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“Tenure is the holy grail of teacher unions, but it has no educational value for kids; it only benefits adults.” Quoth ’Puter’s inamorata, Michelle Rhee, chancellor of D.C. public schools. Terrific article on her in the WSJ here. Confucius, Œc. … Continue reading →
…Sidwell! At Sidwell, the Obama girls will be following in the footsteps of Chelsea Clinton…. President Richard Nixon’s daughter Tricia went to Sidwell. Vice President Al Gore’s son, Albert Gore III, graduated from there. Three granddaughters of Vice President-elect Joe … Continue reading →
Word is CBS won’t run this because Pelosi’s in it, and she’s on their Sunday show this week. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Makes sense. There’s always money in the banana stand. That’s T-Bone in the middle. He’s a flamer. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Great magazine this week. For your delectation: Ethan Gutmann’s cover story on the Chinese organ-harvesting complex will give you nightmares. No one lacerates the French like the French. Great piece on Saakashvili’s visit to Paris. Former Colleague of a Gormogon … Continue reading →
The other statistic that emerged from a study of active killers is that they almost exclusively seek out “gun free” zones for their attacks.In most states, concealed handguns are prohibited at schools and on college campuses even for those with … Continue reading →
Click the graphic to read all about it! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Ok, forget all this political nonsense. Here’s something really important. Forty of the greatest TV theme songs ever. Discuss among yourselves. Your Volgi probably would have had his top five as: Cheers, Five-O, Sanford, Peter Gunn, Mission: Impossible. With maybe … Continue reading →
Shocking. Reports of the ISI’s aiding the Taliban are nothing new Uh, yeah, considering they were the Taliban’s primary foreign backers since before the Russians left. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The good guys win one. Thank you, Iraq. Plus, this makes things much, much easier for President Obama to simply let Iraq fade beneath the news horizon, giving it a much better shot of continuing to develop into a decently … Continue reading →
Very nice post. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…the country’s wits shout defiance from the deck: Via Kathy Shaidle. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
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Continue reading →An old gearhead, if I’m remembering right. Via With Leather. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter, I take your point, but I’m going to have to put an estoppel to your frolic. I don’t want to escheat you out of your fun, pro se, but even though you sent me that delicious hazelnut tort, just … Continue reading →
P.J. O’Rourke succumbs to despair and score-settling. His nostrums are all the tired libertarian criticisms of conservatism. Oddly for a fellow of the Cato Institute, he identifies himself as a conservative throughout, despairing at his fellow conservatives’ errors, rather than … Continue reading →
No, not A Quinn Martin Production, a really interesting set of color photographs from the German side (and a couple from the French) of the war that destroyed the West’s self-confidence and set us on this long slide with a … Continue reading →
As is, oft times, a “movie.” But all right-thinking people should hope this one gets made. For those who don’t get the title. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Just to add to GorT’s post, let me note that GorT is, in his almost infinite charity, being too kind to CHD when he says, “Clearly, the CCHD and other organizations like it are doing good work that the government … Continue reading →
…and in the Darkness Bind Them.* Friend of the Gormogons Claire Berlinski† has written an excellent, very entertaining article on the Ergenekon case, in which Turkish prosecutors claim to have uncovered an massive, incredibly baroque, murderous conspiracy attempting to strike … Continue reading →
This is for Ghettoputer: And the sequel, just for fun: Via Film Drunk. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Well, your Volgi hasn’t run much news from the Rodina of late, so just to catch y’all up, here we go. Robert Gates is trying to reassure Ukraine and the Baltic states that we’re with them in the wake of … Continue reading →
Ah, Gorby. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Asks Friend of the Gormogons, Redskins fan, and enormous hippie Vic “Torino” Matus* over at Galley Slaves. *Note to Vic’s mom: I’m just joshing about calling your son a hippie. Especially since he mentioned that you called him to tell … Continue reading →
For this sentiment (read the whole thing, obviously, as with all his stuff): But also they were capable of understanding a concept that we seem to have lost, which is that people who disagree with you politically are not necessarily … Continue reading →
We’ve mentioned the Volgi’s fondness for Homo vertex before. But given the perspective in that picture, I’m not sure if it this yeti isn’t a little more homo than vertex. I’m telling myself he’s just dragging that guy off to … Continue reading →
You know, what, ‘Puter, I’m giving the Obamas a pass on sending their adorable daughters to D.C. public schools. True, their party is in the tank for the unions that immiserate and miseducate everyone else’s kids (especially those of poor … Continue reading →
Your Volgi was wrong: Spain says, “Thanks for playing, Señor Bin-Laden. Enjoy your lovely parting gifts and these delicious airport tapas.” Via Abe Greenwald @ Commentary, also glad to be wrong. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass … Continue reading →
China and Taiwan getting along well. Let’s hope this continues. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Hamas. Iran. Russia. China is on the clock! Mary, patroness of the United States, ora pro nobis. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →With Pennsylvania and Ohio lost, the Gormogons are calling the election for President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama. We congratulate him and his supporters, despite the fact that his policies are decidedly not ours. He is the President of the United States … Continue reading →
So, one of Osama’s sons wants asylum in Spain. The question of interest to me is, why? Just wants a convenient European base of operations for the family business (since Spain was successfully bombed out of opposition to al-Qaida)? ¿Rereconquista? … Continue reading →
How tough must that be? Electing a black president (even one with no real connection to the legacy of slavery) has got to be one of the signal events of the long, great struggle to overcome the legacy of slavery … Continue reading →
Not a sentiment you might expect to find here in our Papist precincts, but this kind of bigotry is vile and reprehensible. So, to all our LDS friends, while we’re never going to agree on theology (which, you know, might … Continue reading →
Because this Duke psychologist is moving to the front of the line. Remind me, Duke Psychologist, was it a Republican or a Democrat who wrote “How to Drive Fast on Drugs While Getting Your Wing-Wang Squeezed and Not Spill Your … Continue reading →
Barack Obama’s maternal grandmother has died—one day before she likely would have seen her grandson elected president. Mrs. Dunham sounds like a smart lady who married poorly [usual Sailer disclaimers apply]. She didn’t deserve to be branded a racist by … Continue reading →
…in these too-humorless times, here’s a terrific piece by Paul Johnson. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Someone send some generals and diplomats to Tokyo ASAP, please?! Will America abandon long-term ally Japan? Unfortunately, Washington’s most important alliance in Asia is in jeopardy. “Many Japanese analysts and commentators have worried that the United States is losing interest … Continue reading →
My favorite story of the day. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…is how the Left views those who disagree with them. And maybe so does Obama? Freedom of the sycophantic press! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Via Dirty Harry. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Juno crew, David Lynch, and Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →GorT, can your girls do this this fast? ‘Puter, you might want to work on arranging a marriage with one of your boys. Pace the title, that’s not a rifle, that’s a carbine. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →
Abashed, your Volgi withdraws “Red” Ron, as ‘Puter had already covered the DOD. Instead, I’ll take as Secretary of State, that world-travelling leader who’s met with many heads of state, “Minister” Louie Farrakhan. He’s in Obama’s Rolodex, and by virtue … Continue reading →
Ladies and Gentlemen, returning triumphantly to D.C. to work his magical mojo on the Deparment of Defense, it’s SECDEF “Red” Ron Dellums! FIGHT THE POWER! (The power being, of course, the United States.) To Congressman Dellums’ credit, his son Erik … Continue reading →
Of course, meanwhile, Barney Frank’s calling for a 25% cut in the defense budget (but he supports the troops! They just have to fight with pointy sticks and rocks. To be fair.), and John Kerry wants a New New Deal. … Continue reading →
Spectacularly good overview of the confused state of the Catholic Church’s soul, and what the resurgence of traditionalism may betoken in the coming years, especially if Benedict XVI, PP.M., is with us for a while (Deo favente). Must-reading for Catholics, … Continue reading →
Say what you will about my erotic adventures in the dungeons of Akmola, but your Volgi can’t exactly frown on that chick’s cellmates for asking. She’s one cute murderess. Just don’t fall asleep afterwards, I’d suggest, ladies. Obviously the pick … Continue reading →
What are the odds that an Obama Administration with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate won’t pass some version of this in a blind hurry? And then welcome to the world of socialized medicine. Enjoy the filth. Prepare to clean … Continue reading →
Confucius* has long been interested in the Dutch forger of Vermeers, Han van Meegeren. It looks like there are some entertaining new entries in the literature about him. Read the article if you’re not familiar with the story. If you’re … Continue reading →
Lest we get too humorless in the face of, well, whatever we’re in the face of, here’s a very funny satire of what pro-McCain ads commissioned by a desperate campaign from three famous directors would look like. Watch all three. … Continue reading →
A person near and dear to all the Gormogons was involved in this awesome piece of law-enforcement ass-kickery today. We salute our beloved homey and all the colleagues who put themselves in harm’s way to lock up some seriously bad … Continue reading →
Who knew there was such an organization? But there is, and they’re worried about (annoying capitalization and typo in the original) Obama’s leftism: AMERICA CANNOT AFFORD CORRUPT WELFARE PROGRAMS LIKE FANNY MAY & THE OBAMA TAX PLAN. 8 YEARS OF … Continue reading →
SEATTLE — Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden promised a group of supporters Sunday that running mate Barack Obama “will absolutely 100% trigger a nuclear Armageddon kinda thing” within the first 20 minutes of his presidency, but added that “Barack … Continue reading →
Just for Ghettoputer, here’s an ad his soulmate Kathy Shaidle scripted. It’s probably the pithiest use of Obama’s collegiality with Ayers* I’ve seen: *Which contretemps has failed to gain much traction in the public eye, perhaps reflecting a bone-weariness with … Continue reading →
Scripsit Ghettoputer: ‘Puter, for one, welcomes the upcoming Obama administration crackdown on free speech. The hypocrisy will make for some great blog fodder. Sure, until they start shutting down websites (scroll down to “Well, really, it is simple.”). Far-fetched? Canada … Continue reading →
But the military’s getting screwed. Thanks, Congress. Thanks, banks. Thanks, Fannie & Freddie. Thanks, real-estate speculators. You’ve made us all less safe. Thanks. Thanks so much. UPDATE: On the other hand, at least the same thing is happening in Russia. … Continue reading →
Intentionally or not, Joe Biden, never able to shut his mouth, has dared the American episcopate to slap him down. That group, traditionally old-line Democrats, has ever been loath to come down on scions of their party, but this kind … Continue reading →
No, your Œcumenical Volgi’s true identity is not John Bolton, but you couldn’t tell that from this op-ed, could you? Ultimately, what most risks “provoking” Moscow is not Western resolve but Western weakness. This is where the real weight of … Continue reading →
Gordon Chang relates that RAND says the Chinese are very close to absolute air superiority in a potential Taiwan invasion. This is very bad news on a number of fronts. First, peace in East Asia has generally been stable due … Continue reading →
A dog with a satellite collar isn’t a bad start. And, for extra comedy, are they talking about the dog or Russia? “She looks sad,” Ivanov said. “Her free life is over.” “She is wagging her tail. That means she … Continue reading →
…on Iran’s asymmetric-naval-warfare doctrine for kicking us out of the Persian Gulf. Click through to the monograph for depth, but Kaplan’s piece is very good. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Alas, SPECTRE’s new boss, Vova Putin is having some trouble selling his “liberator of South Ossetia” story. Even to fellow goons and his stooges. Consider the rogue’s gallery [sic*] that refused to go along: Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela, the Castros’ Cuba, … Continue reading →
Although Ghettoputer stalks the union beat with barely concealed fury, spitting nails and coughing up blood, your Volgi must trespass and post a link to this terrific article by Claire Berlinski, brilliant Friend of the Gormogons, in which she shows … Continue reading →
Ivanov confirms the $50B* we told you about before. Translated to Ghettoputerese: $5XXXXXXXX. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…stabbed JP2 with a bayonet at Fatima? Now, that’s a lead.* Too bad that the rest of the story is “Vatican secretive.” Pit bull chomps dude poking it with a stick. *The Gormogons are not journalists and therefore don’t use … Continue reading →
…but sick, says Stuart Koehl. Worth reading for a clear-eyed view of Russia’s military capabilities. It’s worth noting, though, that Russia still significantly overmatches any of its neighbors save China.* *And they’re not dumb enough to invade Finland again. As … Continue reading →
So, yeah, I forgot to blog about North Korea’s negotiating its way off our terror-sponsoring list. Too depressing, I guess. Anyway, just so your Monday is no happier than ours (as Redskins fans), here’s John Bolton telling you why it’s … Continue reading →
Once again, aggression recedes before the fearsome arsenal of negotiation the EU deploys. And the world is safer for it! Or, wait, did I get that backwards? Check out their effort to “counter” Russia—we’ll have to outbid them to give … Continue reading →
Thanks for the link, Blog of Walker, Canada’s leading teenaged right-of-center Vancouver Island blog—now with awesomely insane homoerotic vampire art*! As y’all say north of the border, we’re returning the favor, eh. And, hey, if you like us too, stick … Continue reading →
Jennifer Rubin gives reason to worry. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…into a James Bond villain (judo! flyfishing! tiger tranquilizing! Seriously, how long until he starts showing up in public walking his new pet tiger on a chain and followed by a Yakut with a spike-laden, throwable shapka?), we find out … Continue reading →
Well, we tried to check the Soviets in Angola, Cuba, Central America, and Southeast Asia. So it’s not so odd to have to run into China in Africa. (This incidentally is why Darfur is an insoluble problem, short of an … Continue reading →
Because I’m think it’s a growth investment. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →And (echoing your Volgi’s opinion of many years) some common-sense urging on getting EU institutions out of defense matters here. Read the whole thing. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The arms sales were great, but not enough. (As Peter Pham also noted.) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Take it cum grano salis, but here’s what seems to be a Soviet document recounting a meeting with Joe Biden, Dick Lugar, David Pryor, et al., in 1979. Some highlights: 1. J. Biden, the head of the delegation, said that … Continue reading →
Awesome. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…pushes new security pact with mice.” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Oh, so closing Keflavík AFB was a little premature? Come on, what’s the worst that could happen, the Russians would buy refueling and landing rights? Uh oh. Oh, and check this out: UPDATE: Sources in Reykjavik, who’ve now read our … Continue reading →
It has chosen us as an enemy because we impede its potential dominance of East Asia, compete for resources, and are the world’s leading economy. And our government and academics have been extremely hesitant to recognize this. Mostly because there’s … Continue reading →
Great piece at MESH about the need for realistic expectations for Iraqi democracy. For your Volgi’s taste, if by the time we leave (or draw down to an token presence at their request) Iraq has a relatively decent government, that’s … Continue reading →
Peter Pham reminds us. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Doctor, I think the patient may be showing a will to live. We gotta wait a week to see if he really deserves his belt and shoelaces back, though. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. … Continue reading →
All the usual Sailer disclaimers apply to the site, but this is a hell of a funny post. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Hold a high-level meeting with Kazakhstan, address Russian fears of encirclement forthrightly, and insist up on the right of Russia’s neighbors to act in their own interests. As we’ve noted before, Russian fears of encirclement are often sincere, with deep … Continue reading →
“The good one who killed bears.” (Quoth P.J. O’Rourke.) …by George Will today. It’s hard not to admire TR as a man, but your Volgi is not much of a fan of his politics. Whom does the Volgi admire from … Continue reading →
The Telegraph, home of the world’s finest obituaries here memorializes John Fancy, a WWII RAF warrant officer who likely drove the German POW camp system batty with his sixteen different escape attempts. Alas, the Kommandanten proved more competent than the … Continue reading →
Well done, Bush Administration! Arms to Taiwan! The Bush administration on Friday notified Congress of the proposed sale, which includes Patriot missiles, Apache helicopters, submarine-launched Harpoon missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles and spare parts for F-16 fighter jets. Whew. At last. … Continue reading →
SWJ has an excellent post today tying together the long WaPo piece on Russia and the car-bombing in South Ossetia. The Volgi has been thinking about the car-bombing for a while, and although he hopes it doesn’t come to such … Continue reading →
Poland wraps up its Iraq mission, with, I hope, the gratitude of all Americans. Remember, other than the British, no ally but Poland sent a full division to Iraq. Might I suggest a thank-you note to the defense attaché’s office … Continue reading →
Asks Jennifer Rubin, wondering if prominent Democrats’ indiscreet statements are less accidental than they have been taken to be. Your Volgi has no opinion. This is the ‘Puter’s turf. Especially because it involves his beloved Chuck Schumer. It does remind … Continue reading →
And there was much rejoicing. Mark Steyn has returned to his beat…the world. This week, it’s Biden-Palin, as you can guess, and he’s in love with a girl called Sarah. That’s where Sarah Palin scored in the vice-presidential showdown. A … Continue reading →
…to stiff-arm IAEA nuclear-weapons inspectors. Buckle up, kids. The next decade or so could get really rough. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →So, Republicans, you were all happy-clappy that John McCain seemed to have lost the self-destructive instinct that caused him to, say, rip into a major segment of the GOP base in the 2000 South Carolina primary. Guess what? His love … Continue reading →
Is this a parody? Because if it’s not, this is starting to creep your Volgi the fuck out. I know the camo pants are just Public Enemy-inspired (fascist) fashion, but seeing young men in vaguely paramilitary garb praising the Leader … Continue reading →
So Bad Vlad is raising the temperature on their “Ukraine sold arms to Georgia” claim. Now the claim seems to be either that they were selling arms into a war zone or that they sold arms “in the run-up” to … Continue reading →
The Gormogons would like to extend a honorary membership to former Swedish PM and MFA Carl Bildt (r.), for “speaking truth to power” as the hippies say, and potentially getting declared persona non grata by a Russian government clearly high … Continue reading →
Either that or he’s Neo. Everyone ready for hockey season? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
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