Author Archives: nick

If you are a real scientist, you might say something like this: It has been shown, in the laboratory, that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 create a greenhouse effect that would tend to warm the surface of the Earth. Admittedly this … Continue reading →

My cousin Andy sent me the concluding excerpt from a Rudyard Kipling poem, regarding our adventure in Afghanistan. And the end of the fight Is a tombstone white With the name of the late deceased And the epitaph drear, A … Continue reading →

I liked Obama’s speech tonight. I thought he did a good job of threading the needle between his Democratic colleagues, who want the Taliban to win, and the majority of Americans who want us to win. Of course George W. … Continue reading →

The thing about Sarah Palin is, whenever she opens her mouth and expresses an opinion about pretty much any policy issue, I agree with her. So when she is characterized as a dull-witted extremist bimbo, as she unfailingly is in … Continue reading →

The “angry” adjective is often applied to conservatives, often unfairly. After all, we conservatives are certainly no angrier than liberals who equate Bush with Hitler or Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell, and Clarence Thomas, and even Juan Williams with house niggers. … Continue reading →

Chris Matthews fantasizes about murdering Rush Limbaugh. James Carville and others smear Rush Limbaugh as a racist who should not be allowed to own the St. Louis Rams or be allowed to have a radio show. Al Sharpton and Jesse … Continue reading →

It’s very interesting, this controversy over the way Obama presents himself and the United States to the world. The right is outraged at the constant apologizing and obsequiousness, the sensitivity to the feelings and self esteem of Arabs, Russians, and … Continue reading →

The good war, what Obama called the war of necessity a short time ago, becomes the only so-so war, or even the not very good at all war, certainly not the absolutely necessary war. I’m not sure where I stand … Continue reading →

I am initially somewhat prejudiced against extremely obese people, until I get to know them. I like beautiful women more than homely women, until I know them better. I get bored with people who are a lot stupider than I … Continue reading →

A lady who lives in our neighborhood got this picture at a yard sale and recognized the house and came over and gave it to us. Now there is no longer a chimney on the right, and that fireplace is … Continue reading →