ACTUALLY, IT’S BEEN DEAD FOR OVER A DECADE: John Hinderaker: The Reagan Coalition Is Dead. What’s Next For Conservatism?
Archive for 2016
May 1, 2016
MIGHT AS WELL TOTE PICTURES OF HITLER: Corbyn accused of keeping ‘controversial company’ after addressing May Day march featuring communists with banners of STALIN.
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NATIONAL INTEREST: America’s Navy Is Spread Too Thin.
That’s because it’s too small.
THURSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Titanic Income Inequality; Gray Lady Dives for Fainting Couch over Cruise Ship Caste System, as spotted by Scott Ott:
6) The American dream is not egalitarianism, it is liberty to pursue happiness on the basis of merit, without institutionally imposed limits.
When the New York Times sees a cruise passenger swiping his gold card to access the starlight lounge, he cries “Unfair!”
Actual Americans, who witness the same, say, “Someday, I’ll be there.”
And so, in fact, many of us will.
Bon Voyage.
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BECAUSE THE GOP LEADERSHIP SUCKS LIKE A BILGE PUMP? Why are so many people unaware that Congress repealed Obamacare & Obama vetoed the repeal? I mean, it’s just a guess, but it seems like a pretty safe one.
ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Illness and Permanent Injuries in Roleplaying Games: …Why?
FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED: In rural Ohio, a call to ‘arm yourself.’
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Winter’s over. What with all the Zika news, I’m guessing that the mosquito control stuff will be a big item this year.
THE DEATH OF A NATION, as charted by Richard Fernandez: “It can’t happen in the West? Well that’s what they said about wealthy Venezuela.”
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HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS: Washington Metro sank into crisis despite decades of warnings.
Metro’s failure-prone subway — once considered a transportation jewel — is mired in disrepair because the transit agency neglected to heed warnings that its aging equipment and poor safety culture would someday lead to chronic breakdowns and calamities.
For nearly half a century, almost since construction of the subway system began, federal experts, civic and business groups, private transit organizations, and some Metro general managers and directors have raised red flags.
The alarms came repeatedly, at public hearings and Metro board meetings, in crash investigations and published studies, including 14 reports reviewed for this article: The agency lacked a robust institutional safety consciousness, its maintenance regime was close to negligent, and the system desperately needed a steadier, more dependable source of financing.
But generations of executives and government-appointed Metro board members, along with Washington-area politicians who ultimately dictated Metro’s spending and direction, steered the agency on a different course.
One that offered better opportunities for graft, no doubt. Just remember: Washington, DC can’t run a subway, but wants to run, well, everything.
TO BE FAIR, THE WHOLE “ORGANIC” THING IS BASICALLY A FRAUD ANYWAY: Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Sued Over Organic Infant Formula. “The Honest Co. is falsely representing its Premium Infant Formula as ‘organic’ even though this product contains 11 synthetic substances prohibited under federal law in organic products.”
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Who Needs To Be Vaccinated Against Measles?
TODAY IS MAY 1st, ALSO KNOWN AS VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM DAY.
And Russia seems determined to keep partying like it’s 1917: “Thousands march in Moscow’s Red Square for May Day rally,” AP reports.
OF COURSE IT DOES: The FBI Gets Creative to Avoid Disclosing Its $1M iPhone Hack.
21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Movidius Puts Neural Network on a USB Stick.
THIS IS WHY PARENTS WHO LOVE THEIR KIDS TRY NOT TO GO TO JAIL: When Parents Are in Prison, Children Suffer.
VIACOM SPOKESMAN LARRY WILMORE SMEARS FOX NEWS AS RACIST, HAILS OBAMA AS ‘MY N*GGA.’
In 2010, Jon Stewart warned Wilmore that his race card was maxed out; advice he sadly never heeded.
ZIKA WORRIES GROWING? Amazon’s pushing mosquito netting for babies in my recommendations.
RELATIONSHIPS AND NEUROLOGY: Your Brain Limits You to Just Five BFFs.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE UPDATE: Iraq Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdad. “Baghdad teetered on the edge of political chaos Sunday. The city is in a state of emergency, protesters have occupied parts of the once-secure International Zone (IZ), lawmakers have run away and the military is on high alert.”
The White House, as usual, was caught by surprise. And Joe Biden displayed his usual golden touch:
Biden’s meetings Thursday with Abadi and other senior Iraqi officials focused primarily on making sure that the political strife in Baghdad was not interfering with military preparations to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, from the Islamic State.
“We talked about the plans that are in store for Mosul and the coordination that’s going on with all of our friends here,” Biden told reporters after his meeting with the Iraqi prime minister. “And so, I’m very optimistic.”
As he spoke, the vice president was standing next to Salim al-Jubouri, the Iraqi parliament speaker. He pointed to Jubouri and noted that they last talked in Biden’s office in Washington. “This is an old friend,” Biden said.
Less than 36 hours later, the protesters were dancing and stomping on Jubouri’s desk in front of the parliament chamber. Jubouri had fled the building.
Jeez.
SOMEBODY VIOLATED THE FIRST RULE OF #NERDPROM FIGHT CLUB… Fighting after WHCA Dinner Between Fox News Reporter and HuffPo Editor.