Called It

I don't have time to find when it was, but I told you some time ago that, shortly before the election, we'd all of a sudden get lots of good economic news.  Did someone cook the numbers?  I don't know, but I'll remind you that we do know this happened at the end of the Clinton administration.  Do we really believe that the Obama administration is any more honest?

Still Believing

I've been predicting a Romney landslide for months, and last night did nothing to change my mind.  I didn't watch the debate, but even the media spinners can't seem to find a way to make it a win for Obama, so I assume Romney pretty much wiped the floor with him.

Now, be careful about the next debate.  As long as President Obama doesn't start drooling or something, we'll be told that this was an impressive comeback for him and that he's regained his footing and all that.  The media is still firmly on the president's side.  The fact that they didn't declare him the winner last night doesn't mean they're interested in being honest, just that there are limits to what even they can do.

Also, I note that many of my liberal facebook friends keep saying "Romney lied!  Romney lied!" without ever saying what he lied about.  Interesting,

Checking In

I notice I haven't gotten any pageviews lately, and there's no reason I should have.  I'm just checking in because I promised I would.  Nothing new to report, really.  I'm still extremely busy.  I still hope to get back to this blog at some point.  I still have no idea when that point will be.  See you next week.

Facing the Facts

I've said several times that I do not intend to abandon this blog.  That's still true.  The other truth, though, is that I've done next to nothing with it for the last month.

The reason, as I've indicated before, is that work and life have gotten in the way.  I keep thinking "next week will be better".  At some point, that will probably be true, but it was not true this week, and it is unlikely to be true next week, either.

I do intend, at some point, to pick this blog up again.  There are all kinds of things I'd like to comment about.  I just don't know when that's going to be.  So, I'll continue to post once a week or so just to let you know I'm still around.  If you'll check in occasionally, I'll appreciate it.  When the time comes when I can pick up this blog again, I will.  Until then, best wishes to you.

I'm Fine

I just wanted you to know that.  Thanks for checking in once in a while.  I hope to get back to this blog soon, because all kinds of stuff is going on that I'd love to comment on.  It's just that between work and family obligations, I have very little time to do anything else right now.  Please keep checking back here, because I have every intention of picking this blog up again once things settle down.  Your patience is appreciated.

Mom Would Be Proud

I'm just stopping by again to let you know this blog has not been abandoned.  I'm just really busy right now (again), and don't expect that to change much for the next week or so.  I'll write when I can, but it might be a while yet.

Besides, right now the political conventions are going on.  If you're interested, you're watching them, so there's not much I can say that you don't already know.  And with the Democrat convention going on right now, I'm reminded of what our moms told us:  If you can't say something nice, just don't say anything.

Some Recovery

How can we be in an economic recovery if household income is falling?  I know economic terms have strange meanings, but when your income is going down the economy is not "recovering" for you in any meaningful sense of the term.

Household Income is Below Recession Levels, Report Says

Good Luck With That

Look, I don't like President Obama's refusal to enforce immigration laws any more than you do, but this is going nowhere.  Two points:  one, elections have consequences.  When someone like Barack Obama becomes president this is what happens.  Two, when you allow the executive branch to have control of pretty much everything, the executive branch gets to do pretty much whatever it wants.  The only way to stop it is to take control away from the executive branch, which probably isn't going to happen any time soon.

Immigration Agents Sue to Stop Obama's Non-deportation Policy

For the Record

I've been busy, and still am, so I don't have a link or anything for this.  I just wanted to note that if the hurricane hits New Orleans, and things go badly, it'll all be George Bush's fault.

Okay, maybe a little of the fault will be with Bobby Jindal.  But it'll mostly be Bush's fault.

Squirrel!

The really unfortunate thing about the Todd Akin flap is that it gives Democrats and the media (I know, redundancy), who were desperate for a chance to talk something about other than the economy and the debt, a chance to do just that.  The other really unfortunate thing is that Republicans, by being so quick and so vocal to try to force Akin out, have played right into their hands.

The GOP needs to get back on the subject, and quickly.

Barbara Boxer: Maybe Republicans Just Don't Like Their Moms or Their First Wives

Inconsistency

Not to mention hypocrisy, but we expect that.  The party that's upset that a private citizen (albeit one running for president) won't disclose ten years of tax returns won't disclose its current donors.

Democrats Won't Disclose Donors to Charlotte Convention Until After the Event

Not That He Could, Anyway

I don't think Chris Christie is capable of "toning it down".  Besides, if he did, he wouldn't be Chris Christie, and if he's not going to be Chris Christie, why do you want him to speak at the convention in the first place?

NJ Gov. Chris Christie: No Chance I'll Tone It Down During Keynote Address

It Could Happen

Suppose Mitt Romney wins the presidency and turns out to be a really good president.  Suppose that by 2015, the economy has turned around and is humming along.  Suppose, too, that there are no particular foreign threats that seem all that imminent.

In that case, Hillary Clinton might decide that she couldn't win, and so she won't run.  Other top Democrats make the same decision.  In which case, Joe Biden, with a few years of relative obscurity, so that his frequent gaffes and blunders have been forgotten, is put up as the sacrificial lamb Democrat nominee for President.

I can dream, anyway.

Biden Looks Ahead to 2016 Election

The Army You Have

Look, I get that Todd Akin said something stupid and offensive.  But he's not getting out of the race, regardless of whether you think he should.  Do you really think the country is better off if Claire McCaskill is returned to the Senate?

In a Bad Sign for Todd Akin, Crossroads Yanks Missouri Ads

Where Your Mouth Is

It's not because Republicans are rich--this is as a percentage of income, not an absolute dollar amount.  It's just a fact that people living in Republican states give more to charity than people living in Democrat states.

Of course, Democrats would claim their more charitable than Republicans.  It's just that they like to give away other people's money, not their own.

Study: Red States More Charitable

Wow

I'm not surprised that Niall Ferguson wrote this.  I am stunned that Newsweek would put that headline on its cover.

Now, don't be fooled.  This is not the beginning of a new, conservative era at Newsweek.  It may, however, be the start of rats leaving a sinking ship.  Remember, I've been predicting a Romney landslide for months now.

Niall Ferguson: Obama's Gotta Go

Concluding Our Way to Reasons

Ideally, we'd do it the other way around.  We'd reason our way to conclusions.  That, however, is hard work.  It requires us to approach a subject objectively and with an open mind.  It's much easier to reach a conclusion first and then come up with reasons why it's right.  Which is what many people, on both the right and the left, tend to do.

Obama's Catholic Supporters Drop Pro-life Argument in 2012 Appeal

Water Is Wet

He doesn't say anything we don't know, but when a member of the mainstream media comes out and admits that the mainstream media is on President Obama's team, I guess it's at least noteworthy.

Time Mag's Halperin: The Media Does What Obama Campaign Wants

Fear

There's playing it safe, and then there's living in fear.  When the President refuses to do an interview with Chris Matthews, who couldn't be more of an Obama supporter if he was on the President's payroll, that's fear.  He's afraid to say or do anything unless he can completely control how it comes out, for fear he'll say or do something wrong.

Remember when we were told what a great orator President Obama was?  Now, he won't even say hello unless he gets to approve how the news clip looks.

Obama's Soft-media Strategy

Anybody Home?

Somehow my liberal friends, who are so quick to ascribe mere disagreement with them to stupidity, hatred, or evil, or all three, did not see fit to say anything about this.  Go figure.

Protester Spits on Romney Supporter in Wisconsin