Can I question his patriotism and support for the troops now?
It's no secret that we here at Wizbang loathe Ted Rall. He's a subliterate, untalented, unmitigated, blithering, raving, unfunny, vile, noxious, scrawler who manges to make up for his utter…
Massachusetts justice: a bargain at twice the price
Some people are just blessed with gifts. Imagine being a respected judge, with a secure six-figure job for life and more time off than you know what to do with….
Explaining "News" to the AP
Dear AP: When you have more photogs coving an event than you have people attending it: IT AIN'T NEWS Geeze they are so anxious to find something to make Bush…
Diary of some MADD housewives
When Mothers Against Drunk Drivers started, I thought it was a hell of a great idea. At the time, drunk driving was practically at epidemic levels. MADD was one of…
Gee, projecting much?
Every now and then, when I feel my blood pressure is getting a little too low, I wander over to a few places guaranteed to get me worked up. One…
Some troops in dire need of support from home
Last night, I received an e-mail notifying me of a despicable thing going on. A dedicated milblogger in Iraq, Grey Eagle, has been posting tributes to US soldiers in Iraq….
Suffering from irony deficiency
Oliver Willis managed to find a comment over at Free Republic that has him all in a dither. Apparently a commenter (not even a poster, but a commenter) called for…
The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
Seems little Johnny Depp is a victim again: DEPP: 'I CAN'T STAY IN RIOT-RAVAGED FRANCE' Hollywood star JOHNNY DEPP is so shocked by the riots raging through France, he's considering…
Compassion Uber Alles
Last week WRKO's John DePetro (now my favorite talk show host) had "Illegal Thursday," where he had two illegal aliens who would like to attend Massachusetts state-run colleges at the…
Amen, brother!
I've said before just what I think of Pat Robertson, but Andy Borowitz sums it up better than I ever could. And I think I'm gonna follow Mark from TxFx's…
Vox populi
Yesterday, a miracle happened in Massachusetts. Governor Mitt Romney signed a new drunk-driving bill into law, toughening the penalties and removing some of the roadblocks that had been in place…
I won't say "sanity prevails," but the insanity is reined in slightly…
There's good news and bad news out of Massachusetts this morning. Yesterday I mentioned that a bunch of illegal aliens held a rally at the State House to demand in-state…
How many swings does he get?
I've never been a fan of Tom Delay, and I've not paid much attention to his current travails, but the bits and pieces that have caught my attention have done…
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups
While hopping around the left wing of the Blogosphere this morning, I stumbled across a link to this page. It's an online petition for those who are against the war,…
The failure of a Nobel Experiment
The International Atomic Energy Agency has to be one of the biggest jokes in the world today. Charged with enforcing the Non-Proliferation Treaty and shepherding research and development of nuclear…
Hoist by his own F-Stop
AL over at Sir Humphrey's thought he noted something odd about AP and Reuters photographer Bilal Hussein's pictures of "insurgents" in Iraq, so he did a bit of digging. And…
Ray Nagin- Driving New Orleans to Oblivion
Well, Hizzonor the Mayor has establish a panel to rebuild New Orleans. The newspaper report does not give all the names of those involved but from what they do list,…
A sickening abuse of justice
A while ago, a Taco Bell restaraunt had a scare. One of its employees came down with Hepatitis A, and might have infected customers and co-workers. The restaurant immediately reported…
New Orleans Officials: No Breach in Levee
I just want to make sure you all get this message loud and clear… All of you who are watching CNN or FOXNews might be under the mistaken impression that…
Congressman Turns On Anti-Immigrant Teacher
An unnamed Florida Congressman (or more likely their staff) took a letter from Orange County elementary school teacher Jan Hall and turned it over to a Spanish language newspaper. As…
The real cannibalism story out of New Orleans
One of America's greatest strengths in the past has been our ability, in the time of great national crisis, to set aside our differences and pull together as one nation….
Bad day for incompetent criminals
Three stories in the news reinforced my long-held belief that crime, as a general rule, just doesn't pay. In Rochester, New Hampshire, a local dirtbag had reportedly been trying to…
The Boston Globe: time to surrender to Al Qaeda
Today's Boston Glob has an op-ed piece written by one Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, who bears the incredibly burdensome title of associate director of the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict…
Blanco Can't Have It Both Ways
In my post below about Kathleen Blanco not calling in Federal troop for days after the storm, Gary over at Rightpundit catches me sleeping. The second, and most significant point…
Kos vs. the DNC — D-Day + 9
On Monday, August 22, 2005 (my late mother's birthday, oddly enough), Markos "Screw 'em" Zuniga announced that he had a secret plan that would destroy the Democratic Leadership Conference. In…
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