Stealth Tax

The Houston Chronicle did a terrible job discussing the appraisal cap issue which came up on the Texas Senate floor yesterday: Cities and counties would be the hardest hit by a lower appraisal cap because it would hamper their ability to raise revenues to pay for local services. This is absolutely false. Revenue can go … Continue reading Stealth Tax

Flying the Flag

Question for today: Why is ok to burn the American flag, but it's not ok to fly a Confederate flag? In the first case, you have to take the viewpoint of protecting free speech, then in the second case you have to take the exact opposite view.

Liberal Columnist Asks: What if Bush was Right All Along?

Columnist Mark Brown isn't entirely convinced. But at least he's asking the right questions: Maybe you're like me and have opposed the Iraq war since before the shooting started -- not to the point of joining any peace protests, but at least letting people know where you stood. [...] But after watching Sunday's election in … Continue reading Liberal Columnist Asks: What if Bush was Right All Along?

Election Fraud

There are a lot of news stories about the Democrats challenging poll results in Ohio lately, even though Bush won that state by 118,000 votes. Although I think the Democrats are just doing political grandstanding on the issue and it won't change anything, making sure the elections are fair is a noble enough cause. Go … Continue reading Election Fraud

Liberal Media Bias

Patterico has a thorough thrashing of the L.A. Times, showing just how lopsided the converage was this year. L.A. Times rivals the Boston Globe in terms of liberally biased reporting, and rarely has it been documented as well as Patterico has done it. It comes in two parts, and highly recommended reading: Patterico's Los Angeles … Continue reading Liberal Media Bias

As Long as Democrats Think That, Republicans Will Win

Peggy Noonan has a great article about how the faith and politics today. It's too bad she only writes on Thursdays. The first example she had was when reporters questioned President Bush's speechwriter, Michael Gerson. The reporters wanted to know when the president refers to his "belief" whether he is speaking in "code" to evangelicals. … Continue reading As Long as Democrats Think That, Republicans Will Win

Faking God

Kathleen Parker writes a fantastic article about how religion didn't "work" for the Democrats during this election. Through their post-election soul-searching, Democratic leaders claim to have seen the light. The reason they lost - and the way to win - is God. It was precisely this sort of insight for which God created Monday mornings. … Continue reading Faking God

Generosity Index

Apparently some grumpy people upset about the election are forwarding an IQ Chart that shows that intelligent states voted for Kerry, dumb states voted for Bush. It's a hoax, of course. On the other hand, Michelle Malkin has pulled data from the Generosity Index and cross referenced it to the 2004 election results. That's company … Continue reading Generosity Index

A Sad American

Thanks to a tip from Spritzy, I read this article from A Sad American. Absolutely amazing article about why this average middle of the road American didn't really want to vote for Bush, but the Democratic party alienated her so bad she couldn't vote for Kerry. Highly recommended reading for both conservative and liberal people. … Continue reading A Sad American

Coincidence?

The stock market tanks after rumors that John Kerry was doing better than expected in key battleground states. Naked German people having sex on the sidewalk. And 300 blood sucking monkeys attack children at a Hindu temple. Coincidence? I think not. The end of the world is nigh. 😛

October Surprise

The "October Surprise" by the media about missing explosives didn't work this year. Why? Obvious: it wasn't person. Now if CBS could come up with documents that say Bush personally took the explosives, that might stick a little. Instead, it comes across as criticizing the troops, calling them incompetent. They are not; our troops are … Continue reading October Surprise

Go Sox!

I'm rooting for the Red Sox. Looks like they're on the verge of whooping the Yankees tonight. Tomorrow I'll be rooting for the Astros. Go 'Stros! Then the World Series will be... Massachussetts vs. Texas. Sort of symbolic. I like that. 😛

Standard Form 180

Before I go any further, note this: John Kerry could answer these accusations instantly by signing Standard Form 180 that releases all of his military records. So far, he's refused to do that, and the Navy says they are still holding about 100 pages of unreleased information. Sign the Standard Form 180, Senator Kerry. If … Continue reading Standard Form 180

Limbaugh Ruling Inadvertently Overturns Roe v. Wade

Scrappleface satire via the lovely Miss Vox: (2004-10-06) -- Florida's 4th District Court of Appeals inadvertently overturned the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling today when it denied Rush Limbaugh's petition to protect his right of privacy regarding medical records. A spokesman for the court said that by ruling Mr. Limbaugh had no … Continue reading Limbaugh Ruling Inadvertently Overturns Roe v. Wade

Intelligence Reform

Via the Washington Post The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to revamp the structure of the nation's intelligence community by creating a national intelligence director, a counterterrorism center and other agencies in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The legislation passed 96 to 2. Hmm... that only adds up to 98 Senators. I wonder … Continue reading Intelligence Reform

Blog Free Day

Unplanned. Unscripted. So nothing happened yesterday. Frankly, I just wasn't bloggable yesterday. Mikey needs a vacation. I'm going to be watching the debates tonight. More about that later.

Students at Rather's Alma Mater to Protest His Reporting

When I saw this story, I couldn't help but notice: September 13, 2004, 19:20:32 EDT Dan Rather--a journalism graduate from Sam Houston State Teachers College, which has since renamed itself to Sam Houston State University and named its journalism school after him--is one of his school's most famous alumni. But not everyone there is a … Continue reading Students at Rather's Alma Mater to Protest His Reporting

CBS Stands By Its Story: "These Fakes are Real!"

CBS and Dan Rather stands by their story, claiming the faked Col. Killian documents they showed on 60 Minutes are real. CBS also denies any internal investigation is underway. This report was not based solely on recovered documents, but rather on a preponderance of evidence, including documents that were provided by unimpeachable sources, interviews with … Continue reading CBS Stands By Its Story: "These Fakes are Real!"