2009 – The Year of Awful Reporting

Brent  Bozell is giving awards for the year’s worst reporting. He must have had a heck of a time narrowing it down. Via Breitbart, Bozell appeared on Fox and Friends and they all had a laugh at the expense of the…

Giving ‘Crotch Rocket’ A Whole New Meaning

These people are insane. Below is a photo of the exploding underpants that thankfully failed to explode on Northwest 253. Related: The Obama administration would like you to think this nutcase was working on his own. He wasn’t. He had…

Two Northwest 253 Plotters Were Released From Gitmo

I guess “crayon therapy” isn’t what the doctor ordered. Via Weasel Zippers, ABC News reported: Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the…

Fannie and Freddie: Bailouts, Bonuses and Buyouts

This is insanity. In case you missed it, the Treasury Department announced on Christmas Eve that Fannie and Freddie would get unlimited federal funding, and executives at the GSEs will receive Wall Street style bonuses. The news hasn’t gotten any…

Video: New TSA Rules in Action

No TV, no radio, no reading material, no blankets, no personal items….. Wouldn’t it make more sense to stop giving visas to radical Islamists? Just askin’. Via Breitbart

Underpants Bomber Warns ‘There Are More Like Me’

So by all means, let’s search little old ladies and throw out their shampoo, while allowing guys like this to breeze through security. Watch until the end-the British government denied this man a visa and would not allow him to…

187 Ton Windmill Just Falls Down

Talk about tilting at windmills. This wind mill tilted, and then fell down. For no apparent reason. The Syracuse Post Standard reported: Fenner, NY — Marvin DeKing already was up and awake between 3 and 4 a.m. when he heard…

Frightened Democrats Ask Obama to Drop Cap and Tax

They know the American people hate their health care bill. They need time to repair their images, and passing a cap and tax package is certainly not the way to go about it. Either way, the statists will always remain…

Good News – Most Americans Aren’t Keynesians

It turns out common sense isn’t completely passe. For the first time a plurality of voters believes the government spending hurts the economy, according to the latest Rasmussen poll. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 30% of…

The System Worked? – Updated

Let me get this straight. A terrorist is able to board a US flight with bomb material, without showing a passport, after his own father alerted US authorities to his terrorist proclivities. The only reason he didn’t blow up the…

Random Post-Holiday Ramblings

The rugs have been cleaned, the fourth load of laundry is in the dryer and the dishwasher’s running. Which means I have a few minutes to spare for blogging. Not that there’s anyone reading political blogs this weekend. RS McCain…