Well, if you happen to need a lot of hooey, you can always grab a handful of the Los Angeles Times. What a jerk. He hates all the good things about Europe, like chronic unemployment, shoddy craftsmanship, and suicidal debt. … Continue reading →
Okay, so Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress! Dude, you really screwed up. Bad.(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) So now what happens? Actually, a lot, and not a lot. The crazy irony is that when a person is found in contempt … Continue reading →
The Czar, as you know, is not the kind of guy who relies on hysteria for very long. This evening, he read the Supreme Court’s decision, written by Justice Roberts. What we find there is not a total capitulation, but … Continue reading →
Note: this is actually a combined post between the Inscrutable Mandarin and the Czar of Muscovy. Heads up, Americans: today’s SCOTUS decision is actually good news for conservatives, and Justice Roberts knows the Constitution better than your average Congressperson. Surprised? … Continue reading →
I really wasn’t planning on writing about Aaron Sorkin or “Newsroom” and all the hoopla that is surrounding it. I could really care less – I don’t watch it and actually don’t subscribe to HBO. It didn’t pass the cost-benefit … Continue reading →
Two great writers of note take time out to visit the Castle. Down at the lounge, enjoying something called a zombie killer, was Borepatch, who said (among other things): I love the “scienterrific” neologism! I would just point out that … Continue reading →
Are you threatening me, master choreographer? It’s that time of year again… The Lil Resident is heading to the Palmetto State for a national dance tournament. She and her team are defending their title from last year. Clan J. is … Continue reading →
Well, one thing you’ve noticed is that between the bunch of us Gormogons, we speak over 1,000 languages. This is a good thing. Someone, maybe Napoleon, said a person who knows two languages is twice the person. Maybe—Napoleon said a … Continue reading →
I want everything….now! And for free! To piggyback off ‘Puter’s earlier post today, it seems like people in this country have a number of unrealistic expectations. First, for our children. Yes, we all want the best for them. They should … Continue reading →
If everybody’s super, no one is. ‘Puter frequently rails against the American education system, for what it has done and what it has failed to do. ‘Puter frequently blames teachers’ unions, teachers and administrators for the system’s problems. Certainly, each … Continue reading →
In a landmark pop psychology study that took over 10 minutes, “researchers” have concluded that pre-teen girls like Justin Bieber, which will surprise no one who has even remotely heard of children. Hey, Beliebers: ask your mom if she loved … Continue reading →
Sorry folks: due to something GorT probably did, the following essay did not publish over the weekend as intended. You enjoy it now, yes? There aren’t a lot of pictures on executive privilege. Here is a baby bunny instead. A … Continue reading →
Special Operative Brass is one of the Castle weaponsmithies, and he reminds us: Dear Dread and Frightful Czar, The reason the EPA dropped the ban [proposed for lead bullets, referenced here] was the Republicans in Congress actually grew a pair … Continue reading →
Friends don’t let friends watch soccer… As many of you know, our beloved ‘Puter is a soccer fan (or football, as they say across the pond). Indeed, he has been known to go to the local pub for Guinness (It’s … Continue reading →
Those are not the three branches you are looking for… The Supreme Court upheld provision 2B of the Arizona Immigration law 9-0, meaning that Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Ginsberg found the provision constitutional. 2B is the proviso that reiterates Federal … Continue reading →
One thing that Dr. J. learned from Dungeon’s and Dragons was to stay away from Will-o-the-Wisps Clan J. went to the moves this evening to take in Pixar’s latest, Brave. It was the first non-sequel movie from Pixar since Up, … Continue reading →
The Czar attended an open house for an outdoor rifle and pistol range this weekend, much as he has done for the last few years. This particular weekend though found the place overwhelmed with attendees. Yeah, this event is crowded … Continue reading →
Ms. Brigid writes your Czar: A hint on what to get me. I know—I can be tough to shop for. But this time around, I’m making it easy on you. Instead of falling back on a gift card—or cash—you can … Continue reading →
Hey, look what Volgi has EmilyG doing at the Castle! The Czar doesn’t get this stuff, but has to admit this is a neat trick. We need to get pictures of what happened with the lawn darts and bowl of … Continue reading →
It is wrong to gloat over the misfortune of another’s tragedies, but to be clear, the Czar can do anything he wants. And he is sated that Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts. And we have some controversial … Continue reading →
…there is a hole in your lawsuit… Mrs. Dr. J. brought this headline to Dr. J.’s attention as an aside during our morning cup of coffee as we were discussing the potential problems Catholic hospitals are facing due to the … Continue reading →
It is troubling when you see and hear an elected senator completely and blatantly misrepresent either intentionally or not the facts. Case in point (h/t to the folks over at Above Top Secret) – Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). Watch the … Continue reading →
Interestingly, political junkies on both the Left and the Right each seem to have a major misconception about the Hispanic voters in the country. Fair is fair, and let us explain them both. Owners of these small businesses want lower … Continue reading →
As reported today via multiple news outlets: Democrats went on the offensive Thursday over the contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder, with the White House calling the campaign a “fishing expedition” and Nancy Pelosi accusing Republicans of targeting Holder … Continue reading →
The affable and strong-of-backbone Nightfly writes in to color in some of our sketches on media bias: Hello, Your Dreaded Awfulness – Many years ago, I took a number of journalism classes in college. Thankfully, the first of my professors … Continue reading →
You can’t vote yourself rich, despite what the public sector unions tell you. Nor is any government provided benefit “free,” despite taxpayer funded ads such as these, intended to drum up demand for “free health care” for your kids. New … Continue reading →
GorT has used one of his 14 OLED displays to stream the CSPAN coverage of the House Oversight Committee’s proceedings this morning into this afternoon. Yes, there is plenty of partisan rhetoric being spewed by members of both sides but … Continue reading →
Property tax hikes make puppies cry…and when puppies cry, The Czar gets angry(er than usual). Gentle Readers, Thanks to 32 of 40 city councilmen, the citizens of New Atlantis are the proud recipients of a brand new 13% property tax … Continue reading →
The objective media is balanced, provided you ignore that tilt to the left. Much ado is being made over MSNBC’s reprehensible editing of Mitt Romney’s comments on the free market, in which his contrast between the simplicity of ordering a … Continue reading →
Wrong, so very wrong… The Tony Stark/Pinkie Pie comparison is disturbingly spot on. h/t My Little Brony Dr. J.
Continue reading →This scary clown picture has nothingto do with ‘Puter’s post. Clowns justfreak ‘Puter right the heck out, so‘Puter thought he’d share. ‘Puter’s had a medical personnel filled day today as he transported ‘Puter, Jr. hither and yon to get his face … Continue reading →
Buddy has been a source of strength to Mrs. Romney and helped her recover as she was in remission from MS. We wish him the best of luck in London. Katerina Trinko has a nice article today at NRO about … Continue reading →
Three musings. Well, it looks like the not-adolescent party won the Greek elections, and some serious reforms are coming along to save Greece, Europe, and even partly American economy, right? Not so fast: there are strong indications that the Left … Continue reading →
Hats off to FotG Jonathan Last for picking up on this post. GorT had an Atari 800 growing up and M.U.L.E. was one of his favorites. I’ve since loaded it via Atari emulators onto my Windows machines. It was a … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman is widely revered by the Left as an economic genius without rival. If Dr. Krugman utters the word, it is treated as gospel truth. In his New York Times column today, Dr. Krugman is plainly testing his believers’ … Continue reading →
The GOP. Really, you ask? You thought they were all about hate and decimating education and they couldn’t care two winks about minorities. Think again. In 2009, the Senate democrats voted to close the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program to new … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Warren’s people believed that the coyote represented the Trickster spirit in legend. Turns out, the real thing works pretty much the same way. One of the ways President Obama won his 2008 election—and all his previous ones—was by his … Continue reading →
The Europeans are Hell-bent on makinga Dresden out of their economies. ‘Puter’s concerned that most Americans do not fully comprehend the slow motion disaster unfolding before their eyes. The European Union and the Euro itself are close to collapse, which … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this at xkcd.com today: And in the words of Kevin Spacey’s Lex Luthor, “WRONG!” Over 30 years ago, when Dr. J. was about Lil Resident’s age, on a fine summer evening much like the one we enjoyed … Continue reading →
The Doctor will see you now, but his sonic screwdriver will be taxed as a medical device… There was a recent survey performed by the Doctor Patient Medical Association Foundation. Basically, they obtained 36,000 physician office fax numbers, delivered ~16,000 … Continue reading →
Maybe President Obama is channeling Wilford Brimley with regards to his ignorance of the enforcement of the immigration laws. Of course, one should recognize that this is a slippery slope. What happens years from now when a republican president decides … Continue reading →
In the magazine business, you have a group that decides what the layout of the cover is going to look like. Anywhere from three to five different covers are developed, each with a different image. A small group, or even … Continue reading →
Look out. Catholics don’t often mobilize, but when they do… Isn’t that rich. The President, in trying to convince Catholics that his HHS directive was not a violation of their religious freedom, enlisted the Catholic Health Association to support his … Continue reading →
“Man, I wish June was over. And we’re barely at the halfway point.” Far be it from the Czar to quote the Washington Post favorably, but even they are calling BS on the President’s immigration announcement Friday. Right in the … Continue reading →
A common occurrence in a typical liberal versus conservative debate is one where the liberal bemoans that the conservative didn’t lambast a republican (and therefore assumed to be conservative – although that’s not always true) official over an issue over … Continue reading →
There is an entire course in psychology within this 3:16 Craig Ferguson clip. All of it is right.Thanks to FotG Jonah Goldberg for alerting us to this. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, … Continue reading →
SC: “I’ll take ‘The Rapists’ for $400, ‘Puter.” GP: “Uh, Mr. Connery? That’s ‘Public Sector Unions,’ but I can see how you’dmake that mistake.” “I’ll take Obamanomics for $200, ‘Puter.” This is how the nightmare always starts, seemingly innocent enough. … Continue reading →
Be vewy, vewy quiet. Czaw’s hunting wabbits! Before we being today’s installation of ‘Puter’s Gay-tastic Totally Not Homophobic Male Bag, a bit of Gormogon history. Your Gormogons will, at random intervals, publish select minion missives as actual blog posts. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Military strength, lower spending, lower taxes, free market capitalism and family values are the five legs to the Republican elephant. Polls continue to show incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney in a statistical tie. The Czar refers to the … Continue reading →
Cardinal Dolan of the Archdioceseof New York prepares to hostilely subjugate a Latina (!) to the Church’soppressive patriarchy, as told by MoDo. For those of you unschooled in Latin, this post’s title roughly translates to “Hey, shoemaker! Just worry about … Continue reading →
Hey, lucky readers! Know what can be even more fun than reading the Czar? Hearing a faithful reading of one his posts! Check out, and continue to check in with, the folks at Own the Narrative, in which they read … Continue reading →
Mr. Dionne shows off his home office’s“far talking thinger” and “computerizer,” two things conservatives are toostupid to understand. ‘Puter highly recommends the Democrats follow E.J. Dionne’s incandescently brilliant plan to retake the House and hold the presidency and the Senate … Continue reading →
From SMBC-Comics.com: Actually, there doesn’t appear to be an official stance by the Catholic Church on D&D or other RPGs…but it’s still funny. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. What’s changed is that you aren’t as nice. The Volgi and the Czar both found that we are all supposed to get ready for Occupy 2.0, a re-launched, re-branded, new logoed, … Continue reading →
So the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a ObamaCare) was intended to lower insurance premiums while increasing the number of people insured. The magic buried in the thousands of pages of legalese (once we read it to know what’s in it) was … Continue reading →
The Obama Administration has clearly come to us through the looking glass. The Czar brings up, as usual, an excellent point in that when the media sees blood in the water, they, like sharks, find it hard to resist. Typically … Continue reading →
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson was ticketed in a California hit and run, in which his car struck into two others. He took off, and was found incoherent (allegedly and possibly not) behind the wheel a short distance later. Why … Continue reading →
Conservatives and Republicans alike had an amazing week. The Czar has been saying over and over that the Right is dominating the social media scene: Twitter, Blogger, Thiser, Thatter, and (increasingly) Facebook is now becoming a vast, right-wing playground from … Continue reading →
If it all possible, protect your data by putting a physical lock on it and a little bit of loose chain as pictured. That keeps just about everybody out, unless they simply lift up the lock and move it to … Continue reading →
This is Jack MacRae, who is one of the coolest guys around. In addition to his skills at animal care, he teaches some superb survival courses and tells some pretty funny stories. Today is the Царевич’s seventh birthday, and he … Continue reading →
What does your license plate reveal about you? Unless you have a customized vanity plate, your car’s plates probably has a seemingly random series of numbers and letters. Seemingly. Actually, your license plate has a lot of encoded information in … Continue reading →
Man, what a hangover. Czar and ‘Puter were up for two days straight, celebrating Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s historic beat-down of labor unions with the fine serving wenches at the Leaping Peacock. Before you get all “‘Puter’s a sexist pig,” … Continue reading →
You might be surprised to find out, you do. Something to keep in mind when the Obama Administration touts all the “green jobs” that it has “created or saved” is how the Obama Administration is defining “green jobs”. For example, … Continue reading →
Image by Mr. Pinko at iOwnTheWorld.com via American Thinker The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century. The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet … Continue reading →
There has been lots of analysis and discussion about the recall election of Gov. Walker in Wisconsin and the meaning of the outcome. We’ve done a fair amount here and it’s all worthy reading. However, regardless of how the left … Continue reading →
How the Obama campaign has been treating the press; and the press has beengetting a little tired of it. Many of us on the Right are thumping our knees with laughter over the Left’s outrageous denial that the Walker re-election … Continue reading →
Over at National Review Online, Ramesh Ponnuru discusses tomorrow’s vote to repeal Obamacare’s 2.3% tax increase on medical devices. Dr. J. loves medical devices, be they pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, PFO/ASD/VSD closure devices, stents, or ventricular assist devices. Dr. J. hopes … Continue reading →
To: Confucius, Œ.V., ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, Kyrgyzstan.From: J, M.D., D.Sith., Castle G, Plateau of Leng, Wisc.Subject: 5 out of 6 ain’t badAll the rest of us have posted today, no pressure, big guy. Ok, fine, as Volgi, Confucius* should take a … Continue reading →
GorT has long advocated for an increase in innovation in this country. It’s something that will develop sustained job growth and improve the nation as a whole. GorT, Sr. passed along this great TED Talk which is worth the 16 … Continue reading →
This is how Ms. Brzezinski shouldhave looked, had she a grip on reality. ‘Puter watches Morning Joe on MSNBC each morning. ‘Puter already knows what he thinks and why. ‘Puter wants to see what liberalism’s best and brightest think on … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin wishes to extend his congratulations to Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch on their victory last night. Your Mandarin is also pleased with the overall outcome of this recall effort and the ongoing impact it is … Continue reading →
DT has found an amazing way to create a sustainable energy source using water and lawn trimmings, but that is not nearly as interesting as the message he sends the Czar: Your Czariness, This has every indication of being a … Continue reading →
There’s a little black spot on the sun today, but it’s not the same old spot as yesterday… See you again in 105 years. h/t T.J., Dr. J.’s childhood BFF captured this image of Venus in transit across the sun. … Continue reading →
No less a personage than Dick Morris—whom liberals will remember helped Bill Clinton get re-elected—said that he has done the math on November’s election. Polls can be fairly accurate predictors of election results provided they are analyzed based on historical … Continue reading →
Not actually Ms. Dowd. Just a sexy librarian with which to start your day. If President Obama’s lost America’s Sweetheart and conscience of a generation (the perpetually upbeat and never cynical Maureen Dowd), he’s lost America. Well, he’s lost those … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman clearly appears over the deep end. What should be done about the economy? Republicans claim to have the answer: slash spending and cut taxes. What they hope voters won’t notice is that that’s precisely the policy we’ve been … Continue reading →
At GorT’s parish this weekend, the following editorial from the Catholic Standard is reprinted as a bulletin insert. I think it’s worth reading and pondering: Last weekend during an interview with Cardinal Wuerl on “Fox News Sunday,” the host, Chris … Continue reading →
Operative RKB writes: Dr. J, I will give them credit for one bit of schoolyard humour. Alan Scott always had a vulnerability to wood. Admittedly, it is a pun at best and a tasteless equivocation at least. Operative RKB Heh … Continue reading →
Hat tip to someone. Who the hell knows. Google grabbed it off Tumblr, and…frankly, who even knows what that means. Nobody on the damned internet speaks English anymore. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — Sir Winston “Bud” Churchill. America is creating a generation of eternal children. Children who are unable to deal with the real world. Children who at 35 are … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Mayor Karl Dean is trying to push a budget that includes a 13% property tax hike through Metro Council, here in New Atlantis. Dr. J. suspects he has the votes in spades, but New Atlantian politics are volatile … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised when paying bills last night. Not by the amount of a bill, nor by the services rendered heretofore. Rather, the Czar’s ever-tense eyes were caught by the return envelope. The return envelope—and we still hold our … Continue reading →
For the convenience of our guests, and mostly to cut down on our own repair bills, all of the Castle Toilets have been ‘Puterized for safety. A picture is shown to the right of what gets hidden behind the wet … Continue reading →
So our friends at DC Comics have rebooted Alan Scott, the golden age Green Lantern (not to be confused with Kato’s companion the Green Hornet) as their flagship ‘Gay Superhero‘ hero hero hero… In the words of Bruce Timm, ‘Meh.’ … Continue reading →
Why ‘Puter reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Heck, why anyone reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Yet, like a moth to the flame, Green Lantern to Kato and Czar to the closest cervine, ‘Puter is inexorably drawn to Mr. … Continue reading →
Since it appears that the Obama Administration doesn’t understand the word “recovery” and now doesn’t appear to understand the word, “secret”, we may need to look at their vocabulary skills. When you have a classified program that is working against … Continue reading →
Long-time reader (Dr.) JE writes in: As a fellow cardiologist who greatly enjoy knowing he is not the only one who sees the world this way I thought you might like this link. Forgive me if you have already seen it. … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s been really busy at work and packing his house for a move, so he apologizes for a lack of posts. Fred is probably grateful, but whatever. h/t – Dr. J.’s Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend Dr. J.
Continue reading →More bad news for the democrats today – GorT has to revise down his post from yesterday on employment figures. Turns out, using the government’s numbers the situation looks worse: Unemployment ticked up to 8.2% The U.S. economy add a … Continue reading →
The Czar has often remarked that the worst job in politics right now is Press Secretary Jay Carney’s. Think about it: each morning he gets up, puts on his suit and tie, and wonders what the hell he’s going to … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised to receive an email from Aaron Colohan, whom you will not immediately recall was the subject of a Czarish rant. The Czar doubts you readers will research this, so allow him to summarize. Mr. Colohan wrote … Continue reading →
