Joust The Facts

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day"

2012-01-24T22:48:43-05:00

Comes from the Heritage Foundation discussion of tonight's State of the Union speech by President Obama. Early on in the speech Mr. Obama proposed (yet another) jobs program. They address this idea here. More Job Training Programs on Top of All the Other Redundant and Ineffective Programs – David B....

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day"

2012-01-21T10:34:02-05:00

From Jazz Shaw at Hot Air, on this snowy New England Saturday, comes a pithy summary of the mindless ideology that pervades Obama decision-making. His final point highlights the amazing reverse logic which seems to be in play here, once again comparing the Keystone XL project to California’s high speed...

Win, Place, Show in NH - A Joust The Facts Endorsement

2012-01-10T23:29:07-05:00

By the time this post is published the results in New Hampshire will be all but complete. Mitt Romney wins (38% currently), followed by Ron Paul (23%), Jon Huntsman (17%), Rick Santorum/Newt Gingrich (or perhaps Newt Gingrich/Rick Santorum) (10% each). Rick Perry seems to have fully imploded, with only 1%...

Happy 2012! ... Oh, And Merry Christmas

2012-01-01T09:09:42-05:00

And 'cause I missed doing my Christmas post ...

The 23rd Anniversary of Pan Am 103

2011-12-21T19:03:00-05:00

December 21st has acquired an increasing aura of ominous significance for my family and me. In 1988 Pan Am 103 was blown from the skies by now-convicted Libyan terrorists, falling to earth in Lockerbie, Scotland and taking with it the lives of 259 people on board the plane and 11...

As Good An Indictment Of ObamaCare As You'll See

2011-12-18T18:26:51-05:00

From The Cato Institute's Michael Tanner, in the pages of the NY Post. He writes it from a "why should anyone trust the government" angle, but if you just focus on Obama's government healthcare takeover and want to convince yourself that that was a colossal and expensive mistake, well, read...

Shorter Andy Stern; Even Shorter F. A. Hayek

2011-12-01T08:02:51-05:00

Mr. Stern, former head of SEIU: Central planning is good. Mr. Hayek, economist: No, it's not. I might remind Mr. Stern that China's 5 year plan is just that, a "plan." Remember that Mr. Obama also had a "plan" for a boatload of "green jobs." How's that workin' out for...

Because They're Better Human Beings, That's Why

2011-11-30T22:17:30-05:00

Seen on the wall of a Boston parking garage. I feel, somehow, inferior.

Please, Not Valentine

2011-11-29T23:12:00-05:00

The Red Sox, having stayed in house with Ben Cherington as GM, are now apparently on the verge of signing Bobby Valentine to manage the team in 2012. That would make management 0 for 2 on the big decisions so far this offseason. Just what the team needs, a self-promoting...

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day"

2011-11-29T17:00:00-05:00

Coming today from the Wall Street Journal's Bret Stephens, on the subject of global warming climate change. Consider the case of global warming, another system of doomsaying prophecy and faith in things unseen. As with religion, it is presided over by a caste of spectacularly unattractive people pretending to an...

Don't Know Much Geography ... Or College Sports, Either

2011-11-23T15:44:16-05:00

At Yahoo! Sports, in a feature blog called "The Post Game," writer Max Thompson smugly makes fun of ESPN for putting up an image of Minnesota during a story on Wisconson athletes Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers and the Green Bay Packers stellar quarterback Aaron Rodgers. I borrowed the...

Fisking Frum: A Multitude Of Non Sequiturs

2011-11-21T16:04:51-05:00

David Frum, ostensibly a Republican, asks in New York Magazine "When did the GOP lose touch with reality?" Judging by his composition it's a fair question to turn back on the inquisitor. He starts out by trying to emphasize his Republican street cred. I’ve been a Republican all my adult...

One Reason Why Your Health Insurance Costs So Much

2011-11-07T23:08:32-05:00

A little anecdote that may help explain some of the escalation in insurance premiums that people are about to find as year end approaches - for reasons other than the colossally intrusive and costly ObamaCare. I saw a patient in the office a couple of weeks ago. A gentleman in...

Is Congress Is Authorized To Do This?

2011-10-28T21:16:17-04:00

Newsbusters' Noel Sheppard notices MSNBC's Martin Bashir calling on Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to either raise taxes on the "wealthiest" Americans or resign. That's ridiculous enough, but I noticed another problem or two. Martin Bashir is, as he proves in the transcript,...

These OWS Jokes Practically Write Themselves

2011-10-27T23:06:01-04:00

I've been watching with amusement the preposterous, unhelpful and ill-informed protests known as OWS, "Occupy Wall Street" as it were. There are "Occupy" protests in other cities, including our own Boston locally, as well as Toronto, Oakland, Sydney, LA and a host of others. Most are comprised of a relative...