When this is racist and that is racist appears more than once a month in a new story or interview, eventually the word loses its effectiveness. For example, television viewers are no longer shocked to see interracial kissing. The insistence … Continue reading →
Liberals will have their work cut out for them over the next couple of months. With all this bad-for-the-Left news going on, you can bet that distractions and personal attacks will be the usual bill of fare. Things couldn’t be … Continue reading →
The Lil Resident was asking Dr. J. this morning about what was going on on the news on the radio, as Cardinal Dolan’s visit to ‘The No Spin Zone‘ She was asking what was going on that he was talking … Continue reading →
If the Czar had to choose, and he is glad he does not, he would suspect the single greatest thing that annoyed GorT ever in the history of political science was Nancy Pelosi’s claim that she and Senator Harry Reid … Continue reading →
We’ve talked about the federal budget process before – it starts with the president sending a proposed budget to Congress for consideration. The president was late submitting it this year and Congress voted on it yesterday. It went down in … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Here are the answers from yesterday’s quiz. 1) The Simpsons 2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3) South Park 4) The Smurfs 5) Asterix and Obelix 6) Bert and Ernie 7) Donald Duck, Huey, Louis and Dewey 8) Lucky … Continue reading →
The Czar knows what hundreds of you are thinking. “Hey Dread, we love that you print full letters and emails and communiques from some really smart people. Well, I’m smart too, and once in a while, I wish several hundred … Continue reading →
The Big G is, of course, a world-spanning conspiracy. And to prove we are not simply right-wing American jingoists, we want to make an effort to appeal more to our overseas captives interests. With that in mind, we have our … Continue reading →
BG writes a short essay so perfect that the Czar presents it in its entirety. Great Axe-Wielding Czar – You state, “Obamacare provides nothing that the majority of Americans want; it provides—at great cost—a handful of dark and unpleasant items … Continue reading →
DT writes in: Oh Wise and Mighty Czar, Thank you for the explanation of the Castle Doctrine. I initially found the story confusing, as I confused the generic “castle” with the Castle Gormogon. That doctrine is a bit more … … Continue reading →
Can you identify the cartoon characters from their Lego constructs? Answers will be revealed tomorrow. h/t George Takei Dr. J.
Continue reading →The Gormogons have not commented much (except perhaps on Twitter) concerning the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, pending a lengthy examination of the facts—which seem to be much in dispute, due entirely in part to an over-zealous mainstream media pillage … Continue reading →
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.– Proverbs 4:23Image courtesy of fuoo.blogspot.com Dr. J.
Continue reading →Maryland, home to GorT and the adolescent home for two other Gormogons, is a very blue state. Since the inception of a governorship of the state in 1777 with Thomas Johnson, the state has had 29 democrat governors and only … Continue reading →
Let us consider what Obamacare really is from the perspective of whether its authors were competent. We can begin with the opposite point of view: if the authors of Obamacare were incompetent, then the legislation should be scrapped and re-done … Continue reading →
#ILikeObamacare #DinnerwithBarack #ObamaCaresAboutMe #gen44 These are twitter hashtags created by various and sundry tendrils of those who wish to re-elect President Obama. These hashtags, and many before them were contrived attempts to drive the conversation on twitter. Fortunately, the conservative … Continue reading →
President Obama had a hot mic yesterday when he was talking election politics with President Medvedev at the Seoul Nuclear Summit. While we don’t have the whole conversation available to us, it sounds strangely like President Obama is suggesting that … Continue reading →
For those interested, you can read the testimony presented today here. Some choice excerpts: JUSTICE KENNEDY: Can you create commerce in order to regulate it? JUSTICE SCALIA: Any self purchasing? Anything I — you know if I’m in any market … Continue reading →
There’s something about Obamacare that BG just doesn’t understand. Okay, here he is in his own words: There’s something about Obamacare that I don’t understand. Okay, there are about ten million things about it that I don’t understand, but this … Continue reading →
The Czar, Dr. J. does not disagree with you regarding any narrative about the Progressive Movement regarding its desire to control free citizens through healthcare law. Government monopoly of the delivery of health care to its citizen is a linchpin … Continue reading →
Say Doc, The Czar has noted that a bizarre complaint about Dick Cheney’s recent heart transplant is that he is “too old” to receive one. Where has the Czar heard this before? Put simply, this is an attempt to create … Continue reading →
“Hey, shut up!” Have a Heart, Bonnie Raitt. That was Dr. J.’s reaction to the hateraide and vitriol spewed at his master, the Sith Lord and all around great guy, Vice President Cheney, for having the unmitigated gall of receiving … Continue reading →
GorT and family saw Hunger Games last night. Simply put, it was a very good movie – very well done and worth seeing. I’d highly recommend a decent theater with a large screen (possibly an IMAX) and definitely one with … Continue reading →
DT writes in: Oh Your Czary Czariness, Someone peripherally connected to my family is your typical welfare queen. She’s been on Section 8 (free housing) since she popped out her first pup at age7 or 8 (I may be off … Continue reading →
There is some good news out there. This is a really bad couple of weeks coming up for Obamacare. As you know by now, the SCOTUS is expected to deliver a series of death-blows to it (although the voting will … Continue reading →
Has anyone noticed that the better Romney does in the primaries, the goofier the shit Rick Santorum says? While most of Twitter is delighted with the idiocy of a Mitt Romney campaign honcho suggesting that Romney is an Etch-a-Sketch, capable … Continue reading →
Obama! Obama, Obama bo Bama Bonana fanna fo F’bama Fee fy mo M’bama, Obama! So things aren’t going so well for the current administration: the Fast and Furious mess, gas prices climbing, etc. etc. So what does a top-notch leader … Continue reading →
Stout-hearted reader JB writes in to prove that most Ron Paul supporters are not like yesterday’s. Indeed, this “more rational Ron Paul supporter” easily writes in complete sentences. Actually, the note is very good: O Mighty Czar! Yes, Ron Paul … Continue reading →
As Ron Paul voters slowly realize that their hope for legalized drugs might have fared better with Buddy Roemer, they gnaw in their desperation. As we have seen many times, they lash out in their Libertarian intolerance at anything that … Continue reading →
With all the excitement over Mitt Romney quietly picking up Illinois, neatly folding it, and putting it away in a sideboard until needed in November, and with Rick Santorum giving a quasi-concession speech that is starting to cushion supporters he … Continue reading →
The Czar voted early this morning, but was waiting for polls to close before announcing anything, given how easily a word or two from him could unfairly sway an election. The process was easy, and not plagued by the reported … Continue reading →
Illinois votes today, and for the first time in a very long while, the rest of Republican America gives a crap what Illinois thinks about anything. If Romney wins, as is expected, it will largely seal his place for the … Continue reading →
Nothing brings out the best in New Yorkers like school district budget season, and this year’s no exception. Just to keep the bare-knuckled brawls from becoming mundane, this year many Upstate districts are structurally bankrupt as a result of the … Continue reading →
So how is the Democratic Party’s class warfare strategy going? Rasmussen knows: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of American Adults now support an across-the-board income tax percentage. Support for a simplified system like this has … Continue reading →
Always awesome, Dr. Boli. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia … Continue reading →
Dear Czar, I just happened to think of an analogy that explains why Catholics object to indirectly paying for sterilization, contraception, et al. If someone orders another person to do a crime, they are equally at fault, even though they’re … Continue reading →
Ah, screw it, thought the Czar. And he grabbed the boys late Friday night, and with the Царица riding shotgun, we headed off to the cinema and viewed John Carter. As the Volgi suggested we would, we enjoyed it. The … Continue reading →
Dr. J. and the J. Clan is leaving today for one week in the Old Country… See you when we get back, and Jar Jar, don’t hand over the keys to the Republic while I’m gone… Dr. J.
Continue reading →FotG Jonathan Last posts an interesting tidbit and notes here that the comment wasn’t made off the cuff but rather was part of a prepared speech. Big JL raises a key point: how arrogant is Obama that he would denigrate … Continue reading →
Dr. J. wrote a while back on the cost of living going up, largely tied to gas prices. Today, Bloomberg.com writes: The consumer-price index climbed 0.4 percent, matching the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after increasing 0.2 … Continue reading →
Dr. J. felt inspired to add to The Czar’s ode to the pencil this morning. Dr. J. doesn’t use pencils much anymore given that most of his documentation is in the electronic medical record, or require the permanence of ink. … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t St. Patrick’s day without a pint of Guinness. Trust Dr. J. when he says he will be knocking back a few tomorrow. It’s good for you, after all. The best way to drink Guinness is … Continue reading →
Courtesy Borepatch. Actually, not. The Czar just swiped the link from him. No courtesy was involved at all. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →
Dear Mitt, Rick and Newt, Behold your VP! Love,Dr. J. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Some years ago, after a long hiatus, the Czar got back into pencils. The Czar did not have pencils as a child, because in those days we generally used peasants’s blood for ink, and the Czar did not know how … Continue reading →
President Obama’s campaign is in full swing. You can tell because he is creating straw men and then openly mocking him. Apparently he thinks that this makes him look smart. In 2008, 53% of voters bought it as well, because, … Continue reading →
Operative JS writes in under the subject header ‘From a children’s hospital’: Hello, kind sirs. I wasn’t sure if you’d seen the following, so I thought I would share it with you. God Bless, Operative J S P.S. Just looked, … Continue reading →
As a time-traveling robot, this demonstration of what one can do with HTML5 is very impressive. Give it a whirl. There are some really, really tiny things on the timeline that you won’t know they are there until it zooms … Continue reading →
The Czar grouses a lot when people refer to the Obama presidency as exemplary of the Chicago political machine. Repeatedly, the Czar has proven that Obama never quite made it into the machine, and therefore attempts to emulate it, but … Continue reading →
When GorT doesn’t do his job – ok, wait, that doesn’t happen – but if I didn’t, I’d get fired. When the Senate Democrats fail to do their job for over 1,000 days – closing in one THREE YEARS – … Continue reading →
Borepatch finally reveals why he has been optimistic lately. Mind you, that is as rare as either Confucius* being upbeat about something or rain on the moon. Take your pick. But BP seems a bit upbeat because he is sensing … Continue reading →
The Czar, as loyal readers know, detests journalists and the media. To be fair, he detests them when they won’t do their job, which for many decades has been pretty much all the time. Local Chicago news has been fulsomely … Continue reading →
…to jump in on inter-Gormogon activities. However, Reader SO decided to test the waters so to speak regarding this post with the following: Dear GorTechie, I noticed that the attachment on the latest Interoffice Memo was in the Excel 97-2003 … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin was mortified when he discovered this story about a flag flying above the Lake County Florida Democratic Party headquarters. The flag has a picture of President Obama emblazoned on it where the 50 stars should be – or … Continue reading →
To: ‘PuterFrom: GorTCc: MandyRe: Grenade Fishing and Solar Activity Dear ‘Puter: You’ll be glad to know that the Mandarin and I have been able to heat up the moat so you can begin your grenade fishing activities. The moat seems … Continue reading →
JAB writes in from the Doublewide: Dear Mr. Dr. J.: Sorry for my cranky rant about your erstwhile buddy Mittens. It wasn’t that I drank too much weird tea, I was just temporarily put into a fit of peek by … Continue reading →
The always engaging Borepatch writes this on a bullet which he fired through one of our windows last night. And this morning, he showed up at the Castle asking for his bullet back. Times being what they are, etc. Dread … Continue reading →
To: The CzarFrom: Dr. J.Re: Your recent post on Primary VotingDear The Czar: Thank you very much for your primer on how to vote in the primaries in the post-incumbency era. I would like to add one point. When you … Continue reading →
Dr. J. voted on Super Tuesday, last week. He regaled you with his parking experience, this week he is going to regale you with his voting experience. You see, in Tennessee, you have to present your photo ID to voting … Continue reading →
The United States currently faces a gap of 11 million person-jobs to recover to an employment level that existed before this recession. That isn’t simply the number of jobs lost. This number represents the number of jobs lost as well … Continue reading →
Your Gormogons, being the global puppetmasters we are, like to give you the heads up on events or items of interest before they become interesting to the main-stream media or even much of the conservative blogosphere. Indeed The Czar likened … Continue reading →
You might recall the Czar’s optimism the other day when he reflected on how competitive (in the good sense) elections are getting across the nation. The unchallenged incumbent, winning election after election, now finds that he or she has not … Continue reading →
File this under “s” for “shocking.” Or under “n” for “not at all shocking.” The New York Times finds it noteworthy and newsworthy to inform its ever-dwindling readership: (1) Occupy Wall Street is complaining and (2) The NYPD thought it … Continue reading →
Even though Rick Santorum’s inner circle is now admitting they don’t have a real hope of winning the nomination outright, how interesting that already Rick Santorum is up by one point over Barack Obama. And that’s with this rebounding economy … Continue reading →
First up, a great line from Operative ME on Fast and Furious. I was very pleased to see your original post concerning Fast & Furious because it jibed very closely with my own thoughts. It’s very hard to talk to … Continue reading →
One of the more intellectually sound guys (and someone with whom you would never want to debate) is of course I’m Not Herzog. The Czar says this chiefly because he said some very nice things. Dear Czar, Normally I would … Continue reading →
Chocothulu! The candy that devours you back! Get them before they sink back down to the bottom of the ocean! Available in Green, Milk and most appropriately, Dark Chocolate. Dr. J.
Continue reading →We assume by now you have heard about or seen the video calling for justice against Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony. The Czar has seen posters and hand-drawn signs taped up all over Chicago simply saying KONY 2012. Yes, he … Continue reading →
In 2011, the government launched a $10M award termed the “L Prize” to be awarded to any manufacturer that could create a “green” and affordable light bulb. Affordable was defined as costing $22 or less the first year, $15 the … Continue reading →
Our Castle Archivist @MBernadetteE, who you should follow on twitter and read here, and here, writes in: Dr. J., Sir, I must commend you. This might be the best one-liner I’ve seen in writing recently. “Lastly, abortion is the sacrament … Continue reading →
Wow, it’s a really bad time to be President Obama, what with all these crazy decisions he made over the last three years coming back to bite him bad. He insisted that he could somehow make Iran break into a … Continue reading →
We have been discussing Syria lately, and conservatives seem slightly divided on whether Senator McCain is right that American intervention is required, indeed imperative. The Mandarin says no, of course, and that McCain of all people should understand the importance … Continue reading →
GorT, Sr writes in with the following as the primary in our state is just under a month away: First of all, I am a fiscal, paternal, and social conservative. I am principled in my beliefs, but am pragmatic and … Continue reading →
Despite what outsiders may understandably think, only about two counties in Illinois are reliable Democrats. A few counties are quite purple, but the vast majority of counties (but not overall population) tend to be quite Republican. The Czar lives in … Continue reading →
Operative ME of AZ wrote the Czar a letter regarding his early hours screed about choosing between Obama and the Second Amendment. The Czar expected email, but this response was outstanding and perfectly crafted. Lest you think the Czar is … Continue reading →
JAB writes in from the Doublewide: Please pardon my inattention as I’ve let my duties lapse… {bad minion…} However, it has come to my attention that Mr.”Mittens” Romney pretends to be a fan of the late Mr. Davey Crockett. Embarassingly … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes in: A couple of points: 1) GorT, you suggest, “…why not ask the male involved to contribute to the contraception?” Indeed. It occurs to me that if Ms. Fluke is relying solely on the Pill, she shouldn’t … Continue reading →
The left are grabbing at straws. The most recent meme making the rounds with Dr. J.’s lefty Facebook friends (will they ever stop being a never ending source of material?) is this lil Jon Stewart LOL: One big controversy with … Continue reading →
Trust us in our ability to predict things. But what’s worse than the old Cassandra complex, in which you rail that no one believes your predictions until after they come true? When people tend not to listen, but then go … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received this missive from his friend Scott O. at @gscottoliver on twitter and http://thoughtsfromthecorneroffice.blogspot.com/. We highly recommend that you read him everyday.He writes: Your Medicusship, Regarding The Pancetta Menace: How logical of you to assert that something that is … Continue reading →
As New Atlantis falls within the borders of the great state of Tennessee, Dr. J. did his civic duty and casted his ballot in the GOP primary today. This morning, Dr. J. drove to the polling place in the Imperial … Continue reading →
In an effort to impress somebody associated with the White House, the City of ChIcago “volunteered” to host the G8 summit as well as the NATO summit in May. In response, protestors booked their flights early and announced a well-organized … Continue reading →
Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo.For those not familiar with popery, St. Augustine, was a North African Roman citizen, scholar and rhetorician who after an ill spent youth, converted to Christianity, and became one of the most profound … Continue reading →
GorT has been hesitant to post about the whole Limbaugh-Fluke tempest. There are many layers to this onion. I’m not a fan of name-calling and ad hominem attacks when it comes to political debates it doesn’t advance the discussion or … Continue reading →
No, not the great pirate from The Goonies, but rather, Dr. J.’s buddy Jamie Jeffords, aka the Eye of Polyphemus took on an issue that Dr. J. has been ruminating on all weekend, and that is, “How do you solve … Continue reading →
Sigh. Okay, a science update. Pssh. You already know where this is going. So the Cassini spacecraft has detected a thin layer of oxygen around the Saturnian moon Dione. If you are into these sorts of things, that is interesting … Continue reading →
Edgar Rice Burroughs was very much a private man, so it was with some surprise that the Czar bumped into him at a cocktail party around 1910 when the latter was back in Chicago. The Czar found the 34-year-old pencil … Continue reading →
Like most conservatives, the Czar has a like/dislike thing for Rush Limbaugh. Entertaining? Usually. But Limbaugh always does his homework, and knows that any comment he makes will be scrutinized under a microscope. Even still, Limbaugh strikes the Czar as … Continue reading →
To put it another way. Picture a ramshackle house full of donkeys, with a weedy yard festooned with rusted cars and old appliances. Undiapered little donkeys run amok on the tilted front porch, scribbling obscenities with something suspiciously fecal directly … Continue reading →
Operative MC etches this secret message into a single oatmeal flake and slipped it into the Czar’s breakfast. It turned up the following morning. A STFU gun!Yeah, the “Japanese” invented it, wink wink nudge nudge, say no more. I love … Continue reading →
This video is making the rounds on the hi-tech forums and sites. You’ve possibly seen it already. If not, the work these guys did is outstanding and amazing. GorT did a sciene fair project involving robotics (in essence) back in … Continue reading →
Operative FRJ wrote in about 3 weeks ago (yeah, Dr. J. sucks) but it is just as timely now.: I continue to be appalled that the Administration consistently refers to contraceptive services as a right. I want to know who … Continue reading →
Operative DT takes a break from Myrmidon Wrangling to write in: Doc, I think the Estudiante Medico Pequeño is on to something. That planet’s not just meat – that’s sweet, sweet bacon (pbuh)! That makes me curious, though – as … Continue reading →
In a feeble attempt at humor, President Obama’s re-election campaign website’s tumblr page posted the following: This sort of thing chaff’s Dr. J.’s ass. The issue with the HHS Mandate is NOT that Religious organizations are prohibiting employees from using … Continue reading →
Blue Sun respectfully submits a video nearly guaranteed to have ‘Puter busting a move, peeling off all his clothes, and prancing around the weeds at the Castle entrance until Sleestak has to get the darts again. And to be fair, … Continue reading →
…there is also more real inflation. Dr. J.’s felt it in his wallet, but he’s thought himself paranoid, more than anything else. But his grocery bills, price at the pump (21 gallons of regular for his Star Destroyer, and 12 … Continue reading →
Dr. J. and the Lil Med Students were building a new Lego set on Monday. It was the escape pod that C3PO and R2D2 used to flee the Tantive IV at the beginning of Star Wars (Episode IV). So when … Continue reading →
‘Puter tweeted yesterday about an issue that deserves more discussion, both within the Roman Catholic Church and among gay rights advocates. That issue is the Church’s treatment of homosexuals. The Washington Post spilled ink and tears over what truly is … Continue reading →
