politics

Short of Suicide, How Can I Convince You?

Another notable quote from the Chris Christie lovefest: New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie said he is growing frustrated by having to constantly deny that he is running for president. “Short of suicide, I don’t really know what I’d have to do to convince you people that I’m not running,” Christie told reporters at a press conference Wednesday in Trenton…. Read more →

Christie vs. Obama on Education Grants

Here he goes again, boys. And this time, New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie easily takes on the Obama administration for bureaucratese. Here, Christie responds to his state losing millions in federal education money because of a clerical error on one page of a several-hundred-page Race to the Top application. Some choice quotes: If you’re a normal, thinking, breathing human being,… Read more →

Christie vs. Obama on Education Grants

Here he goes again, boys. And this time, New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie easily takes on the Obama administration for bureaucratese. Here, Christie responds to his state losing millions in federal education money because of a clerical error on one page of a several-hundred-page Race to the Top application. Some choice quotes: If you’re a normal, thinking, breathing human being,… Read more →

Condi, Aretha, and Retracking Politics

When I read yesterday that former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin were appearing together in Philadelphia for a charity concert, I mentally bookmarked myself to check YouTube this morning for clips. Brace yourself using these first two, because the third will send me on a rant. Here we go. Here’s a decent montage of… Read more →

Condi, Aretha, and Retracking Politics

When I read yesterday that former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin were appearing together in Philadelphia for a charity concert, I mentally bookmarked myself to check YouTube this morning for clips. Brace yourself using these first two, because the third will send me on a rant. Here we go. Here’s a decent montage of… Read more →

Rep. Paul Ryan vs. Wobbly Republicans

Rep. Paul Ryan vs. Wobbly Republicans

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) has begun bypassing Congress to take his message of fiscal reform to a more-eager electorate: “Americans expect to be talked to like adults, not children,” he said at an AEI event this morning. “They know our system is broken.” The congressman has received mostly awkward looks inside Congress for his “Roadmap for America’s Future,” an in-depth,… Read more →

Rep. Paul Ryan vs. Wobbly Republicans

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) has begun bypassing Congress to take his message of fiscal reform to a more-eager electorate: “Americans expect to be talked to like adults, not children,” he said at an AEI event this morning. “They know our system is broken.” The congressman has received mostly awkward looks inside Congress for his “Roadmap for America’s Future,” an in-depth,… Read more →

The Mattress Economy

The Mattress Economy

People seem to be following this investment strategy. Step one: Go to Mattress Discounters and buy the biggest mattress you can find. Step two: Take it home, and stuff all your money in it. Step three: Lie down, and get some rest. That’s from AEI’s Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner. Click that link to read why. Here’s a hint:… Read more →

The Mattress Economy

People seem to be following this investment strategy. Step one: Go to Mattress Discounters and buy the biggest mattress you can find. Step two: Take it home, and stuff all your money in it. Step three: Lie down, and get some rest. That’s from AEI’s Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner. Click that link to read why. Here’s a hint:… Read more →

President Obama 'Talks Like a Girl'? Please

President Obama 'Talks Like a Girl'? Please

From the land of stupidity (also known as Washington, D.C.) comes this from pundit Kathleen Parker: If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama may be our first woman president. Her argument? President Obama uses a lot of passive-voice constructions and likes to talk but not act, which is feminine; therefore, President… Read more →