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Author Archives: MikeR
Scamming
Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had a crisis that … Continue reading
The Big Lie of Being Nice
Outside the Beltway“It’s quite possible, though, that we’ve simply created a culture that values sparing hurt feelings over individual freedom of expression.”
More Big lie – the False Patriot
Stop the ACLU“but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self-interest.”
More Big Lie Perspective
Ross Douthat Even among Christians, there were disparities. While 36% of those belonging to the United Church of Christ, Sen. Barack Obama’s former denomination, expressed strong beliefs in the paranormal, only 14% of those belonging to the Assemblies of God, … Continue reading
The Marxist Drumbeat of the Left
Brutally HonestThe drumbeat – the phenomenon of the big lie. It’s the drumbeat of the left. It is political, philosophical, theological, and social. It pervades every activity. It is post-structural, post-modern, post-everything in the parlance of the day. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic Politics, great experiment, Liberal Left, marxism, Philosophy, sheeple
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Consumers get credit for their part in the debacle
Washington PostThis is not good news for consumers. Reminds me of Phil Gramm’s “whiners” comment. “Wall Street has lived beyond its means, but so has Washington. Both did so, in part, because consumers and voters on Main Street wanted it … Continue reading
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Tagged bailaout, budget deficit, Economics, intervention
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Against all of that stand these two.
InstapunditBill Whittle talks about McCain and Palin and their stand against a Legion of Narcissists and a Confederacy of Despair – the Liberal Left.
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Tagged Domestic Politics, patriotism, the Ring
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More Electoral College Prediction
American Digest
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Tagged electoral college, mathematical model, Prediction, Voting
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CEO’s as Pirates
Vox Popoli The executive class is not, for the most part, capitalist, it can be more accurately understood as a sort of pirates union that is loosely allied in common cause against the capitalists who actually own the companies that … Continue reading
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Whither the Rule of Law
The Strata Sphere When governments allow unreasonable panic to set in and the mob rule to take over the rule of law – even in the slow motion case of a trial like this – they have lost control. The … Continue reading
Wireless Power Transmission Making Progress
Impact Lab“A new long-range energy transmission experiment opens the possibility of sending solar energy from space to earth.”
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Tagged Powser Transmission, Technology, wireless
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Dilemma of Modern Technology
Astute Bloggers Who would have thought that Skype was a bad thing? “Taliban fighters targeting British troops in Afghanistan are using the latest ‘internet phones’ to evade detection by MI6, security sources said last night.”
Eating Their Own
Stop the ACLU“Dontcha ya hate it when Old Media outlets beat up on other Old Media outlets?”
Deafening Silence at Columbia
Say Anything“A pretty sad commentary if you ask me.”
Long Term Effects of “Chamberlain” Thinking
Commentary“More complacency will only feed Russia’s ambitions.”
Earmark Battle Continues
Instapundit“Senate Democrats promised more open government. This is not it.”
The Economic Message is Bad – Not the Economy
The Chronicles of the Conspiracy“What does it say about our nation that it has become political suicide to state the good news that our economy is not in recession?”
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Tagged depression, Domestic Politics, economy, recesssion
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Comprehensive Energy Policy Emerging
IBDPerhaps we are making progress.
Talk about your free markets
neatorama“We live in a capitalist society,” she tells us. “Why shouldn’t I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity?” Is this a hoax or just free markets?
A Journey from Left to Right
Redstate“And I will love her despite her flaws, instead of hating her despite her greatness. It is the very least I owe to those who perished to wake up a foolish, foolish young man.”
Local Nuclear Power
Next Big FutureThis looks pretty interesting.
Cowed by Liberal Rhetoric?
AmSpec NewsThe economy is not booming but it is sound and growing. Emmet Tyrell says we are cowed by liberal rhetoric and can’t get this economic message out. Did I say growing? Yes I did, but the Republicans cannot talk … Continue reading
Urban Poverty
Wolf Howling“Does anyone detect a pattern here?”
Containing Russia – The Battle for Ukraine
Westhawk“Ukraine is the big prize and thus a dangerous flash point between Russia and the West. For the West, a firm alliance with Ukraine would anchor the containment of Russia. But for Russia, such an alliance would be a step … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Foreign affairs, MikeR's Page
Tagged containment, foreign policy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
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Fannie and Freddie Taken Over
Redstate A good description of what just happened to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and some reasons why. This made me laugh. “If we were in China, they’d probably have “committed suicide” with bullets inexplicably entering the backs of their … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chinese, Fannie Mae, finance, Freddie Mac, government interventioin, GSE, mortages markets, mortgage crisis, nationalization, RedState, suicide
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An Outside View of the State of Our Presidential Race
Caroline Glick via Ace of Spades Caroline Glick is an astute observer of our political situation. She is based in Jerusalem. “McCain’s strategic grasp of the requirements for a successful presidential race provide an important lesson for policy-makers and political … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace of Spades, Caroline Glick, Domestic Politics, election, Jerusalem, John McCain, leadership, McCain, Obama, Palin, political, president, strategy
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Countering the Words of the Prophet Muhammad
Jihad Watch The point here is that for the first time that I know of, a university administrator has gone on record calling words of the prophet of Islam “despicable.” This is an astounding departure from the political correctness that … Continue reading
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Tagged islam, Islamic supremicism, Jihad, political correctness, USC
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Do The Opposite
Jihad Watch I have seen a few articles that say something like – if the left dislikes McCan-Palin so much they must be doing something right. Here is a similar argument about views from the Muslim world. “whenever your taqiyya-practicing … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, Jihad Watch, John McCain, McCain, Muslim, Palin, Robert Spencer, Sarah Palin, taqiyya
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McCain Funding Advantage
Patterico’s PontificationsThis didn’t seem possible just a few months ago.
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Tagged DNC, funding, McCain, Obama, public financing, RNC
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Deaths in Chicago
InstapunditAbout the same number of gun deaths in Chicago, over the summer, as US deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. I wonder why the media focuses on US deaths abroad but ignores the violence to US citizens here at home.
Drug War Progress But Not
Counterterrorism Blog For the first time in 25 years there are no clearly identifiable drug kingpins running the cocaine trade from Colombia. The FARC and AUC are both seriously degraded. Yet, production has not diminished, and, according to Colombian and … Continue reading
Follow the Left’s Money
Intellectual Conservative“What they all seemed to have, however, was gobs and gobs of money from leftist foundations and millionaires who wanted to change the world by supporting one or more of the myriad issues they embrace as their penance for … Continue reading
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Tagged left wing conspiracy, money, power, progressive, soros
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Palin Hated by Alaskan Republicans
Chronicle of the ConspiracyThis is a good thing. She fights waste wherever she finds it.
Authenticity is the Word of the Day
The Weekly StandardNewt Gingrich nails it.
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Tagged authenticity, change, Domestic Politics, gingrich, Palin
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Side by Side Comparison – Obama vs Palin
RedstateObviously not written by an Obama supporter but there is some truth in spite of a bit of snark.
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Tagged Domestic Politics, Obama, Palin, Political Satire
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She’s Got the Right Instincts
NRO“Critics are already trying to damn Sarah Palin for her perceived lack of foreign-policy experience, but what they are not allowing for is something more important — that she has the right basic attitudes and sense of priorities. She understands … Continue reading
David Brooks Blasts Obama
Chronicle of the Conspiracy David Brooks skewers Obama a la Iowahawk.
Quote of the Day
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey“Would you rather have the man who set the trap dealing with our enemies abroad, or the man who fell into it?”
It’s the Character Stupid
Bill Whittle argues reasonably and persuasively, on a lefty blog, about the real reason for choosing Sarah Palin. I stumbled across this at Brutally Honest but follow the link to Whittle’s full comments. They are excellent. I think, for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged character, conservative, Domestic Politics, Palin, Whittle
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Nanny State on the Internet?
House of Eratosthenesmkfreeburg discusses Comcast’s decision to manage bandwidth usage.
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Tagged Comcast, internet, nadwidth, Nanny State
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George Reisman vs. Barack Obama
George Reisman’s Blog“The loot?and?plunder theory is the theory of Obama, of the Democratic Party, and of much of the Republican Party. It is time to supplant it with the sound economic theory developed by generations of intellectual giants ranging from … Continue reading
The Left’s Dark Side is Showing
Sometime the left uses litigation as a form of intimidation – as we see in recent events affecting freedom of speech. Classical Values discusses the recent Obama campaign’s over the top response to Stanley Kurtz and information he reported about … Continue reading
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Tagged First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Kurtz, litigation, Obama
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But Don’t Call Them Unpatriotic
Instapundit “TO SOME PEOPLE, I think betraying one’s party is worse than betraying one’s country” Some of these folks on the left have lost touch with what is important.
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Tagged Fox News, Matthews. Wolfson, Olbermann, Tokyo Rose
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Too, too Funny
Chronicle of the ConspiracyFollow the link
Logistically Untenable?
Belmont ClubWe could be forced to entirely revamp our strategy in Afghanistan if the situation in Pakistan continues to deteriorate and the Russians intend to be uncooperative. There are in fact serious concerns that troops in Afghanistan can be cut … Continue reading
Disunity in Education at the DNC
No Left Turns“Then Cory Booker of Newark attacked teachers unions specifically–and there was applause. In a room of 500 people at the Democratic convention! “The politics are so vicious,” Booker complained, remembering how he’d been told his political career would … Continue reading
Top Sources of Contributions
Human EventsThe unions and municipal workers groups don’t surprise me. What does surprise me is how the left dominates these large fund raising groups. What causes this? What is different about the left and the right? Some kind of association … Continue reading
Everything is Marketing
Positive LibertyDA Ridgely on staged events.
Performance Based Health Insurance
NeatoramaI don’t know if the details will kill this thing but I certainly applaud the effort.
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Tagged Alabama, health, insurance, screening, wellness
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More on Family Issues
Economist“The origin of this skills problem lies in the decline of the family in American society. Dysfunctional families retard the formation of the abilities needed for successful performance in modern society.” Both the left and the right see the problem … Continue reading