One Fine Jay

Michele Bachmann’s irresponsible duplicity

Let’s preface this with a few qualifiers: should Michele Bachmann win the nomination for president, I will actively campaign for her, volunteer for her and in fact spend less time shouting at Obama supporters online and turn my support into action. I will not countenance Obama’s reelection. However, this is primary season, and there’s something… Continue reading this entry

New York passes same-sex marriage

Congratulations and credit where they are due: the state legislature has passed same-sex marriage without dictates of the court. All hail procedure and the legislative process. Hooray. I can’t stand the gloating from the more activiste homosexualists. I’ve had to turn away from all the smug. There is, however, concern for the religious freedoms of… Continue reading this entry

A “glitterbomb” isn’t funny, ironic, or harmless. It’s a threat.

This weekend at Right Online, Michele Bachmann was “glittered” by gay rights activists. Newt Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty got a similar treatment before, too. As a result, Bachmann canceled any further media appearances at the event (more than a few wanted to interview). Some considered this to be an overreaction. I do not. On Saturday… Continue reading this entry

Rightonline session recap: intro to activism, by Patricia Simpson

Patricia Simpson of the Leadership Institute presented an introduction to activism. She asked the audience the definition of “activism,” and it was centered around the organizational aspect: making things happen. The common thread of her suggestions—engaging Liberals, attending townhalls even if your representative is of the opposition party—centers on the fact that activism is not… Continue reading this entry

Mr. President, meet Mr. Hazlitt

Apropos of the President’s ignorant—or demagogic—blaming of ATMs for unemployment, let’s visit The Curse of Machinery, a chapter from Henry Hazlitt’s Economics In One Lesson

Splitting in half to keep myself whole

I’ve written on this blog before 2003—which is the year I included in my tagline—but I nuked my archives over personal matters and started over, so I guess it’s since 2003. In eight years I have: written about my day-to-day life; opined on politics; offered non-starter solutions to social problems that would outlive me; had… Continue reading this entry