Odierno Spins the Morning Talk Shows

The full spin on the alleged U.S “pullout” of Iraqi cities was on full display a few moments ago when Gen. Ray “head like a bullet” Odierno lumbered through a very brief interview with FOX News Sunday, the first, I am sure, of many such interchanges with military officials leading up to the June 30 [...]

Michael Who?

I guess I don’t get it even though I was saddened when Elvis died.  Two TAC blog items (admittedly Kara’s was somewhat scathing) attracting twenty comments on Michael Jackson the self-styled King of Pop.  Is there a more bizarre figure in recent American pop culture?  Dangling the baby out the window, a walking exhibit of plastic surgery [...]

Obama’s Ludicrous Declaration on Torture Day

President Obama issued a statement today on the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims. 
I wonder if Obama’s ghostwriter was wearing hip boots when this statement was put together.
The opening of his statement could have been recycled from the George W. Bush years:  “Torture is contrary to the founding documents of our country, [...]

Something Real to Believe In…

CBS reports, “The White House hasn’t yet decided whether President Obama should issue a statement on the death of Michael Jackson.”
A 1984 letter from Ronald Reagan to the singer makes a strong case for executive restraint. After Jackson’s hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial, Reagan wrote, “All over America, millions of people look [...]

Vive La France!

After my recent blog rant against Sarkozy, a kind French woman has taken the trouble to put me right with the following reply:
What’s wrong with Sarko is that he is very short and walks like Charlie Chaplin trying to catch up with Hardy. Nothing wrong in wanting to dissuade every French woman from [...]

The American Land Question

Readers of this blog may enjoy Joseph Stromberg’s latest Freeman article on the land question.

The Misrepresentation of Healthcare Reform

Why should the people get something through government–that is, at the point of a gun–simply because they want it?
The rest of my weekly TGIF is here.

What the Future Holds

Looking for my wallet and car keysI feel compelled to share this gem.

Multitude Killed the Video Star

But I am invented too for your entertainment and amusement. And you, poor creatures, who conjured you out of the clay? Is God in show business too?
–”Arthur Frayne”, Zardoz
We played the grooves off of that record. My girlfriend had Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall on vinyl. For a post-adolescent white trash burnout, steeped in [...]

As California Goes (Broke), So Goes the Nation…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — In just a few weeks time, California hits the wall.
And Americans should take a good, long look at the fiscal and social wreck of the Golden Land, because California is at a place to which all of America is heading.
In May, when five fund-raising proposals were put on the ballot, Gov. [...]