Obama’s campaign manager says that the President’s billion-dollar war chest isn’t the result of big business bribes, but ordinary Democrats kicking in $3 or $5 donations. There are 72 million registered Democrats in the United States. A billion dollars divided … Continue reading →
AH writes in with what the Czar thinks is absolutely polished, spot-on thinking. Please read this carefully, because he hits all the notes the Czar would be aiming for in future essays: Dread Czar, Liked your piece last night. It … Continue reading →
As Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul turn the heat up on each other, it has become clear that neither man is destined nor desirable to become President. A cakewalk for Mitt Romney? Not so fast—a quick scan of some recent … Continue reading →
Dr. J reports that: Seven in 10 Americans say they can’t wait for the presidential campaign to be over, while a minority of 26% can’t wait for it to begin. At 75%, residents of key 2012 swing states are even … Continue reading →
Tonight’s was a most interesting debate, for many reasons. In short, nearly everybody did their best. Mitt Romney had some superb lines, Newt Gingrich gathered a lot of applause on some interesting topics, Michele Bachmann was on fire tonight with … Continue reading →
Crank up the old Leftist media machines! The Los Angeles Times has a story that for all intents and purposes is a smear-piece on Christine O’Donnell’s endorsement of Mitt Romney. First sentence? “She’s not a witch.” Then why mention it? … Continue reading →
The Czar can go off all the time on left-wing editorials because there is just so much there, there. But the Czar isn’t happy to see similar slanted crap in right-wing editorials. The Czar, for example, loves to read anything … Continue reading →
Well, um, okay. The simple truth is that the Czar did not watch the GOP debate last night; he elected to watched the marginally censored (but still uncomfortably dialogued) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on the Family Channel. The kids know … Continue reading →
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 →
So why does Ron Paul continually insist that Iran is a threat to nobody, that their nuclear intentions are peaceful, and that the Taliban have never once attacked America outside of Afghanistan? Because any possibility that Iran is a threat, … Continue reading →
Tonight’s debate was one of the better ones, actually—obviously, the candidates all took the issue of national security seriously, because this was tonight’s theme, and all the question stemmed around it. We began with a nutty CNN intro that looked … Continue reading →
Ah yes, the age old problem: Reply All is Different From Reply. CBS News, who by all accounts showed their inability to do news with their botched Republican debate Saturday night, continued to screw themselves. First, you have a moderator … Continue reading →
The GOP brat pack had yet another debate tonight, this time in South Carolina, this time on CBS, and this time the subject was foreign policy. It was a total bore. In fact, here is the entire debate. Make up … Continue reading →
We actually had a lively debate. But you missed it, right? Fine—here is your summary. Moderators: Blew it. This was CNBC trying to promote their various hosts by having a good portion of them sit at the table and ask … Continue reading →
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 total control of all Russia upon the death of … Continue reading →
Michele Bachmann is perturbed by allegations against Herman Cain. “This is the year when we can’t have any surprises with our candidate,” she told Associated Press. She added, “That’s why I was the first candidate to be involved in an … Continue reading →
We have heard that, in addition to Governor Mitt Romney, Governor Rick Perry also faces a credibility problem. This is understandable. First, you have the blank stares during debates…no matter if he was answering a question or someone else was. … Continue reading →
Well, despite fears to the contrary, the Czar caught quite a bit of the debate. Fortunately for you, this will probably be our shortest debate review ever. The dynamics were much more interesting tonight. None of the Czar’s previous criticisms … Continue reading →
The Czar sees that Twitter is aflutter with expectations that the Czar will review tonight’s debate. Actually, just ScottO did, and that’s plenty. Well, tonight it was hosted by Bloomberg, who introduced us to their under-watched channel with long commercials … Continue reading →
Since none of you are evidently able to respond to Jedmo1996 on his questions regarding racial hypocrisy, we should like to bring up another valuable contribution of his. You do not want Chris Christie as your next president. No, not … Continue reading →
In case you did not realize it, the Republicans held their 85th debate tonight since the start of the year. Fox went for schtick with Google/YouTube supplying the questions; that got tiring, but when you think about it, the candidates … 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 →
Yesterday, David Axelrod stopped working on his résumé long enough to state that the President is in great shape for 2012. Members of the media have focused on the President’s approval ratings as if they existed in a black box…Following … 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 →
Chicago Sun-Times “columnist” (that’s how he’s billed, although this is a major stretch) Jesse Jackson…or more realistically, whoever is ghost-writing his crap…today accuses the Republicans of intent to commit voter fraud. Really. As the campaigns for the 2012 presidential election … Continue reading →
The Czar watched the debate this evening with millions of other Americans (at least until Top Gear came on, which to be frank, was one of the funniest episodes they have ever done). Overall, there was not much more on … Continue reading →
The Czar wants you to know there was a debate this evening. Interestingly, this was the longest amount of time he has spent watching MSNBC. Evidently, they lean forward all over themselves. The questions were terrible, and to the candidates’ … 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 →
So veteran 80s cop show character-actor Jon Huntsman is at risk of running as an independent? So wonders the right-wing media, way more so than Huntsman himself—who seems far more interested in questioning how Gov. Rick Perry can run the … Continue reading →
For the record, the Czar is not at all interested in Governor Rick Perry’s tough talk on Ben Bernanke. Not given the years of worse crap we have heard from liberal politicians. We know liberal amnesia is bad, but you … 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 →
The Czar shall now speak on the Republican debate this evening. This was much livelier, and more engaging to watch. Some candidates really dislike the others, that’s for sure. But the questions were unbalanced or staged (why no economic questions … Continue reading →
Well, now, what do we make of the Wisconsin recall elections? We could mention that the GOP’s success wasn’t overwhelming. We could mention that the two predictable wins gained by the Democrats may very well be offset by next week’s … 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 →
Well, the Czar grabbed a couple of frosties and put his feet up on the couch to watch this evening’s debate, accompanied to his delight by the Царица (who thought that Michele Bachmann had an awesome hairstyle) and the Цесаревич … Continue reading →
The great Scott O has been thinking about Newt Gingrich. The Czar thinks Mr. O has got things exactly right. His opinion is short, and if he does not object, the Czar elects to reprint it in its near entirety … Continue reading →
1996 Republican Presidential candidate Robert “Bob” Dole has launched an exploratory committee for a 2012 Presidential run. “I mean, what the f—,” Dole explained to a room containing three reporters. “Every other goddamn has-been wash-out candidate for the last 20 … Continue reading →
The Czar has come to the unfortunate realization that Sarah Palin, despite her talents and media sizzle, is now unelectable. Perhaps this is a good thing. —Her recent association with Donald Trump was a major mistake, when other GOP leaders … 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 →
Man, the Czar wishes he didn’t agree with this. Can you imagine the US becoming a Euroweenie country as bad as any you can name? You bet you can, and Ken Blackwell points out that 2012 is the Rubicon for … Continue reading →
A nod to Huckabee: he realized that he would be wasting millions of Americans’ donation dollars, and for what? He doesn’t stand enough of a chance to survive a primary, and will only suck votes away from someone who could. … 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 →
Well, by now you have heard that Justice David Prosser of Wisconsin has somehow produced over seven-thousand votes that were lost under highly questionable circumstances. Although at the time of this writing his opponent has not conceded, there seems to … Continue reading →
Dr. J writes in: I just wanted to let you know, I found 723 absentee ballots for Assistant Attorney General Kloppenberg in the back of my Prius… There seems to be a lot of that going around. Also, ballots that, … 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 →
Three things to share. First, BG writes in with a great explanation of the President’s opposition to oil company land leases: Dread and Awful Czar – You write that President Obama “…argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore … Continue reading →
Dread & Awful Czar, It is clear to Dr. J. that President Obama has not done the best job as President since taking office. Indeed he’s gone left every time Dr. J. would have gone right. Like the Czar, he … Continue reading →
The delightfully benevolent Darod of Qo’nos writes with his thoughts on Tim Pawlenty, and his perpetual challenge for name recognition. The Czar thought this essay was really good, and puts it here in its entirety: I think the name recognition … 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 →
What an unusually honest and balanced piece of editorial writing. CNN, of all folks, has an opinion piece on its website by Ed Rollins, a GOP strategist, on whether President Obama can be beaten in 2012. You can read it … 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 →
BG, as a reward for his hard work on our subatomic miniaturizer project, was given Election Day off; he writes in with some election coverage thoughts: Dread Gormogons – I’m planning to watch MSNBC’s election night coverage because I want … Continue reading →
‘Puter cast his ballot this morning at 6:04 a.m. He was the third voter in his district to do so. ‘Puter had the rare privilege of voting against presumptive Governor Andrew Cuomo, sitting Sen. Chuck Schumer and elderly Rep. Louise … Continue reading →
Every election, either ‘Puter or the Czar reminds you that the price of a democratic republic is the vote. You don’t vote, you don’t complain. In this mid-term election, in particular, every vote counts. Leave work early. Get home later. … 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 →
Hello, readers. Do you remember a recent post in which the Czar predicted that the Tea Party seems to be implementing a new phase of attack? This one, we thought, would be aimed at Republicans, not Democrats, and that the … 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 →
Did the Czar ever tell you the story of the time his grandfather Молнидвак got into the згогberry wine, and tearfully announced that he was responsible for the schism? That’s when Папочка knew it was time for Gramps to go … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
DT writes in: Bewitching, Bedazzling, and Bewildering Czar, It is obvious to your minions lackeys myrmidons operatives that at some future point you will appoint a leader for our great country (assuming, of course, that you wouldn’t take the pay … Continue reading →
Maybe you heard. The Republicans could potentially win the Senate. In fact, the Czar thinks the odds of this are much better than the media is reporting. No, it’s no done deal, but it’s moved past “theoretically plausible” into “strong … Continue reading →
Today is election day. Thousands of men and women have died (and are currently dying) to preserve our right to vote. Go vote. It’s the absolute least you can do. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. … 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 →
For whatever it’s worth, ‘Puter voted at 8:40 this morning in his undisclosed location in scenic Upstate. The weather couldn’t be better. No rain in the forecast at all. It’s going to be around 70 today in early November, which … Continue reading →
‘Puter was a little surprised that the The Good Junior Senator from Illinois (D-IL) chose The Good Senior Senator From Delaware (D-DE) as his running mate. After all, Sen. Biden once referred to Sen. Obama as “the first mainstream African-American … Continue reading →
