Dr. J. has not gotten his iPhone 4S yet. Due to his preexisting contract with Sprint, he can’t officially order it until 11/1/11, but after using his powers of persuasion with the manager of the local Sprint store, he was … Continue reading →
So the Obama 2012 campaign just launched an effort to design artwork in support of Stimulus Part IIJobs Plan and re-election. A bit late on the Jobs Plan…but that might be a hallmark for this administration. The top three selected … Continue reading →
No better place to see the shackles of regulation and the failures of Keynesian stimulus than the great state of New York. The Tappan Zee bridge spans the Hudson river connecting Rockland and Westchester counties. Indeed, Dr. J. was married … Continue reading →
With Halloween just seventeen days away, what could me more frightening than the images of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins? Well your Mandarin suspects that the latest winner of the “Bootie” award is scarier than any imaginary monster. And the Boot … Continue reading →
It’s fitting that Warren Buffett is associated with the Obama Administration as so many of the administration has had tax issues. Well, Buffett is no different: According to Berkshire Hathaway’s own annual report — see Note 15 on pp. 54-56 … Continue reading →
Ok, GorT has about had it with the Occupy Wall Street fascination. Let me break it down: 1. Turn on almost any news station (CNN, Fox, local affiliates, etc.) and watch an interview with these clowns. Once you get past … Continue reading →
First, if you haven’t read Charles Krauthammer’s incisive take down of the Occupy Wall Street boneheads, read it. Read it right now. Second, if you can stomach it, read Paul Krugman’s completely un-self-aware exegesis on “how the Republicans are wrong … Continue reading →
The Czar has no objection to right-wing journalists, bloggers, pundits, and editorial writers pointing out examples of the Left’s hypocrisy. But how constructive is any of the subsequent outrage? Are you really shocked by any example of a Democrat calling … Continue reading →
Oh good. Obama is now backing the Occupy protestors. And the liberals all said George Bush was a clueless idiot. This move could not be more wrong, based on the fact that the core protestors can’t stand Obama: he is … Continue reading →
Dr. J. mentioned yesterday that Keynesian economics doesn’t work. Today, Ezra Klein (of Journolist fame) in his blog, he posts a damning graph to this effect. As you can see, the stimulus did not work. Mr. Klein trys to explain … Continue reading →
So now the Germans are getting into the satellite crashing business. Many people are wondering what on earth is bringing down all these satellites? Our readers, of course, are not wondering at all. And many of you have sent emails … Continue reading →
Your Czarness: Judging by the recent posts, it seems as though you residents of the Castle have been much irritated by the Occupy Wall St. crowd and their kinfolk The 99 Percenters. Well, I think I may have hit upon … Continue reading →
The Czar sees that Twitter is aflutter with expectations that the Czar will review tonight’s debate. Actually, just ScottO did, and that’s plenty. Well, tonight it was hosted by Bloomberg, who introduced us to their under-watched channel with long commercials … Continue reading →
Drs. Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics last week for their work in macroeconomics. In summary, they won the award for saying that John Maynard Keynes, and Nobel Prize winners Paul Krugman and Barack … Continue reading →
Even saints have limits to their patience. The Царица, whom by now all of you know is a public school teacher in a very dicey suburb outside Chicago, has quietly and with much dignity absorbed the slings and arrows of … Continue reading →
Dr J. has written to this August readership on the topic of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs. An ICD is an implantable device, much like a pacemaker, that in addition to pacemaker capability, can deliver rapid bursts of pacing or … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin almost choked – and it wasn’t on a balloon – when he read this article discussing the new EU toy safety directive being implemented across Europe. As your Mandarin read through the article he had to go back … Continue reading →
It has been Dr. J.’s observation for sometime that President Obama has been working too hard running for President and not hard enough being President. While being President does require a number of appearances and speeches, and the Bully Pulpit … Continue reading →
We, the 99% of indigenous persons of the Western Hemisphere wish to protest the 1% of European hegimons for their unwanted incursions onto our soil, bringing us the tripartite evils of small pox, Christianity, and capitalism. Take our syphilis and … Continue reading →
Over the past week, GorT has had a number of conversations with some friends of liberal persuasion regarding a number of topics but largely around the economic situation of the country and the so-called “Occupy Wall Street” protests. First, the … Continue reading →
With the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan upon us, you have already started to see a lot of media hand-wringing introspection on whether the war was worth it, whether we should remain in Afghanistan, and what the historical … Continue reading →
Shane Ruiz, 7, of Bernalilo, New Mexico, has announced he is one of the 99% of the family kids who will occupy the backyard pool all weekend. “I’m not comin’ out,” he stated emphatically, reiterating “I’m stayin in!” An only … Continue reading →
Day 22,453 of Occupy the Westmoreland Avenue DMV continues. A spokesperson said “We are the 99% of people who wait here, hour after hour, hoping either our name or number will be called.” Asked about their demands, they said: A … Continue reading →
Okay, so The Simpsons won’t be cancelled after all; negotiations worked, and Fox promises two more seasons. Truth be told? The Czar is a bit disappointed. Possibly, you are as well. Its first season, way back in 1989, was uneven … Continue reading →
The Цесаревич woke the Czar up this morning, and produced an iPad with this video on it. He thought the rest of you might enjoy it as well. Look what these border collies can do. And we can’t even get … Continue reading →
A couple of letters came in in response to Dr. J.’s post regarding ADHD. First, Operative FJR writes in: Dr.J, Read your list of ADHD symptoms and realized I don’t know anyone in the construction industry that doesn’t exhibit those … Continue reading →
The ants came marching in to the kitchen, and bee-lined straight for the kitchen tile, third from the wall, seventh row down, in order to mop up some spilled soda. When asked, the ants reported they were part of the … Continue reading →
It’s Friday afternoon and time for Dr. J. to play a long distance dedication from the liberal puppet masters to their minions occupying Wall Street. They write, “We would have had R.E.M. come to play live, but they broke up … Continue reading →
… Of The People In Your Graduating Class You Were Reasonably Certain Were Not Going To Amount To Much Because Of Our Delusional Beliefs. ‘Puter moseyed on over to the Occupy Wall Street “We Are the 99 Percent” website today, … Continue reading →
Check out this bit. Pretty darn amusing, well done. 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 →
Dr. J. would like to report that the 99% in New Atlantis are waiting to be seen by the 1%. Fortunately, the 1% will deliver emergent, necessary care regardless of the 99%’s ability to pay. Hippocratic oath and such. Obamacare … Continue reading →
‘Puter promised a wrapup to his thoughts on Maureen Dowd’s cowardly, execrable column on Roman Catholicism in the public square, and here it is. Ms. Dowd is no different than many of ‘Puter’s so-called Catholic friends. Many of ‘Puter’s friends … Continue reading →
Professor Mondo is seeing it everywhere, too. But is ridiculing the unfocused, college socialist pablum really hypocritical after complaining about the Tea Party, as one of his commentators suggests? No. Where is Samuel Jackson to dismiss the entire OWS crowd … Continue reading →
Ben McWhirter, 73, who usually hangs out by the hundred combo flavor Pepsi machine, is in his fourth hour of Occupy Stall 3 of the Men’s Room Inside the Lansing, Michigan, Culvers on Saginaw Highway. Asked what his demands are, … Continue reading →
Madison Connelly is well past 9PM as part of her Occupy the Stairs Up. She is demanding the dismantling of capitalism, although she indicated she would easily settle for that cute unicorn Happy Napper. Good luck, 99 percenter! The Czar … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, ‘Puter has, in true ‘Puter fashion shared with you his recent diagnosis of adult ADHD. Now for those of us who have known ‘Puter for quite some time, our reaction was, “Well, DUH!, That’s why we love ‘Puter!” … Continue reading →
Manny Deavers of Wellman, Wyoming, is now into his first evening of Occupy State Road 259N. He wants us to know that he is one of the 99%. Mom brought him a blanket about 90 minutes later. Right now, his … Continue reading →
Grady Przybylo, of Mumpfersboro, Kentucky, wants you to know that his Occupy Leewald Street is now in its second day. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in … Continue reading →
With increasing probability, the Obama administration may be regarded by historians as one of the most scandal-plagued since Harding’s administration. Bush? Well, the Left still harangues him on the WMD fiasco, even though nearly everyone thought they existed—until we went … Continue reading →
In all of the early remembrances of Steve Jobs that I’ve read last night and this morning, Walt Mossberg’s piece is probably the best, deepest and most insightful. I’d recommend you pop over to read it to get a true … Continue reading →
From the Apple website: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend … Continue reading →
Operative JT sends in proof of the Gormogons’s insidious plan to slowly assimilate your dessert foodstuffs. See how the remaining cupcakes cower in fear from the onslaught of our avatar, Hello Kitty! There is no place, in any dimension or … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s going to get introspective, and perhaps a bit self-pitying, so bear with him for a few minutes. Longtime readers of your Gormogons know ‘Puter’s got a relatively conventional medical history for a man of his age. He’s got a … Continue reading →
You are the editor of a newspaper or television news program. The following stories come across your desk, and you need to decide which ones to relate or ashcan: A Republican presidential candidate’s father leased a parcel of land for … Continue reading →
Gormogon Operative GD writes in on one of Zeus’s lightning bolts regarding Dr J.’s post: “Like Mussolini, and Kennedy…” Yeah, since writing his post, Dr. J. couldn’t get that song out of his head either. Dr. J. liked that song. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. brought this issue up before. Because President Obama can’t beat Generic Republican (R-Anystate, USA), on the issues, and because he’s lost Rockefeller Republican Peggy Noonan who offered up the campaign slogan of “He Made Things Worse” for rival … Continue reading →
Hat tip to The Feral Irishman, who has lots of good semi-NSFW content on his site. Always worth a read. View with caution; some tricky language that could cause coworkers to gather around your desk in curiosity. The Czar of … Continue reading →
Being a time-traveling robot, one doesn’t always think linearly so I have a couple thoughts that have been bouncing around the ol’ neural net and I figured I’d do a quick dump on each. ‘Puter would counsel me to say … Continue reading →
“You shall be known as Usul, which is the strength at the base of the pillar,” Stilgar, Dune by Frank Herbert.” Dr. J. wanted to get this in before the iPhone 5 announcement, so as not to embarrass Tim Cook … Continue reading →
“There is a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day,” The Carousel of Progress, Walt Disney World. About 22 years ago, (to the month, in fact), Dr. J. awoke in a cold sweat at about 3 … Continue reading →
In the first part of our serial drama, we learned that Ms. Dowd can’t complete a thought. Let’s see where the second part of our analysis of this column leads, shall we? Now we get to the meat of Ms. … Continue reading →
GorT and at least one other Gormogon are fans of the Josh Whedon’s canceled-too-early Sci-Fi series, Firefly. So when it is part of a PC-gone-crazy scheme, I had to alert our readers. Courtesy of a number of sites, including the … Continue reading →
Or Ms. Dowd fails to understand basic tenets of the Roman Catholic faith she claims to follow. Most likely, Ms. Dowd is both ignorant and malicious. Ms. Dowd’s columns are always a target-rich environment. However, this one is exceptional for … Continue reading →
When Dr. J. and Mrs. Dr. J. finish up our morning chores, we often have time for a cup of coffee and get caught up on something we’ve DVR’d. One of our favorite shows is The Amazing Race, mostly because … Continue reading →
Since none of you are evidently able to respond to Jedmo1996 on his questions regarding racial hypocrisy, we should like to bring up another valuable contribution of his. You do not want Chris Christie as your next president. No, not … Continue reading →
There has been a lot of wondering all across America what the hell the Wall Street protests are actually about. What, really, is their beef? The question has already been answered by the ever-prescient Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, who gave … Continue reading →
Everyone’s favorite libertarian loon Congressman Ron Paul has has chimed in on the death of senior al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awalki. Mr. Paul you see is very concerned and troubled that the government would in his words, “assassinate an American citizen … Continue reading →
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. After this Solyndra mess started, people started looking around at Solar Energy companies and the guaranteed loans that the Obama Administration is giving them. The Daily Caller writes: A Daily Caller investigation has found that … Continue reading →
More science news. Which is good news, because ‘Puter can sleep a little later knowing he can skip anything with learnin’ in it. This NPR headline caught our eye: Messenger Reveals Mercury Is Not What Scientists Theorized. It’s not a … Continue reading →
Continuing with the Democrats as redistributionist Marxists meme…Dr. J. is disappointed that the general public, unlike our friend and reader FJR, is not viscerally appalled by the degree to which our friends in power on the left have been musing … Continue reading →
In a recent survey of iOS game developers, the top 20 percent of iOS game developers in terms of lifetime revenue are earning approximately 97 percent of all the game revenue made on the Apple App Store. The top 1 … Continue reading →
We are each familiar with Martin Niemoller’s famous quote (even though he likely never said those actual words), so there’s no need to reprint it here. Niemoller’s quote came to ‘Puter’s feeble mind as he mulled over the Democrats’ latest … Continue reading →
Hey, in case your local paper failed to carry this item, the Цесаревич joined Cub Scouts. The Czar is most pleased with this. Even though Cub Scouting is a different activity than when the Czar was involved (Axemanship is not … Continue reading →
FJR is the author of this guest post. I’m disheartened that several of my friends have posted the quote from Elizabeth Warren and commented with “my hero” and “best quote ever”. I’m stunned at the way “wealthy” people have been … Continue reading →
E.J. Dionne’s column in today’s Washington Post complains that the Right unfairly harangues Warren Buffet for his advocacy of higher tax rates on the rich. Mr. Dionne’s descent into Leftie, partisan nonsense is distilled into these few, precious lines: Wealthy … Continue reading →
‘Puter was very pleased to receive several thoughtful missives regarding his posting on special ed’s negative impact on general ed. Both correspondents herein are, as you will see, parents of special ed students. ‘Puter was happy to discover much common … Continue reading →
Dr. J. and the Gormogons would like to wish our Jewish readers and friends a happy Rosh Hashanah! It is 5772 by Jewish reckoning for those who keep track of these things… May you be written and sealed for a … Continue reading →
More mail on taxes. Merlin carefully engraved this on a single grain of rice (which was easily the second biggest grain of rice the Czar has seen, as it weighed in around twelve pounds): Oh Great And Mighty Czar, I … Continue reading →
Ken, who insists on the ridiculous pseudonym of “Ken,” is kind enough to add to our recent thoughts on taxation. Ken, unedited and without further ado: Good morning, Dread Czar, I suppose we’ll have to agree to disagree on what … Continue reading →
A president’s foreign policy is typically referred to as their doctrine, especially if it redefines national priorities in foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine, for example, basically European powers were not to interfere or further colonize the Americas, and America will … Continue reading →
By law, every ten years, everyone in the United States gets counted and congressional districts can be adjusted so the population in each district is roughly equal to preserve an equal representation in Congress by the 435 elected representatives. The … Continue reading →
Here’s an anecdote in support of ‘Puter’s confrontational statement. ‘Puter knows that the plural of anecdote is not data, but it seems that for some reason, the education establishment doesn’t want to collect data on the phenomenon described below. ‘Puter, … Continue reading →
Been thinking about this; just have no idea to whom we should send it. Dear Mainstream Media, For some time you have been touting the Tea Party as racist. Please—remembering how libel laws work—provide the name of a racist in … Continue reading →
Ken, who asked to go by the code name of “Ken,” writes in: Good afternoon, Your Czarship, Actually, I agree that a janitor and a billionaire should pay the same tax rate. Income tax, at any rate. Both should pay … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday to ‘Puter’s bionic back. You are more machine than man, now, ‘Puter, twisted, and evil… You asked about Manhattans being your most effective analgesic in your post this morning. Dr. J. thought he would share a little insight. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is scratching his head. Before the seas were lowered, the skies cleared, and the heavenly hosts sang out, “Mmmm mmmm mmm, Barack Hussein Obama…” in celebration of The One’s jamming of Obamacare down our throats like an otorhinolaryngologist’s … Continue reading →
Today marks the first anniversary of ‘Puter’s L4-L5 microdiscetomy. ‘Puter would like to take a moment from his usual ranty snark to give sincere thanks for the skill of his surgeon and his entire medical team. ‘Puter would also like … Continue reading →
And thus was hay made this weekend, when the President said to the CBC “If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew—uh…as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s company is located in a suburban office park, comprised of around 10 separate office buildings. In many ways, ‘Puter’s office complex is unremarkable, similar to those found anywhere in America’s sprawling suburbs. There is one important difference, however. There … Continue reading →
And then the editors go and muck up a decent argument with a fundamental misunderstanding of separation of powers, fueled by a mistaken and discredited liberal world view. The New York Times’ editors make a perfectly valid argument that application … Continue reading →
There is an article in the New Atlantis Times that Matt Drudge linked to the other day. Dr. J. didn’t pick this up before Matt because he doesn’t get the daily New Atlantis Times, and because he was winging his … Continue reading →
Minion #462.5 writes in with something that almost succeeds, except it fails, and fails quite badly. Oh most dread and awful Czar (may thine enemies low-crawl naked across a mile of broken glass to pay homage to your shadow), Fearing … Continue reading →
FJR brings up a great observation: we have not had a firearm-related post up for a while. Dread and awful Czar, Followed a youtube link from Borepatch and stumbled on to this cool video showing dragon’s breath shotgun ammo. Thought … Continue reading →
Mail mail mail mail. First, we understand that some Firefox users are seeing white patches on the sides of the site. Guess what? It is your fault, Firefox users. We recommend you upgrade to Thrace 13.2, which not only fixes … Continue reading →
The Czar has perhaps mentioned that he detests Hollywood celebrities. Yes? Okay, so courtesy Brendan at Tyler Durden, who heaps out plenty of celebrity justice so the Czar doesn’t have to, comes a perfectly pathetic story. Just hate-filled. Actress Kim … Continue reading →
Well, we each received a typewritten manifesto in our inboxes, smelling of pine and mountain cabin. The others kind of looked at it, we all looked at each other, and then looked back at the document. And the Mandarin said, … Continue reading →
Dr. Charles Krauthammer is one of Dr. J.’s favorite pundits. He is brilliant, a skilled writer and has a medical degree, to boot. He is wheelchair bound, due to a diving accident back in medical school, but you would never … Continue reading →
In the course of his daily reading, ‘Puter came across the following article noting Europe’s economy (and if there is a just God, the EU as well) is circling the bowl. More apt, Europe’s economy is halfway down the u-bend. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is a bit of a cartoon aficionado. You may recall him giving a shout out to Young Justice a several month’s back. So when there are new episodes of the Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Star Wars: The Clone … Continue reading →
The Царица insists on having the television on in the morning, which the Czar finds as enjoyable as waking up to find the loud, nosy neighbor sitting in your kitchen the first thing telling you you’re out of coffee. But … Continue reading →
So the (mild) panic is setting in with the UARS uncontrolled re-entry approaching. Current estimates put the re-entry time sometime this (September 23rd) afternoon or early evening. Websites with various tracking applications are being overloaded and, apparently, NASA is so … Continue reading →
In case you did not realize it, the Republicans held their 85th debate tonight since the start of the year. Fox went for schtick with Google/YouTube supplying the questions; that got tiring, but when you think about it, the candidates … Continue reading →
Boy, the press drives one mad. Bonkers, even. Especially the complete fantastic extrapolations when it comes to science. They have happened here too many times to list, even, but there is yet another new one today. Scientists at CERN have … Continue reading →
Focus on E.J. Dionne’s column today. Mr. Dionne writes concerning Obama’s Magic Technicolor Domestic Automaker Bailout and Secured Bondholder Screw-a-thon. There’s just so very many things wrong with this column, ‘Puter’s having a hard time picking a place to start. … Continue reading →
Over at Big Government, Stacy Swimp argues that the Tea Party is the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement. This is a bit of a stretch. The Civil Rights Movement has a long, unbroken history of abolitionist traditions, and risked literal … Continue reading →
GorT’s liberal friends and family members are likewise propagating the tripe that Dr. Warren spewed and that my esteemed collegue, ‘Puter, so eloquently dissected here yesterday. And it is complete garbage. At face value it is, at best, a call … Continue reading →
The Czar believes there are no less than three (3) very serious scandals going on in the Obama administration. At no point do we wish to say the President is involved in any of them—really, the evidence isn’t there—but the … Continue reading →
Yikes. Let us hope this is the start of a trend, with other GOP candidates coming up with pieces as stunning as this. The Czar half-expected to see the Marvel flipping comic marquee at the start of it. The Czar … Continue reading →
At the Eye of Polyphemus today, Jamie Jeffords, not Scott Summers, turns his eye towards the Greta VanSustren, Tucker Carlson, Mike Tyson kerfuffle so that, thankfully, we don’t have to. Dr. J.
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