the infamous Hickory Farms Incident … Continue reading →
Strange things are afoot. Rumors in certain circles are spreading that there may have been an unsuccessful coup attempt over the weekend. Something bad happened there, and it sounds like another piece of malware, possibly named Stars, is responsible. Ahmadî-Nezhâd … Continue reading →
Frank over at IMAO has a superb essay on why (a) the Left thought it was okay to make fun of Trig Palin in such a grotesque and repugnant fasion, but why (b) Trig Palin scares the hell out of … Continue reading →
Dennis Prager has a very interesting article where he asks, “Why don’t Christians help…Christians?” The article describes the current persecution of Christians that is taking place in the Muslim world. Mr. Prager points out that despite this persecution the nearly … Continue reading →
From your pals at the Castle. Our plans for world oppression and domination will pause, briefly, today out of respect. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in … Continue reading →
Hans Holbein the Younger, Das Leichnam Christi im Grab, Kunstmuseum Basel. Morbid? Indeed. But Holbein’s point was: if you believe in the Resurrection, this is what was resurrected—a wrecked, even grotesque slab of meat that was once a man. Ecce … Continue reading →
Hey everybody!!! I’m back! It’s’ me, Medea Mainstream, and the Czar asked me to rite about a news story from the news. So today I am writing about senator Enzine and how he got fired from the goverment. He robbed … Continue reading →
Today is the most somber day on the Catholic (and Christian generally) calendar. For believers, today is the day where Jesus, true God and true man, offered himself in sacrifice to save us from sin and death, opening the gates … Continue reading →
So the Czar found a copy of The New York Times laying about (we choose these words specifically as a pointed jab), and flipped through it. Within was an interesting article on the weird socio-political No Woman’s Land that Camilla … Continue reading →
Two New York State Assemblymen have decided that rather than address the crushing state debt and inequitable state employee benefits situation, their time is better spent making “homeless dogs” the official state canine. ‘Puter thinks all of New York’s elected … Continue reading →
As regular readers know, ‘Puter and GorT both enjoy high-level European soccer. Last night, Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey, awarded annually in La Liga to the team that wins an elimination tournament. Real Madrid is one of the … Continue reading →
Dear Czarest of Czars, Wow. I had no idea that priest was acting up so much. I had heard he was politically active (endorsing Obama, etc), but it’s crazy what he has done. As a priest myself I hope I … Continue reading →
Here’s ‘Puter’s stupid question for the day. Assume that a public sector union contract has expired so that there is no continuing obligation between the employer and the employees. Assume further that the public unions refuse to acknowledge economic reality … Continue reading →
Dr. J is en fuego with his contributions today. It should be noted that this post arrived in my email box at 10am EDT today: Dear GorT, Not long after ObamaCare was signed into law, a cavalcade of corporations including … Continue reading →
Oh wise and mighty Czar, Please forgive my stupidity, but since I am not Catholic I had a serious question about the missive. Is paying a prostitute to attend counseling a bad thing? I mean, if it gets them in … Continue reading →
Dread & Awful Czar, Tax day passed us by again this year, and for the 55% of us who paid taxes, were were reminded, yet again, of the politics and waste that revolve around the sorry state of our Federal … Continue reading →
Non-Catholic readers of this site must be surprised with the Roman Catholic tilt here the last couple of weeks, but there is news afoot. Chicago Catholics are all-too-familiar with the perpetual shenanigans of Fr. Michael Pfleger, the pastor of Saint … Continue reading →
Czar mentions in his post below that Standard & Poor’s has downgraded its outlook on United Staes debt from stable to negative. Essentially, S&P acknowledged what everyone knows: if America doesn’t get its fiscal act together pretty soon, its debt … Continue reading →
Let us put some pieces together. 1. Donald Trump, suddenly advocating a lot of Tea Party things, jumps up in GOP polling to where he is right with Mitt Romney. 2. He then begins putting out a lot of stereotypical … Continue reading →
Across America, there are debates raging about what to do about the debt and they are usually between two camps: (a) the Obama camp of cut defense and raise taxes, particularly on the high income earners and (b) for lack … Continue reading →
Yesterday was a bad day for America. Not just Wall Street, but the whole country. It was mega-bad. It could be a second recession all over again kind of bad. All you know is that the stock prices fell, and … Continue reading →
An editorial in The Washington Examiner is slow enough to discover that President Obama is “not as nice as he looks.” No kidding. What caught the editors’s slow attention was the way Obama invited Paul Ryan to sit in the … Continue reading →
If you are like the Czar, you have already used The White House’s online tax receipt calculator to see where your money allegedly goes. Actually, if you’re like the Czar, you already suspect the IRS is gleefully monitoring every number … Continue reading →
Leave it to your Uncle Jay to find a picture of what the Mandarin has been up to lately. The sad thing is that the baboon (the monkey in the photo, not the Big Guy) is probably a better shot … Continue reading →
Muscovy is not the largest community, and so the fact it has its own Catholic Church (Наша Дама Вечера) is quite remarkable in itself. Anyway, it remains a fact that the Цесаревич must attend the church’s annual religious educational program … Continue reading →
The Navy for the first time last week successfully tested a solid-state high-energy laser from a ship. The beam, which was aimed at a boat moving through turbulent Pacific Ocean waters, set the target’s engine on fire.The Office of Naval … Continue reading →
Just a word of caution when you listen to poll results. As I stated earlier, I am somehow on the email list for a democrat lobbying group. I got another email tonight asking me to fill out their survey so … Continue reading →
Yes, GorT is well aware that China is banning time travel….at least in Radio, TV and Film. Of course, the paradox this implies makes me laugh. The Gormogons are on it, and I’ve asked the 孔夫子 (the Œcumenical Volgi) and … Continue reading →
Liberals have recently taken to calling for nebulously defined “shared sacrifice.” Shared sacrifice has been trotted out by President Obama in support of his budget. Newly anointed DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) calls for shared sacrifice to reduce the … Continue reading →
I did notice that the “M” (Math) was missing in the PSA. I did find it interesting because Math is at the core of sciences, technology and engineering. Personally, I’ve seen an improvement in the math curriculum at my own … Continue reading →
Dear Your Sneakyness, I read your little internal chat– I’m such a rebel! And there’s nothing you can do to stop me! I’m like a Jacobin revolution! (just without the beheadings and anti-catholicism) Two questions- how serious are the situations … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, Dr. J. listened to President Obama’s petulant speech this afternoon. It is clear that he is not going to work with the Republicans going into the 2012 election. He is expecting them to ultimately wuss out and … Continue reading →
ElJay, who must never be teased, touched, or messed with, wrote in to GorT and the Czar to say: Most vainglorious Gormogons (or words to that effect)! Remember back in ancient history (several years ago) when STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, … Continue reading →
That is, the California Federation of Teachers is equivalent to seminal gansta rapper, now actor, Ice-T. How’s that? Because they both support cop killers. The CFT actually supports convicted cop killer Mumia abu Jamal, ne Wesley Cook, as evidenced by … Continue reading →
The Czar is completely behind the message, but is a little bemused that we have an actress, who is not scientist or engineer, telling kids to become scientists and engineers, and using Iron Man, about a fictional engineer using non-existent … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s a pet interest to me so I’ll take a second and put this up: 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 … Continue reading →
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first human in space – Yuri Gagarin (call sign: Кедр) made is 108 minute flight early April 12th, 1961 aboard the Vostok spacecraft. AS part of the space race, the Americans would follow … Continue reading →
Dear readers: please ignore this post. This is intended for Volgi, Mandarin, ‘Puter, or GorT. Would one of you geniuses mind revealing who was so freaking hung-over-tired this morning that he left a bowl of Kix cereal, with milk and … Continue reading →
Dr. J and I have traded a few emails regarding the outcome from the federal budget “showdown” also known as “Shootout at the Loser Corral”. First, Dr. J’s take: Dread and Awful Czar [and Your Timeliness GorT], As we all … Continue reading →
Ay-yi-yi, on the one hand. But on the other hand, the Czar is delighted so many of you are grouping your emails together by subject. DT wants to add a little to Dr. (KN) J’s explication of the buget resolution: … Continue reading →
President Obama is pushing Congress to raise the national debt ceiling…soon. If they don’t vote to raise it by May 16th, America will default and cause the cost of borrowing money to go up. Not a good thing. However, let … Continue reading →
From the WSJ’s “Best of the Web” section on April 8th: “New Warning on Arctic Sea Ice Melt” reads a headline on the BBC website. Ho hum, another global-warming alarm, right? But it turns out it’s even less alarming than … Continue reading →
Thanks to GorT’s time travel skillz, the Czar was just watching Diary of a Middle-Aged Kid IX: Mid-Life Crisis last night (the scene with Greg getting busted with that shemale Thai hooker is hysterical), when he found out that Muscovy … Continue reading →
You will want to read the Great Dr. Boli’s guide to British v. American English. It is brief. And scores a couple of points. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The … Continue reading →
O Most Dread and Awful Czar, As is the unfortunate custom with all things numerate, the media discussions concerning the most recent round of budget nonsense from our elite overlords have never provided any useful context for consideration. As they … Continue reading →
Sorry, GorT, old buddy. Back to work forcing “upgrades” into human brains on Monday. Shame, too, because your plans for a Death Moat were just damn cool. This has worked out very well for the GOP, incidentally, if they elect … Continue reading →
First, let’s make it real clear about Planned Parenthood: Enough said. As far as the shutdown, I think it’s likely we’re facing a multiple day shutdown next week. As a federal contractor, I’ve been informed to not show up for … Continue reading →
That’s how the headlines should be reading. A horribly slanted news/opinion mashup at the Huffington Post admits as much, so you don’t have to take ‘Puter’s word for it. If Speaker Boehner and his Republican Caucus were smart, they’d offer … Continue reading →
Seriously…..circuits…on…overload…too…many….jokes Naked Man Shoots SWAT Robot With AK-47 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 … Continue reading →
Well, by now you have heard that Justice David Prosser of Wisconsin has somehow produced over seven-thousand votes that were lost under highly questionable circumstances. Although at the time of this writing his opponent has not conceded, there seems to … Continue reading →
The Царица, as most of you know, is a school teacher. Not surprisingly, many of her friends are as well. Last Sunday, we were at a birthday party for one such teacher’s little daughter, R. The mother asked the Царица … Continue reading →
This is post is dedicated strictly to the handful of liberal readers that we have; more conservative, bitter, unhappy, and nasty readers who want the Czar to produce good quality essays can simply read this 2009 post for now. Hello, … Continue reading →
The Washington Post breathlessly reports this morning that a government shutdown may require non-essential federal employees to surrender their Blackberries on Monday. Federal employees may go throught withdrawal! OH NOES! All of this raises the following question in ‘Puter’s feeble … Continue reading →
Linky-links. More from the Czar’s mailbag. First, the SundryReport discovers a press release buried by the world press, in which missing material from Washington Post’s guest editorial writer Richard Goldstone reveals further proof of his theory that Israel intentionally wages … Continue reading →
The Czar has been engulfed with mail lately. Here is a sampling of the best, starting with JS, writing in about his favorite episode of The Six Million Dollar Man: Dear Czesar, You said “even the Czar is at a … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Dr. J writes in: I just wanted to let you know, I found 723 absentee ballots for Assistant Attorney General Kloppenberg in the back of my Prius… There seems to be a lot of that going around. Also, ballots that, … Continue reading →
Is it the Czar’s imagination, or have the mainstream media largely ignored the Paul Ryan budget proposal? You know all about it of course, because you tend to use multiple news sources…but only scant mention in the local papers and … Continue reading →
Pretty funny…at least (or probably) in a geeky way. 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 … Continue reading →
Dear Mrs. Brady: ‘Puter read with interest your opinion piece titled “30 years after the Reagan shooting, gun violence still reigns” in March 28, 2011”s edition of the Washington Post. To call it unfair, poorly reasoned and misguided would be … Continue reading →
Operative GD writes in with the quick spot on Ezra Klein’s propganda business blog section piece on Paul Ryan’s (D-WI) budget proposal. It’s got some real gems in it. Try some of these on for size: Remember how the Affordable … Continue reading →
Gormogon art director BL just sent the Czar a picture he found in an antique shop not far from our castle. The Czar has elected not to print it, not merely because it is borderline NSFW, as the hipsters say, … Continue reading →
Your Awesomeness, So the alternative remains: have the union members pay their own dues. What will happen is that members will immediately notice their paychecks bump up in pay. They will deposit or cash their paychecks, and turn that into … Continue reading →
According to The Christian Science Monitor’s Mark Guarino, today’s local elections in Wisconsin are all about collective bargaining: Election Day in Wisconsin, Tuesday, is becoming yet another chapter in the ongoing debate over the collective-bargaining power for unions in that … Continue reading →
To follow up on Dr. J’s previous post, you can count GorT Out as well. However, I’ll fully support the DNC and President Obama to pursue this meme. I can picture the bumperstickers and tag lines now: INcapable INcompetent INoverHisHead … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, Dr. J. has watched the video for President Obama’s ‘IN’ campaign. Dr. J. has since observed his ‘sheeple’ friends throw in with BHO and the ‘IN’ crowd via Facebook and other social media constructs. He expects the … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan delivers a great intro to the battle about to wage in Congress and across the country. Read more here. Now. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the … Continue reading →
From our friends over at SDA: Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do? CBS News; Attorney General Eric Holder today will announce that self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad will be tried in a military commission, CBS News has … Continue reading →
Dear Czarman, I have been reading your comments on public schools, and I filter them by my relative’s experiences (by which I mean you’re spot on). She has taught in both public and private schools, but for some reason the … Continue reading →
I’ve mentioned this before and pointed out that while Apple is a very innovative company and does user interfaces really well, the closed nature of their business model is damaging to their success. Henry Blodget over at the Business Insider … Continue reading →
The Czar took a lead from ‘Puter (who is drop-dead gorgeous, if you (a) like open head wounds and (b) are willing to drop dead), and flipped through his wife’s quarterly teacher’s union magazine. The theme of the entire issue … Continue reading →
For all the belly-aching about the high price of gasoline, you know perfectly well you’re going to be driving to work and school, to the grocery store, and even to family and friends for parties. You won’t be getting a … Continue reading →
Many may have seen this chart (click to embiggen) already but it is (1) a great graphical depiction and provides a lot of context to radiation levels (2) a nice reference when you hear of the issues in Japan and … Continue reading →
Well, you may disappointed that the Republicans have been trying to cut $62 billion out of the budget, but the most the Democrats might consider is $33 billion. Does it matter? Many GOP politicians—especially Tea Partiers—are saying it makes no … Continue reading →
This classic piece is well-illustrated here: Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Actually, all of the Czar’s suspicions were largely confirmed about AF447. Basically, here is a simplification of what occurred. The plane disappeared off radar, which is natural over the Atlantic Ocean because radar cannot follow the Earth’s curvature, and there … Continue reading →
When we cover a story, we continue to cover it. We’ve dispatched our naval swarm to investigate the crash site and debris field from the flight to see if we can reach a more conclusive reason for the unfortunate crash … Continue reading →
Three things to share. First, BG writes in with a great explanation of the President’s opposition to oil company land leases: Dread and Awful Czar – You write that President Obama “…argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore … Continue reading →
The President has announced that the United States will reduce oil imports by 33% by 2020. How will he make up the balance? Not by drilling, no, no. He argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore and offshore. … Continue reading →
The New York Legislature passed an on time budget for the first time in 28 years. That’s right. For longer than some of you have been alive, through Republican and Democrat administrations, New York’s elected representatives have ignored their constitutional … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised to see one of his favorite late-70s-to-mid-80s bands, The Cars, finally reunited. For real, this time. And not only are they reuniting, but unlike most reunited bands, they have a genuinely new album coming out. Screech. … Continue reading →
The Czar was just wondering where the hell his colleagues have been lately. Here we are getting all this extra traffic, plus all the attention we got on Twitter, and the Czar is like the only guy working at the … Continue reading →
This is a story that keeps getting worse the longer it goes. Hena Akhter, 14, lived in what is described as the rural community of Shariatpur, Bangladesh, a city of 42,200 people. She was the youngest daughter in her family, … Continue reading →
Here’s a quote about your Gormogons, and the lovely ladies they call their wives. They are vulgar, bronzed, tattooed and muscle bound – and that’s just the men while the girls are all breasts to the wind. Actually, the quote … Continue reading →
So it seems Sarah Palin had another moment of refudiation, when she used the malapropism squirmish to describe our actions in Libya. Or rather, Obama’s reluctance to call it a war. Some accounts have it sounding like a deliberate play … Continue reading →
In recent conversations, I’ve found that there’s a misconception between invention and innovation. Your Gormogons are big on both but what is needed is some of the first and a lot of the second. First some clarifications: invention is the … Continue reading →
Just in case you don’t feel that General Motors received enough of your tax dollars when the “government” bailed them out here is your chance to rectify that situation. Because electric cars are such a great idea, and the free … Continue reading →
All right, the Czar will put this as delicately as he can. Mitt Romney is not a great choice for a presidential candidate. Not against the marketing muscle of Barack Obama, anyway. Now for the disclaimers. First, Obama is not … Continue reading →
AP decided to fact check the key points made during the speech. Call the Czar surprised! Not just that AP fact checks, but that the President made some key points. He…uh…he didn’t do so well. Anyway, when you’ve lost AP, … Continue reading →
The Czar responds to the President’s speech, paragraph by paragraph. The President’s Address to the Nation on Libya As Prepared for Delivery— Good to note, because he is so likely to wing it off prompter. Good evening. Tonight, I’d like … Continue reading →
