‘Great Ghettoputer, Yes, it appears that Dr. J refers to himself in the third person. The Czar takes no responsibility for this, as the Czar sometimes refers to himself in the third person. Sometimes we refer to ourselves in the … Continue reading →
Gormogon operative and royal surgeon Dr. J posits the following question to your Mandarin: Inscrutable Mandarin, I’ve noticed that there are more reported UFO sightings in the news during Democratic administrations. Is there a reasonable explanation for this, or is … Continue reading →
That the Czar believes Senator Harry Reid to be as senile as he is vicious shall come as no surprise to our highly educated readers. NRO Online has the following quote from the Senate Narrow Majority Leader that shows how … Continue reading →
Over at the Corner, Douglas Holtz-Eakin says when we’re done celebrating, it’ll be time to wake up and realize nothing has been guaranteed: The reality is that Republicans will not set the agenda. The Tea Party will not set the … Continue reading →
This is totally true. The Czar received this flyer in the mail last week. Thanks to the Capitol Fax Blog for scanning it in so we did not have to. That awful Mark Kirk! What a terrible conservative. He 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 →
This jives perfectly with what the Mandarin and the Czar were discussing at lunch this week. Pat Sajak nails our mutual opinion perfectly: the GOP had better realize they will not be given a second chance…this is their second chance, … Continue reading →
What an election. And out come the bad moves. Sure, every party makes mistakes during an election: openly false comments are made and disproved just as quickly. Third parties put out advertisements with patently wrong accusations. Words are twisted in … Continue reading →
Look for the union label on your state and local tax increase, writes Stephen Malanga: The sight of rich people pleading to be taxed more has attracted attention to the November ballot initiative. But otherwise, support for the ballot measure, … Continue reading →
Wow. This is another landmine for the Left. Read this whole bit. All right, so readers outside of Chicago know that Glenn Beck and friends did a private show in the Chicago area as a fundraiser for local GOP candidates. … Continue reading →
Doesn’t 2007 seem like it was a decade ago, politically? A Republican president was being trashed by a cabal of Democrats, leftist journalists and Hollywood and university professors. A Democratic Congress was spending money stupidly, and the GOP was simply … 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 →
Let’s review a few key quotes here first: “Some time in the next couple of months we’re going to be creating between 250,000 jobs a month and 500,000 jobs a month,” Biden said, April 23, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA Vice President … Continue reading →
That’s the sound as we march towards one of the biggest tax hikes in history under a President who said: “I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses that create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow. I will … Continue reading →
Tom DeLay is prudently cautious about the upcoming elections, warning GOP supporters that a landslide victory in all areas against Democrats ain’t gonna happen. In fact, DeLay warns, the Democrats have a really solid game plan that will make life … Continue reading →
Well, DT, the GOP will likely find itself in the same position it did during and after the Reagan recovery—the media-academic complex will rabidly attempt to deny them credit, but most people who lived through it won’t forget, and they’ll … Continue reading →
Great blog post by Roger Simon. Read the whole thing, but here’s the payoff: But these days, it seems, even the “mini-me” is being abandoned. The pretenses are gone. No more Mr. Good Guy, phony as he was. No more … Continue reading →
From the WSJ. The Obama Stimulus efforts aren’t working and spending (in government efforts) isn’t leading us out of this. We’re likely heading for a double-dip recession. So much for VP “Say it ain’t so” Joe Biden‘s Summer of Recovery. … Continue reading →
John Podesta, head of the hard-left Center for American Progress which has been an important source of policy staffers for the Obama Administration, and Bill Clinton’s former “Secretary of S—” troubleshooter, is apparently a UFO conspiracy theorist, or at least … Continue reading →
Human Events reported on July 2nd the following: Last night, as part of a procedural vote on the emergency war supplemental bill, House Democrats attached a document that “deemed as passed” a non-existent $1.12 trillion budget. The execution of the … Continue reading →
So the Doc sends in this story, beautifully illustrating the degree to which liberal governance is parting ways with the rule of law, with the question What would happen if the Republicans just decided not to show up for the … Continue reading →
Issue #1: Taxes Country #1 has a “13% flat tax” (albeit not a strict flat tax) and is doing away with capital gains taxes on long-term investments starting in 2011 – largely to attract more investment into domestic businesses. Country … Continue reading →
GorT lives in* the blue state of Maryland. It’s been a democrat stronghold (or should I say stranglehold) as long as I can remember it. There are the few exceptions (former Gov. Ehrlich and Lt Gov Steele in recent memory) … Continue reading →
Here’s a Democrat (Mickey Kaus, blogger extraordinaire and quixotic Democrat candidate for Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat in California) for whom ‘Puter might be able to vote. One who recognizes the destructive, corrosive, corrupting force that is public sector unionization. That … Continue reading →
GorT has been holed up in the lab trying to to get the replicators working faster to replace all the microfuses that I’m blowing over taxes. A few issues are at hand: First, the media and the general public are, … Continue reading →
Correspondent E.F. writes in response to ‘Puter’s post on Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ). ‘Puter’s correspondent disagrees with ‘Puter’s take, and puts together a vigorous defense of his position. E.F. states: Wisest Gormogon Puter It can never hurt to flatter your … Continue reading →
One always hesitates to disagree with the Czar, but the fact is while Jews vote the way they want, they overwhelmingly want to vote for Democrats. Jews have voted in overwhelming numbers for the Democratic candidate since the Progressive Era … Continue reading →
The good doctor returns to the Bizarro World of Tom Toles again this week, emerging with his sanity mostly intact. Confucius has edited this slightly for space. There are now four kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and now, … Continue reading →
Dr. J, in a letter your Volgi’s been remiss in posting, waxes a bit despondent about the looming threat of Obamacare. The bulk of his missive concerned the Slaughter Stratagem, ginned up by ’Puter’s neighbor, Weezy. Since that seems to … Continue reading →
1980s era child star Corey Haim was found dead today of an apparent drug overdose. Mr. Haim starred in such epic films as Lost Boys. ‘Puter thinks upon examination the coroner will discover that Mr. Haim’s cause of death was … Continue reading →
Back to Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), ‘Puter’s almost Congressman, and his foray into same-sex sexual harassment. Rep. Massa is reported to be announcing his resignation from Congress, effective Monday at 5:00 p.m. But it’s got nothing to do with the … Continue reading →
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has gone all in on the tragically flawed Health Care Reform Effort on behalf of the Democrat caucus. Making the Sunday talk show rounds, Speaker Pelosi told moderate Democrats in competitive districts that … Continue reading →
Read this. Yeah, that’s the kind of support we’re getting from the democrats and why they need a swift gut-boot from the Mandarin. All of them. Now. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to … Continue reading →
Apropos Czar’s post below, ‘Puter offers the following. First, Czar, as always, is correct. Second, what’s up with Czar’s post last night? ‘Puter fears he has been called out as a simpleton. Even more fearfully, ‘Puter fears he is too … Continue reading →
Front-row seat! In free! No pay! Doc writes: The recent spate of retirement announcements (Bayh) and rumors (Mikulski) has gotten me thinking that Congress will pass the Senate bill and then tweak it via reconciliation during the lame-duck session when … Continue reading →
Given the recent setbacks failures that the democrat party has experienced, what can we look forward to in the coming months from them in order to preserve what they can going into the 2010 elections? Well, the Czar points out … Continue reading →
The reason both wings of American liberalism — congressional and mainstream media — were so surprised at the force of anti-Democratic sentiment is that they’d spent Obama’s first year either ignoring or disdaining the clear early signs of resistance: the … Continue reading →
‘Puter was watching Morning Joe on MSNBC this morning, mostly to watch a parade of dejected leftists attempt to minimize the extent of the whupping they took yesterday in Massachusetts. There is nothing quite so tasty as a well-balanced breakfast … Continue reading →
By now you’ve heard that President Obama is instituting a “fee” entitled the “Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee” in an effort to secure additional federal funds. I call “shenanigans” on this. First, it’s a tax. The administration would rather it be … Continue reading →
Puts the “ass” in “class” for its attempt to oust Hadassah Lieberman (Sen. Lieberman’s spouse) from her position as global ambassador for the Susan Komen for the Cure foundation. Mrs. Lieberman’s sin? Being married to a gentleman who with good, … Continue reading →
Governor Jon Corzine (D) of New Jersey is locked in a tight reelection campaign against Chris Christie (R). The campaign has been acrimonious, even by the Garbage State’s low standards. Plumbing new depths this week was Mr. Corzine, who aired … Continue reading →
The Jerusalem Post has an editorial that discusses what would happen if Iran fully complied with nuclear restrictions. It is worth a read, but it is not necessary for you to do so to continue herein. The editorial makes the … Continue reading →
Germany is usually touted as among the greenest of the green European countries. Yet, election victor Angela Merkel intends to keep Germany’s nuclear plants operating longer than their required phase-outs. Why? Nuclear plants provide low cost electricity with no environmental … Continue reading →
In another example of the democrats unwilling to take responsibility for the results of their actions, the Washington Post front page* has a report on a significant drop in campaign contributions to the dems as we enter the 2010 election … Continue reading →
But affluent middle-class Democrats now seem to be complacently servile toward authority and automatically believe everything party leaders tell them. Why? Is it because the new professional class is a glossy product of generically institutionalized learning? Independent thought and logical … Continue reading →
On the steps of the U.S. Department of Education building this morning former D.C. City Councilman Kevin P. Chavous, and others, protested the Obama Adminstration’s refusal to continue funding of a successful school voucher program. Via The Corner, ‘Puter notes … Continue reading →
Well it looks like the Unions and the Democrats are out to do what they do best, that is destroy wealth. The AFL-CIO along with some Democrats want to impose a tenth of a percent tax on every stock transaction. … Continue reading →
I arrived home from work today and checked the home voicemail. The first message was from my congressman, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). His recorded message informed me that there will be a telephone townhall meeting tomorrow night. Around 7:40pm tomorrow … Continue reading →
Plug the Democrats’ description of health care reform as a “moral duty” or “moral imperative” into the universal translator and out pops “health care opponents are ignorant racists who want you to die poor and in pain.” Thank goodness for … Continue reading →
Little Sally is on the mend. She has accepted the fact that this weird place is her home now, and has figured out where in each room her favorite napping places are. Sally sleeps a lot, more than any dog … Continue reading →
While driving into work this week I was listening to the Quinn and Rose show on XM radio. A caller to the show made the point that one of the main motivators for the American Revolution was that we were … Continue reading →
You’d think this is a hoax, but only if you were sane. Congress has decided it has had enough of Cash for Clunkers. After all, the program proved to be unmanageable, has completely run out of funding, and still has … Continue reading →
Not that the Czar trusts Rasmussen any better than anyone else, but he quickly acknowledges that Rasmussen seems to produce the most interesting poll results. As you have heard, one in two Americans is not digging Hope and Change, and … Continue reading →
HR 3200, Pages 601-700 To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 501-600, please click here. We now move into rather sinister territories. By now, proponents of the bill will be wagging their fingers at the Czar’s post from … Continue reading →
Rep. Massa has been really good about holding town hall meetings and listening to his constituents. So when he comes out and says that he’ll vote against those he represents if he thinks he’s doing the right thing, is that … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 101-200, please click here. Meanwhile, let’s get going and plow into pages 201-300. Poor Ronald Reagan. Perhaps you remember, as the Czar does, the astonishing Tax Reform Act of 1986. This … Continue reading →
If you want to see more Democratic hypocrisy, you are in luck. You never need to wait long. Because remember: Obama is the science and technology president! Scientists celebrated that the Bush days of public lynchings of physicists, and underground … Continue reading →
Democrats in the House order eight G5 Gulfstream jets for $550 million that will be used by the Pentagon to ferry around VIPs in Congress — even though the Pentagon says it does not need or want the planes. The … Continue reading →
Optimistic signs of recovery abound. No doubt you have heard that some recipients of TARP funds have already begun paying the money back. This is very good news, because it shows the American business can heal itself, and the government … Continue reading →
Your Volgi sent us this little link, which explores why scientists hate Republicans. The Czar appreciates the assumption that it is worthless asking whether or not scientists actually do hate Republicans—by God, actually they do. The article covers the Pew … Continue reading →
Funny, but the last time someone tried to put a tax on tea it set off a slight public disturbance, and by that I mean the Boston Tea Party and eventually the American Revolution. Spend more than you have and … Continue reading →
Czar наш, You must have misunderstood Congressman Waxman. The Democrats made it clear that “questioning someone’s patriotism” is a political crime that is beyond the pale, despicable, un-American, un-patriotic… Hmm. if only someone had written a book about the leftist … Continue reading →
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Stalin), if this has not been said too many times here, is an outrageous idiot. By now you have heard this statement, from a radio interview he gave: “It appears that the Republican Party leadership in the … Continue reading →
Maybe the GOP is reading us here.h/t Michael Goldfarb at The Weekly Standard 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. … Continue reading →
Remember that whole “I wasn’t briefed, I forget, they lied” tiff between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the CIA? It shouldn’t be fading away and with recent events, they likely will resurface. The 2010 Intelligence Bill was recently being marked … Continue reading →
The Czar found a website called Democrats Against Obama, and wondered what it might contain. Information on our 44th president’s policies and misfires? Editorial commentary on his next steps? Plans to improve the Democratic party? Well. It does contain a … Continue reading →
Anyone who has read historical books about the early American “politicians” (i.e. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, et al – and quotes on purpose as you’ll understand shortly) will clearly know that none of these people viewed the role of state representative, … Continue reading →
They headline their Saturday editorial: Iran’s LessonsShouldn’t ‘realism’ mandate regime change? And they conclude: Still, by now it ought to be clear that the best chance to protect what Mr. Obama calls “core U.S. security interests” lies in a victory … Continue reading →
Some House Democrats are struggling to get an ill-advised energy tax bill passed. Many Dems believe this will unrealistically hike energy taxes. Republicans think it’s bad business and bad for business. Evidently, they do not have the votes to get … Continue reading →
GorTechie may not be aware that your Volgi, the inscrutable Mandarin, and the Czar discussed Mr. Walpin (played here by Roger Ebert) earlier this week. Confucius* asked us if we wanted to comment on the Chicago-style politics inflicted upon Mr. … Continue reading →
…or maybe just cronyism and Chicago-land politics – decide for yourself. Of course, there was the general outrage at Bush firing the US Attorneys, but this will likely get swept under the rug. These are not the details behind Obama … 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 →
First Maryland, now Nueva Jork. As noted in today’s Wall Street Journal, states are lining up to increase revenue by sticking it to the rich. However, the states ignore ample evidence that capital (and the owners thereof) is mobile, and … Continue reading →
The Czar is getting overwhelmed, and frankly a little tired, of blog after blog focused on what Republicans and/or Conservatives need to do in the Age of Obama. So much so, that he decided to write his own. Interestingly, almost … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been thinking lately. The American Left utterly abhors America’s government using force or the threat thereof to defend itself against external threats, no matter how great the danger (see, e.g., Islamic terrorism). However, the American Left has no problem … Continue reading →
Problem: After running a budget surplus under a republican governor, the democrat governor (and the democrat-dominated state legislature) run the state of Maryland (to which a number of the Gormogons have close ties, if that hasn’t been apparent) into a … Continue reading →
Remember next time they’re trying to sell you “green” energy or socialized medicine “for the children” or “for the little guy.” They don’t care about people, only power over them and the ability to reward client groups. Children? Eff ’em. … Continue reading →
Not that it’s a big surprise, but Arlen Specter (RD-PA) has switched parties to the democrats. We’ll see if he adheres to his message that he votes on his principles and beliefs vs. party lines (i.e. Card Check). Honestly, I’d … 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 →
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 →
James Lileks. Ghettoputer will be cross-stitching this into a sampler and throw pillow, soon to be available in the official Gormogons shop. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Welcome to ‘Puter’s world. Two top New York Democrat machine operatives were just indicited for taking $30 million (that’s MM for million, the rest of you) in a pay to play scam. They required financial providers to ante up to … Continue reading →
President Obama has criticized Republicans in Congress for their “just say no” approach to Obama’s budget. President Obama has chided the Republicans for not putting forth alternative ideas. OK, President Obama, here’s a freebie. For your FY 2009-10 budget, spend … Continue reading →
It was reported onthe news here in D.C. last night that Mayor-For-Life Marion Barry has failed to file his 2007 taxes. This is after he failed to file his taxes from 1999-2004 and was changed for his tax problems in … Continue reading →
…mine aren’t too positive about this: Apparently a mere three weeks into office and you know what is a focus area for the Obama administration? The economy? Well, maybe with the Giant Technicolor Stimu-porkus Bill. Education? No. Health Care? Maybe, … Continue reading →
Given this following video, how can we believe that the democrat-led Congress knows how to help the economy? They ignored warnings from the Bush White House repeatedly. They claimed that FreddyMac and FannieMae were not in trouble. So now, we … Continue reading →
Wind the time machine back a few years and recall that the big push was for consumers to buy more energy efficient appliances and fixtures with the benefit that they will save tens and hundreds of dollars on their utility … Continue reading →
The Senate confirmed Timothy Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury. Of course, this is the same man who failed to pay his own taxes that we’re now putting in charge of the nation’s finances. So what is this telling the … Continue reading →
As ‘Puter observed earlier, Citibank is intent on committing corporate suicide by supporting the Democrats’ misguided plan to allow bankruptcy judges to cram down (i.e., rewrite principal amount, interest rates and terms) residential mortgages. The much smarter John Lott has … Continue reading →
Unbelievable. Citigroup just signed off on a plan that will add substantially more uncertainty into an already uncertain market. That is, Citigroup now supports the Democrats’ plan to empower bankruptcy judges to rewrite the terms of borrowers’ mortgages on their … Continue reading →
When Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and the newly elected republican majority entered Congress in 1995 with the “Contract for America”, they also authored rules that provided for the minority party’s opposition to be heard and acted upon. This included the ability … Continue reading →
So say the Democrats themselves. Black Chicago politicians are screaming racism because Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) was pushing for Gov. Blagojevic (D-IL) to appoint a non-black replacement for President Elect Obama. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of race … Continue reading →
Looks like one of our favorites, Michelle Malkin, is vibing on the same thread as my earlier post. For a better written and thought-out piece, check her out here. Hat tip to her for pointing out that the 30th annual … 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 →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 →Very nice post. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →“We’ve got 31 of the 47 people in the transition team”…so, what the American people wanted in this election is democrat retreads with a new figurehead. Gotcha. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to … 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 →
