2016-03-19 18:53
So I just showed our 11-yr-old this page demonstrating what a TRILLION dollars looks like.Her comment: "They're spending that much money to fix the economy? That's just stupid."H/T to Frank… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Is being behind on taxes actually one of the job requirements? Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
of hearing Barack Obama refer to the current economic situation as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. As if a recession were ANYTHING like a depression.Besides that, it d… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
But I can't figure out what tune it's supposed to be to.Yakko’s Bailout Read More
2008-09-25 03:22
What's the harm in calling McCain's bluff?First of all, I don't think the responsible thing to do is to rush through some half-baked "aid" package which will increase the national debt by hu… Read More
2008-09-04 03:36
Anybody else think Governor Palin looks a lot like Tina Fey? Just wondering.Update: Apparently so Read More
2008-09-04 03:25
But I just couldn't resist.I just can't help but be amazed at how FREAKED OUT the media are about McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.It's pretty much common knowledge now… Read More
2008-08-13 02:10
Am I the only one that thinks this whole Mark Penn kerfuffle isn't just a leak by the Obama campaign to try to weaken the McCain campaign?Have I missed something here? Read More
2008-08-13 02:04
Publicly commented that the Clinton administration wasn't a disaster. Taken as a whole, I'd take four more years of WJC over four more years of Jimmy Carter.Bush was something of a disappoin… Read More
2008-08-12 02:21
A personal record: six months without posting. I'm not dead. I'd like to think this site isn't either. This is me developing the motivation to come back and post Read More
2008-02-23 03:17
Not so much anymore Read More
2007-10-19 02:11
But they did this much, at least.Power Line: SCHIP veto override fails in House Read More
2007-10-11 02:03
If a republican came up with that gem of an idea, he'd get the kind of press that... republicans usually get. But when a democratic congress comes up with it, they're courageous for standing… Read More
2007-09-07 01:28
Seeing their, there, and they're used interchangeably.Ditto your, you're (and yore?, well maybe not)and this one, I noticed today:People who don't know the difference between "ten times more… Read More
2007-08-01 02:23
Took the older kids to see Order of the Phoenix last night. The movies always let me down to a certain extent. Few of the actors carry the roles as well as I hope, and there just isn't time… Read More
2007-07-11 02:36
I was tagged by Scott over at Ah, Shoot!. And I don't usually do these at all, but for as infrequently as I post it was nice to be remembered at all, so in no particular order:I am1. somethi… Read More
2007-06-15 01:38
So Nancy Pelosi apparently has asked people to submit alternative neutral connotation words which could be substituted for earmarks.Over at Captains Quarters, Ed Morrissey held a poll to det… Read More
2007-06-15 00:39
The other night I got the all-too-rare opportunity to spend a little time with the older son: lobbing some pitches to him and helping him work on his swing. He's in coach-pitch this year, an… Read More
2007-05-23 01:56
For my wife, who asked for a site which would recommend books based on other books she's liked.I know LibraryThing's Suggester does that, based on the author or title, using the database of… Read More
2007-05-17 02:42
...because it's not my thing. But who's ever watched a Tuesday night episode of American Idol and not known that Melinda Doolittle would win?Really! Read More
2007-04-16 02:26
Faith is a strange thing.We say we have it, and that we believe in things we've never seen. But saying it doesn't make it so, and there are things we'll never see until we truly have faith.L… Read More
2007-02-26 03:09
We had seven kids in our house all week. We've had one foster baby for four months, who's nearly part of our family, plus two we watched for a week while their foster family was out of town… Read More
2007-02-24 21:22
Since I added labels to posts, there have been problems with some browsers displaying error messages when the page gets loaded. I use Firefox, so I haven't noticed the problem, but I know a… Read More
2007-01-22 10:55
Congress is trying to resurrect the Fairness Doctrine (which ended by Presidential veto in 1987) this week. Why? Maybe because they're in the majority again and can't figure out how to compe… Read More
2007-01-09 03:24
Well, maybe that's not the best title for a post when you get a sudden traffic surge. Most traffic I've had in months, and it seems to be because I've been adding labels to the existing post… Read More
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