The American Conservative requested a few hundred words for a web symposium on the election, and here’s my cheerful thoughts on the subject: If I vote, I’ll either select Gary Johnson or write in Ron Paul. This election has almost guaranteed that America will have at least four more years of bad government. Obama’s economic […]
Archive | October, 2012
FEMA’s Forgotten Hurricane Follies
Lots of folks remember FEMA’s snafus with Katrina. But its history of screwups goes much further back. Here’s a recap on FEMA’s record with Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The conclusion might prove relevant this time around: “Hurricanes and governments have developed an odd, symbiotic relationship. When the former threaten to make their presence felt, the […]
New Secret Service Informant Opportunity – Hooker Vouchers?
The Secret Service wants folks to forward them suspicious tweets regarding presidential candidates and others protected by the G-men. The Los Angeles Times notes, ““To report a tweet that concerns you,” @SecretService wrote Tuesday in its first such Tweet, “call the nearest field office in your state.” The LATimes did not mention whether people who […]
Hurricane Sandy: Bitter Fruit of Obama’s Disarmament
The only reason that Hurricane Sandy feels emboldened to attack America is because, thanks to Obama, we have the smallest Navy since 1917. Disarmament never pays. If we had a real American in the White House, then the East Coast would not be on the verge of being pounded by this hurricane. +++ The gold […]
One Certainty from Debate: 4 More Years of Bad Foreign Policy
The one certainty after last night’s debate is that we are going to have a lousy foreign policy for the next four years. Damn little learned from the debacles of the past dozen years – or the past 50 years. So was Romney doing his Herman Cain imitation last night? “America needs a leader, not […]
Best Fact-Checking Method for Tonight’s Debate?
This Non Sequitor cartoon has one suggestion on how to keep candidates honest tonight. What other methods might better highlight their falsehoods? The Onion had a great one-sentence summary of last week’s debate: “Nation Tunes In To See Which Sociopath More Likable This Time.” I could complain that the debates are driving me to […]
Whack Lady Liberty Before She Becomes a Militant
This cartoon would be perfect if there was a drone launching a missile to blast Lady Liberty before she escaped and perhaps became either a militant or an extremist. (Excellent cartoon by Joel Pett)
