48 hours after the Cain campaign crawled to a stop, some eulogizing may be in order, as well as some critical commentary. Cain’s biggest problem was himself, not the media. He took the idea of running for President pretty seriously, … Continue reading →
With news that Barack Obama’s approval ratings are now officially worse than Carter’s, we wondered why the people who voted for him in the first place did so. The question for Obama voters: Fill in the blank. “We voted for … Continue reading →
Note what Tatiana Limanova does when mentioning Барак Обама (Barack Obama). Watch it again—right there at the start of the video. Pretty sure we are reading that right. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
Isn’t this always the case? First, we are all grateful that no one was harmed in the attempt; although the President and First Lady were thousands of miles away from the White House, the Czar isn’t sure where the daughters … Continue reading →
You might have missed this, what with news that Lindsay Lohan is having trouble with Playboy and Justin Beiber and Herman Cain finding themselves in a very strange situation, but if you read way down to the bottom you might … Continue reading →
It’s sometimes a hard pill to swallow when someone as insightful and innovative in the business community pops the balloon of hope for Mr. Hope and Change. In the pending authorized biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Jobs was … Continue reading →
With increasing probability, the Obama administration may be regarded by historians as one of the most scandal-plagued since Harding’s administration. Bush? Well, the Left still harangues him on the WMD fiasco, even though nearly everyone thought they existed—until we went … Continue reading →
Hat tip to The Feral Irishman, who has lots of good semi-NSFW content on his site. Always worth a read. View with caution; some tricky language that could cause coworkers to gather around your desk in curiosity. The Czar of … Continue reading →
And thus was hay made this weekend, when the President said to the CBC “If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew—uh…as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that … Continue reading →
Yikes. Let us hope this is the start of a trend, with other GOP candidates coming up with pieces as stunning as this. The Czar half-expected to see the Marvel flipping comic marquee at the start of it. The Czar … Continue reading →
Hey Furry-faced Czar-dude*: You’ve been around for every election in US history. Has there ever been a president who didn’t run for re-election? Would it be a huge scandal if BHO dropped out, or what? As always, yours, etc. etc.D.T.*I … Continue reading →
Steve Chapman of The Chicago Tribune provides some rationale as to “Why the President Should Withdraw.” There is now a growing chorus, fueled by a gathering realizaton, that (a) the President cannot hope to defeat the Republicans and (b) he … Continue reading →
One way of telling how bad it is? When a Democratic campaign-strategist-for-hire begins telling his clients not to run in 2012 because any apparent affiliation with Barack Obama is going to kill your campaign. Ouch. If the GOP takes a … Continue reading →
Uncle Jay shares this thought: When I get emails from my Left Coast “friends” (and I use that term very loosely) I have to wonder what they are smoking, and what idiots like Andrew Sullivan are imbibing. If you ask … Continue reading →
If you have the time, FotG Jonathan Viceroy Last has a superb analysis of President Obama’s narcissism that begs for broader promotion. And since our site averages 62 billion readers a day, this would be a great place to promote … Continue reading →
Several thousand years ago, the Czar predicted what Obama would resort to in his speech tonight. How did the Czar do? An assurance that he feels the pain, and he knows Americans are hurting. Obama: “But the millions of Americans … Continue reading →
“My fellow Americans, esteemed members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Justices of the Supreme Court, and members of the Cabinet.” “How’s everything going? Looks like you’re doing pretty well. And I really hope things are going well … Continue reading →
Sharp-brained Gormogon readers (the Czar repeats himself, as you are all sharp-brained) will recall the Czar musing on the development of a new meme: One-Term President, which has been catching on fire among the liberal media. Some of us, however, … Continue reading →
Sometimes, the Czar feels really sorry for White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. He repeatedly goes before the world press, explains exactly what the President meant to say, in no uncertain terms, and rejects any notion that there is another, … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this over at Professor Mondo’s blog: Victor David Hanson at NRO writes: There is much talk about what some are perceiving as the fringe religiosity of Republican candidates such as Michele Bachman and Rick Perry. But the … Continue reading →
The right-wing pundits have been falling all over themselves to answer a challenge from Jonathan Alter, who asks: Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president? I’m not talking here about him as a tactician and … Continue reading →
What a welcome surprise always is a vulture sitting on the parapet outside our window, a hand-written note tightly tied around the talon from our Ninjababe Minion Emily G. Also sprach Ninjababe: I was tempted to great your Czarness with … Continue reading →
President Obama is on vacation on Martha’s Vineyard (and yes, the proper preposition is ON for you little people). His vacation, like all presidential vacations has generated controversy. Dr. J. isn’t going to spend his time engaging in sniping about … Continue reading →
BG writes in with an observation (and curious ploy) appropriate to a topic much on our mind lately: Great and Wondrous and (Regrettably, Apparently Lonesome) Czar – There is another meme out there, which was on display on the cover … Continue reading →
Internet fans like to use the word meme a lot without necessarily or remotely understanding what it means. Effectively, people use it like the word myth, although a meme is quite different from a myth. A meme is more than … Continue reading →
Overall, the Boehner rebuttal was really good, not just in content, but in psychology. The President will likely give less of his incessant lecture hall jeremiads if the GOP continually goes on television right after him and disproves his every … Continue reading →
The Czar and your Mandarin were discussing the Obama personality disorder the other day, and yours truly suggested that he has all the mannerisms of the haughty teaching assistant who hates being challenged by a student. And, we see, that … Continue reading →
Katrina vanden Heuvel writing in today’s Washington Post manages a flame-out so epic it surpasses even E.J. Dionne at his best/worst. After the obligatory liberal mantra of “Republicans are negotiating in bad faith by not giving Democrats exactly what they … Continue reading →
Neither the Czar nor the Mandarin have commented at all about the Rod Blagojevich trial, and that is because contrary to local news in the greater Chicago area, most people in Illinois don’t give a crap about a guy that … Continue reading →
This AFP piece by Dan De Luce caught our eye this evening, and there is something positively off-putting about it. “Commanders say Obama overruled them on Afghanistan.” Well, not quite. The article says that GNL David Petraeus—a commander (singular)—and ADM … Continue reading →
Sometimes things start to take on a life of their own. President Obama continues to slide—even more precipitously—in the polls. At this point, it appears that a half-loaded stapler stands a very good chance of defeating President Obama in the … Continue reading →
More and more people are concluding that Barack Obama is one of America’s worst presidents. And that’s just among his office staff. The GOP, as this site has warned ad nauseum, has to be extremely careful to pick the right … Continue reading →
How bad are things for the President? According to Weekly Standard’s Jeffrey H. Anderson,, Paul Ryan could beat him solo. According to his calculus: To win the presidency, Ryan would just have to win his home state and hold GOP-leaning … Continue reading →
The President walks into the White House kitchen early this morning. “I would like breakfast.” “Yes, Mr, President. Our choices this morning are pancackes or eggs.” The President tilts his chin upward. “I would like Belgian waffles.” The cook nervously … Continue reading →
It’s seriously bad when your blinders are on this long. The Chicago Sun-Times tends to skew slightly right-of-center in its editorial reporting (though it is getting lefty), but its featured columnists are way off the left end. Competing for most … Continue reading →
Regarding our attempt to fathom the President’s weird dissonance on Israel, the Doctor writes: Czaralicious, I liked your post. I grew up with very pro-israel Jews as friends, so I’m a bit of a Zionist. Besides I see them as … Continue reading →
The following is a subject the Czar has been struggling to understand for some time now, and no doubt (most of) you are equally puzzled. But really, what the hell is going on with the President and Israel? First, in … Continue reading →
MC writes in to discuss music. Dread, awful, and sometimes lyrical Czar, Rush (the band) are not the most conservative rock band out there, but these lyrics have some relevance during this second term of Jimmy Carter’s presidency (this song … Continue reading →
President Obama’s exact words about Usâma bin-Lâdin on 60 Minutes: “And I think that anyone who would question that the perpetrator of mass murder on American soil didn’t deserve what he got needs to have their head examined.” So the … Continue reading →
Four quick items for you: On the Obama administration’s changing stories about the raid: This is not a surprise. All of this news is based on after-action reports compiled from the guys on the scene. If you have ever read … Continue reading →
Dr. J wrote in with the following and part of it struck a chord with me that I’ll expand on below: Your Timelessness: Dr. J. woke up this morning to the news that Usama bin Laden was killed in a … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been busy today working. Also, he’s been busy pulling a 1/4 inch bolt out of his passenger side rear tire, but that’s another whole story. But thanks, dipstick, for thoughtfully leaving the washer on the bolt as it bounced … Continue reading →
The Czar will not mince words here. Bin-Lâdin is dead, and Obama got him. We have already seen comments on pro-liberal blogs that the “tea baggers” are going to deny this is a victory for the President, but as always, … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, You are dead on in your analysis. When you couple the release of the birth certificate today with the peculiar reshuffling of the national security leadership (Gates out, Panetta to the Pentagon and Petraeus to the CIA) … Continue reading →
By now you have heard that Americans are resoundingly rejecting Paul Ryan’s budget plan, and that protests are dogging him and other Republicans wherever they go. Except, you might not have heard, it does not appear to be true. A … Continue reading →
The Czar, like 99% of Americans, does not care about the Great Birth Certificate Issue. All right, let us be honest about this. Suppose the Birthers are right. Here is the bottom line: Birthers: President Obama was born in Kenya, … Continue reading →
Across America, there are debates raging about what to do about the debt and they are usually between two camps: (a) the Obama camp of cut defense and raise taxes, particularly on the high income earners and (b) for lack … Continue reading →
Yesterday was a bad day for America. Not just Wall Street, but the whole country. It was mega-bad. It could be a second recession all over again kind of bad. All you know is that the stock prices fell, and … Continue reading →
An editorial in The Washington Examiner is slow enough to discover that President Obama is “not as nice as he looks.” No kidding. What caught the editors’s slow attention was the way Obama invited Paul Ryan to sit in the … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, Dr. J. listened to President Obama’s petulant speech this afternoon. It is clear that he is not going to work with the Republicans going into the 2012 election. He is expecting them to ultimately wuss out and … Continue reading →
To follow up on Dr. J’s previous post, you can count GorT Out as well. However, I’ll fully support the DNC and President Obama to pursue this meme. I can picture the bumperstickers and tag lines now: INcapable INcompetent INoverHisHead … Continue reading →
Dear The Czar, Dr. J. has watched the video for President Obama’s ‘IN’ campaign. Dr. J. has since observed his ‘sheeple’ friends throw in with BHO and the ‘IN’ crowd via Facebook and other social media constructs. He expects the … Continue reading →
The President has announced that the United States will reduce oil imports by 33% by 2020. How will he make up the balance? Not by drilling, no, no. He argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore and offshore. … Continue reading →
President Obama is purportedly leaving El Salvador early to come back home, so that he can “focus” on Libya. Uh-oh. The President is going to focus on something. And you know what means: a televised speech long on buzzwords but … Continue reading →
He finally did. President Obama, during his El Salvador junket: And that’s why building this international coalition has been so important, because it means that the United States is not bearing all the cost. It means that we have confidence … Continue reading →
‘Puter was pondering the Obama Administration’s singular ability to muck up every foreign policy matter it touches, and had a sobering thought. With President Obama thoroughly flummoxed by our “kinetic military actions” in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan, what happens if … Continue reading →
Over yonder on the Twitter tree, AgStateSense tweets: CZ: Re Bracket Obama, Eisenhower (I believe) once said that in battle, plans are useless. But planning is essential. For those of who do not do the tweet, allow us to translate … Continue reading →
Dear Czar, This is from Bloomberg News: President Barack Obama, speaking in Santiago, Chile, yesterday said the U.S. would hand off its leadership role “in a matter of days, not a matter of weeks.” “This command-and-control business is complicated, and … Continue reading →
Given the situation in Libya and the President’s decision to authorize missile strikes as part of the U.N. backed effort there, I find the reaction from those of the liberal ilk boggling. There’s a set of them that think this … Continue reading →
Sigh. So many of the Czar’s posts begin with that one word that it produces the need for another sigh. But sigh, indeed. Caroline Glick wrote an essay that the Czar simply cannot disagree with, although he wishes he could. … Continue reading →
You know, the Czar is so tired to pointing out the many ways the President has hurt the scientific community in this country that he isn’t going to bother listing them anymore, or even posting links to them. But Obama … Continue reading →
BG writes in with a handy tip for scrapbooking on a budget: Dread and Awful Czar – Here’s something, maybe. For the last couple of weeks, everyone’s been fuming about President Obama’s lack of action on the Libya front. He … Continue reading →
Concerning Czar’s post below, ‘Puter was taken aback upon reading it. ‘Puter reminded Czar that the official MSM Style Guide insists that the word “darkened” or any variant whatsoever of the word “dark” be used within fifteen sentences of any … Continue reading →
The Czar is trying very hard, but cannot stop laughing at the irony. Barack H. Obama elementary school to close Declining enrollment is the official answer. A harbinger of things to come? God, the symbolism of a darkened, shuttered building … Continue reading →
An alleged liberal turns on the President. Colorful to read, and his points are pretty good from a conservative view, as well. So much so, the Czar doubts the author is really a liberal. And if he was liberal, he … Continue reading →
The New York Times reports that Afghani President Hamid Karzai strongly suggested that NATO and America cease military operations and get out. The Czar says “suggested” only because President Karzai later clarified his comments to mean that he respectfully requests … Continue reading →
Let us review. Egyptians overthrow their dictatorial president and begin to tip toward Iran-style theocracy. The President suggests light rail and green jobs could help the economy. The economy shows serious and significant signs of backsliding. The President resolves that … Continue reading →
Well, goodness, look at the time. Here we are, March of 2011, and we still do not know who the GOP candidate for president will be. This has so badly torn up the news media that the poor kids are … Continue reading →
Paul A. Rahe over at Ricochet has a fantastic analysis of the Wisconsin situation, including step-by-step proofs for the following two claims: 1. The Gov. Scott Walker can only continue to look better the longer this goes on. 2. Ultimately, … Continue reading →
The Czar drank his way through a two-fer episode of Salvage 1 on channel 488 last night over at the Leaping Peacock, along with ‘Puter, GorT, and the Mandarin—while evidently the Volgi remained in charge at the Castle watching putt-putt … Continue reading →
Well, can you believe it is almost 2011? The Czar is still writing 1453 on his checks. Anyway, we are getting behind on mail again. First up, Dr. J writes in on what we should be doing with the rise … Continue reading →
News to us. He takes one little uptick in the polls, and suddenly a couple of news stories begin circulating that he is making a comeback. Ya know, Nixon used to do something. Whenever he felt his popularity was slipping … Continue reading →
ERC responds to DT’s letter about California. Your link to Dr. Hanson’s article was a real downer. I’m a second generation Californian in my mid sixties. “I’ve seen California destroyed by Progress.“ I’m one of those 20-to-100-acre orchardists: used to … Continue reading →
For a second, the Czar got excited there when he spottted the headline “Obama Dispatches Geithner, Lew to Negotiate on Tax Cuts.” Ah, they mean the President ordered the two on a special assignment. See, when the Czar dispatches somebody, … Continue reading →
The Czar is finally getting around to tackling a backlog of mail. First up, BG writes in: I read this and all I could think was, “Arghhh! The stupid! It burns!!!!!!!!!” E.J. Dionne writes: So on the one hand, we … Continue reading →
Perhaps the Czar is being unkind or unfair. Unfortunately, though, that is exactly what Czars (real ones away) can get away with. So here we see Vice-President Biden figuring out exactly what went wrong for President Obama: the reason Obama … Continue reading →
Unless you have been living on the moon (which is possible in our case), or have a job, or have basically anything better to do with your time—that should cover everybody—you have no doubt heard one of two stories: That … Continue reading →
Jonathan Last (FotG) positively nails the psychology of the President. The Czar admits it: he is insanely jealous of this piece. The Czar says this because he believes whole-heartedly in the premise: that President Obama is totally in love with … Continue reading →
Our beloved GorTechie says: A number of scientists have begun grumbling that the administration isn’t holding to its promise to be guided by science. Yup. Sore spot with the Czar. Ah, how the liberal scientists all blamed Bush for hating … Continue reading →
Anytime one compares two presidents with each other, the result can only go so far before it becomes unfair to both presidents. We have done it here, with provisions, when we compared Obama to Jackson, Obama to Carter, and even … Continue reading →
On this election day we stand at the voting booth faced two choices – a huge federal government that spends money it does not have and tells us how to live while its leaders do the opposite, or a smaller … Continue reading →
Dread and Awful Czar, When I heard snippets of President Obama’s weekly radio address, I wanted to snort my milk. He can see the big losses coming tomorrow to his party and is trying to hedge his bets… This is … Continue reading →
Unhappy with President Obama’s failure to get any real laughs on The Daily Show, Democrats are asking Vice-President Biden to appear on Jeopardy. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar … Continue reading →
President Obama cast his absentee ballot today at the White House. A slightly awkward moment for His Excellency, as he moved to vote for Illinois governor and was shocked to see Harry Reid’s name already filled in. The Czar of … Continue reading →
Uncle Jay writes in to say… Oh Mighty One— Once again, I cringe and scrape before thee to offer a tidbit for your perusal: President [Obama’s] restructuring of our Essential Documents. For instance, see Whitehouse.gov’s section on the US Constitution … Continue reading →
So the President is maintaining his foreign policy status quo. By that, he will enrage 1.14 billion people in order to attempt to appease 167 million people. Actually a 7:1 enraged-to-unimpressed ratio is better than he does on most days. … Continue reading →
Barack Obama, Monday night at a dinner in Maryland: It has to do with this idea that was started by 13 colonies that decided to throw off the yoke of an empire, and said, “We hold these truths to be … Continue reading →
People give the President a really difficult time about the crappy state of the economy, the incredible surge in poverty, and the sickening unemployment rate. But you guys need to realize that being a President is haaaard. Real hard. Especially … Continue reading →
Go ahead and read the Volgi’s posts today. Still willing to read more? Check out a superbly done piece by Christian Hartsock on five things the conservatives have got to stop doing because, frankly, they fuel MSM fires and make … Continue reading →
Your Czarness, With the change of seasons, I’ve felt the need to spruce up the Doublewide a bit. You know, maybe get a new throw-rug to match the autumn colors? But, being properly eco-conscious, I thought that, rather than engaging … Continue reading →
So how close is President Obama to President Jimmy Carter in terms of public perception? Although there are many superficial similarities, many on the Right are attempting to align the two men in order to promote the idea that a … Continue reading →
A man, claiming he will be paid $1,000,000 for the stunt, streaked fully nude in front of President Obama. No, buddy, you got it exactly backward. It’s the emperor who has no clothes! The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, … Continue reading →
JAB notes that even meat puppets are getting tired of defending Obama: Your Czarness, I offer an unrelated anecdote to support your observation of the President’s eroding levels of support. We here at The Doublewide are fans of a band … Continue reading →
We all know that the mainstream media is still in bed with the President. Daily horrors spoken by Joe Biden are ignored as a matter of principle. Stories that make the President look exactly like Bush are obscured. The rise … Continue reading →
There is a great article by Connie Hair regarding the One Nation Rally held this weekend in Washington D.C. Despite the free buses, the demands from union leadership that their members attend – or else – and the admonitions from … Continue reading →
President Obama says NO to the Pledge. He also says NO to lower taxes across the board. The President says NO to the return to conservatism. Boy, he really became the one-man Party of No, didn’t he? And is anyone, … Continue reading →
The Czar was dining on chipotle chicken sandwiches yesterday back at the Castle, and the Mandarin, dining on what we charitably call the biggest pork tenderloin sandwich we have ever seen, joined him at the table. The Czar mentioned he … Continue reading →
Wow. You almost feel bad for the guy. Almost, we said. The Wall Street Journal has a slightly disturbing but ultimately fascinating piece on how Democratic Party candidates are trashing President Obama in their ads, emphasizing how they stood up … Continue reading →
President Obama was certainly correct when he stated his election would bring about the change we’ve all been waiting for. Republicans now lead Democrats on 10 out of 10 key issues, according to Rasmussen. Thanks, Mr. President. Without your assistance, … Continue reading →
