And in the bluest of blue states (Massachusetts) where it looked like, for just a few precious months, people were actually developing some sense, some idiocy via their state Supreme Court.  Some background:  In 2002 the people of the Commonwealth voted to end bilingual education and to ensure that English teachers should be fluent in…… Continue reading

So a couple of kids wore shirts with the American flag on them to school yesterday  (ht. Middle of the Right-Mr. B).  It was the Cinco de Mayo, and many places in the United States celebrated ‘Mexican Heritage Day’ (as one news commentator snarkily noted yesterday, this is a bigger celebration in the US than… Continue reading

Bookworm has a thought-provoking post over at her place.  She talks about the Twilight Zone episode where the omnipotent/omniscient boy takes over a town.  The horror of the story is that the residents are forced to agree with everything the boy says and does or face terrible personal and social consequences.  Ultimately the town is… Continue reading

Via Bookworm at Bookworm Room, a most disturbing report on how the Obama administration is OPENLY trying to bring down the Netanyahu government and replace it with one headed by opposition leader Livni.  Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but for the past several decades, the United States has made it a mission to bolster… Continue reading

A couple of bloggers have postings about being prepared in an emergency or in the case of a disruption of services…  see Mr. B’s post here and Tam’s post here.  Having lived in Boston for a couple of years, I know that being prepared is a relatively easy thing to do, even in the city. … Continue reading

All of this bru-haha about Arizona’s law that basically states that Arizona can enforce the laws, both state and federal that are ALREADY ON THE BOOKS and other actions (ht. Mr. B) that they are taking makes it sound more like a place that I’d love to visit and could possibly see as a place… Continue reading

Parked my car (straight and secure in the dead center of my chosen parking place) and ran into two stores to quickly pick up some items.  Except it wasn’t so quick because when I came out, some stupid git had parked so close to my car that there was absolutely no way to get into… Continue reading

Apparently they called out the local cops in full riot gear to “quell” the totally peaceful demonstration yesterday before Obama’s appearance in Quincy stumping for financial reform (and where he completely mispronounced Alexi Giannoulias’ last name during his ‘shout out’, but that’s not important right now).  It was really funny that all of the people… Continue reading

Had to hit the second or third page of a google search before I found an article in the New York Times that actually says that the voters of New Jersey voted to cut 58% of the budgets for their school districts.  With much wailing and gnashing of teeth, students walking out of classes in… Continue reading

In the media-driven frenzy regarding the newly-passed Arizona law on illegal immigration enforcement, there have actually been some interesting tidbits hiding beneath the swastikas made of refried beans (live the stereotype, y’all).  The main reason this law had to be passed was because the Federal government intellectually recognizes the issue but since they don’t have… Continue reading