Tag: Rant

Moonbats and wingnuts baffle me

I’ve long since given up trying to figure out how moonbats and wingnuts think. By “moonbat” I don’t mean someone who has different political, social or economic views to those I hold, so long as they’re rationally argued and thought through. I can agree to disagree with such a person, and usually have a stimulating,… Continue reading Moonbats and wingnuts baffle me

“Why the Internet will destroy the planet”

That’s the title of another essay by my favorite Australian satirist, Richard Glover (whom we’ve met before on this blog). Here’s an excerpt. Idiots used to be corralled in places called pubs, in which they could bore each other with their crazy opinions while drinking themselves into alcoholic dementia but now – suddenly – they… Continue reading “Why the Internet will destroy the planet”

A pox on global warming alarmists!

I’m so angry with (at least some of) the global warming crowd right now, I could spit-roast them over coals and not turn a hair. Japan’s just experienced one of the worst earthquakes in recorded history,. Hundreds are already known to be dead, with hundreds more missing. The death toll may rise into the thousands.… Continue reading A pox on global warming alarmists!

I can hear Big Brother’s footsteps coming down the hall again . . .

I’m infuriated by this news report from England. At the age of three, most children will want to grow up to be a train driver, astronaut or princess. But according to scientists, some toddlers are already destined for a life of crime. Disturbing evidence has emerged that the psychological seeds of a criminal career can… Continue reading I can hear Big Brother’s footsteps coming down the hall again . . .

The tragedy of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

By now I’m sure my readers are familiar with yesterday’s tragic shooting in Arizona, which killed six people and left Congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords hospitalized with a bullet through her brain. At this time, her long-term prognosis is unknown, but doctors are expressing guarded optimism that she will at least survive. What infuriates me is… Continue reading The tragedy of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Solving the entitlement problem, once and for all!

Sean Linnane mentions on his blog a letter published in the Waco Tribune Herald newspaper in Waco, Texas, on November 18th last year. Unfortunately, not being a subscriber to that newspaper, I couldn’t get a direct link to the page concerned: but Mr. Linnane printed the whole letter anyway. It’s so good – and I… Continue reading Solving the entitlement problem, once and for all!

Politics as usual . . . and just as nauseating!

I noted two news reports with displeasure and disgust today. The first summarized former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s time in office in financial terms. In the 1,461 days that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) served as speaker of the House, the national debt increased by a total of $5.343 trillion ($5,343,452,800,321.37) or $3.66 billion per day ($3.657,394,113.84),… Continue reading Politics as usual . . . and just as nauseating!

A New Year’s resolution I can fully support!

Daphne, one of the contributors to Jaded Haven, writes about her New Year resolution: to avoid big-box stores. I spent an hour at Best Buy this morning and walked out without buying the item I came to purchase. My son needs a laptop, they had the model I wanted in stock, unfortunately they only had… Continue reading A New Year’s resolution I can fully support!

Losing politicians try one last trick before they leave

I hope you’re as infuriated as I am by the shenanigans of the present Congress in trying to ram through a pork-filled spending bill during their lame-duck session, just before the newly-elected Congress takes office in a few days time. The Wall Street Journal called it ‘The 111th Congress’s Final Insult‘ – a very suitable… Continue reading Losing politicians try one last trick before they leave