just thinking out loud
So was I wrong? Yes and no. Wrong, because obviously Obama sacked McChrystal, replacing him with Petraeus. But right in that my reasoning was sound. Rob Neppell agrees (h/t Instapundit): So Obama has done what he does best: vote “present”, and punt. But in this case, he’s punted to someone who actually knows what they [...]
I’ve been thinking about the whole McChrystal thing, and thought I’d get my prediction out there for posterity (probably to point and laugh). Obama won’t relieve him of command, but there will probably be some sort of ‘probationary’ period. Why? Well, when you are faced with a difficult decision you can’t avoid, going with the [...]
Word this morning is that BP’s top kill effort to stop the oil well leak in the Gulf has worked, at least so far. With Obama’s big photo-op just hours away, that got me wondering if this helps or hurts him. In the short-term, I think it helps. Of course it does: he shows up [...]
As explained here (more here, here, and at the Facebook page here). My intent is not to offend sincere and peaceful followers of Islam, but to do my part in standing up to the violent fundamentalists that force others to follow their religious beliefs. I will not apologize to anyone who may be offended, though, [...]
Forget everything you know or think you know about plate tectonics. According to a retarded mentally-challenged Iranian cleric, earthquakes are actually caused by immodestly dressed women. A well-endowed female blogger named Jen McCreight (AKA Blag Hag) took exception to this sexist feat of mental gymnastics, and has organized a ‘protest’ to take place today wherein [...]
There has been some discussion that the decision to seize Iranian assets, which include mosques in New York, raises First Amendment issues. I do not see that as an issue at all. Why? Because the government is not seizing mosques because they are mosques. What it is doing is seizing land owned by an Iranian [...]
