Scary Sarah and the He-Man Woman Haters Club

From The DailyCaller: Pres. Obama is the best fundraiser the Dem Party has, but his drawing power is way down from its peak during the ‘08 campaign. Obama is heading to MO and NV today to raise money for Sec/State Robin Carnahan (D), running for an open Senate seat, and Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid. [...]

Monday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!! Congress comes back today after their week-long holiday. While they were relaxing or campaigning, millions of unemployed Americans struggled to make ends meet and worried about their long-term future well being. Two million long-term unemployed people have been cut off of unemployment benefits in the six weeks that Congress has been fighting [...]

When you make an assumption, you make an ass out of “u” and “umption”

Perfesser Black is confused about the politics: So let’s say Obama’s people have correctly deduced that there’s no chance in hell of getting anything through Congress. They have two basic options. First, they could get on the teevee every day and say, “This is my plan to help. Republicans in Congress won’t pass it.” They [...]

Sunday News Roundup

Good Day Conflucians!! Today is the world cup final. Here are the important facts: Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: ABC, Univision, ESPN Deportes. (ABC is planning a one-hour pregame show.) Insider prediction: Spain, 2-1. Paul the Octopus prediction: Spain. Mani the Parakeet prediction: Netherlands* (But not without controversy) Sponsor wars: Nike [...]

A bit of history: The Great Famine of Ireland

I can’t remember what free association web surfing lead me to the history of the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1851.  Some have referred to it as genocide.  But it is a genocide of a peculiar sort, not necessarily motivated by racism.  Maybe the resentment of the English for the Irish had its roots in the [...]

Lazy Saturday News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!! Is it possible the NE heat wave is coming to an end? The forecast for my area says possible thunderstorms for the next few days and today temperatures in the 80s. From the Weather Channel: A cold front will sweep through the Northeast today and tomorrow finally bringing an end to the [...]

Friday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!!! TGIF!! There is quite a potpourri of interesting news out there this morning. BP OIL GUSHER NEWS On the BP gusher front, the Washington Post has a story on BP’s latest efforts to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico: “BP prepares to change well’s cap, then start plugging [...]

David Vitter: Abortion is not a “women’s issue”

Louisiana Senator David “Diapers” Vitter told the press in Alexandria, LA today that former aide Brent Furer, who reportedly attacked his girlfriend with a knife in 2008, didn’t work on women’s issues for Vitter as the press has reported. Furer did handle abortion issues though. Here’s the relevant quote: “he handled issues including abortion issues, [...]

Thursday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!!! It’s gonna be another hot one in the Northeast today, maybe a little bit better than the past couple of days, but still really hot and humid. New temperature records were set yesterday in Washington, DC (102), Philadelphia (103), Baltimore (101), New York (100), and Trenton, NJ (103). Here in the Boston [...]

Wednesday Morning News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Hope you’re staying cool however you can. Those of us in the eastern US are going through one hell of a heat wave. It was 101 at the DT abode yesterday. Yesterday was the birthday of the famous Mexican painter (see painting above) Frida Kahlo: Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 – [...]