Wow. Thank goodness that President Obama is stopping the poisonous effect of lobbyists on legislation. So he must be pretty ticked that Waxman-Markey Bill was riddled with lobbyist-influenced requirements! We can rest assured that the President would never support such … Continue reading →
A video and some articles for clicking through if work is slow, or if you find yourself belangoured on the weekend. On Pajamas TV, FotG David Frum continues his argument for the GOP’s forming “new majority” by presenting itself differently … Continue reading →
In an open love letter to POTUS Obama, Aaron Colohan of the Richmond Liberal Examiner opines that the President is doing a fine job of managing both Iran and North Korea, even though they are two very different countries. The … Continue reading →
Maybe, but Mike Goldfarb says, “Why the hell can’t he get it right the first time? Again?!” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →More credit where it’s due. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter thinks that there’s one thing and one thing only that could make ABC’s visual mash note to President Obama’s health care agenda tolerable. Have Jake Tapper, and maybe John Stossel, run the entire interview. These two gentlemen would certainly … Continue reading →
President Obama held a news conference today to backtrack on his Iran policy. In addition to abandoning his chosen course on Iran, President Obama also discussed his health care reform agenda. President Obama stated that Medicare and Medicaid are unsustainable … Continue reading →
What fresh government Hell is this? President Obama is creating an Orwellian sounding White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers. And that silver-tongued orator Vice President Biden will be rolling it out in Ohio today. Here’s a tip for … Continue reading →
They’re nowhere near as good as Dion and the Belmonts. ‘Puter usually can’t figure out what E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post, is attempting to say, and today is no exception. Mr. Dionne opines that President Obama is a … Continue reading →
…because he’s more sympathetic to them than the people. So argues Andy McCarthy: It’s a mistake to perceive this as “weakness” in Obama. It would have been weakness for him to flit over to the freedom fighters’ side the minute … Continue reading →
Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Stronger statement today. Still a little timid for your Volgi who thinks we can be more forthright without coming across as manipulative or “meddling.” But credit where it’s due: moving belatedly in the right direction. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent … Continue reading →
The Obama administration is like a paranoid whackjob’s dream come true. How much government intrusion into daily lives is possible? Well, how about your breakfast cereal, товарищ? According to the new FDA, Cheerios is making misleading health claims that may … Continue reading →
‘Puter will say it again: health care is not a right. This must be the starting point for conservatives in discussing health care. It explains the difference between liberal and conservatives on President Obama’s “Government Knows What’s Best For You” … Continue reading →
Article II—The Executive Branch Section 2 – Civilian Power over Military, Cabinet, or Anything The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, and due … Continue reading →
Ew. President Wades Into Gay Issues WaPo, no shame? The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s back. His TRS-80 has been down with the swine flu (H1N1 for you PC media types), and the external cassette drive needs replacing. The Czar correctly notes below the moonbattery that is PETA. However, to be fair, one of … Continue reading →
Over at the Standard. Under President Obama, our approach to Iran–the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror, a rogue regime racing toward nuclear capability–is not only not regime change, it’s de facto regime preservation. So he delicately sought to say … Continue reading →
Oh no! Now Obama went and killed a living creature right on television, and laughed about his superiority. PETA is quite unhappy. All 12 of their supporters are no doubt voting Republican in 2012. Look on the bright side: George … Continue reading →
A Special Message to the People of Iran By Barack ObamaPresident of the United States Greetings. As president of United States — or, if you prefer, the Great Satan — I have have been following with keen interest the vigorous … Continue reading →
Yesterday evening, my son was watching Walt Disney Studios’ 1973 release of Robin Hood on DVD. What caught my attention was this bit of dialog between Robin Hood and Little John at the beginning of the movie: (Little John) You … Continue reading →
Obama’s policy now requires getting past the election controversies quickly so that he can soon begin negotiations with the reelected Ahmadinejad government. This will be difficult as long as opposition protests continue and the government appears to be either unsettled … Continue reading →
The Czar has long maintained that Disney is a bit of an evil-minded entity. Then came clues that they are a shill for the Democratic party. First, there was ABC’s refusal to sell the DVD of The Path to 9/11, … Continue reading →
The Obama Administration touted the $787 billion “stimulus” plan claiming it would “create or save” 600,000 jobs by the end of summer, and up to 4,000,000 jobs overall. Leaving aside for the moment that the economy is already turning around … Continue reading →
Wow. The President has been busy, what with setting up Israel’s annihilation, appointing folks to decide how much pay CEOs of publicly-traded companies shall be limited to, driving home a wildly chaotic health care reform plan certain to destroy emergency … Continue reading →
Note: The following appears to have cross-posted with your Volgi’s vastly superior essay here, or below this. Skip this, and read his. He hits the same points with more thought. It’s safe to say that President Obama has not been … Continue reading →
So, the “Rev.” Jeremiah Wright (the scare quotes are because he ain’t a person to be revered) says that “them Jews” are keeping him away from President Obama. If so, well played, Bnei Yisrael. “Them Jews aren’t going to let … Continue reading →
Seriously. H/T: Big Hollywood’s John Romano. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all … Continue reading →
What a difference a day makes, or in this case a year. During the 2008 presidential campaign the Obama camp went to great lengths to deny any ties to Islam, and even went so far as to label anyone who … Continue reading →
Hey, credit where it’s due, however absurd: thanks, President Obama, for not apologizing for the firebombing of Dresden! The Volgi is relieved. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Obama stopped off in Dresden to meet briefly with an increasingly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel, keeping the discussions about Iran, Israel, Opel, and the environment. Thankfully contrary to your Volgi’s worst fears, Obama did not apologize for the Allied bombing … Continue reading →
While listening out of one ear to the D-Day remembrance speeches today, ‘Puter could’ve sworn he heard Prime Minister Gordon Brown refer to Omaha Beach as Obama Beach. Of course, ‘Puter had heard earlier Euros pronounce “Omaha” with the … Continue reading →
The much maligned Governor Palin had a few comments the other day noting how POTUS Obama is governing: “We need to be aware of the creation of a fearful population, and fearful lawmakers, being led to believe that big government … Continue reading →
See?! See?! Listen to your Œcumenical Volgi! And, of course, apologies for the language. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Your Œc. Vol. knows a little about “the Muslim world” which President Obama addressed yesterday. So you might expect him to have a lengthy opinion on the speech. Well, there was a fair amount of stuff in there that’s kind … Continue reading →
The Czar is well aware that POTUS Obama reads this blog, and very few others. So this is a private message to him. If you are not him, please scroll down and check out the uber-cool ragtime player video the … Continue reading →
Here’s President Obama’s standard, in his own words, from today’s Wall Street Journal. Then-Senator Obama noted “[t]here is absolutely no doubt in my mind Judge Roberts is qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Moreover, he seems … Continue reading →
So says David Brooks in today’s New York Times. Thanks for thoughtlessly (or worse, thoughtfully) running full tilt into a quagmire with no exit strategy, President Obama. If Chimpy McHitlerburton did this, the outcry would deafen the astronauts on the … Continue reading →
The Czar salutes ‘Puter, who is always right, in his wickedly deserving condemnation of the media’s continued kid-gloves treatment of all things Democratic Party. Of course, the Czar believes all criticism of the media is wickedly deserving. The reply is … Continue reading →
“Ye shall know them by their fruits.” The press would do well to take this passage to heart. Basically, judge people by what they do. After failing to examine most of President Obama’s peccadilloes in the run up to the … Continue reading →
Und now mit…sorry. And now with news that the United States will own 60% of General Motors, the Czar wondered what that would mean for the future of car design. So he asked. GorTechie fired up his awesomely cool time … Continue reading →
Well now we are mad. The US warns North Korea not to launch a rocket over Japan. And we warn them not to do any more nuclear tests. Okay, well, this time, SecDef Gates says that if North Korea lets … Continue reading →
President Obama will be visiting two places in Germany on June 5: the concentration camp at Buchenwald and Dresden. Jesus fucking Christ on a Vespa this pisses your Volgi the fuck off. Here’s a more reasoned statement, but what kind … Continue reading →
The Czar loves the headline. Do not bother to read the article as it would only upset you. Merely read the headline and dream of how great that would be. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ … Continue reading →
The Czar would like to propose that the name “Bush Test” be formally applied to any test that asks, “Had you made the same comment about George W. Bush, would it be offensive or welcomed?” Case in point: small town … Continue reading →
If increased government spending with borrowed or newly created money is a “stimulus,” then the Weimar Republic should have been stimulated to unprecedented prosperity… —GorT’s imaginary grandfather, Thos. Sowell Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. … Continue reading →
The Czar’s excellent post below shows him relatively unconcerned (as much as a conservative leaning libertarian can be) about President Obama’s nomination of judge Sonia Sotomayor as Justice Souter’s replacement on the Supreme Court. Here’s ‘Puter’s slightly different take on … Continue reading →
The Gormogons wish Sonia Sotomayor the best of luck on her upcoming near-certain approval for the SCOTUS. Like her nominator, she can be a difficult read, having more or less avoided many substantive cases that would otherwise predict what sort … Continue reading →
The Gormogons’ network of informants tells ‘Puter that President Obama’s ordered a t-shirt with the logo (pictured, right) with a shipping address of “Only Dwelling With Electricity And Plumbing, The Hermit Kingdom.” That’s certain to change Kim’s mind on his … Continue reading →
In the June, 2009, issue of Scientific American, Michael Shermer writes about agenticity, his word for the psychological need that some adults have, in which they believe invisible factors are responsible for getting the work done in the world when … Continue reading →
Perpetually baffled Associated Press wonders how the liberals lost out on two votes they thought were particularly valuable to them: the right to carry firearms in National Parks, and the closing of the Guantanamo holding facility. Liberals obviously feared the … Continue reading →
In a curious coincidence, as Dick Cheney is warning the nation that POTUS Obama is neglecting the safety and security of Americans, comes news that we averted a substantial terrorist threat in New York City. Nice work, NYPD and FBI! … Continue reading →
Here’s the Russian people making light of their ability to shut off natural gas supplies to Europe. It’s almost as funny as President Obama “joking” about siccing the IRS on his poltical enemies. Ah, the comic possibilities of threatening retribution … Continue reading →
The Telegraph (UK) reports that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has a difficult meeting ahead with POTUS Obama, in that the PM must deliver a series of strong messages to the President, but at the same time avoid any risk of … Continue reading →
The highly excitable and sometimes brilliant Steve Sailer gets the universal pre-K hoax half right in his post here. Sailer posits the universal pre-K push is (1) a racist scheme to take poor, black children from their parent(s) and (2) … Continue reading →
A while back, I predicted that with the election of Obama and the going-weak-at-the-knees treatment that Hollywood and the press have given his administration (which continues) that the current slate of comedians and satirists will be looking for a new … Continue reading →
Because the more power they get, the more things in your life will be decided by political means. The hated “special interests” (i.e., organized interests who aren’t you), sleazy Congressmen, unelected bureaucrats, those guys of the opposite party from yours … Continue reading →
Air Force One buzzes Manhattan, and we’re told it’s a DOD photo op. And yet, the one photo that’s released is pretty damn crappy. A major case of CYA (usually the way to bet in D.C.), or an attempt at … Continue reading →
An absolutely excellent post on why POTUS Obama makes sense…from the standpoint of a filmmaker doing a trailer for a dud picture. Your Czar is almost alarmed at how closely this all matches up. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, … Continue reading →
(Czar here. Following is another fine post by the Mandarin, whose inscrutability increases with each post. Enjoy!) Who is the fairest of them all? POTUS Obama has decided not to attend the National Day of Prayer activities, but will instead … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Mike Stouffer, sometimes cook, tattoo artist, and baseball card collector, wrote President Obama a letter. And—better get ready for this—the President wrote back. Seriously, it’s true! OMG! Stouffer reports “I am humbled by the whole experience. I never thought my … Continue reading →
From TownHall. Would that they were only joking. Another post from the inscrutable Mandarin. Enjoy — The Czar The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →
Happy May Day to all our readers from the Gormogons, past and present. With the State now owning more interests in banking and manufacturing, the latter in conjunction with organized labor, we look forward to the boon time of endless … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Asks Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Let’s turn the clock back to the 2008 campaign and ask the question: If Barack Obama had run for office promising to deliver one-third of the Big Three automakers to the unions and drop another one-third on … Continue reading →
The United States Senate, of all august legislative bodies, recognized the importance of the rule of law to the business community. Today, in a shocking display of level-headedness, the Senate voted down President Obama’s pet project to permit bankruptcy courts … Continue reading →
In which the “Committee of Chrysler Non TARP Lenders” channels ‘Puter. It’s this pesky little “rule of law” thing that keeps coming up. At the risk of being trite, if Americans continue to stand idly by as the Obama Administration … Continue reading →
In ‘Puter’s post below, he posits that the hedge funds struck a blow for capitalism and rule of law in America. ‘Puter tacitly claims that the Obama Administration is concerned primarily with nationalizing our economy. But if you don’t believe … Continue reading →
Chrysler is filing for bankruptcy, despite the best efforts of the federal government to bully creditors into submission to the Obama Administration’s thinly-veiled statism. Treasury’s boy wonder, Secretary Geithner managed to whip creditor banks that received TARP funds into submission, … Continue reading →
I’m generally not one for conspiracy theories. I overheard a good one while the family was visiting the Grand Canyon earlier this month (supposedly the Greeks and Romans used to be here in America and there was buried Egyptian gold … Continue reading →
Hey, what’s the big deal? Britain and France have been on the geopolitical downward slope for most of the last century and life still seems pretty agreeable. Well, yes. But that’s in part because, when a fading Britannia handed the … Continue reading →
President Obama and his fellow Democrat travelers are applying the malpractice that led to the housing bubble in the mortgage industry to a new industry: credit cards. Credit card companies are in the midst of a significant upsurge in default … Continue reading →
Is your Œcumenical Volgi’s prècis of Dorothy Rabinowitz’s WSJ article today. Indeed. One of the first moments when your Volgi recalls having to defend an unpopular political position was in Germany in the 1980s when, in a high school, he … Continue reading →
USA Today reports that POTUS Obama gave a somewhat rambling answer to the question of what to do about CIA interrogators and their intermittent use of techniques determined to be a bit…tortuous. The President said, “As a general view, I … Continue reading →
It seems now that President Obama has found his model of governance. That’s right, folks. That Kevin Kline/Sigourney Weaver powerhouse movie Dave. How else to explain getting the entire Cabinet in one room to cut $100,000,000 out of the budget … Continue reading →
At first, it looked as if CNN was going to report negatively on POTUS Obama, which would be astonishing. But no, the headline was misleading: although ex-CIA Director Michael Hayden did say that Obama harmed national security by leaking out … Continue reading →
Crap, I won’t even buy gas from Citgo and my president is yukking it up with the hemisphere’s leading anti-American dictator, now that Fidel is ailing. My only hope for a backstory in this picture: …is that Chávez tried to … Continue reading →
And now, another Obama apointee has some brutal questions to answer about his past. In between the tax scandals, the foreign policy gaffes, the market-dropping-every-time-he-talks horror, the bailout fiasco, the banking industry preferring to risk failure rather than do business … Continue reading →
…or his Recitation? Ghettoputer sent me Powerline’s astringent “Is Obama the Way?” (with the funny pregnant implication that “the Truth, and the Life,” are tacitly understood. What Sayyid Ghiṭṭaww al-Pyûtar pointed out was that Obama’s plan is “built upon five … Continue reading →
The Czar knows he has been especially tough with POTUS Obama, particularly since 2008, but is open and honest enough to point out when the President makes the smart move. And he may have done so. The President has agreed … Continue reading →
“Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama’s Double-Homicide” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Now it appears we have emasculated our mighty Navy such that it now negotiates with pirates, in what should be a non-negotiable situation. In response, Somali pirates have seized another vessel. Thoughtfulness and deliberation is perceived by evil mercenary pirates … Continue reading →
…NYT employee, and Red Eye regular S.E. Cupp pens a good piece on the Catholic vote in the wake of the Notre Dame contretemps. It’s a good piece, even it it uses “liturgy” where “litany” or simply “politics” might be … Continue reading →
Speaking to GorT’s proposal for responses to the rising incidents of piracy, ‘Puter humbly offers the following suggestions. 1. Any American flagged vessel taken by pirates will be retaken or sunk by the U.S. Navy, no matter where in the … Continue reading →
Respected economists agree with ‘Puter’s position on the bank bailout, as outlined here. That is, the market pricing offered by distressed asset purchasers is correct. It’s the selling banks that have their collective head in the sand. Oh, and by … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been thinking, without the drinking, this morning. Drinking’s for later. So, the Obama Administration thinks giving AIG executives performance bonuses is stupid and bad, because it rewards these folks for allegedly having run our economy into the ground. While … Continue reading →
According to Mike Goldfarb, the Missile Defense Agency is on the chopping block. Just in time for the Taepodong launch. Your Volgi doesn’t get this at all. If we need this crazy, giant “stimulus” spend-a-palooza, why can’t we spend on … Continue reading →
Somewhere—the Czar regrets he cannot cite the exact reference—your Volgi once said that media bias is ever-so-there when reporting on the economy. That is interesting, the Czar thought, as he wolfed down caviar with a spoon and waved his hand … Continue reading →
Treasury Secretary Timothy “OTJ” Geithner has decided that being in charge of the auto industry is not good enough, and now wants the government to act as the CEO of banks. That is, he admits that he “would consider forcing … Continue reading →
Says FoxNews’ Major “Captain” Garrett: Obama will [send] civilian State Department and personnel from other US agencies to improve Afghanistan’s ability to govern itself—a tacit acknowledgement that the government led by President Hamid Karzai has failed to win Obama’s full … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s not particularly smart. Or handsome, either, for that matter. But it seems to ‘Puter, sitting smack in the middle of this financial crisis, that America hasn’t given capitalism a chance to work yet. Capitalism assumes that there will be … Continue reading →
There is no such thing as the United States economy, if by that one means (as the Obama Administration apparently does) an economy that belongs to the United States. The United States economy is a collection of single companies, investment … Continue reading →
Are these guys are 180° apart? Or 360° apart? Sometimes two men can be so similar that their similarities can be unfathomable. The opposite, of course, is also true. The Czar is surprised, recently, by the odd similarities and contrasts … Continue reading →
First, President Obama’s budget plan to deficit spend our way to prosperity ran into a bit of a problem today. The Brits couldn’t find buyers for its entire bond offering this morning. Then this afternoon, a Fed bond auction attracted … Continue reading →
Tomorrow, my tortilla shell! Via Buttle. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The University of Notre Dame, an ostensibly Roman Catholic institution of higher learning, extended an invitation to President Obama to speak at its commencement ceremony in May. The problem? The Roman Catholic Church is uncompromisingly protective of innocent human life … Continue reading →
Since Secretary Geithner’s doing such a bang-up job bringing us out of our current crisis, this seems like a good idea. That’s right, folks. The White House and Secretary Geithner want Congress to give them even more power to distort … Continue reading →
Treasury Secretary Geithner finally released his plan to deal with bad bank assets. You can (and should) read Secretary Geither’s executive summary of his plan in the Wall Street Journal here. After going on at length about what a bang-up … Continue reading →
