Obama Needs Naptime Or Else He’ll Create a Diplomatic Incident
Telegraph – Barack Obama ‘too tired’ to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown
Barack Obama’s offhand approach to Gordon Brown’s Washington visit last week came about because the president was facing exhaustion over America’s economic crisis and is unable to focus on foreign affairs, the Sunday Telegraph has been told.
How does he explain the [...]
Categories: Politics
Government Healthcare
Another story I can’t stand so I’ll just quote Instapundit:
GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE: Neglected by ‘lazy’ nurses, man, 22, dying of thirst rang the police to beg for water. “A man of 22 died in agony of dehydration after three days in a leading teaching hospital. Kane Gorny was so desperate for a drink [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
Remember the Yellow River Dolphin?
This is how they tried to save the Yellow River Dolphin: “Jiangsu province Changshu City Fluorine Chemical industry land sewage treatment plant (江苏省常熟市氟化学工业园污水处理厂) was responsible for collection and processing of the industrial sewage. However they did not, the sewage pipe was extended 1500 meters under the Yangtze River and releasing the sewage there. 2009 June [...]
Categories: Science and Nature
What Doesn’t Represent a Majority of the Republican Caucus
NRO – AWOL in the Bunning Battle The GOP shows why Obamacare is a good bet for the Left. By Andrew McCarthy
If Obamacare passes, Obamacare is forever. Just ask Jim Bunning. The Kentucky Republican finally caved in Tuesday after relentless pressure from other senators — including Republicans — to drop what [...]
Categories: Politics
In Which War, Crime, Hunger Are Banished, Harmony and Fair Business Dealings Achieved For All
A few examples of the authorities trying to find ways to make themselves useful in this new paradise we find ourselves in:
BBC – ‘Nose blow’ driver case dropped
Michael Mancini said he had been given a fixed penalty notice after using a handkerchief while his van was stationary in traffic in Ayr. [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
When Men Were Men, Women Were Women, and Cigarettes Advertised On Children’s Cartoons
RC2 found this Flinstones-sponsored-by-Wilson Cigarettes ad, calling it “truly edgy”:
Honestly, this it does come off just like something Family Guy would do as satire of this kind of thing. So hilarious.
Categories: Entertainment
I Keep Hearing About This Ad
And lookit what’s been published in the Washington Post: Tebow’s Super Bowl ad isn’t intolerant; its critics are
I’m pro-choice, and Tebow clearly is not. But based on what I’ve heard in the past week, I’ll take his side against the group-think, elitism and condescension of the “National Organization of Fewer and Fewer Women [...]
Categories: Sports and Leisure
Reality vs. Culture
I like this:
Curtsy: Wheat & Weeds’ eldest weed’s music teacher’s cryptically described lecture to the parents.
Categories: Entertainment
Bad News B
Well, hasn’t it been an interesting week.
The Daily Beast – Mort Zuckerman: He’s Done Everything Wrong
Obama punted on the economy and reversed the fortunes of the Democrats in 365 days. He’s misjudged the character of the country in his whole approach. There’s the saying, “It’s the economy, stupid.” He didn’t [...]
Categories: Politics
Today’s March For Life
Much more from:
Wheat & Weeds – McCain/Feingold and the March for Life
and a few pictures at the Corner (and at the Corner)
I really hate today. It’s awful, but I can’t stand the articles. Like this one:
Weekly Standard – Mugged by Ultrasound Why so many abortion workers have turned pro-life.
It’s so disgusting. Oh, which, btw, brings me [...]
Categories: People and Current Events
And I’ve Never Heard of Curt Schilling Ever In My Life
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Categories: Politics
I’d Just Like To Say Massachusetts Democrats Wouldn’t Be Having This Problem If Ted Kennedy:
• Had retired at normal retirement age (65) • Had retired at late retirement age (70) • Had retired at really late retirement age (75) • Had retired when he got BRAIN CANCER • Had retired when he LEFT WORK BECAUSE HE WAS TOO ILL TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE BRAIN CANCER
Martha Coakley news at Instapundit (dissing voters, sense of entitlement), Wheat & Weeds [...]
Categories: Politics
Some Day I’ll Understand This Crap, But Not Today
WSJ – Married Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill
For an unmarried couple with income of $25,000 each, combined premiums would be capped at $3,076 per year, under the House bill. If the couple gets married, with a combined income of $50,000, their annual premium cap jumps to $5,160 — a “penalty” [...]
Categories: Politics
A Politican Who Can’t Be Bought
Here’s an old one from last week:
The Corner – Stupak: ‘You Don’t Buy Me Off’
After watching the Senate’s health-care debate, Rep. Bart Stupak (D., Mich.) tells NRO that he has one message for President Obama and House speaker Nancy Pelosi: “You don’t buy me off.” Stupak tells us that he’s [...]
Categories: Politics
Why Am I Reading This Article
Telegraph – First Christmas for the premature babies at Queen Charlotte’s<br/> Christmas as Queen Charlotte’s neonatal unit is a mix of joy, anxiety and grief, as Laura Donnelly discovered.
Premature babies are twice as common as cases of breast cancer, yet they remain one of the most poorly resourced treatment areas of the NHS. [...]
Categories: Science and Nature
