Meanwhile, Gormogon operative FJR writes in after a too-long absence: I wanted to thank you for the recent video post of Hayek & Bork. What a marvelous video. You are quite welcome. The Czar, though, had nothing to do with … Continue reading →
In this post below, ‘Puter, in his inimitable fashion, returns to his comfort zone: public sector union bashing. Sweet, sweet union bashing. Can there be anything better? Anyhoo. Last night’s mail delivered a thoughtful challenge to ‘Puter’s position from Sam … Continue reading →
Operative GD writes in (quickly, but we know our loyal operatives wait with baited breath for the next missive from the Castle) with some observations about the intel business: I think another significant issue with our current intel effort is … Continue reading →
Dr. J writes in after reading the latest Castle insider scoop that our prepublication review board approved earlier this week: Why is it that only The Czar and ‘Puter have the privilege of having sidekicks?Surely the Notorious OEV, the devious … Continue reading →
Confucius apologizes for getting behind on the mail. We’ve got a few correspondents’ with public comments that your Œc. Vol. hasn’t gotten to. Vaminos, muchachos. “Charlie Foxtrot” sends in a link to Paul Ryan’s great graphics on the unaffordability of … Continue reading →
A word from a dear fan: Between you guys (including the hidden captions), the various NRO blogs, wattsupwiththat.com, and a couple others I regularly check, my productivity can really go to hell some days, and I thank all of you … Continue reading →
So, you are wondering why the Czar’s mailbag does not feature the usual mail sack photo today? Or perhaps you did not notice? Or more likely you are not even reading the words in this post? The reason for the … Continue reading →
Gormogon mad scientist MC writes in with this scary thought in response to the Czar’s suspicions about the Democrats in 2010 and following: Most eloquent Czar, One other possibility, which came to mind after reading Sen. Nelson’s letter to the … Continue reading →
Sometimes the Czar suspects people send him mail only because they want to see their names in print on a prominent website. Quite frankly, it tends to work. And the highly talented JAB is no exception! You all know her: … Continue reading →
Two things about the mailbag. 1. If you write the Mandarin, he will not reply, nor will he post your fan mail up here. The Czar is not sure if he ever has. Mandy does read your fan mail, though, … Continue reading →
EC, a long-standing Gormogon operative in charge (this week) of our Australian, New Zealand, and Latvian region (the travel pattern is weird, yes, but makes sense in a way, and EC seems to be managing it quite well), writes in … Continue reading →
The Czar goes through his mail. The almighty Borepatch writes in to say: 😉 (Doesn’t this make you glad you don’t have comments?) Heck, BP, the Czar would welcome comments like that all day long. Trust all is well. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →
‘Puter got an email regarding his reasoned discussion yesterday on the selfish New York health care workers who are willing to infect you with a potentially lethal virus because they don’t like getting shots. The reader makes three points, to … Continue reading →
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention an excellent email from Gormogon follower, Eric. Mr. E. wrote in with regards to this post about the F.U.D. campaign against nuclear power plants. He makes a critical point (my emphasis added): [O]ne … Continue reading →
Stalwart supporter MC (presently in charge of our top three conspiracies in Andorra) writes in to say: No doubt the mighty Czar of Muscovy has already read this piece by David Pryce-Jones, but I took note that he follows your … Continue reading →
The Czar received an absolutely awesome email from ER today that is so good, he opted to quote it in its entirety. Some excellent analysis here on what an Israeli strike would mean, and ultimately what it might not achieve. … Continue reading →
The Czar is prompted to reply to his own post in order to respond to various emails, comments, and so on at once. 1. “Do you really believe war with Iran is inevitable?” By no means. The Czar would not … Continue reading →
There’s nothing better than someone tying a note to a brick and hurling it through the front window of the Castle Gormogon. Unless of course it goes through an open bedroom window and wallops ‘Puter smack in the head. God, … Continue reading →
Gormogons friendly D.F. (who previously was bright enough to discern our occult rôle in the overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos) writes in: O Great and Notorious Volgi, [not an official title, but the ŒV approves] Hello Kitty has found a way … Continue reading →
The Czar is getting good mail lately and thanks you all for it. Jennifer (you know her!) often visits the Castle, and generally leaves a fresh-baked pie in a neat cardboard box at our door, and rings the doorbell and … Continue reading →
The Gormogons have contacts far and wide. We stay in touch with some of the folks who built the Castle Gormogon, like Freda, who helped (a) build the Mandarin’s magno-weapon that rises up from the roof, (b) put in the … Continue reading →
Gormogon observer D.F. writes in: Okay, so full disclosure time, I’m a huge PJ O’Rourke fan. Got just about all his stuff on my shelf, and I live by the Republican Party Reptile credo of opposition to government spending, aerobics, … Continue reading →
The Czar’s impressions of HR 3200 are becoming a bit of a phenomenon. Thanks to the kind folks who have been linking to it. And thanks to the folks who sent excerpts of it to the AARP and the Motley … Continue reading →
A perspicacious Gormogon operative writes in in re the Œc. Vol.’s endorsement of The Last Tanks in Paris: Don’t get too excited about your rebellious Russian rockers. That’s a Che shirt on the second guy from the left. Seems like … Continue reading →
Blake, who represents our interests in Texas, writes the Czar to say: If Obama is okaying the dropping of the public option, and Dean says anyone who doesn’t support the public option needs to be primaried from the left, then … Continue reading →
Mighty Paul from Montana writes in with two notable points. He mentions that the Czar’s explanation that a larger risk pool saves more money is not necessarily correct unless the insurance company has a sufficient amount of fixed administrative or … Continue reading →
The Gormogons secret plant inside the construction industry writes in to say a couple of things worth sharing with the entire planet. I have thoroughly enjoyed your synopsis of the Health Care Reform Bill. I tried to read one of … Continue reading →
Gormogon Operative Mark writes Confucius*, apropos Gen. McPeak’s op-ed (which Confucius mainly posted to bash the general’s apparent fecklessness as a high-level advisor, but with the general thrust of which he agrees): Ask anyone who served in the Air Force … Continue reading →
In your piece [on the Mexican drug wars] you show the other side and some nuance to the new approach of Obama’s administration. Even though I am a big fan of nuance the conclusion of your story seems excessive. Even … Continue reading →
Your Volgi received mail regarding the Czar’s recent post against the media’s pathetic Swine Flu exploitation. He was kind enough to send it on to us, and here it is: My Dad actually got West Nile virus—and DIDN’T die….It knocked … Continue reading →
We get letters, especially regarding this rant about modern journalism.Great piece on journalism…I think you could also have mentioned the professionalization of news reporting as a significant contributing factor to its decline. Being a reporter used to be decidedly non-elite … Continue reading →
