In this installment, GorT looks a bit more broadly than his local democrat-run county and state. This time, we’ll turn and look at the conundrum facing liberals with regards to “green” energy, jobs and (insert trumpet fare here), the environment. … Continue reading →
It’s been my experience that Senators are only focused on pleasing those who fund their campaigns… and they are more than willing to forget the niceties of democracy to get those funds. Dr. J.
Continue reading →…or do you feel the same? Who knew that the Rev. Bono of U2 was so prescient when he wrote the song, “One“. Many liberal friends are pointing at the Dow as a sign of an economic recovery. It’s usually … Continue reading →
GorT, and many others before him have discussed the ‘Cass Sunstein’ method of government nudging individuals to behave in the manner that they see fit. Given the strong resistance to Obamacare, Dr. J. hopes to see a ramp up in … Continue reading →
The Czar has spotted something with considerable regularity these days, and hopes that it is the sign of a newly emergent trend. If not, it soon will be. Simply, note how Republican candidates—especially challengers—are touting their plans to cut spending, … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has had a crazy weekend. Lil Med Student sustained a concussion food shopping with Dr. J. For parents out there, a real-life version of Shopping Cart Hero is not a good idea. Dr. J. appreciates all of the … Continue reading →
Maybe I should have titled this post, “Liberal Hypocrisy” or “More of the Liberal Do What We Say, Not What We Do”. GorT lives in the very blue Montgomery County, Maryland (a/k/a MoCo). Also the residence of two other primary … Continue reading →
Dr. (KN)J, our Royal Mathematician, writes in: O Most Dread and Noble, etc. If my recent conversations with public primary and secondary teachers are any indication, you have left a “blame arrow” out of your diagram. All the aforementioned teachers … Continue reading →
Hollywood is all excited about the Oscars tonight; so much so, they will all be stunned about the incredibly low ratings certain to follow. What on earth is wrong with you people, the networks will ask about us. We are … Continue reading →
As most of ye know, many of your Gormogon spouses are either teachers or work in education. Not Mrs. Volgi. The Czar is not sure what she does, but it appears to involve an odd combination of vivisection, golf, and … Continue reading →
Times change and parenting adapts, maybe somewhat like the law with technology, slowly to the shifting landscape in which we raise our children. Borrowing a theme from a recent speaker on internet and child safety and aligning it with some … Continue reading →
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, who has been lovingly described as politics’ biggest coward—well, heck, you remember him. He led the revolt against Blagojevich, took the title of governor away, announced widespread reforms, and promptly began doing the same crap every … Continue reading →
For many years, the Czar didn’t think much about abortion; pregnancy was not a position he was likely to be in, after all. We certainly knew that a male could have any opinion on it he wanted, but ultimately only … Continue reading →
CNN hosted what they called the last debate of 2012. Promises! Except of course Oregon has one scheduled for March. Anyway, in the order they were seated at incredibly tiny tables, here is your debate roundup. Ron Paul was very … Continue reading →
The U.K. instituted a type of “Buffett rule” last year: The new rate will affect the 300,000 highest earners in the UK, out of the 29 million people who pay income tax. It will be levied on taxable incomes greater … Continue reading →
Those that follow us know that I’m a big fan of technology. Not technology for technology-sake nor for the lay-about’s benefit, but rather technology to improve and address problems we face. Furthermore, those that know me, know that I’m an … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received a couple of missives regarding his post last week regarding The Phantom Menace in 3D. The first is from none other than Merlin, himself. You can read him at Merlin’s Musings. And you should check in daily. … Continue reading →
Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return. Welcome to the 2012 Lenten season! A season that starts today, Ash Wednesday. For you non-Papists out there, that’s … Continue reading →
The first 2013 Infinity JX rolled off the Smyrna, Tennessee assembly line yesterday. The SUV is the first luxury vehicle to be produced in Tennessee, where the North American headquarters of Nissan is headquartered. Tennessee is a foreign car manufacturing … Continue reading →
The liberals are out in force trying to deflect the furor over the HHS mandate. One would expect no less now that the Catholic Church is openly discussing it from the pulpit and in the media and other religious groups … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been remiss in responding to his email. His fellow Gormogons ascribe his delinquent tendencies to a combination of illiteracy and procrastination. They’re correct. ‘Puter’s been meaning to give frequent correspondent J.A.B. a little more face time around here, as … Continue reading →
The Left should just admit they don’t know anything about firearms. Those of us on the Right who embrace firearms know this already—one of the safest bets in all of gambling is linking an anti-gun crusader to ignorance about firearms. … Continue reading →
Nothing like a Monday-morning-working-on-a-federal-holiday-E.J. Dionne-written-in-feces-on-the-loony-bin-wall submission to set ‘Puter’s blood to boiling. In today’s voyage (courtesy of the Washington Post) into the strange mind of Mr. Dionne, we learn that conservatives are hypocrites because they cannot cut government or rein … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin would ask that the loyal followers of this site take a moment to actively assist in the defense of the Constitution, and specifically the First Amendment. Regardless of whether or not you are a Catholic, or are a … Continue reading →
The Inscrutable Mandarin and the Czar of Muscovy have been touring parts of the country recently, pulling in new members and followers and minions from all over the place. For this, we wanted to terrify and strike awe into all … Continue reading →
The Czar and Mandarin spent a fair amount of time last week traveling through the United States visiting our many fans and readers, which you would have known about if you follow us on Twitter. By the way, if you … Continue reading →
Want more stupid? Chicago alderman George Cardenas, who by rights should be looking for a real job after the next election, has introduces a resolution to the City of Chicago to impose a fifteen-to-thirty-cents-per-ounce tax on soft drinks and energy … Continue reading →
The Czar took the Цесаревич for a damn nice flat top haircut today. While the Czar thundered in a rage whilst sitting in the chair, his barber asked him if he heard about HR 4646, presently in committee. Though quite … Continue reading →
The Czar has sure been busy lately, and has fallen a bit behind in his mail. First up chronologically is DT, who lined up six cesium atoms to spell out the following email: Your Mustachioed Magnificence, I just read about … Continue reading →
Maybe it’s just because Confucius is incredibly old, but he’s kind of shocked by the number of people taken aback by Foster Friess’s unearthing that ancient joke, and moreover that so many people are worked up about it. The thing … Continue reading →
Just more evidence of the clobbering weight of our influence. Someone here puts out a grammatically incorrect poll (“Whom do you like?”), and most of you all indicate you would like a different candidate than the three and a half … Continue reading →
Operative and Myrmidon Wrangler DT (not to be confused with Operative R2DT) writes in: Oh Noble Hoopy Frood Dr. J, As you are no doubt aware, Medicare is starting to use the results of patient surveys in calculating reimbursement for … Continue reading →
“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our selection between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. If we run into such debts as that we must be taxed in our meat in … Continue reading →
So, kids, Dr. J was tossed the Knowledge Ball over dinner tonight at the Castle and came up with the idea that we should poll the minions as to who the GOP should nominate. The poll’s at left, it’ll be … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has been crazy busy and the mail has been piling up. He apologizes and will empty the bag as quickly as he can, but here is a quick hit for our readers. And FU means follow up, not … Continue reading →
Sure, the ever-enchanting Ms. Dowd was born and raised in Washington, D.C., like three of your six Gormogons. But she’s able to blast out incredibly racist sentiments in a completely unaware fashion like a native Bostonian, so ‘Puter’s crediting her … Continue reading →
Recently, the left was outraged at Komen’s decision to follow their rule of not funding any organization that is under federal investigation. After a massive social media barrage and mainstream media coverage, Komen reversed this decision and decided to continue … Continue reading →
Hooray for liberal European governments. Hungary has banned homelessness. Given that Budapest alone has 10,000 homeless due to chronic high Euroweenie unemployment, this could raise a lot of cash. Of course, there hasn’t been much thought about how to collect … Continue reading →
Since others have been posting the random posters recently, here goes one near & dear to my heart: (click to embiggen) GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future … Continue reading →
Running a vast world-wide conspiracy takes a lot of time and effort. It also requires that your Mandarin keep abreast of any other conspiracies that are being perpetrated by other countries or organizations. That is why your Mandarin gets extremely … Continue reading →
God bless the EPA. In an age when Republican candidates are competing on how badly they will dismember the EPA, certain news stories sure do not help the cause. Take this story. In 2007, the EPA enacted a regulation that … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s buddy, Jamie Jeffords at the Eye of Polyphemus has been covering the Republican Primaries, and his predictions have been prophetic. He discusses the Santorum surge today. He makes five points regarding the surge. He writes: First, Santorum looks … Continue reading →
Sit back for an idea that will never happen. But the Czar would suspect it would be incredibly popular, if not impossible to implement. How about this: how about Congress adopt rules that cutesy nicknames and oppositionally opposed words be … Continue reading →
The Archbishop of the Washingon Archdiocese sent the following letter out today: Dear Friends, Last Friday President Obama attempted to respond to the strong objections that have been raised by the Catholic Church and other faith communities to the … Continue reading →
So President Obama released his budget for FY2013 – possibly his last budget year. First, let’s walk through some simple civics relating to the budget. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 sets forth the process (before which, scarily, there was … Continue reading →
Everyone loves free stuff. Everyone except ‘Puter, that is. Each time ‘Puter is offered something “for free,” ‘Puter’s skeptical mind immediately starts looking for the person’s angle. ‘Puter’s had some interesting conversations with car dealers, appliance salesmen, Jehovah’s Witnesses and … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is not into the celebrity worshiping culture of 21st Century America. He has very little to no interest into which celebrity couple is enjoying its beginning or meeting its end, who wore what to the latest self-congratulatory awards … Continue reading →
This is the Czar’s favoritest commercial going right now. We just showed it to the Mandarin, who stared and wanted to know what the deal with the seagull is. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и … Continue reading →
You probably heard that Russian scientists in the Antarctic drilled through the ice and reached a mysterious, under-the-ice freshwater lake not seen in 20 million years. This was an amazing effort. You probably did not hear, of course, that a … Continue reading →
Readers know the Czar is most upset about the HHS letter; not for personal religious or political reasons, but because this is a brazen assault on our Constitution by a man sworn to defend it from exactly this type of … Continue reading →
The J. clan took in the 4:00 showing of The Phantom Menace in 3D at the New Atlantis Googleplex yesterday. Go ahead, openly mock, you know the consequences. Why did we fork over $51.50 go see what is considered a … Continue reading →
With all the attention on Rick Santorum lately, Mitt Romney seems to be increasingly marginalized. But the fact is that he stands a very good chance of winning the nomination, and a reasonably good chance of being elected President. The … Continue reading →
The Czar was going to make a prediction, but it began to come true before he got it into print. Not that it was a stunning one: you probably made the same prediction yourself. Instead, here be a postdiction. Start … Continue reading →
It is not playing during prime hours, so perhaps you missed it? Shame that Vince the Sham-Wow guy backed out at the last minute. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The … Continue reading →
Minion ScottO writes in with a tuple of questions spread across three Gormogons: Gentlemen and overlords, Your 3 posts inspired questions, so you get a 3-fer email. First, GorTechie: I recognize the idea of Federal laws superseding State, but if … Continue reading →
1. Right, cue up option 2 and maybe option 3 from here 2. It’s not about contraception. It’s not about how many Catholics use it or not. If you haven’t read the various posts here and understood this point, you … Continue reading →
Definition of ACCOMMODATION 1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: asa : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations>b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is really having a bad day…force lightning unleashed, hate flowing, you know the drill…now get back to work, unless you are one of our minions attending CPAC on our behalf…(I mean you @mbernadette and @m_mcaualy, go get root-beer … Continue reading →
Much hoodoo is hitting the newswire that the Pentagon is relaxing restraints on combat roles that could potentially allow up to 10,000 women to serve in more front-line and special forces missions. This is a canard, and has been a … Continue reading →
Our Royal Exchequer, SW writes in: I’ve enjoyed your musings over the state of education both because I often agree and because my daughters are teachers. One of them, currently a professor teaching teachers has a perspective you may want … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s still fired up about the Obama Administration’s ill-considered decision to cram down its version of morality on the Catholic Church, 2,000 years of carefully considered theological consistency and 224 of American Constitutional law be damned. If anything, ‘Puter’s more … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is going to be perfectly clear. Anything less than total removal of the HHS rule requiring all insurance coverage providing free (not really free, but other people paying for your stuff) contraception, sterilization and most importantly, abortion medications is … Continue reading →
You say “Μολὼν λαβέ” in Russian thus: «Приди и возьми!» We now return you to our regularly scheduled screeds. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Anna Franzonello over at NRO’s Corner pens a great piece debunking what I’ve heard many liberals spit out in defense of the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate: many states (some claims say 28, some leave it as “many”) already have this … Continue reading →
Borepatch takes time away from his award-winning or whatever writing to carve this message into a dead Thracian warrior’s helmet. Not sure where he got a dead helmet as opposed to a live one, but the guy is resourceful to … Continue reading →
Well, we empty out the mailbag and it fills back up. You people are awesome. The Czar received no less than three most honorable messages. First up is our official archivist. What a delight she is! As you know, we … Continue reading →
And ‘Puter chooses freedom. Generations of immigrants have done so, abandoning their old lives, setting off for America’s blessed shores, believing that America’s foundational ideals would enable them, and if not them then certainly their children, to build better lives. … Continue reading →
Oh, make no mistake. It’s not revenge he’s after. It’s a reckoning.—Doc Holliday, Tombstone (PBUVK) Want some pop psychology? This country is about 20 years away from a reckoning. Not revenge, as our scripture quotes above, but a reckoning: an … Continue reading →
The Royal Mathematician to the Gormogons, that other Dr. J, writes into the Czar. And this caught him by surprise, because the Czar looked up and down the length of this email and could not isolate a single instance where … Continue reading →
It is astonishing that anyone can possibly take the New York Times’s political reporting seriously anymore. It is beyond satire. Check out an early story about the Rick Santorum stampede. First, the only picture they could find of him? A … Continue reading →
The Czar is already hearing that large (even massive) Catholic organizations across America are rallying for a major fight against the HHS letter that forces Catholic institutions hiring secular employees to cover abortion (through day-after pills), contraceptives, and a host … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has received a bunch of email of late, so the next few posts will be delving into the mailbag. As each is a different subject, they all will go up in their own due time. Hopefully interspersed with … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. received this email from the one and so far, only, the Great and Mighty Borepatch. We hope you read him everyday, just as we do! And by hope, we mean, “You will read Borepatch everyday…” He … Continue reading →
Folks have been writing in on the Czar’s distaste for the term “African-American.” And for pretty much the same reason: it diminishes who Americans are. N or S writes in: The difficulties inherent in the term “African American” were brought … Continue reading →
‘Puter spends a fair amount of his time frequenting Wegmans, as it is truly the happiest place on earth. If not the happiest place on earth, then certainly the happiest place in godforsaken Upstate. So ‘Puter’s standing in the checkout … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is letting everyone else do his work for him today, as he has a crazy day at work. This, however caught his eye, and as such he recommends reading it, if only because the first graph was being … Continue reading →
Pro-evolution thinkers are happy: scientists have confirmed that Aegisuchus witmeri, a fossilized creature, neatly fits into a parallel arrangement with Aegyptosuchus peyeri, a 95-million year old cousin of both crocodiles and alligators who all sprang off the Eusuchia line. No … Continue reading →
How you document your donut eating says even more about you than your choice of donut… h/t – Some friend of a friend on Facebook. Dr. J.
Continue reading →A most interesting story can be found on The San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate.com. Within, witness a story in which a certain percentage of people prefer to call themselves black rather than African-American. Two things. First, you should always be wary … Continue reading →
Operative DT writes in: RE:”if they don’t want to pay for practices they consider immoral, they should stick to serving their own co-religionists rather than the wider public” Dr. the J, EMTALA has rendered even that unlikely option impossible, hasn’t … Continue reading →
The Czar and Mandarin were very careful to leave their mark at their alma mater decades ago. If you look closely, you can still see evidence: The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь … Continue reading →
Dr. J. used to work in a comic book store as a youth. Just humor him. It’s been a long week. h/t geeksaresexy.com Ok. Ok. I’ll put the Batman one up too. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Reaction formation – n – (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; “his strict morality is just a reaction … Continue reading →
We better do this before everybody else jumps on the bandwagon, too. We waited too long on that Netscape IPO, for example. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was … Continue reading →
This missive arrived by bicycle courier from Operative JS regarding yesterday’s required reading assignment: Dear Dr. J, I don’t think you’ve been there long enough to tell us what to read. YOU’RE NOT MY REAL DAD!!!1! God Bless, J S … Continue reading →
Time for a true story about the Czar’s sainted mother? The year is about 1994. Some acquaintances of hers begin speaking in non sequiturs and laughing hysterically, much to her annoyance. She demanded an explanation, naturally, and her friends asked … Continue reading →
Remember 1000 years ago when the Czar took on the task of reading the entire draft ObamaCare bill? He didn’t receive nearly as much email on that as he is on this subject of film tax subsidies. Amazed and MC … Continue reading →
This opinion piece is from Ross Douthat in the NYT from Sunday regarding HHS’s mandate regarding contraception: A parish would be exempt from the mandate, in other words, but a Catholic hospital would not. Ponder that for a moment. In … Continue reading →
This is a bit of a non-news-item, but it is worth mentioning. Art Laffer, supply-side economist, Reagan Administration economic adviser, and all-around great guy wrote an article in the WSJ endorsing Newt Gingrich’s tax plan. Dr. Laffer is an economist, … Continue reading →
In other news…the Susan G. Komen foundation, a major fundraiser for breast cancer prevention, treatment, and research has pulled grants from Planned Parenthood. They were providing $600,000 to the nation’s largest abortion provider. The official reason for this is that … Continue reading →
The First Law of Thermodynamics states roughly that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed in form. This is, as proponents of Anthropogenic Global Warming are wont to say, settled science. And, as these self-same acolytes … Continue reading →
Remember boxing great Cassius Clay? Dr. J. does. He often used a technique called the ‘Rope-a-Dope’ where he was able to sustain blow after blow from his opponent, and when his opponent was sufficiently worn out, Mr. Clay would kick … Continue reading →
This appears in the February 6, 2012, National Review, in the little box inset in “This Week.” Thought it would be worth your while. Conservatism is a distant cousin of cynicism. The traditional conservative believes that man is fallen, sinful, … Continue reading →
The Obama Administration’s HHS mandate issue is growing. Leaders from not only the U.S. Catholic Church, but also several Protestant churches, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (a/k/a Mormons) and some Jewish organizations are beginning to discuss forming … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was saddened to hear about the death of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius this morning by what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Dr. J., as a youth, always felt that Mr. Cornelius was a cool cat. If … Continue reading →
MC is dying to learn more about tax subsidies. Thanks for the amplification, but I’m still not getting it. The government is still picking winners and losers, and in this case the winner is the film industry. The short-term benefit … Continue reading →
MC has recently returned from the Antarctic, where he tells weird tales of finding a ruined city of giants, with enormous penguins, strange carvings on the wall hinting at terrible events in our ancient past, as well as a Caribou … Continue reading →
