Month: March 2010

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, March 07 2010 @ 11:15 AM CST

Sports:
All Summit League Tournament Games Available Live Via Television and Internet [*3]
Baylor coach says Griner remorseful [*4]
Lady Vols cruise past Ole Miss in SEC tournament for 12th straight win [*5]
Cy Young winner Greinke picks up where he left off [*6]
IPad to hit stores April 3 [*7]
Royals notebook | Greinke makes a big difference [*8]
UMKC can get a leg up on next year with a win today [*9] — Sadly . . . see below . . .
Tourney starts today without SDSU, and that’s OK [*10] — Yesterday . . . I’m a little behind . . .
For SDSU women, it’s all about the encore [*11]
Griffin gets career high as Huskers make history with 29-0 regular season [*12]
Oral Roberts Beats Southern Utah in Summit League Championship Quarterfinals [*13]
KU thrashes MU in the Border War [*14]
No. 4 Tennessee rolls past Vanderbilt, 68-49 [*15]
Western Illinois Women Upset Oakland, 68-57 [*16]
Oakland Tops UMKC in Quarterfinal Matchup [*17]
UMKC’s Morris dares to dream big [*18]
Jackrabbit women open Summit with IPFW [*19]
IUPUI Defeats Western Illinois in Quarterfinal Action [*20]
The soul of basketball can be found in the small towns of Kansas [*21]
Jacks sweep twinbill with big ninth innings [*22]
Sorenson earns return trip to nationals [*23]
Can Oakland help Summit earn respect? [*24]
On solid ground: Nobody says a Division I transition is simple. But SDSU seniors Kai Williams and Garrett Callahan have learned that the journey can be worth the pain. [*25]

Science, technology, and space:
Search the PopSci Archives[*26]

Straight News–Stuff sufficiently serious to deserve a serious treatment:
Federal pay surpasses private sector [*27] — Well, the Mandarins should be more well off than the serfs, shouldn’t they? Shouldn’t they? In China, maybe . . .

Miscellany (amusing things not fitting above, or below):
James Pinkerton: ‘Generation Zero’ is the ‘Most Important Film of the Year’ [*28]
Extra Fancy Award Show Popcorn [*29]
Profane, Pointless…and Profound: The history Gimme Something Better charts punk’s cultural triumph. [*30]
Yes, we have no tomatoes: Florida freeze causes temporary shortage [*31]
A Sign of the Times: Neiman Marcus Serves Corn Dogs [*32]
Japan Airlines fights to keep uniforms out of Japanese sex clubs [*33]
Yellow snow falls in Russia’s Far East [*34]
Dog Put To Sleep, Buried With Its Owner [*35]
Devastating: Hollywood to remake … “Police Academy” [*36]
Whatever Happened to Crazy? [*37]

SECTION THREE: Politics: The neverending battle against blithering idiocy:
People doing potentially good things (including sightings of politicians doing something less than totally idiotic):
New Poll, New Result: Americans Support the First Amendment After All [*38]
Fire John Stossel? [*39]
Hottie McAwesome challenges Obama “to do better” – which we translate as “stop lying, quit being a socialist, and for once listen to the American people, you dummy” [*40]
<<br>The cure for blithering idiocy: freedom and individual liberty (yeah, I know–ooh, ick, philosophy!):
Dare to Ignore Race [*41]
The Culture War Divide: American Exceptionalism [*42]
Consent of the governed – and the lack thereof [*43]

The reality of President Obama and his entire Administration as blithering idiots:
Real World Evidence for the Laffer Curve, even from the Government of Washington, DC [*44]
The reason this isn’t what it looks like is that if it really were what it looks like, he wouldn’t do it. [*45] — The cynical corruption of Barack Obama and his cronies . . .
You know what America needs now? A brutal political battle over amnesty [*46]
Has Obama done any irreversible damage so far? [*47] — To the Democratic Party . . . possibly. To the country . . . well . . . Americans are pretty resourceful and resilient when put under pressure . . .

The reality of Washington Democrats (and Independents, and Socialists) as blithering idiots:
Democrat house fortunes slipping on Intrade[*48]
Harry “This War Is Lost” Reid Complains About Politicians Rooting For Failure (Video) [*49]
Rash of Scandals Tests Democrats at Sensitive Time [*50] — But, but, but . . . they were going to be The Most Ethical Congress EVAH! What Happened?
Fumbling Majority Jerks Recklessly, Arhythmically [*51]

The reality of Washington Republicans as blithering idiots:
McCain: Hey, Where the Hell is the Gang of 14 on Reconciliation? [*52] — Where they’ve always been, John, manipulating your idealistic naivety . . .

Other blithering idiots at large making life difficult for regular folks:
Sue Lowden Demolishing Harry Reid, But (Fake? Plant?) Tea Party (?) Candidate May Save Harry Reid [*53]
UWM Tuition Protest Turns Violent [*54]
Unreal. School Board President of Failing Detroit Schools Can’t Write [*55]
Foul-Mouthed Comedian Kathy Griffin Puts On Palin-Bashing Show In Anchorage With Levi Johnston [*56]
Hollywood Elites Are Now Openly Calling For the Murder of Conservatives (Video) [*57] — My only quibble with the title is that “now” should probably more accurately be “still.”

Opposition Research: because blithering idiocy can be dangerous, especially when organized into idiotic groups with idiotic ideologies:
Seizing the Opportunity to Destroy Western Civilization [*58]
The Right to Trial by Jury – A Principle Worth Keeping [*59]
One Bong Hit Away From Murder: Warning Signs of Psycho-Libertarianism [*60]
Tides Foundation: General Support, Major Concern [*61]
Big Labor, Obama And Dems Have Big Plan$ For You [*62]
Hatemail of the Day [*63] — Lesson: never, ever disagree with a “progressive” because if you do, they will consider you less than human. It’s happened before . . .
Disgusted that Partisan Politics Is Going On [*64]
SPLC’s Democratic Party Mission [*65]
The Fear that Palin Produces (Update: Audience Member Debunks Laugh Track Lie) [*66] — Progressives lie. It’s the only way they can justify their actions. It’s the only way they can sleep at night.

The Keith Olbermann Memorial “Special Comment” on blithering idiots in the Media:
One Fails To Understand How David Brooks Breathes [*67]
Craig Crawford quits MSNBC, tired of being booked to do “boring” hit pieces on Palin [*68]
Paul Krugman Thinks Republicans Are Stupid Because They Agree Wtih, Er, Paul Krugman [*69]
EPIC FAIL: Christian Science Monitor says Pentagon shooter right wing extremist [*70]
MSNBC On-Air Talent Bails; Points Finger At Matthews [*71]
Juan Williams Beclowns Himself on the Sean Hannity Show [*72]
How a conservative can make news [*73]
Brooks And The Tea Parties [*74]
Andrew Sullivan And Leftist Blogs Are In Decline [*75]
Why Do Charles Johnson’s Beliefs Keep Turning Out to Be Delusional? [*76]

SECTION FOUR: Case Studies in Blithering Idiocy
“Global warming” aka “Climate change” — or should that be “Climate Reform?”:
E-mails from National Academy of Sciences plot attacks on AGW skeptics [*77]
Bully Boys Waxman and Markey Promote ‘Endangerment’ of Economy, Democracy [*78]
Grasping at Straws [*79]

Health care “reform” aka health insurance “reform” — or should that be health care “change?” Perhaps “Global healthing?:
Who Americans Trust on Health Care Policy [*80]
ObamaCare: the Democratic manhood contest? [*81] — It’s not about health care. It’s about winning . . . it’s about power–power of the politicians and bureaucrats over you.
Should the ‘Smarties’ Really Be Put in Charge of Health Care? [*82]

The Economy (Can the blithering idiots bring down the most productive economy the world has ever seen? Yes, They Can! Will they?):
Long-term Unemployment Still Too High [*83]
Missouri Lawmakers Discuss Ditching State Income Tax [*84]
The Dem’s Disastrously Timed Minimum Wage Hikes Hit Teens & Black Youth the Hardest [*85] — Yet another of the Democrat/Progressive good-sounding bad ideas that are corrosive to the economy . . .
The Keynesian Stimulus Dogma [*86]

Foreign affairs and National Security (Will blithering idiots get us all killed, or make us all speak Spanish–or Chinese–or Arabic–or all three?):
Hermit Kingdom Linux, Giant Juche Rabbits, and the Dear Leader’s Hennessey Problem [*87]

The Morning Whip is a (mostly) daily review of what’s out there that caught my attention, sometimes but not always posted before 11 am Central time in the U. S. of A., unless I just don’t feel like it that day, am out doing something more important or more fun, or I’ve been abducted, detained, arrested, or otherwise flummoxed by the agents of blithering idiotry.

I surf the Web, so you don’t have to! (which would be a trademark, but come on, who am I kidding?)

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, March 07 2010 @ 07:18 AM CST

Collectivism on a world scale seems to be unthinkable–except in the service of a small ruling elite.

Excerpted under Fair Use for purposes of non-commercial education, discussion and comment. Any transcription or typographical errors are mine.

Contributed by: filbert Saturday, March 06 2010 @ 11:06 AM CST

Travel:
Update: Gastrointestinal Outbreaks Strike Several Cruise Ships [*2]
West Africa: The Next Big Cruise Destination? [*3]

Sports:
KC-based sports architect Labinski to receive prestigious honor [*4]
Sam Mellinger: Mayor’s logic gets in the way of the games [*5] — Yeah, we wouldn’t want a little thing like fiscal responsibility come between us and our Bread and Circuses . . .
Griner’s punch gives the Big 12 a black eye
South Dakota State still major contender amid balanced field [*6]
Oakland eager for title after crushing defeat at 2009 tournament [*7]
Summit Stuff [*8]
No. 3 Huskers still perfect at 28-0; 1 game left [*9]

Science Fiction and Writing:
What Writing and Lying Have in Common [*10]
Your Military Science Fiction Isn’t Really Military Science Fiction [*11]

Science, technology, and space:
Study: Net Neutrality Bad for Innovation, Investment and Consumers [*12]

Straight News–Stuff sufficiently serious to deserve a serious treatment:
Shooting at Pentagon: Two cops injured; Update: Suspect identified [*13]
2 Officers Shot at Pentagon Metro Entrance …Update: Shooter Identified As Crazy Anti-Bush Truther- Photos …Update: Shooter Dead — Sometimes, an insane psychpathic wacko is just an insane psychpathic wacko . . .
Pentagon Shooter Was a Truther, Anti-Bush Loon [*14]

Miscellany (amusing things not fitting above, or below):
Man unharmed after crashing his car into barn after steering wheel pops off [*15]
U.S. recalls common flavoring after contamination [*16]
The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh [*17]

SECTION THREE: Politics: The neverending battle against blithering idiocy:
People doing potentially good things (including sightings of politicians doing something less than totally idiotic):
More Evidence that Palin’s Tonight Show Appearance Went Well (UPDATED) [*18]
Texas-Sized Lesson: The New Tone Era Is Over [*19] — Here’s the New New Tone: Quit spending our money, you dolts!
Climate change skepticism urged in S.D. classrooms [*20] — Although I’d be happier if skepticism in general was more strongly taught and promoted in schools. Question Authority. Question them A LOT. Because you can’t implicitly trust authority. The Founding Fathers understood that. Many today have forgotten that fundamental fact of human nature.
State polls show gathering storm [*21] — The people who pay the taxes are starting to get really, really upset. The people who don’t pay taxes should probably take appropriate notice . . .

The cure for blithering idiocy: freedom and individual liberty (yeah, I know–ooh, ick, philosophy!):
A Curious Dalliance with Nullification [*22]

The reality of President Obama and his entire Administration as blithering idiots:
Obama to Leftwing Democrats: Please Save My Presidency! [*23]
White House bars media from event, puts out own video instead [*24] — Most! Transparent! Presidency! EVER!!!
Fiscal Responsibility, A Trillion Dollars Worth [*25]
So, How’s That Pivot to Jobs Going? [*26]
The Obama way: Bluster, bully, bribe [*27]
The President’s Bipartisan Outreach: Doesn’t Meet the Laugh Test [*28]

The reality of Washington Democrats (and Independents, and Socialists) as blithering idiots:
Texas Dem Candidate: “I will take our troops out of the war zone and put them into space” [*29] – And, considering most of the current Washington Democrats are Really Out There, she’d actually fit right in . . .
Senate Rejects Spending Caps, and Reality [*30]
Surprise! Byrd endorses reconciliation [*31]

The reality of Washington Republicans as blithering idiots:
Corker, Bailouts and a New Federal Bureaucracy: One Indisputable Fact [*32]
Lindsey Graham Meets With Obama White House to Plan Next Amnesty Bill [*33]

Other blithering idiots at large making life difficult for regular folks:
Shut Up, They Explained [*34]
Which came first? The narrative or the nut? [*35]
The Hypocrisy of the Women’s Media Center [*36]

Opposition Research: because blithering idiocy can be dangerous, especially when organized into idiotic groups with idiotic ideologies:
Lying About Bush’s Tax Cuts [*37] — “The Bush tax cuts were intended to increase market incentives to work, save, and invest and thus create jobs and increase economic growth. An analysis of the six quarters before and after the 2003 tax cuts shows that this is exactly what happened.” Democrats lie. It’s what they do.
Astroturfed “Coffee Party” Extremists Hold First Meeting In St. Louis [*38] — Laughably pathetic . . .
I’m Not Among the Faithful [*39] — There are no saviors among the politicians . . .
Government Workers Are Earning More than You. Sucker. [*40]
Tides Foundation: General Support, Major Concern [*41]

The Keith Olbermann Memorial “Special Comment” on blithering idiots in the Media:
Politico Freaks Out Over RNC Fundraising Material [*42]
MSNBC’s Alternative Reality [*43]
Ranting And Raving [*44]
Does anyone in the media remember the “Weather Underground”? [*45] — Actually, probably not. Most of the “media” weren’t alive when the Weathermen were bombing buildinga around the U.S.A.

SECTION FOUR: Case Studies in Blithering Idiocy
“Global warming” aka “Climate change” — or should that be “Climate Reform?”:
Population Bomb Author Giving Advice to Global Warming Nuts [*46]
Climategate: ‘The Science is Settled,’ They Told Copernicus[*47]
Baltic sea ice traps ships [*48]
Met Office ends season forecasts – no more “BBQ summers” [*49]

Health care “reform” aka health insurance “reform” — or should that be health care “change?” Perhaps “Global healthing?:
Obama’s Vietnam: “This is the last helicopter out of Saigon.” [*50]
Frank Luntz on Obamacare: You Will See Democrats Defeated in Places That Haven’t Elected a Republican Since 1994 (Video) [*51] — And, re: Scott Brown, possibly even before that . . .
The Antitrust Trap for Health Care Insurance [*52] — Because the people don’t really matter to the Democrats. Only the Policy matters. They don’t care how many people actually get hurt in the process.
Dems Race to Pass Health Care Bill as Tea Partiers Plan Town Hall Wave[*53]

The Economy (Can the blithering idiots bring down the most productive economy the world has ever seen? Yes, They Can! Will they?):
Is the Recovery Losing Steam? [*54] — Did it ever really get steam up in the first place?

Foreign affairs and National Security (Will blithering idiots get us all killed, or make us all speak Spanish–or Chinese–or Arabic–or all three?):
Sometimes You Just Have to Shoot People[*55]

The Morning Whip is a (mostly) daily review of what’s out there that caught my attention, sometimes but not always posted before 11 am Central time in the U. S. of A., unless I just don’t feel like it that day, am out doing something more important or more fun, or I’ve been abducted, detained, arrested, or otherwise flummoxed by the agents of blithering idiotry.

I surf the Web, so you don’t have to! (which would be a trademark, but come on, who am I kidding?)

Contributed by: filbert Saturday, March 06 2010 @ 07:17 AM CST

The fact that German anti-Semitism and anti-capitalism spring from the same root is of great importance for the understanding of what has happened there, but this is rarely grasped by foreign observers.

Excerpted under Fair Use for purposes of non-commercial education, discussion and comment. Any transcription or typographical errors are mine.

Contributed by: filbert Friday, March 05 2010 @ 07:17 AM CST

It is in connection with the deliberate effort of the skilful demagogue to weld together a closely coherent and homogeneous body of supporters that the third and perhaps most important negative element of (the creation of a popular totalitarian movement) enters. It seems to be almost a law of human nature that it is easier for people to agree on a negative program–on the hatred of an enemy, on the envy of those better off–than on any positive task.

Excerpted under Fair Use for purposes of non-commercial education, discussion and comment. Any transcription or typographical errors are mine.

Contributed by: filbert Friday, March 05 2010 @ 05:59 AM CST

Travel:
Passenger on cruise ship: Wave ordeal terrifying [*4]
Southwest passenger arrested for masturbating during flight [*5] — Geez, dude, you could have waited to get to a DIA bathroom to join the Mile High Club, after all . . .

Sports:
All Summit League games to be televised [*6] — Conference tournament games, that is . . .
Baylor’s Griner suspended 1 game for punch [*7]
No control, no excuses for Griner [*8]
Field of 96 for NCAA Basketball a “done deal” [*9]

Science Fiction and Writing:
Why Strong Female Characters Are Bad for Women [*10]
The End of the End[*11]

Science, technology, and space:
Your best diet? It might be in your genes [*12] — One size does not fit all–or–The U. S. Govenrment’s “Food Pyramid” kills people . . . keep that in mind as you hyperventilate about those eeevil, obstructionist Republicans and those noble, well-intentioned Democrats . . . it ain’t the Republicans who are trying to enact government “death panels” . . .
New China Space Milestone an Opening for the U.S. [*13]
Precursors of Life-Enabling Organic Molecules in Orion Nebula Unveiled by Herschel Space Observatory[*14]
If you blog unauthorized “Daily Show” or “Colbert” clips, Viacom will sue your ass [*15] — Which should nicely serve to kill off interest in those shows . . .
It’s official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs [*16] — You’d think that folks would get a bit cautious about this “science is settled” stuff after a while . . .

Miscellany (amusing things not fitting above, or below):
Sarah Palin attends Oscar gift lounge with Willow and grandson Tripp [updated] [*17] — Featuring lickspittled hatred in the comments from the usual know-nothing leftists . . .
Monkey on the loose in Tampa Bay area shakes off drug darts, evades captors for over a year [*18]
You can’t make this stuff up [*19]
Domestic Violence Lobbyist Guns Down Husband After Five Day Marriage [*20]
I’m So Ashamed of My Drinking That I Need a Drink [*21]
WE Are The World, You Will Be Forgotten… [*22] — And it’s still a terrible song . . .

SECTION THREE: Politics: The neverending battle against blithering idiocy:
People doing potentially good things (including sightings of politicians doing something less than totally idiotic):
Five Reasons Sarah Palin’s Mark Burnet Deal Will Be the Most Brilliant Tactical Move in 21st Century Politics [*23]
Marco Rubio: This Country Today Is Being Run By People Who Don’t Believe in the Free Market System (Video) [*24]
Chris Wallace: Setting The Record Straight [*25]
Media pretty excited about Palin’s new “reality show” [*26] — “it’s a “reality show” the way National Geographic specials are “reality shows.”. . .”

The cure for blithering idiocy: freedom and individual liberty (yeah, I know–ooh, ick, philosophy!):
Austrian Economics and Classical Liberalism [*27]
The Second Amendment and the States [*28]
The Constitution Matters: It Means What It Says [*29] — And the American people are fast acquiring a taste for explaining that subtle but important truth in exquisite detail to those in Washington who have hitherto failed to understand that . . .
Six Reasons to Downsize the Federal Government [*30] — I can boil it down to one reason: Obey the Constitution, or get out of the way . . .
Keep Your Laws Off My Body: The case for legalizing drugs, prostitution, organ sales, and other consensual acts. — Some of the most dangerous enemies of freedom are some of its biggest “allies” on the right . . .
Bring Back “Robber Barons” [*31] — They were, after all, more honest than that crew running things in Washington today . . .
Guns for All, Privileges or Immunities for None: The hearings in McDonald v. Chicago promise an unrevolutionary victory—but still an important one [*32] — All reports continue to indicate the need for remedial reading comprehension drills for the Supreme Court . . .

The reality of President Obama and his entire Administration as blithering idiots:
Obama’s Malignant Narcissism [*33]
To Sir With Love [*34]
The More Obama Talks Health Care – The More It Sucks (Video) [*35]
The Science IS Settled…On Yucca Mountain [*36]

The reality of Washington Democrats (and Independents, and Socialists) as blithering idiots:
Dems at risk of decades in desert [*37]
At the end, quite a conundrum [*38] — Hey, House Democrats! IT’S A TRAP!

Stupak: Maybe We’ll Pass a Standalone Bill Forbidding Abortion in ObamaCare, and Then We Can Pass Obama’s Bill [*39] — Dear Bart: see above.
Can Gay Democrats Do No Wrong? [*40] – The “gay” part has nothing to do with it, of course . . .

The reality of Washington Republicans as blithering idiots:
Question of the day: Does the GOP have enough balls? [*41] — Their track record does not instill a great deal of hopeful enthusiasm, now does it?

Other blithering idiots at large making life difficult for regular folks:
Chicago’s Pointless Handgun Ban: Why draconian gun control laws never work [*42] — “One problem is that the bans didn’t actually have any discernible effect on the availability of guns to people with felonious intent.”
We’re Missing a Check or Balance Somewhere [*43]

Opposition Research: because blithering idiocy can be dangerous, especially when organized into idiotic groups with idiotic ideologies:
Beware of Government Bonds [*44]
Dronism[*45]
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a review of liberal misogyny [*46]
This is What Happens to Science Teaching in Government Schools [*47]
Fraudulent Tax Revenue Forecasts [*48] — Leftists have a fundamentally flawed perception of economics and of human nature . . .
The Wrong Policy at the Wrong Time: The problem with the Value-Added Tax [*49]
How Can You Tell When a Source is Lying? [*50]

The Keith Olbermann Memorial “Special Comment” on blithering idiots in the Media:
Hate Speech on MSNBC: A Mix [*51]
Breaking: Is John Roberts about to resign from the Supreme Court? Update: Drudge source: “News to me”; Update: Radar retracts [*52] — Our random “stupid story from a hitherto unknown Internet “news” source” of the day . . .
Does the WaPo need a Congressional scorecard? [*53] — Nope. No bias there at all. Just straight-up, impartial, unbiased reporting. Yup, yup, yup. Anybody want to buy this bridge?

SECTION FOUR: Case Studies in Blithering Idiocy
“Global warming” aka “Climate change” — or should that be “Climate Reform?”:
Doctor Gore: a good idea? – poll disagrees [*54] — Epic fail from the University of Tennessee . . .
CRUTEM3 “…code did not adhere to standards one might find in professional software engineering” [*55]
NSIDC Confirms WUWT Ice Forecast [*56] — WTF? TANSTAAFL. ROFLMAO! TTFN.
Snowball Earth: New Evidence Hints at Global Glaciation 716.5 Million Years Ago [*57] — Due, no doubt, to global warming. And George W. Bush.

Health care “reform” aka health insurance “reform” — or should that be health care “change?” Perhaps “Global healthing?:
Stupak: 12 previous health bill supporters could flip over abortion [*58]
Government health care—whether you want it or not[*59]
Obama’s market defying “magic” health care reform proposal [*60]
Scott Brown on Obama’s Health Care Plan: The People Don’t Want This Political Chicanery (Video) [*61]
Worrying about Obamacare[*62]
Is reconciliation the biggest problem in ObamaCare push? [*63]
The Same Rotten Rx [*64] — “It is a plan that says the government knows best — when it comes to a sixth of the US economy and some of the most important, personal and private decisions in people’s lives. A few cosmetic concessions can’t fix that basic premise.”
Nomentum: Another Progressive Mulls Flipping From “Yes” to “No” [*65]
Awesome: GOP congressman to delay resignation so he can vote no on ObamaCare; Update: Another Dem flipping to no? [*66]
Nomentum V: No Vote Touted by AP as Possible Flip to “Yes” Now Comes Down With Nomentum Fever [*67]
Nomentum VI: Yes Vote Now Says, “Gee, Guys, I Don’t Know, All the Cool Kids Are Voting for Nomentum” [*68]
It begins: House Dems backing away from Obama’s deadline for ObamaCare [*69]
Howard Dean: Obamacare Hangs Out to Dry “Every Democrat Who’s Running For Office” [*70] — Yeah, that sounds like a wonderful plan . . .
Reader’s Observation: If the House Passes the Senate Bill, the Senate Will Screw Them Over and Change Nothing Via Reconciliation, or Any Other Mechanism [*71] — Because . . . wait for it . . . IT’S A TRAP!!!

Theory of the day: Obama will stab the House in the back by abandoning reconciliation after they pass the Senate bill [*72] — See above . . .
Obama comforts House liberals: Don’t worry, this bill is just the beginning of what we’ll do with health care [*73] — I feel dirty even watching this wretched, horrifying political power play unfold . . .

Foreign affairs and National Security (Will blithering idiots get us all killed, or make us all speak Spanish–or Chinese–or Arabic–or all three?):
Who’ll go under the bus? [*74]
“The most interesting political phenomenon in Europe” [*75] — “Geert Wilders is currently the most interesting political phenomenon in Europe.”

The Morning Whip is a (mostly) daily review of what’s out there that caught my attention, sometimes but not always posted before 11 am Central time in the U. S. of A., unless I just don’t feel like it that day, am out doing something more important or more fun, or I’ve been abducted, detained, arrested, or otherwise flummoxed by the agents of blithering idiotry.

I surf the Web, so you don’t have to! (which would be a trademark, but come on, who am I kidding?)

Contributed by: filbert Thursday, March 04 2010 @ 07:16 AM CST

That socialism can be put into practice only by methods which most socialists disapprove is, of course, a lesson learned by many social reformers of the past. The old socialist parties were inhibited by their democratic ideals; they did not possess the ruthlessness required for the performance of their chosen task.

Excerpted under Fair Use for purposes of non-commercial education, discussion and comment. Any transcription or typographical errors are mine.