Obama is presently not enjoying his worst polling numbers since, well, ever. And given his glee for blaming his predecessor for everything, the Czar wondered how President Obama’s numbers look superimposed over President Bush’s numbers. Hogwash, Obama’s supporters will say: … Continue reading →
The Metric System….for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for 10,000 years. Dr. J., for a physician and scientist, is strangely comfortable with the Imperial Measurements. He leaves his cc’s, milligrams, meters per second and … Continue reading →
The Holy Father is welcome to join Drs. J. and. Laffer at NACC for Thanksgiving Dinner. We’ll talk macroeconomics. Friend of the Gormogons, Anthropocon writes a fantastic blog piece on Pope Francis’s recent writings. It is definitely worth a good … Continue reading →
Long-time readers know of the Czar’s fondness for Thanksgiving; he is pleased to hear from more and more people—including strangers—echoing the same sentiment for the same reasons: Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday. Don’t these seem like nice people? Your family … Continue reading →
Today, thanks to time travel, we were able to hold our First Annual Turkey Contest yesterday. And the results were about what you would expect. As you know, all of us Gormogons are superlative cooks in at least one area … Continue reading →
The Czar somehow began sighing halfway through the sentence “There’s a problem at recess.” The 11-year-old Цесаревич has serious eyes when he said it, but to be realistic most of these problems are two friends squabbling or the weird kid … Continue reading →
This will make sense if you watched the Day of the Doctor Gentle Readers, This contains spoilers, but as it is after the 48 hour embargo period, Dr. J. decided to start off with spoiler free reviews then delve into … Continue reading →
As we know, the Czar is out of rational explanations for what happened in 2012. Now over a year ago, we had an election that was locked certain for Republicans to win. The question wasn’t the Presidency—that was surely Romney’s—the … Continue reading →
All right, the Czar will explain the liberal mindset yet again, but this time we will explain what the deal is with Obamacare. Even though polls are showing liberals are dumping on Obamacare (a recent poll showed only 12% of … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin is very concerned about the possibility of a zombie apocalypse. Not because this is a piece of popular culture but more due to the fact that something may or may not have gone wrong in the lab the … Continue reading →
The following essay is a guest post from Island Dweller because it seems the Czar doesn’t post anything of his own lately. But this great news, because we remind our readers that you are welcome to submit your thoughts either … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J.’s been horrifically busy of late, so he hasn’t been able to write much of substance and you’ve had to suffer the slings and arrows of My Little Pony jokes and puppy pictures, and not much Gormotastic … Continue reading →
Your Inscrutable Mandarin is most busy these days, and has had little time to post. You are probably wondering what has been so demanding of his time. Here is a hint: The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined … Continue reading →
No, not that Norm. Everyone knows his name. When will the madness end? There is an article on Yahoo Finance today citing Larry Summers’ and Paul Krugman’s assertions that the US economy isn’t slow to recover, it’s in a “permanent … Continue reading →
Nothing says “treat us with dignity and respect we deserve” more than dressing up and behaving in accordance with the worst stereotypes about us. Also, these two are playing a game of “hide the sugar beet.” Can you find it? ‘Puter’s … Continue reading →
The following essay is a guest post from Island Dweller. We remind our readers that you are welcome to submit your thoughts either as an email or as a complete essay. A certain well-known radio talk show host this afternoon … Continue reading →
The Czar asked Confucius’s* opinion on the oft-stated theory that President Kennedy, had he lived, would have withdrawn the U.S. from Vietnam. Confucius does not have a strong opinion one way or the other. Here’s why: Historical counterfactuals are awesome!Buy … Continue reading →
These are sugar beets. A pile of sugar beets looks almostlike a hot, steaming load of fresh horse manure. Similarly,USDA’s price support loan program for sugar beetfarmers is the indubitable equivalent of the aforementionedequine excrement. The Wall Street Journal ran … Continue reading →
The following essay is a guest post from Island Dweller. We remind our readers that you are welcome to submit your thoughts either as an email or as a complete essay. Your majesty: The more you study his diagram, the … Continue reading →
Introducing Loki J. – Lord of Chaos Gentle Readers, We have a new addition to the J. clan. This weekend, we welcomed into our home Lady J.’s half brother, Loki J. Old Grandad, Eng CH Harana Alfie Boe. Lady and … Continue reading →
Island Dweller copies the Czar on some of his mail, which we in turn by our massive grace extend unto thee, dear reader: Your majesty: Esteemed Associate, still firmly ensconced like a tenacious polyp in the bowels of the government … Continue reading →
Island Dweller brings charm, not just wit: Y’Maj, Thinks have been rather grey and wet here on Shangri-La of late. After placing some rocks beneath an A/C drain outside the house yesterday and performing some forestry functions with the Czarina, … Continue reading →
Courtesy of intrepid Dougie P Fresh: Maybe there are only about 106,000 people that don’t care about their personal privacy information… For those not in the know…that drop down is showing the most frequent search terms and it clearly shows … Continue reading →
A compromise, in the name of peace and sanity, ending the rift between between the Pi’sts and the Tau’ists, the later group includes GorT: From xkcd: Conveniently approximated as e+2, Pau is also known as the Devil’s Ratio (because in … Continue reading →
No, ‘Puter, I didn’t title this, “What does the fox say?” As part of the signup process on Healthcare.gov, users are presented with a Terms & Conditions page that they have to click accept. We’ve all seen these before, whether … Continue reading →
A few months ago when the Benghazi, IRS, and the Fast & Furious issues were front and center and prior to the whole PP-ACA (a/k/a Obamacare) rollout debacle, the democrats – particularly President Obama and his mouthpiece, Jay Carney, were … Continue reading →
Island Dweller has some observations: Losing Our Cool, are we? Your immenseness: I had cause to laugh yesterday while watching an out-take from Megan Kelly’s show on FoxNews that featured an interview she attempted with Ezekiel Emanuel, brother of Rahm … Continue reading →
Island Dweller has our guest post of the day. Enjoy! You know, you can write guest posts here, too. Just send ‘em in to any one of us and let us know you want it as a standalone piece or … Continue reading →
Our guest writer today is no less a celebrity than JAB, who writes to you from the Doublewide. “’The gentle but powerful influence of laws and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. Their peaceful inhabitants enjoyed and … Continue reading →
The operative known as Ghost writes to Dr. J., rather than The Czar: O Wielder of the Scalpel Most Fine, I normally write to my overlord who shall not be named, but this…was so…you, that it could not be helped. … Continue reading →
The Czar loves getting mail. But the truth is this: the worse things get out there, the more mail he receives. And we are sad to confess, as you have noticed, the Czar has been getting a lot of mail … Continue reading →
Hi, I’m William Devane. Years ago the Czar told me to invest in land. Well, I did…and I did very well. But now it’s time to buy Gormogon Gold. So much financial craziness in the world today – governments trying … Continue reading →
Man, it’s been a sucky year or two, Charlie Brown. The retail sector has no shame. They have been pushing their Christmas decorating earlier and earlier every year. Indeed, the Charlie Brown Easter special back in 1974 was hip to the … Continue reading →
So after about 45 days, something less than 50,000 people have actually signed up for Obamacare. Wasn’t it supposed to be 30 million? And then 300 million? Oh, and it turns out this number may include people who simply went … Continue reading →
Inevitably, future historians will write detailed biographies of President Barack Obama as they have done for all the presidents. God willing, President Obama will enjoy a long, happy retirement with his family and take the time to read some of … Continue reading →
Island Dweller brings the 411: Esteemed, great and awful majesty: I recall a recent post by you relating to American voters and how they suck (by and large). Here is a story that’s a perfect example of how voters take … Continue reading →
If you are a parent who thinks it’s OK to dress your 4 year old daughter up to look like this, then parade her in front of strangers, you should reexamine yourcore beliefs before Czar and ‘Puter showup on your … Continue reading →
The Ghost—perhaps our most mysterious operative, although today he was down in the Castle Cafetorium because on Mondays we usually feature that awesome French toast special, where you get two decent scrambled eggs on a separate plate so the syrup … Continue reading →
Island Dweller checks in on employment. Data posted today on the web indicates at least one sector of the economy is experiencing an employment boom, with numbers of these employees increasing 18 percent since 2009. The employees I mention contribute … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Lady J.’s breeder was doing genealogy work on his dogs and bitches. So Dr. J. asked, “President Reagan had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is Lady J. related? The breeder, deciding to kill another hour when he should … Continue reading →
If you want a helpful review of Thor: The Dark World, there is no question you need to read Dr. J’s excellent, spoiler-free, pro-grade-level review. Tell us about it. This is how the Czar looked and felt after hearing seven … Continue reading →
Pictured, Secretary of State John Kerry (who looks like a horse) in full fox hunting regaliabeats a dead horse whilst taking the air at hissummer cottage on Nantucket. Not to beat a dead horse, but ‘Puter’s got to keep his … Continue reading →
As one would expect, @tomhiddleston steals the show. Gentle Readers, Clan J. took in a screening of Thor: The Dark World yesterday. Over all, we enjoyed this flick immensely. The team behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe has done a great … Continue reading →
Island Dweller starts our work week off with thoughts on the Obama administration. Yesterday the tin can and string telephone down here at Shangri-La connecting me to Esteemed Associate began tapping. After picking up that soup can and pulling the … Continue reading →
…or, per The Czar’s request, some cartoon pony thing for you to gush over. Look for a full review of Thor: The Dark World tonight! Dr. J.
Continue reading →While the President is furiously trying to figure out what cookies are and why his new website needs to have them deleted, our Secretary of State is ruining the entire planet. You might have missed this story even though its … Continue reading →
The Czar assumes that for every paragraph he writes, he loses 50% of his readership. In other words, the shorter the essay, the better. There are days he writes so many paragraphs that by the last one, he’s the only … Continue reading →
Back in the 1990s, several hundred years ago, the rage was the AK-47 assault rifle. At the time, the AK-47 was blamed for all bad things, including high tides and illness among the cattle. Today, of course, the AR-15 is … Continue reading →
* Gentle Readers, Dr. J.’s been hideously busy at work lately, so your daily dose of pop-culture whimsy, biomedical news, educational theory, economic policy, tales of the Lil Resident and Lil Medstudent, and pictures of Lady J. have been sporadic, … Continue reading →
Hypnotoad would be a more effective president than Obama President Obama addressed the nation last night on ObamaCare. Well, Obama didn’t so much “address the nation” as summon NBC’s Chuck Todd to the White House to consult Obama, the Left’s … Continue reading →
If Ambrose Bierce were to write a 2013 edition of his Devil’s Dictionary, he might include the entry Unintended Consequences, (pl. n.) — an unfortunate event easily predicted by conservatives but legislated through liberal fantasies. Liberals are usually stymied by … Continue reading →
Many conservatives are having a grand time poking fun of Barack Obamas apparent hypocrisy over the Washington Redskins. Specifically, the alleged hypocrisy is that the President has no trouble congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks despite deploring the Redskins’ name. Okay, since … Continue reading →
Our able accountant SW—who is so good most of us retired on 401(l) accounts—has a chilling thought about Obamacare and illegal immigration: Just a thought. I read that many large companies are all in for amnesty for illegal aliens. I … Continue reading →
GorT promised that he’ll continue to beat this drum and it’s worth pointing out again now: Where is our Federal Budget? Why don’t we have one? Where are all the negotiations that Obama and the democrats promised? The whole PP-ACA … Continue reading →
When LTC Dan (ret.) writes you to say decent job, well, that’s high praise indeed. The Czar is sure you hold him in the same esteem with which we do, given all he has done. The colonel says: Czar, Thank … Continue reading →
So it breaks down like this. The GOP, we are reassured by the media, is perilously close to splitting in two. Actually, this is ridiculously far from the truth, but there is a comment we can make about that. In … Continue reading →
Island Dweller has our guest post of the day. Enjoy! You know, you can write guest posts here, too. Just send ‘em in to any one of us and let us know you want it as a standalone piece or … Continue reading →
Mika is so depressed over ObaamCare’s inexcusably inept roll out, she attempted to burn down the set of Morning Joe early Monday morning, screaming, “If I can’t believe in Obama (PBUH) any more, I don’t want to live, and you’re all … Continue reading →
Island Dweller writes (and so should you!): O most dread, awful, omnipotent, omniscent, etc etc . . . Mother Jones magazine recently published the results of a public opinion poll conducted in part by James Carville. The results of the … Continue reading →
Sundays are great when other people do our writing for us. Keep the letters inbound, folks! The Czar might have this up even sooner, but he prefers a Windows operating system and lately it takes forever for this thing to … Continue reading →
…an hour tonight. Time Turner (aka Dr. Whooves) is turning back the clock, so should you! Daylight saving time ends, and standard time starts at 2 AM, tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, you get to live 1-2 AM all over again,if … Continue reading →
The Czar knows how smart you readers are, and will not hesitate to get you talking smart stuff with one another. For example, the Czar got a great letter from Island Dweller (and who doesn’t?) as follows: Oh Sultan of … Continue reading →
Quit complaining, Irwindale residents. You could be Dat Ho’s cousin Dis Ho who works in Huy Fong’s chili mines. ‘Puter was luxuriating in the Castle’s naturally occurring hot springs,* conveniently located just down the hall from ‘Puter’s Rumpus … Continue reading →
(A missive from Island Dweller; not much the Czar can say to top this, so here it is.) Most exalted one, The enclosed article says it all. In a way, this isn’t really news, because as everyone knows, Dear Leader … Continue reading →
