Last week Mitt Romney released his energy plan should he be elected to office in November. It consists deregulating the heavily regulated petroleum and nuclear industries and opening publicly owned sites to facilitate the tapping into American and North American … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s WSJ sweetheart wrote this column last week. Reading it should be enough to get any freedom loving American out to vote: Just as important are the things Mr. Obama will not do. His record gives no indication he … Continue reading →
Dr. J. picked this up on the InterStellar Network feed: Like Shakespeare, Rent is better in Klingon than in translation. h/t The Daily What – TDW Geek Dr. J.
Continue reading →Friend of the Gormogons, Professor Mondo (who you should be reading EVERYDAY, BTW…) writes in: Hey, Doc – In the quote from your double-barreled Obamacare post, you quote Dr. Kripalani thus: “So, which would we rather have — a hospital … Continue reading →
Typically Dr. J. gives his gentle readers one required reading assignment in a post, but serendipitously there were two articles today worth reading regarding everybody’s favorite campaign issue, Obamacare, also known as the albatross around the neck of the economy. … Continue reading →
The Czar wanted it named Hurricane…SQUIRREL! but we felt that was too obvious. Yesterday, our friend Scott O. @gscottoliver from the silver state of Nevada who blogs from his corner office tweeted this in response to concerns about Hurricane Issac … Continue reading →
FLOTUSes? FLOTi rhymes better. Whatever. The Great Merlin writes in regarding Dr. J.’s state dinner polemic: Dearest Dr. J, As one medical system (non-clinical) employee to another (your most worshipful doctorness, whose needs I merely exist to serve), I’m surprised … Continue reading →
Todd, Dr. J. will lend you his Imperial Shuttle, as it is the crunkiest Gormomobile this side of Mandy’s lime-green Fiero. Marvin K. Mooney was Dr. J.’s favorite Dr. Seuss book growing up. In this tale, Marvin K. Mooney is asked by … Continue reading →
The reason America loves her First Ladies is because in addition to playing a role as a partner to the President in his role as head of state as America’s hostess and America’s ‘better half,’ modern First Ladies get behind … Continue reading →
2-1B is more than a medical droid, he does much of Dr. J.’s butchering and other mundane culinary prep work on the weekends. The Lil Medstudent was enjoying a plate of bacon for breakfast before heading off to the Jedi … Continue reading →
She has no mouth, and yet she must crush the ponies in this debate. Hello Kitty is for Puter and little girls, please make amends you ignorant Brony Bloggers… Dr. J.
Continue reading →What has fair Katherina been doing lately? h/t – Not Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend, someone else… Dr. J.
Continue reading →Always two there are, a master and an apprentice… Gentle Readers, After Dr. J. posts this, he is off to attend a memorial of a late, great senior colleague, emeritus, Dr. B. Dr. J. has known Dr. B. since Dr. … Continue reading →
Borepatch writes: Dr. J, In re; your excellent post about the likely outcome of Obamacare – a 2-tier health care system similar to the one in the UK where the Government system stinks and anyone who can uses the private … Continue reading →
Obamacare? Not impressed! Whether you live in a free-market economy or a top-down command and control communist economy, all goods and services are rationed. In the abstract, in a free-market economy, goods and services are rationed by the actions of … Continue reading →
FoG Borepatch linked to this My Little Cthulhu action figure over at Deviant Art created someone by the moniker spippo: Your Gormogons, as fans of Lovecraft truly appreciate the craftsmanship of this pony. Dr. J. thought he’d share a few … Continue reading →
Seriously, how hard do you think her password was? Hint: easy as DWS123… UPDATE – 2-1B Reconstructed the DNC Opposition Research Database and linked it to the previously posted email. To: MSMList@DNC.org From: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair, DNC Re: Vice … Continue reading →
Dr. Krauthammer writes at NRO today: There are two ways to run against Barack Obama: stewardship or ideology. You can run against his record, or you can run against his ideas. Liberals castigate their opponents using the term ideologue. Basically, an … Continue reading →
This better not be a tease, Mitt… Dr. J.
Continue reading →Your Gormogons masters, the puppet-masters of the puppet-masters we are, have chosen to reveal to you, our devoted readers, a picture obtained from the Romney ’12 VP announcement pre-party this evening… With a name like Maroney, how could he take … Continue reading →
Tarkin knew that if you take out Alderaan, smaller systems will toe the line.Take out HCA, and the same will happen with smaller for-profits. Dr. J. caught this little factoid in the news the other day, but hasn’t had a … Continue reading →
He looks pretty worked up about something, doesn’t he? He’s got a good logo, all he needs is a nifty hat and some medals. In a speech in Pueblo, Colorado 81009 (a ZIP Dr. J. knows from those ads on … Continue reading →
2-1B hacked into DNC headquarters and found this missive in Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Drafts Box: To: MSMList@DNC.org From: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair, DNC Re: Vice Presidential Candidate <VP Candidate Firstname> <VP Candidate Secondname> We are shocked and appalled at Governor … Continue reading →
What? Did you expect pictures of badminton players or the dude from Algeria? Walsh-Jennings and May-Treanor are the role models here! This may sound like Dr. J. coming to the subject late, but Dr. J. has been pondering this issue … Continue reading →
She even had companions and prior companions… Rumor has it, Helen Mirren would be willing to play a Time Lord… h/t – SWFBF Dr. J.
Continue reading →Party Rock Anthem is one of the Lil Medstudent’s favorite songs. When Dr. J. saw this on spooky witchy FB friend’s page today, he just had to share it with you: For those not familiar with the X-Men, this is … Continue reading →
Kirani James of Grenada! Dr. J. was up late last night watching Olympic coverage, including the semifinals of the 400m dash. Grenada’s Kirani James placed first in the race while South African runner Oscar Pistorius came in last. For those … Continue reading →
Dr. J. had the same look on his face on a rainy November Saturday in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grade… Dr. J. played recreational soccer growing up. After an undefeated inaugural season, followed by an ever-defeated second season, Papa … Continue reading →
The Mars rover Curiosity has landed and has already discovered life. Below is one of the first pictures relayed from the probe!*†‡ Excuse me, but you parked on my Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator… * Image found on the Chuck … Continue reading →
It just works…again…finally. For a full and detailed review, please to Ars Technica for John Siracusa’s review. Dr. J. downloaded Mountain Lion in a fit of desperation. Dr. J.’s iMac was dropping its connection every time it woke from sleep … Continue reading →
Operative FJR writes in on a cocktail napkin from a lil beer joint off the Lee Highway: Dr J, I don’t know if you have watched any of the women’s boxing but I happened to be watching a match when … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, our first missive comes from PC who writes: Dear Dr. J., The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines the sacraments as “efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is … Continue reading →
Dr. J. showing Minion the light(ning)… Dr. J. has a Berkeley brainwashed minion who he holds in high esteem. The young man, despite being a lefty, is an otherwise good and decent human being, and a fine physician (who knew, … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was listening to the PM AM talk-radio guy last night, and of course discussion of Chick-Fil-A appreciation day was the order of the day. During his show, he played this song, written by Tim Hawkins as a tribute … Continue reading →
Dr. J. found these videos at the U.K. guardian website. They are a series of LEGOified highlight reels. The first was highlights of the US v. France men’s basketball game. The second was a replay of the Germany v. South … Continue reading →
When a politician spends his own hard earned cash to fund his political campaign, cries of, “OH NOES!!!!one!!!!* teh rich ownz the guvm’nt!!!” have been known to occur. Indeed self made men such as John Corzine, who didn’t do it … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has a touch of the insomnia, so he went to the London 2012 results page and ran the numbers on the Ye/Lochte controversy. This graph represents Ye and Lochte’s split times for each pool length. This is where … Continue reading →
The thrill of victory… This article was linked to on Drudge, the other day. Basically, Ye Shiwen, a female Chinese swimmer and 2012 gold medalist enjoyed a 28.9(3) split in the last 50 m of the women’s 400 IM, compared … Continue reading →
Still not as confusing as beltway traffic… Dear GorT, First, Dr. J. apologizes for taking an internet meme that went disturbingly viral unbeknownst to him and satirically attributing it to your refrigerator. He only did that because you are not only … Continue reading →
Much ado about chicken…what’s next, air conditioners? Oh, wait… The Chick-Fil-A non-troversy is a frustrating one for religious conservatives. The Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality, as well described here by ‘Puter, describes a calling and a challenge for gay Catholics … Continue reading →
Clever lady that Mrs. GorT… ERRATA: In order to augment the satirical nature of this post, Dr. J. did not credit his source for this post, namely Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend. When another Gormo did some digging, and found that … Continue reading →
Citius, Altius, Fortius, unless you put in the third best performance on your team. Clan J. gathered around the holoscreen last night to watch the women’s gymnastics qualification round. NBC’s coverage was only trivially problematic, because the United States were … Continue reading →
Five Rings for Foolish Progressives in their Posh Salons… The Opening Ceremonies are intended to be a window onto the history and culture of the sponsor nation. Indeed, the Vancouver Opening Ceremony was a celebration of the Inuit culture, the … Continue reading →
Shoot that poison arrow through my heaaarrrt… Dr. J.’s buddy Kim Strassel has a piece on the WSJ opinion page regarding Obama’s “You Didn’t Build That” moment. Dr. J. has struggled to provide analysis of that speech that the President … Continue reading →
Not that Doctor, Dr. J., and you know how he’ll light the torch! ZZZZZZZZAP! A broken clock is right twice a day and a bat-shit crazy one-world-government progressive type can sure throw a terrific party once every two years. Tonight … Continue reading →
The Gentle Reader may recall Dr. J.’s discussion regarding third party payors and how that model has contributed to the rapidly escalating cost of healthcare. You may also recall how a gentleman who goes by the handle Cziltang, and blogs … Continue reading →
Batman’s pales in comparison, as Volgi and the Czar made some smart investments per GorT’s foresight. That being said, Dr. J. saw this infographic and found it fun: Dr. J.
Continue reading →Christian Bale, seen here visiting shooting victims in Colorado, has not received a $26K grant from the NIH. He is Batman, however… Your Gormogons have always been strong proponents of intellectual honesty, making our case with sound logic, reason, but … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has written at great length regarding his opinion on Obamacare and the creeping control government has had on the health-care system through payment (medicare/medicaid), legislation and regulation. What he didn’t give is a patient’s perspective. One Cziltang does … Continue reading →
Friends don’t let friends drink spirits on the rocks. A public service announcement by the Council for Neat Spirit Consumption Dr. J.
Continue reading →Captain Sheridan (the Example) had his doubter (Garibaldi), Instigator (Kosh), Taskmaster (Ivanova), Connectors (G’Kar and the Doctor, and Cheerleader (Delenn). Dr. J. was turned on to this article by a childhood chum who lives in the cubicle trenches of the … Continue reading →
As Dr. J. alluded to on Friday, Stephanie Cutter a spokesperson from the Obama campaign suggested that Mr. Romney is either a felon, or a liar because there are SEC filings with his name and signature after he stopped working … Continue reading →
Despite all of the hype surrounding the possibility that Mitt Romney may pick Condi Rice has his VP, Dr. J. suspects that he will not, because despite her plusses (intelligent, charismatic, very knowledgeable regarding foreign policy), she has some minuses … Continue reading →
Dr. J. knows the Dream Team, the Dream Team are friends of his…Kobe, you are no Dream Teamer Back in 1989, Dr. J. spent the summer with a family in Spain as part of an exchange. Dr. J.’s amigo, who … Continue reading →
Heh, fool Dr. J. once, shame on you, fool him twice, shame on him. Apparently the year was photoshopped. Mandy’s now got 3 years to whip up a hover skate board for Dr. J. Dr. J. still feels old. Now … Continue reading →
Dr. J. took in the Amazing Spider-Man with Clan J. and the Lil Med-Student’s wacky sidekick who, unbeknown to us took in the movie a few days prior and proceeded to inform Dr. J. and the Lil MedStudent about everything … Continue reading →
Dr. J. only thought it looked fair to take a peek into what Microsoft has to offer three years from now. C: /> 9 (2015) What’s old is new again. The folks at The Verge have posted a timeline of … Continue reading →
Kim Strassel has her finger on the pulse of American Politics… As you know, Megan McArdle is ‘Puter’s Blogosphere Girlfriend. Dr. J.’s, journo-crush is political editor, Kim Strassel over at the Wall Street Journal. Today, she writes one of two … Continue reading →
Yet another sign of the looming apocalypse. Dr. J. was listening to the New Atlantis AM AM guy on the radio today on the drive to work, and this Businessweek article became the target of ridicule. Apparently the Yankee Candle … Continue reading →
The Galactic Senate also voted away its citizens’ freedom… Dr. J. has said many times (and use our De Gormogonorum Mysteriis to search if you don’t believe him) that if you want high quality healthcare at the lowest costs possible, the … Continue reading →
Like Odin, G’Kar lost an eye and gained wisdom… By way of a post script, Jamie Jeffords, over at The Eye of Polyphemus, a law school grad takes a stab at it. The cynic in me thinks the Supreme Court … Continue reading →
Never trust the guy who says, “I will be Chancellor…” Dr. J. has yet to discuss the Obamacare decision because he was out of town, but more on that later. He wanted the opportunity to read Chief Justice Robert’s decision … 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 →
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 →
…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 →
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 →
Wrong, so very wrong… The Tony Stark/Pinkie Pie comparison is disturbingly spot on. h/t My Little Brony Dr. J.
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 →
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 →
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 →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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →Dr. J. stumbled on this over at the Esquire Blog. How he got there, he’s not sure. Perhaps a twitter link. Nevertheless, someone named Charles P. Pierce, who is clearly a Democrat partisan, is demonstrating his ignorance of both politics … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s buddy, Jamie Jeffords, at the Eye of Polyphemus, writes today regarding potential Blue-state pickoffs for Mr. Romney. Now, Dr. J. quibbles about they way he defines a blue state (a state that went for Obama in 2008, rather … Continue reading →
Yesterday on the Fox News Special Report Online post-show broadcast, Dr. Charles Krauthammer, a psychiatrist by training, by the way, intimated that Obama wouldn’t replace our gaffetastic Vice President Biden with Secretary Clinton for the 2012 race. His reasoning was … Continue reading →
Operative FJR writes in: I loved the way Lil Resident and Lady Jaye worked out their differences and there wasn’t any major adult intervention. The adults served as reinforcement to appropriate behavior. It is nice to know that there are … Continue reading →
Dr. J. used to work in a comic book store as a youth, so this story is up his alley. Dr. J. always found sexual themes to be extraneous to a good comic book story. The Dark Knight Returns and … Continue reading →
Kids fight. Sometimes it’s a fist fight, and sometimes it’s an argument. Last Friday, the Lil Resident related a tale of an argument she had with Lady Jaye, one of her athletically inclined classmates at the Jedi Academy. “So, Lady … Continue reading →
Loyal minion Scott O, who you can read at his blog called ‘Thoughts from The Corner Office,’ writes in: Good Doctor, There is a fifth possibility for Mr. Obama to oppose less government spending in Europe, which is closely tied … Continue reading →
This week, at Camp David, well Reuters does it better: U.S. President Barack Obama will press European leaders to ease up on fiscal austerity and focus on economic growth at a summit on Saturday that will discuss ways to stem … Continue reading →
Operative MC2 writes in regarding Dr. J.’s missive on the Nebraska senate race: Dr J, Hopefully I can put your mind at ease regarding the Nebraska Senate race, having lived here and watched it fairly closely this spring. It was … Continue reading →
