Joust The Facts

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day", Appetite For Destruction Edition

2013-06-07T20:14:44-04:00

From the inimitable Mark Steyn, writing at National Review and discussing the IRS' appetite for doing things that decent, honorable, moral government servants ought to know they shouldn't: If you don’t instinctively know it’s wrong to stay in $3,500-a-night hotel rooms at public expense, a revised conference-accommodations-guidelines manual isn’t going...

I Remember When ...

2013-06-06T22:36:13-04:00

... it wasn't cool for the federal government to spy on Americans ... it wasn't cool to lie to Congress ... journalists used unusual secret sources to break big stories, and were celebrated rather than tagged as criminals. ... it was potentially a big problem for the guys at the...

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day" - "It's Not Easy Bein' Green" edition

2013-02-23T08:53:46-05:00

Robert Tracinski writing on the electic car, that preposterous amalgam of fossil fuel snobbery and environmental ignorance foisted on Americans by modern green alchemists who seem to think fuel, in the form of electricity, miraculously appears in your house from the "ether". Electric cars never really made any sense. They...

The 24th Anniversary of Pan Am 103

2012-12-21T19:03:00-05:00

December 21st of 2012 is allegedly the date the world comes to an end, according to Mayan lore. I know, the Mayans came to an end long before this date, but who's counting. The date, however, has already been significant twice for my family and me. In 1988 Pan Am...

A Waste Of Ink At Reuters

2012-11-04T21:56:23-05:00

Reuters, apparently completely unfamiliar with both partisan political campaigning and federal responses to natural disasters, thinks the following is "newsworthy: NJ governor pledges to vote Romney despite praising Obama NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended his praise for President Barack Obama after superstorm Sandy, but said...

The UNH/WMUR New Hampshire State Poll Pursues Credibility

2012-11-04T14:01:08-05:00

It doesn't do anything for a poll's credibility to be seen as inept once the results roll in. Which made the UNH/WMUR poll for several months fairly inexplicable. I work in a business that brings people from all walks of life into a private room with me, and often topics...

315

2012-10-31T23:55:15-04:00

UPDATE 11/3/12 0710: Not so out on a limb, perhaps? Michael Barone is on the 315 number also. But I had it first! (HT: Hot Air) Okay, now I'm really out on a limb here. Below is my electoral map, produced at Real Clear Politics. (You can go here and...

You Want More? I Don't - The Joust The Facts Endorsement

2012-10-30T23:30:05-04:00

Exactly four years ago, on October 30, 2008, The Joust The Facts endorsement for President of the United States reviewed the lack of accomplishment, inexperience, nebulous feel-good gestalt and nefarious associations of then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. It's worth revisiting not only to see what the problems with his candidacy...

Apropos of Nothing ...

2012-10-25T23:09:49-04:00

Just because I thought you needed a break from the endless stream of ads screeching about how Mitt Romney is going to steal your life savings and give it to Donald Trump and Bill Gates, or rip out your uterus and let his Supreme Court nominees play volleyball with it....

Can't The White House Handle The Truth?

2012-10-24T08:45:32-04:00

In A Few Good Men Jack Nicholson, as Col. Nathan Jessup famously declared to Lt. Daniel Caffey (played by Tom Cruise), "You can't handle the truth!" The question today is, can the White House? In the second presidential debate Barack Obama declared self-righteously that he had identified the Benghazi terrorist...

The Joust The Facts "Quote Of The Day"

2012-10-22T12:04:00-04:00

From Robert Samuelson, at Real Clear Politics about yet another insidious design flaw in the unpopular health care reform known in Orwellian fashion as the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," or more colloquially as ObamaCare. Mr. Samuelson's article addresses the definitions of full-time and part-time workers. For the latter...

They Push-Polled The Wrong Voter

2012-10-21T23:09:16-04:00

A rough transcript of a poll call - from an actual human this time! - that I answered tonight. I fielded the call, and rather than hanging up (I really didn't have much else to do at the time) I decided to answer and see where this was heading. And...

Did The Sox Just Blunder Again?

2012-10-21T11:38:19-04:00

Unfortunately we'll know the answer to that question only after one year, or two, as we see how the managerial tenure of John Farrell turns out. It seems the Sox came to an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays to procure the services of the Jays' manager, former Red Sox...

On Libya, And Lying, And Lameness

2012-10-17T23:55:52-04:00

So I watched last night's debate with Gwendolyn by my side, and she questioned why I felt it necessary to watch a debate between the two men running for president when both of us know already who we're voting for. And I had to admit, it would be really easy...

Romney Responds

2012-10-04T08:55:56-04:00

It used to be that "talking points" were the cherry-picked facts that you wanted to get out, to paint your side, your point of view, your plans in the most favorable light possible. The Democrats changed that at some point - I think it was during the Bush-Gore election squabble...