Is It Getting Better….
…or do you feel the same? Who knew that the Rev. Bono of U2 was so prescient when he wrote the song, “One“. Many liberal friends are pointing at the Dow as a sign of an economic recovery. It’s usually … Continue reading →
Category Archives: The Obama Amateur Hour
Obama Gets a Five Minute Major for Cross Checking
GorT, and many others before him have discussed the ‘Cass Sunstein’ method of government nudging individuals to behave in the manner that they see fit. Given the strong resistance to Obamacare, Dr. J. hopes to see a ramp up in … Continue reading →
The Infinity JX – No Federal Bailout Required…
The first 2013 Infinity JX rolled off the Smyrna, Tennessee assembly line yesterday. The SUV is the first luxury vehicle to be produced in Tennessee, where the North American headquarters of Nissan is headquartered. Tennessee is a foreign car manufacturing … Continue reading →
In Defense of Religious Freedom…
Your Mandarin would ask that the loyal followers of this site take a moment to actively assist in the defense of the Constitution, and specifically the First Amendment. Regardless of whether or not you are a Catholic, or are a … Continue reading →
Consistency isn’t the Democrats’ Strongpoint
Recently, the left was outraged at Komen’s decision to follow their rule of not funding any organization that is under federal investigation. After a massive social media barrage and mainstream media coverage, Komen reversed this decision and decided to continue … Continue reading →
From our Archbishop
The Archbishop of the Washingon Archdiocese sent the following letter out today: Dear Friends, Last Friday President Obama attempted to respond to the strong objections that have been raised by the Catholic Church and other faith communities to the … Continue reading →
They Still Haven’t Learned
So President Obama released his budget for FY2013 – possibly his last budget year. First, let’s walk through some simple civics relating to the budget. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 sets forth the process (before which, scarily, there was … Continue reading →
Accommodation = Capitulation
Definition of ACCOMMODATION 1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: asa : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations>b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all … Continue reading →
In which Dr. J. cries “Freedom…”
Dr. J. is going to be perfectly clear. Anything less than total removal of the HHS rule requiring all insurance coverage providing free (not really free, but other people paying for your stuff) contraception, sterilization and most importantly, abortion medications is … Continue reading →
Debunking the Spin
Anna Franzonello over at NRO’s Corner pens a great piece debunking what I’ve heard many liberals spit out in defense of the Obama Administration’s HHS mandate: many states (some claims say 28, some leave it as “many”) already have this … Continue reading →
Mailbag: Three for Three
Well, we empty out the mailbag and it fills back up. You people are awesome. The Czar received no less than three most honorable messages. First up is our official archivist. What a delight she is! As you know, we … Continue reading →
Catholics Are Right: This Is A Serious Problem
The Czar is already hearing that large (even massive) Catholic organizations across America are rallying for a major fight against the HHS letter that forces Catholic institutions hiring secular employees to cover abortion (through day-after pills), contraceptives, and a host … Continue reading →
Lies, damned lies and Facebook…
Dr. J. is letting everyone else do his work for him today, as he has a crazy day at work. This, however caught his eye, and as such he recommends reading it, if only because the first graph was being … Continue reading →
Fair Warning (fixed)
The Obama Administration’s HHS mandate issue is growing. Leaders from not only the U.S. Catholic Church, but also several Protestant churches, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (a/k/a Mormons) and some Jewish organizations are beginning to discuss forming … Continue reading →
The Clock is Ticking for Holder
Wow. As people (but not the media) start to go through the latest released information (and there is a lot) on Fast and Furious, the reality is becoming clear: Eric Holder is doomed as Attorney General. Not only has the … Continue reading →
Mailbag
GorT got two messages over the weekend, I was having too much fun to work on them until today so here we go. First up is from operative KH: Estimable GorTechie, The only way I would go along with point … Continue reading →
Hope and Change
GorT and family attended the Saturday 5:30 Mass yesterday since today is jam packed with various kids events. At the end of the Mass (GorT only remembered two of the four “et cum spiritu tuo” responses), the priest asked the … Continue reading →
Sometimes They Just Don’t Get It
A failing or flailing economy is a powerful thing for a candidate to use against an incumbent opponent. Remember, “It’s the Economy, Stupid” ? Or jump back just a few years and look at the “Hope and Change” campaign and … Continue reading →
Move this…
From realpolitics.com “On Tuesday at the State of the Union, I laid out my vision for how we move forward,” President Obama said at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s … Continue reading →
Four More Years of This?
Arizona governor Jan Brewer, whom the media will remind you is a Republican governor, had an interesting thing happen to her on the way to the airport. She went to the airport to meet the President, who was arriving on … Continue reading →
Mailbag – Arizona Popery Edition
Operative ME writes in regarding Dr. J.’s post on the new HHS policies yesterday. Dear Dr. J., Excellent post on Catholicism, conscience and contraception. When I first heard of Secretary Sibelius’s proposal to bring to deny religious-affiliated organizations such as … Continue reading →
Déjà vu All Over Again
Great bit by the RNC – amazing, one would think that the President hasn’t moved anything forward in the last year (and in some examples two years). Oh wait…. Hat tip to Jonathan Last. Good stuff! GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall … Continue reading →
What we learned today about Mr. Romney…
For those who didn’t get the memo. Mr. Romney is crazy rich. He is worth around $200 million, earning $21.7 million dollars last year. He paid $3 million in taxes and gave almost $3 million away to charitable causes. Most … Continue reading →
Tax Delinquency
According to the IRS, just over 98,000 civilian federal employees are delinquent on their federal taxes (this number does not represent any who are on a repayment plan) as of September 2010. The grand total owed is over $1.03 Billion. … Continue reading →
Re: Peeking Mitt
Dr J. provides some good speculation as to Mitt Romney’s reluctance to release his tax forms. There could be another reason that most people, in media and even the politicians, do not realize: Mitt Romney probably has a tax form … Continue reading →
A Peek Inside Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns…
Gentle Readers, There is much ado about nothing regarding Mr. Romney’s as yet and soon to be released tax returns. And, when Dr. J. says soon, he means before Mr. Kerry’s military records and President Obama’s college transcripts and medical … Continue reading →
Keystone XL: GOP Certain to Tick Up in Polls
Well, if you’re a person capable of reading a sentence and making it all the way to the end without forgetting what it was about, you can learn some things about our President. And if this describes his supporters, which … Continue reading →
Gormogon Debate ’12 – Is Obama Incompetent or Evil.
Dr. J. was inspired by Kevin Williamson’s Friday column at National Review Online. He posits that Republicans are divided into two camps. Those that believe that Obama is incompetent, and those that believe that he is evil. It his his … Continue reading →
Election Musings
As GorT was reading the Czar’s post from this morning, it reminded him of a few tidbits that came across the optical interface this morning: Harry Belafonte (seriously, his best work is his Muppet show episode) is the latest in … Continue reading →
You can keep your doctor, but can he keep you?
h/t DrudgeCNN Money writes today that doctors are going broke. Dr. J. will break it down for you really quick. About half of all doctors are in private practice. Private practice is a small business. It is a weird business … Continue reading →
More Shenanigans
While the GOP nomination circus is going on there is still a country to be run and people might want to know a few of the things going on. The debt issue is still a mess. And President Obama continues … Continue reading →
Iraq War: 2003 – 2011
The President, despite all analysis, has declared the Iraq War officially over. Congratulations, Mr. President. We believe you have earned this: The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born … Continue reading →
Maybe they should have voted for the yellow dog…
A ‘Yellow Dog’ Democrat is someone who will even vote for a yellow dog if they’re the Democratic nominee for an office. Dr. J. has an esteemed surgical colleague who has a bumper sticker on his 65′ Mustang (which he’s … Continue reading →
Setting the Record Straight
A couple news outlets are picking up on Obama’s interview with Kroft on 60 Minutes and, in particular, the comments from the President stating that he doesn’t believe he “overpromised” improvements to voters, nor did he “underestimate” the difficulty of … Continue reading →
Obama and the Liberals’ Lack of Understanding
Surely you’ve heard the latest ridiculous commentary on the free market system from President Obama in which he aligns himself with the slackers and ne’er do wells in the Occupy Whatever movement. He claims he believes in the free market … Continue reading →
More Stimulus Nonsense
Courtesy of an excellent post over at The PJ Tatler by Bryan Preston who teased out the following from a Washington Times article. Click over to read the whole thing, but here are some of the highlights: Hollywood director Robert … Continue reading →
Is The Bloom That Far Off The Rose
GorT used to believe that Chris Matthews couldn’t quit Obama. He was head over heels, cuckoo-for-cocopuffs, for the President. He was dismissive of much of the criticism, lobbed softballs when interviewing members of the Obama administration, etc. But on Saturday, … Continue reading →
And so on, and so on, and so on….
No, this isn’t some flashback to the 1980s Faberge Shampoo commercial, this is your Congress “at work”. The brilliant idea of the so-called “Super Committee” seems to be doing what the Congress does, just with fewer people….hmmm, that gives me … Continue reading →
Waiting too long at the Apple Store? There’s an App for that!
Dr. J. went to the New Atlantis Apple Store on Saturday with the lil med student to get an additional USB cable (an ancient one was fraying at the iPhone/iPod plug in end) and a couple of car chargers for … Continue reading →
Ouch
From Michael Warren over at the Weekly Standard: Based on the average of the daily tracking poll from June 20 to October 19, Gallup found that Obama’s eleventh quarter ratings are historically weak. Since Gallup began polling presidential approval this … Continue reading →
Where’s the Hope Now?
So the Obama 2012 campaign just launched an effort to design artwork in support of Stimulus Part IIJobs Plan and re-election. A bit late on the Jobs Plan…but that might be a hallmark for this administration. The top three selected … Continue reading →
You Want to Pay More, How About Paying What You Owe
It’s fitting that Warren Buffett is associated with the Obama Administration as so many of the administration has had tax issues. Well, Buffett is no different: According to Berkshire Hathaway’s own annual report — see Note 15 on pp. 54-56 … Continue reading →
Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me?
Ok, GorT has about had it with the Occupy Wall Street fascination. Let me break it down: 1. Turn on almost any news station (CNN, Fox, local affiliates, etc.) and watch an interview with these clowns. Once you get past … Continue reading →
Did I mention Keynes was wrong…
Dr. J. mentioned yesterday that Keynesian economics doesn’t work. Today, Ezra Klein (of Journolist fame) in his blog, he posts a damning graph to this effect. As you can see, the stimulus did not work. Mr. Klein trys to explain … Continue reading →
Headline: President Obama takes a Sabbatical from Being President to Run for President
It has been Dr. J.’s observation for sometime that President Obama has been working too hard running for President and not hard enough being President. While being President does require a number of appearances and speeches, and the Bully Pulpit … Continue reading →
Obama Most Scandal-Plagued President?
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 →
Vote for Obama and you will be kewl…
Dr. J. brought this issue up before. Because President Obama can’t beat Generic Republican (R-Anystate, USA), on the issues, and because he’s lost Rockefeller Republican Peggy Noonan who offered up the campaign slogan of “He Made Things Worse” for rival … Continue reading →
UPDATED: More Picking Winners and Losers?
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. After this Solyndra mess started, people started looking around at Solar Energy companies and the guaranteed loans that the Obama Administration is giving them. The Daily Caller writes: A Daily Caller investigation has found that … Continue reading →
Gerrymandering
By law, every ten years, everyone in the United States gets counted and congressional districts can be adjusted so the population in each district is roughly equal to preserve an equal representation in Congress by the 435 elected representatives. The … Continue reading →
Forest and Trees
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 →
Dr. J. requests a consultation from Dr. K.
Dr. Charles Krauthammer is one of Dr. J.’s favorite pundits. He is brilliant, a skilled writer and has a medical degree, to boot. He is wheelchair bound, due to a diving accident back in medical school, but you would never … Continue reading →
Scandal Sheets: What’s Been Going On?
The Czar believes there are no less than three (3) very serious scandals going on in the Obama administration. At no point do we wish to say the President is involved in any of them—really, the evidence isn’t there—but the … Continue reading →
Presidential Math: What Liberals Don’t Get
The President says we have to raise taxes on the smart and successful because, he says, it’s all there in the math. Since you brought it up, Mr. President, we would very much like to see your math. Ours says … Continue reading →
Simple Math
Obama’s stimulusjobs act and deficit control plan is going over like a lead balloon and has more holes in it than ‘Puter’s poster of EJ Dionne mounted on the back of his man-cave’s door. The president’s plan tries to account … Continue reading →
Read My Lips
President Obama is releasing his plan to reduce the deficit and pay for his “pass this bill now” stimulusjobs act. His target is $3 trillion in deficit reduction that comes in the following forms: It cuts $250 billion from Medicare … Continue reading →
Spinning Around the Axelrod
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 →
It’s Wicked Bad
The title is a shout out to my northeastern pals from the 1980’s where everything was wicked bad, wicked awesome, or wicked cold. Previously, we’ve asked how bad is it for President Obama? Well, Stephen Moore in the WSJ opinion … Continue reading →
Re: Re: How Bad Is It?
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 →
Re: How Bad Is It?
It gets worse…when parts of your base start questioning whether an incumbent president could be removed from the top of the ticket for their 2nd term election…it’s not good: Mat Stoller is Fellow of the non-profit Roosevelt Institute and writes … Continue reading →
How Bad Is It?
Well, Obama is running around campaigning (see Carney’s presser below…it’s at least good for a laugh) for his jobs bill and the democrats aren’t even totally on board (from Politico): Jim Webb (D-VA) – “Terrible,” he told Politico when asked … Continue reading →
Carney: Playing the Fool
Wow. Not only do they openly laugh at Jay Carney (0:56), but look at the pained look on his face as he tries to explain his boss…something like a sneer of contempt and anguish knowing that something painful is about … Continue reading →
A Civil War? Promise?
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 →
The Trained Eye
You, our gentle readers, pay us to have the trained eye to catch things like the following….oh, wait, we don’t get paid? Hey, Czar – what’s up with this, you told me…sorry. Back to the point: One should be very … Continue reading →
Obama, the modern day Scrooge…
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. “And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?” “They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.” “The Treadmill … Continue reading →
The Me Generation President
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 →
Obama’s Speech
GorT Replicant #1 had an assignment from school to watch the President’s speech last night and describe what his plan was. After GorT stopped laughing, I dutifully sat down and watched the speech with her and Mrs. GorT. If you … Continue reading →
Do not be beguiled…
Often times when one thinks they see a UFO, it turns out to be a weather balloon. Today we are seeing the first glimpses of a ‘jobs plan‘ by President Obama, but Dr. J. is concerned that all it is … Continue reading →
A Zero Postscript…
Dr. J. must apologize, he was interrupted mid-train-of-thought during his last post. The President better be swinging for the fences on Thursday, because we all know he throws like a girl†… † No offense the ladies, the ladies Dr. J. … Continue reading →
Zero…my hero…
As has been documented, ad nauseum, in the news today, there were no new jobs added to the rolls in August, the first time since 1945. In addition the June and July numbers were downgraded by 59,000. He had no … Continue reading →
Not quite the Eye of Sauron…
…but with the same laser-like focus. Jamie Jeffords, who blogs under the alias, the Eye of Polyphemus, is a conservative, Christian, law school graduate who spends most of his time reviewing science fiction shows, posting pictures of pretty celebrities (largely … Continue reading →
The Art of Carney
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 →
Income vs. Wealth vs. Employment
Recently there has been a lot of hay made about Obama’s stimulus, Keynesian economics, space aliens, etc. but there is an underlying problem that needs addressing. This problem is the misconceptions between income, as a benefit of employment, and wealth. … Continue reading →
The Obama Speech. Wanna Bet?
Are you wondering what President Obama is going to announce in his upcoming Major Speech to the Nation? Really? No, we didn’t think so. In fact, we can pretty much call this like a rigged bingo game. Look for: An … Continue reading →
Obama Blinks
Future one-term President Obama has rescheduled his speech before a joint session of conference from 9/7/11 during the Republican Debate to 9/8/11 which will likely lead into the New Orleans Saints/Green Bay Packers game. Given the lugubriously anemic economy, Dr. … Continue reading →
While my guitar gently weeps…
New Atlantis played host to Federal Agents this week as they performed a daring raid on Gibson Guitar a purveyor of the finest guitars in the world. The reason for the raid was that the Feds feared that Gibson was … Continue reading →
Mailbag – An apple a day…yada yada
The esteemed Royal Mathematician, Dr. (KN)J writes in: Dear Dr. J., A recent missive of yours touched on a subject on which I have long been meaning to touch. Namely, the applicability, or lack thereof, of the “ounce of prevention, … Continue reading →
Solid Gold
Paul Ryan penned this editorial in the Wall Street Journal today. Please go ahead and read it. No seriously, go read it. Now go and email it to 10 of your friends, tweet it and put it on your Facebook … Continue reading →
A preview of President Obama’s speech.
CNN today covered President Obama’s speech to that promoter of ethnic harmony, La Raza. In the speech, he intimated that he may ‘go it alone’ regarding immigration, whatever that means. Hopefully he won’t take the same approach to the debt … Continue reading →
Required Reading – Bernie Goldberg lays the smackdown
Dr. J. was trying to avoid the trifecta today, but sadly, here we are. Bernie Goldberg, former CBS newsman and author of Bias, destroys President Obama’s op-ed in the comic book pretending to be a newspaper known as USA Today. … Continue reading →
Republicans Kill Old People on the Altar of Mammon
Dr. J warned the Republicans that President Obama wouldn’t play fair. Today alone, ‘Turbotax’ Tim Geithner advocated that an agreement occur now so that it can ‘get done’ by August 2nd. In his speech to Women in Finance Investment he … Continue reading →
Real Simple: Debt Ceiling Edition
An open letter to the House Republicans: Dear Speaker Boehner and the Gang: No matter how hard the White House, the congressional Democrats, and the media make dealing with the debt ceiling sound, like the magazine, it’s Real Simple™. You … Continue reading →
Spin Machine on Full
The Gormogons are plugged in and we like sharing what we hear and hopefully provide a little education with it. Item the first: former President Bill Clinton came out earlier this week and stated: “Why aren’t we talking more about … Continue reading →
Can We Flush the Keynesian Economics Yet?
So people are starting to look at the economy and wonder if the Stimulus (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) actually helped. Keep in mind that President Obama and VP Biden and others still, to varying degrees, champion the successes of … Continue reading →
Shovel This!
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mock this a bit: President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met today in Durham, NC at Cree Inc., a company that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting. One of the Council’s recommendations to President Obama … Continue reading →
Transparency…?
So if this is the transparency of the Obama Administration, I’m scared for our country. Otherwise, I think I’d chalk it up to incompetency or immaturity: GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal … Continue reading →
Mail Syringe
The Royal Surgeon writes in hypodermically (trust me, it didn’t work on me and Dat Ho ran screaming from the castle) to comment on this post: GorT, Lovely email on the discrepancies of the Obama Administration’s Middle East Foreign Policy. … Continue reading →
The Amateur Hour Continues
What about Syria? That’s the cry you’ll start hearing in the news soon. Likely on Fox News and a few others quietly, but it’ll come soon. For those not in the know, in the last two months there have been over … Continue reading →
Boehner vs. Kucinich
Speaker Boehner out maneuvered Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) this week in Congress. The topic: Libya and the U.S. involvement in the NATO action. Kucinich put forward H.Con.Res. 51 which invokes the withdrawal provision in the War Powers Resolution and pushes for … Continue reading →
The Ideal GOP Candidate
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 →
The Doctor Is In
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 →
Obama’s Dissonance on Israel
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 →
Dr. J Likes Ice Cream
The Royal Surgeon writes in to comment on this post from earlier today (or was that tomorrow….being a time travelling robot makes it hard to orient you humans): GorT, Your observation that the Obama Administration has more versions of ‘Let’s … Continue reading →
Excitement or Naïveté?
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this and maybe it’s just me but the news reports are all over the place with regards to how the mission to get bin Laden was coordinated and executed. For example, we’ve … Continue reading →
Too Funny
From our friends over at SDA: Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do? CBS News; Attorney General Eric Holder today will announce that self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad will be tried in a military commission, CBS News has … Continue reading →
Yuh-Oh: Even AP Calls Speech Wrong
AP decided to fact check the key points made during the speech. Call the Czar surprised! Not just that AP fact checks, but that the President made some key points. He…uh…he didn’t do so well. Anyway, when you’ve lost AP, … Continue reading →
Blah Blah Blah Libya Blah Blah
The Czar responds to the President’s speech, paragraph by paragraph. The President’s Address to the Nation on Libya As Prepared for Delivery— Good to note, because he is so likely to wing it off prompter. Good evening. Tonight, I’d like … Continue reading →
Like a Laser, Maybe?
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 Actually Said It
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 →
Barackets Obama
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 →