Put down the Kool-aid and step away from the punchbowl

  I really thought saying “I told you so” would be more fun. From Michael Moore:   Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new “war president”? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are [...]

New Movement Survey #1

The time is right for a new movement.  The American middle class is sick and tired of getting trampled by the well connected who have our government by the balls.   But if we are going to get this baby off the ground, we’re going to have to do this right.   Successful movements have certain things [...]

Martha Coakley for President Open Thread

I can’t reload that earlier thread anymore, so here’s a new one. From The Boston Globe: Coakley: I oppose more US troops to Afghanistan The Democratic front-runner in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy issued a statement saying, “I believe we should begin the process of bringing our troops home.” Coakley [...]

Vastleft asks a good question

  From Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy:   How did “public option” become the One True Rallying Point for progressive elites? It’s simply too vague — and it quickly became too blatantly a bait-and-switch relative to Hacker’s vaunted plan — for even a moderately discerning person to think it had much merit. Yet the top bloggers and [...]

Sunday Morning at the Confluence Bed & Breakfast

Good Morning Conflucians and Happy Sunday!  The Confluence Bed & Breakfast is open for business and delighted to have you as our guest.  I’ve reserved the luxury suite for you, complete with a crackling fireplace and jacuzzi tub.  No need to fret about the chill in the air outside, you can stay as long as [...]

Surprise! Sarah: There are sexist jerks on both sides

I will be the first to admit that I’m dismayed at Sarah Palin’s recent panderings.  She had an excellent opportunity to forge her “maverick” style by ignoring ideologies and just doing what’s right.  Her record as Governor of Alaska revealed shades of this type of independence and until now I held out hope that she [...]

Lazy Saturday Mid-Morning News and Gossip Update

Wow, I slept till 8:30 this morning. It sure is nice being on vacation. I’ve done practically nothing but sleep, read, eat, and surf the ‘net since Tuesday afternoon. Today, I guess I’ll have to get moving and prepared to return to teaching on Monday. I heard a couple of interesting stories on Twitter last [...]

Caption This Photo: Open Thread

How priceless is this image?  But it so desperately needs a caption. Oh…and this is an open thread.  What’s going on where you are?

Oprah introduces America to civilized (socialist) Denmark

I stole this video from Lenore Skenazy at Freerangekids.  HER focus was on the fact that two month old twins were allowed to nap in the sunshine. Outside.  Unattended.  And no one called the cops on the parents for child endangerment or neglect.  It turns out the entire country is *full* of parents who leave [...]

Friday Morning News and Views

Good morning Conflucians! I’m a bit late this morning, because I stayed up practically all night reading a murder mystery that I couldn’t put down. At least I wasn’t working. It looks like a pretty slow news day, as you might expect. There’s still quite a bit of talk about the couple who crashed the [...]