As an especially phlegmatic Irish Catholic myself, I have spent many years now screaming at Bill Donohue (on the tee vee) for many of the idiotic campaigns he has waged against secular society while cozying up to the more nutty elements of the evangelical movement.

Mad Bill Donohue
I am delighted to see this morning that Bill’s […]

Time was being on the terrorist watch list and getting hassled at Airports (like Sen. Ted Kennedy) was a distinction. You could be a proud member of the Green party, a quaker or even a social activist nun when the US blocked you from boarding an aircraft for being a terrorist, even if the […]

Once again, Hale “bonddad” Stewart has all the horrifying details:
Goldman Sachs economists estimate that as much as $3 trillion in mortgages could be underwater by the end of the year, leaving 30% of the country’s outstanding mortgages in negative equity. Since there is roughly $1 trillion in subprime mortgages outstanding, that means a large […]

Today we begin a new adventure. Tonight Columbus and then on to Cincinnati to do some in-depth profiling of the Buckeye State and to give you updated reports of what we see and do as we head into the March 4th primary.
This may be seen as make or break in Sen. Clinton’s hopes for […]

Up to 70% of US aid to Pakistan ‘misspent’
We’ve been giving General, President (whatever) Musharraf up to $80 Million per month to fight AQ in the remote “tribal” areas.
It’s now believed that up to $4 Billion has gone…who knows where. Surely, protecting UBL, and Dr. Khan while eliminating former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto couldn’t have […]

Like many who did not share the full conservative package with Mr. Buckley , his curiosity, his humor and his oddball grab bag of mannerisms made him a familiar and welcome figure. The American Conservative movement will truly mourn his passing (even though they’ve tended to patronize him and keep him in his room […]

Doesn’t it make your heart sing to just think…no more debates! It feels like strange, uncharted territory without our weekly dose of platitude polishing, but I suppose all good things must come to an end.
Everyone debates who won the debate last night - Hillary or Barack (Time was we weren’t on such an intimate […]

I know they call it The Doomsday Vault, but I think it’s a brilliant example of what a bit of imagination and globabl co-operation can achieve.
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — A “doomsday” seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain in […]

In 2006, Senator John McCain campaigned heartily for his fellow Arizona Republican Rick Renzi’s reelection to his third term in the House of Representatives. At campaign rallies and fundraisers McCain said that Representative Renzi was an important part of the Republican Congressional delegation from Arizona and he praised Mr. Renzi’s “honesty and integrity.” McCain was […]