The Iranian government’s Fourth-of-July invitations have been rescinded, conveys Mike Goldberg, again with some vociferous commentary. The hot dog diplomacy was a symbol of this administration’s naive faith in the power of diplomacy and in their own power of persuasion. … Continue reading →
This time in understanding the size and scope of the federal budget and POTUS Obama’s claim that in 90 days his team will find $100 Million to cut. Kudos to the creator of this clip – very well done. GorTGorT … Continue reading →
Looks like this Judge Walpin issue won’t be going away anytime soon. So much for “Hope & Change”, right? This has the stink of dirty politics all over it. There will be a misstep coming soon…mind where you heard it. … 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 →
Remember that Stimulus Bill that POTUS Obama promised the American people would go towards shovel-ready jobs? Jumpstarting the economy? $787 BILLION. Well, here in Maryland we were tagged with about $4 Billion and according to a March 2009 report by … Continue reading →
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Obviously all of us have been watching the news from Iran. And I want to start off by being very clear that it is up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be; that we … Continue reading →
…with the wrong country? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →How long does it usually take a Gormogon to find evidence that the Obama administration is run by (and like) a high school student organization? The Czar speaks for himself, here, but usually it is a matter of scanning the … Continue reading →
When will the press pressure this administration on specifics? Likely never. The latest irksome event is President Obama’s statement yesterday that the stimulus effort has “saved or created” 150,000 jobs already. I’ll try to keep this rated PG: What a … Continue reading →
The House Appropriations Committee has quietly slashed NASA’s budget by 16%. Rep. Mollohan (D-WV) described the move as a “time-out” in the budget process so the White House can get the findings from a panel reviewing NASA’s future manned exploration … Continue reading →
The Czar continues to remain very close to the security industry. One of the biggest myths in security is the notion of “It Takes A Thief,” meaning that if you want the best security advice possible, hire the guys who … Continue reading →
The President was on French television the other night, and said that the United States could be considered as one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. Of course, the US ranks about 54th in the world, with a … Continue reading →
Treasury Secretary Geitner followed the lying Speaker Pelosi to China to reassure the Chinese that their investments in the US (that would be over $760 Billion in US Bonds) is safe. Remember, this is the administration that was going to … Continue reading →
From The Christian Science Monitor, on the rumor that Kim Jong Un has been tapped as North Korea’s next leader: North Korea is giving no hints about succession, but the rapid-fire moves to show off the North’s military strength, notably … Continue reading →
Great news: President Obama has concluded that nuclear energy is a safe, clean, welcome alternative to conventional power, and is capable of solving national power shortages. This will end decades of nuke-fear by the Democratic party. No kidding! However, there … Continue reading →
The Czar captures my sentiments very nicely in the post below. Let’s get over the “what they really meant to say” excuse. We’re all adults here (at least in some respects), so they can speak for themselves and take responsibility … Continue reading →
(Click for a larger picture)A lot has been made about how smart POTUS Obama is. He’s made references in the past, both in the primaries and the campaign about how important our intelligence services are to national security. Sure, there … Continue reading →
Let us review. Janet Napolitano says that Canada’s slipshod security was critical in aiding the 9/11 attacks. Canadians, by and large, throw a pretty big fit, but she later adds that the Canadian border is just as screwed up as … Continue reading →
The Czar is starting to think that DoE Sec Steven Chu may not be the, um, intellectual giant he was presented as. Heard this one? The way to combat the Eeeeevil Global Warming is to paint your roof white. Yeah, … Continue reading →
Sigh. The Czar is feeling a bit like ‘Puter this evening. Must we be always right? We have about twenty posts on this site detailing the logic behind Mr. Obama’s alleged flip-flops, and why they reflect the harsh realities of … Continue reading →
Seems like we’re getting bombarded with news stories about Mr. Obama that include some variant of the phrase “angering his supporters.” In his latest “I meant the opposite” gaffe, the President has reversed course on his decision to release photographs … 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 →
Sometimes it can be rough being a Democrat, especially when your salvation and fairy god-president starts reversing promises and begins to continue the policies he once decried. How much of this have we seen already? Well, first POTUS Obama said … Continue reading →
As readers here know, the Great Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 is a media invention. Again, to put this in perspective, 65 Americans have been hospitalized since Friday last, and none have died. Read this and think: since Friday last, … Continue reading →
So, we’ll release classified material about our interrogation techniques and photos that allege abuse of prisoners but we won’t release classified material about why we’re flying a 747 and F-16 over downtown New York clearly below regular flight levels and … Continue reading →
Get ready to see some good ‘ol political entertainment. The democrats, led by Pelosi, Reid and POTUS Obama have been crowing about transparency in their administration and government. We’ve discussed some of it here before. I’ll call to the forefront … Continue reading →
Readers can discover what perennial Iron Man contest winner GorTechie thinks about Steven Chu’s fear of a worldwide melting of ice in a global warming scenario. Therein, GorT references the Archimedes principle to question whether melting ice would raise the … Continue reading →
Steven Chu, Obama’s Energy Secretary made a dire forecast at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago: human contributed greenhouse gases will induce climate changes causing global warming and the Arctic Ocean ice will melt causing sea levels … Continue reading →
So given that the appointment process in the Obama Administration is so grueling that few make it through, one might suppose that those who do are a cut above the rest. They must pay their taxes…well, ok, most of them. … Continue reading →
To follow up on Muppet-head ‘Puter’s post, please note that Obama is pitching to cut $100,000,000 from HIS proposed $4,000,000,000,000 budget. Yes, that’s $100 Million out of $4 Trillion. That’s 0.0025 percent of the budget. Maybe they should start with … Continue reading →
The madness continues – Obama’s EPA chief is ruling today that CO2 and several other gases are being deemed as harmful and need to be controlled. Remind me to see how my plants and trees are doing with those harmful … Continue reading →
Building off of the Czar’s recent post on Global Warming, it seems that POTUS Obama’s science advisor thinks we should entertain the notion of geoengineering to help the “runaway global warming” problem. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his … Continue reading →
For those who haven’t read DHS Chief Janet Napolitano’s briefing (I have in full) that has been making all the ruckus, it’s worth a read. I might argue that it is either mis-classified or is being mishandled by some but … Continue reading →
Busy busy busy. Let’s see. We picked our NCAA brackets. We got to meet Jay Leno, very cool. And we got that GM dude fired. We finally picked what dog to get the girls. Now what should we do next? … Continue reading →
I woke up to the news this morning that a ship flying a US Flag was seized by Somali pirates. We’ve discussed this before and until now, they haven’t seized an all-American crewed vessel. I wonder (a) how long until … Continue reading →
The Czar is not the first, evidently, to have realized this weird opposition. You will remember, back in 1981 when Nancy Reagan refused to curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II, pretty much because curtsies are restricted to British subjects, and not … Continue reading →
North Korea’s Unha-2 missile…er, communcations satellite…was successfully launched, flew right over Japan, and put, evidently, an iPod into space that—if you listen to 470 MHz—you can hear endlessly looped recordings of “Song of General Kim Il-sung” and “Song of General … Continue reading →
So POTUS Obama arrived in Ankara, and strongly supports Turkey’s admission into the EU, and all the good things that could mean to the world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is a bit annoyed with Obama’s decision to admit Turkey into … Continue reading →
In reading over POTUS Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, the Czar was disturbed by this quote: But the plan also for the first time sets benchmarks—or, as the president preferred to call them, “metrics”—for US involvement in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, … Continue reading →
In continuation of the post below with regards to Obama’s failed foreign policies, here is a link to a great article summarizing them to date from the New York Post (h/t GorT, Sr.) Mr. Peters is really channeling the threads … Continue reading →
The President of the E.U., Mirek Topolanek (currently the PM of the Czech Republic – the E.U. presidency rotates among member nations), called the direction that the Obama Administration is taking with the economy the “road to hell.” This is … Continue reading →
A-yup. Whoever drafted President Obama’s public appeal to Iran has little or no idea about the way minds work out there. This gust of hot air spouting from the president of the United States was disconnected from reality, and so … Continue reading →
And I know what a contingency is. And certainly, “operation” is easy enough to understand. But the lamely-labelled “Global War on Terror” is now the “Overseas Contingency Operation.” And that’s close to meaningless. “That thing we do abroad if or … Continue reading →
It seems like the popular talk these days is about the AIG bonuses. In my opinion, had the market been allowed to work without government intervention, this wouldn’t be a topic at all as the contracts stipulating the bonuses would … Continue reading →
So, President Obama went on YouTube and delivered a message to the leadership of Iran of how he wanted to get together and rap about all the false consciousness that’s harshing our bilateral mellow. Which, of course, led to Iran’s … Continue reading →
POTUS Obama took time off from his busy schedule of appearing on television to appear on television. This Sunday, on 60 Minutes (the Lawrence Welk Show of mainstream news), the President refutes Dick Cheney’s assertation that the current administration has … Continue reading →
It pays to read all of the posts here. Why, you may ask? Because we’re right. Case in point: The Obama Administration with help from their friends in Hollywood, decided that a gift appropriate for his first meeting with the … Continue reading →
Well, here’s a major screw up. POTUS Obama, under whose advisement the Czar cannot begin to imagine, thought the following would be a great idea: announce that you are, in effect, pulling federal funding of injured veterans (yes, veterans) who … Continue reading →
The Gormogons would like to thank our esteemed colleague Ennuipundit for passing along this amazing story, in which President Obama, amidst a potentially once-a-century economic crisis, with Russia rearming, China staging provocations in the South China Sea, Iran reading nuclear-tipped … Continue reading →
…after complaining about a $1 Trillion deficit and passing spending and “stimulus” packages that exceed that amount, how do you plan on paying for it? And, oh by the way, you still want to pay for additional health care, “renewable … Continue reading →
POTUS Obama has reacted to the wild uptick in Mexican violence, in which over 7,000 people have been killed, by apparently taking responsibility for it. “The drugs are coming north; we’re sending funds and guns south—and as a consequence, these … Continue reading →
So, apparently, it’s not the fourth estate’s job to inquire and prod about problems in politicians or political appointee’s past. We know that the White House and Congress doesn’t do a good job vetting it (see half a dozen posts … Continue reading →
I’m sure we’ve all run into this person in our lives. You know him/her: the know-it-all who runs his or her mouth constantly without saying much because when you press them on a subject, you realize they are standing in … Continue reading →
As pointed out in numerous posts (just filter on the “Obama” tag) here, clearly the Gormogons believe in some variant of the following: (a) Obama is ill-prepared for the task at hand, (b) what Obama “promised” and preached during the … Continue reading →
Says the Telegraph—jaw-droppingly. Read every paragraph: Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been “overwhelmed” by the economic meltdown and have voiced concerns that the new president is not getting enough rest. British officials, … Continue reading →
GorT— Mark Steyn reminds us that movies are a particularly thoughtful gift for someone who can‘t see very well. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Confucius says: Can’t anybody play this game? So, you’ll remember the gift-giving fiascos of late. Guess what. It gets worse. At right is a picture of the “reset” button we gave the Russians in honor of Joe Biden’s immortal epigram. … Continue reading →
Take out a help-wanted ad, for God’s sake. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →America needs a good, functional intelligence community now more than ever. With the fiscal problems looming, there is cause for concern for instability and aggression from a variety of fronts. One only has to look back at some of the … Continue reading →
I really need a job where I can claim to be something and then not take the time to actually learn the terminology or underpinnings of the actual work…and succeed! But maybe it’s the honest Eagle Scout in me that … Continue reading →
