edited by: Mike Landfair,
Oregon Editor
The last thing this country needs are military commanders who think they have a corner on the patriotism market, but that's what we get in Maj. Gen. Mick Bednarek, commander of the 1st Army Division East:
"Honor. Duty. Patriotism," Bednarek said. "Unfortunately, there's way too many people in our country who" [...]In an amusing set of twists and turns, one Louisiana parish has become so fed up with Redflex Traffic Systems (an Aussie company that runs many of the speed-traps around the USA) that they're following the lead of 14 states in discontinuing so-called "photo-enforcement".
How fed up are they? Redflex has' [...]
As Lifson correctly notes:
Sarah Palin's ability to provoke the left into displaying its inner ugliness alone makes her a national treasure. This isn't simple hearsay; you can head over to that whacko nutty perfesser's site (the guy who claims to "work" at Lewis&Clark College) where he's got a "poll"' [...]Up there in the tolerant nation to our north, the owners of a Mandarin Chinese buffet restaurant have, for three years now, shown their appreciation for the way of life they've earned in Canada by giving a free dinner to any and all Canadian citizens in celebration of Canada Day.
Naturally,' [...]
Muscovites unimpressed.
To hear the AP's Catrina Stewart tell it, Ms. Hell Obama is bringing superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend. Allegedly, she's wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm.
To say nothing of her totally hip expressions of hatred for America.
Over in Russia, the story's [...]
We come in the age's most uncertain hour--and we sing an American tune.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...."
Two-hundred thirty-three and still going strong. Happy Birthday, America!
This morning I kept seeing flashes of kids with all kinds of red, white and blue racing in the same direction. I stopped some of them and snapped their photo to find out what was going on. Turns out the local elementary school was having a [...]
By Fester:
The announcement by Sarah Palin that she was a point guard and would not run Alaska's offense as governor yesterday was bizarre. It was not quite as bizarre as hiking the Appalachian Trail but it was not expected. I am expecting another shoe to drop in the next couple [...]
By Ron Beasley
It's the 4th of July, the birthday of this Republic. It is a good day to think about how it all started. That history has been re-written many times over the last 233 years so this might be a good day to make a [...]
By Steve Hynd
Happy Fourth of July to our American Readers. As I've said before, as a lifelong voter for Scottish independence I'm jealous as hell.
But on your Independence Day it might be worth giving a few minutes thought to those your nation and mine occupy in Iraq and Afghanistan. [...]
Human Statue of Liberty:
Farmers faced looming adversity during the spring planting season, causing lowered expectations, but ultimately overcame. USDA projects the second-largest corn planting acreage since 1946, after 2007. Early stages of planting were similar to last year’s conditions. Though low temperatures and frequent precipitation [...]
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
By Catholic Film Review.org,
Mostly delightful animated sequel in which a mammoth couple (voices of Ray Romano and Queen Latifah), a tiger (voice of Denis Leary) and two possums (voices of Josh Peck and Seann William Scott) search for [...]
Bureau of Economic Analysis: Real spending on travel and tourism declined at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in 2009:1 after decreasing 6.9 percent (revised) in 2008:4. By comparison, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 5.7 percent (preliminary) in 2009:1 after a decrease of 6.3 [...]
Former Alaskan Governor and noted G.I.L.F. Sarah Palin
Valor. Greatness. Insight. Intelligence. Integrity. Relevancy.
Today Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska and in her tenure she demonstrated none of those qualities. Yes, as the voice of reason the Commentator lands squarely [...]
There are MANY great posts on the internet today about our country. I have decided to post a couple of my favorites.
I am always saddened by how much so many DON"T know about our history...about how we became a country, about who we" [...]
By Ron Beasley
So Sarah Palin has resigned as governor. It was a surprise to nearly everyone. Now Mark Halperin has come up with ten reasons why she may have done this. Josh Marshall only has two:
Either Palin is resigning ahead of some titanic scandal (which should emerge [...]
I just watched Sarah Palin’s news conference. Governor Palin said that four years ago (really it was two and a half) that she promised voters effectiveness in government to Alaska voters. And then she resigned. That might have been the most effective act undertaken during her failed administration. What [...]
