Death Penalty “It found the death penalty was a more expensive sentence than life in prison and has not deterred murder.” Hell, we could abolish New Jersey itself using that logic. For that matter: “The death penalty is barbaric and fatally flawed beyond repair,” said Sen. Shirley Turner, a Democrat who sponsored the bill. So is the New Jersey Legislature Senator. We anx... [More]

Aggravating interview This was a disappointing interview. Tim Russert is by no means the worst commentator out there and historically, he’s been mostly balanced in his treatment of guests. I’ve had my share of objections to what he has to say and what questions he chooses to ask but for the most part, I’ve tended to chalk those objections up to heat of the moment anger or my o... [More]

I don’t care about your money Really, do you need any further explanation for why this woman should not come within 200 miles of the White House? BARTIROMO: WHERE DOES THAT $5 BILLION COME FROM? SENATOR CLINTON: IT’S GOING TO COME FROM WHERE IT COMES FROM, FROM THE BUDGET, FROM EMERGENCY SPENDING. Translation: “I have no earthly idea where the hell this money is coming from an... [More]

Awesome “The following day she said she’d just been flustered by the question and did, indeed, know the earth was round.” We might need an entire category just for The View.

Huh? Do people seriously watch this show? This was like having Albert Einstein guest star on Sesame Street: BEHAR: So are you not against, just you like Roe v. Wade, except to a point. Is that what your position is? PAUL: No, I don’t like the Federal government doing anything. BEHAR: Okay. PAUL: So, I want the states to deal with it. BEHAR: But what’s the- if you’re against abortion what’s the d... [More]

“As the rulers are in the republic, so are the other citizens likely to be.” - Plato Ignorance First of all, let’s cut through the nonsense being spewed by some of these (ironically) radical groups who want to associate every bill that uses the word “terrorism” with the end of freedoms as we know them. It’s not a thought crime bill. If you read the bill, it ... [More]

Pat Sajak Sajak writes — “If any group of citizens is uniquely unqualified to tell someone else how to vote, it’s those of us who live in the sheltered, privileged arena of celebrity-hood … The idea of choosing the Leader of the Free World based on the advice of someone who lives in the cloistered world of stardom seems a bit loony to me.” Sajak adds — “the idea that... [More]

Mills This is awesome stuff. I can’t even tell what she’s angry about. Deforestation? The wasting of cow’s milk? Environmental destruction? The real question is: does she know what she’s angry about? It’s clear that she thinks she does but judging by this tirade, does anyone seriously believe her? I say no.

Appearing as a foreword at the beginning of Cato’s Letters, Thomas Gordon here eloquently describes the fruits of a free conscience and an independent mind. It seems to me that this short excerpt is as good an example as any of the ultimate goal of what Thomas Jefferson would later describe in the Declaration of Independence as “the pursuit of happiness”. In some ways I think, ... [More]

GO AWAY “These multi-billion dollar companies are global brands with a responsibility to be honest, accountable and responsible,” the group’s director general Richard Lloyd said. First of all, multi-billion dollar companies do not need to be accountable for fat kids. Parents do. If parents are incapable of preventing their pudgy little offspring from wolfing down fat and sugar... [More]