This very blog mere days ago noted that the real scandal surrounding the “Mouthpiece Theatre” video entitled “Menage a Stella Artois” wasn’t what was said about the present U.S. Secretary of State, but, rather, the double standard of the contemporary American Left when it comes to humor. At that time, it was known that the [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
Let’s Stand Up For American Hostages
As happy as I am that former President Bill Clinton was able to bring journalist Laura Ling and Euna Lee back to the United States after a tumultuous five months in North Korea, there is one question I am still grappling with that I can’t seem to find an answer to- why did it take [...]
Thank God Obama’s President
Congressmen travelled back home this weekend, breaking for about a month before resuming debate on Cap-and-Trade and the health care overhaul. During that time, a PR war will be waged with PACs and special interest groups on both sides trying to turn public opinion enough to force representatives into voting a certain way. Fortunately, we [...]
Leftward Opposition to Criticizing Democratic Officials Threatens Their Congressional Majority
A new week brought a new episode of The Washington Post’s “Mouthpiece Theatre” Friday. In a time when newspapers are waning, features such as this Milbank/Cillizza collaboration provide a refreshing perspective on humorous news commentary. These web savvy WaPo contributors routinely skewer the left and right with their biting commentary. The series, as the name [...]
Why America Needs More Clunkers
On Friday afternoon House Democrats and some parochial minded Republicans began plans to refuel the ill-conceived cash-for-clunkers program after it was revealed that the program, which was set to expire in October, had already run out of money. Now, I know what you’re thinking … another billion dollars thrown onto the national debt is hardly [...]