Mailbag – Malebag 2.0
Operative J.S. writes in on a Market Street style Polish from Portillo’s : Dear Mr. Dr. J, Thanks for your great medical commentary! I like that you keep us all up to date on those sorts of things. I had … Continue reading →
Dr. J.
Just take a little off the top, please…
You may recall Dr. J. writing in a few months back, here, here, and here. By way of review, Lloyd Schofield petitioned to get a vote to ban male circumcision on the 2011 election day ballot in San Francisco. At … Continue reading →
Mailbag – Smoke and Mirrors Edition
Gentle Readers, Gormogon Operative BG writes in on a stack of $2 bills regarding the Debt Ceiling: Illustrious Gormogons – There’s something I don’t understand about this “one dollar of spending reductions for one dollar of debt ceiling hike” business. … Continue reading →
Pow, Zing, that’s got to hurt!
This article gave Dr. J. a chuckle, especially the ending. Apparently, the U.S. Treasury as of two days ago had a cash balance of $73.8 billion. By comparison, Apple Computer has a reserve of $76.2 billion. The author, Matt Rosoff … Continue reading →
On Death and Dying, Facebook Edition
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. was saddened by sudden and unexpected the passing of a childhood chum’s father this week (who lives in a blue state North and East of New Atlantis). While an autopsy was not performed, it was pretty … Continue reading →
The Anti-Tea Party Member Amendment
Dr. J. has been receiving daily emails from Congressman Jim Cooper (D-New Atlantis) updating him regarding the debt ceiling. In his latest missive to the Doctor he included the following: Stop Member Pay ActMy bill to end Congressional pay during … Continue reading →
A preview of President Obama’s speech.
CNN today covered President Obama’s speech to that promoter of ethnic harmony, La Raza. In the speech, he intimated that he may ‘go it alone’ regarding immigration, whatever that means. Hopefully he won’t take the same approach to the debt … Continue reading →
Who’s intransigent now?
Dr. J. has always felt that President Obama is ultimately is a man of his convictions. It goes without saying that Dr. J. has also always felt that President Obama is almost always on the wrong side of every issue. … Continue reading →
Required Reading – Bernie Goldberg lays the smackdown
Dr. J. was trying to avoid the trifecta today, but sadly, here we are. Bernie Goldberg, former CBS newsman and author of Bias, destroys President Obama’s op-ed in the comic book pretending to be a newspaper known as USA Today. … Continue reading →
Hey Tony, you got the labels backwards
Philadelphia Inquirer political cartoonist, Tony Auth gets it wrong again today. He portrays the House who has passed a budget and a solution to the debt crisis with more bipartsanship than Obamacare and Stimulus combined as a playground. Meanwhile, he … Continue reading →
The Owls Are Not What They Seem…
Dr. J. was reminded of that line yesterday when he received an email from Congressman Jim Cooper (D-New Atlantis): Dear Friends, I’m worried. I hope you have been following the debate in Washington. If so, you know that failure to … Continue reading →
Parchment paper, is there anything it can’t do?
Before our readers snark and say that this is a blatant rip-off of ‘Puter’s homage to Chili Garlic Sauce, to which Dr. J. will affirmatively state, “You are correct, sir!” Dr. J. was inspired to write this post on Sunday … Continue reading →
It’s 2 AM, do you know where your resident is?
The answer is, probably in a strategically placed nap. Dr. J. hasn’t been terribly prolific since being inducted into the Gormogons. This is because he has been on assignment in the New Atlantis Ivory Tower Hospital (NAITH) for the last … Continue reading →
Mailbag – Immelt Haterade Edition
Dr. J. has received a missive regarding his recent screed from Gormogon Agent KH who sent a coded message while on assignment in Shangri-La, Nepal: Good afternoon, Doctor, I think what Mr. Immelt means by out-of-date regulation is “regulation that … Continue reading →
Republicans Kill Old People on the Altar of Mammon
Dr. J warned the Republicans that President Obama wouldn’t play fair. Today alone, ‘Turbotax’ Tim Geithner advocated that an agreement occur now so that it can ‘get done’ by August 2nd. In his speech to Women in Finance Investment he … Continue reading →
A second opinion from the Doctor
House R’s: In the event that you were concerned that Dr. J. is a lone voice in the wilderness, Dr. J. took the liberty to obtain a second opinion for you from another famous Doctor: There you have it. No … Continue reading →
Real Simple: Debt Ceiling Edition
An open letter to the House Republicans: Dear Speaker Boehner and the Gang: No matter how hard the White House, the congressional Democrats, and the media make dealing with the debt ceiling sound, like the magazine, it’s Real Simple™. You … Continue reading →
A Rhino in Sheep’s Clothing
Dr. J. loves to read. Consequently, Dr. J. loves bookstores. In New Atlantis, bookstores are going the way of the dinosaur. One can blame the Kindle/iPad or Amazon.com, or that we’re a fat and lazy population. Regardless, unless Dr. J. … Continue reading →
More Fan Mail for the Doctor
Gentle Readers, Dr. J’s moving into the Castle has met with some controversy. JAB writes to ‘Puter from the doublewide: Well, I never! I take a little time off to go to the family reunion (never mind the restraining order—rich, … Continue reading →
Perception is reality
Editorial Cartoonist Glenn McCoy nails this one over at GoComics.com! Dr. J. just wishes Mr. McCoy had as broad a readership as the liberal cartoonists who tend to have a touch of cognitive dissonance in their work (Dr. J. is … Continue reading →
Margaret Thatcher was right
“Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money,” Margaret Thatcher, 2/5/1976, This Week with Llew Gardner. (Image courtesy of The Margaret Thatcher Foundation (www.margaretthatcher.org/). The place where governments truly wreck themselves upon … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is in the House
Dr. J would like to thank the Gormogons for taking him into the fold. He was truly humbled by their invitation. This first post will be a mailbag given that Dr. J. has already received welcomes from some of our … Continue reading →