Operative ScottyO (currently researching evil sharks with laser beams) writes in regarding my previous post: Your Gleaming Techiness, One thing to add to your statement about the largest federal budget and debt: and, there is no budget! There is simply … Continue reading →
RA writes in: Czar, Great idea on health insurance simplification. I buy my own health insurance (self-employed, wife covered at her work, kids grown and on their own), so that approach has much appeal to me. Better yet, put some … Continue reading →
No, we didn’t forget. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia … Continue reading →
A friend on Facebook posted a link and comment on how people shouldn’t forget that Obama is the “smallest government spender” when it comes to the federal government. After debunking it with a few facts, the post was removed. Interesting. … Continue reading →
Hey, here is a goofy idea. How about when Romney dumps and replaces the ACA, we replace it with something that’s actually a hell of a lot easier? Not just cheaper—there are plenty of good ideas on how to lower … Continue reading →
Guess what the Czar was just complaining about at lunch? Why, BG writes in with exactly that: I got an email from the city of Alexandria, Virginia, that says, in part, “If a power outage occurs, do not use candles … Continue reading →
With Hurricane Sandoval (“Sandy”) making life a living hell for uptight urban dwellers who take a cab to the coffee shop when it snows, many Americans are going to experience a hurricane for the first time. The Czar has been … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Your Gormogons are gearing up for tonight’s Halloween Party at the Castle. Dr. J. only felt it appropriate to share with you, our readers and fans, how we will be dressing for the festivities. Dr. J. your Royal … Continue reading →
‘Puter, like GorT and your Volgi, is a native Washingtonian. In fact, ‘Puter’s family has lived in that area since before Washington, D.C. even existed. As such, ‘Puter claims special insight into Washingtonians’ abject terror at any and all weather … Continue reading →
The Island Dweller writes in with the following theory about Benghazi: Your gleaming magnificence: I am curious about something else that has been reported in the media, and no one seems to have explored it in depth. Ambassador Stevens and … Continue reading →
First-time writer, presumably long-time reader RStJ writes in with a disturbing notion: Good evening! I read the post with the mail from MC this evening, and also caught up and read the other posts about Benghazi. I have heard another … Continue reading →
MC writes in after a too-long absence: Dread, terrible, awful Czar, whose axe should be swung with even more frequency and force, I’d really like to go off on an hour rant in the wake of this story, but work … Continue reading →
What the hell happened in Benghazi? Even the omniscient* Gormogons are baffled. However, unlike the media, which has looked at the attack and its aftermath largely through the prism of the Obama administration’s cover-up, the Gormogons look to the past. (Or … Continue reading →
Apparently there are still some investigative journalists out there. The Benghazi attack will not go away – and nor should it. The basic question that people should be asking is – given the mounting evidence that the Obama Administration completely … Continue reading →
The other day, Dana Milbank was annoyed to no end, apparently when he spotted journalists at the debate monitoring Twitter for reactions more than they were actually watching the debate. Wedding ring check. This made Ghettoputer here laugh, because Milbank … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin is pleased to report that Mitt Romney has won the Presidential election. You may be asking, “Inscrutable Mandarin, how were you able to make this proclamation? Did you travel in time to see the outcome? Did you consult … Continue reading →
Island Dweller sent two odd pieces of fragmented writing on onion skin. It indeed occurred to us to lay one on top of the other, whereupon not one but two messages came out: the first message contained all curved symbols, … Continue reading →
Okay, sit back and pretend Jim Lehrer dropped acid, and that this is actually how the First Presidential Debate seemed to him. Parts of this are truly magnificent. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
Mind you, ‘Puter’s impression of U.S. Attorney Preet S. Bharara’s action against Bank of America is based entirely on Mr. Bharara’s press release, which you may review here. Here’s a very brief synopsis of the government’s claims. For a more … Continue reading →
Alert and poised-for-instant-Kung Fu-action operative MS writes in: Your most illustrious majesty: I watched only the first 10 minutes or so of last night’s debate before I was able to discern its rough course: Dear Leader: “This nation/me (priority frequently … Continue reading →
Alert readers may remember the Czar’s prediction that a Winnsboro, LA, woman’s claim that she was subject to a racial attack was untrue. Twitter friend @rachelveronica points us to this news story: Two days after multiple law enforcement agencies began … Continue reading →
The Czar has been studying the electoral maps of late, wondering how things are faring. The news is interesting. Looking at Rasmussens state-by-state polling (which is not yet up-to-date), and looking at Real Clear Politics averages (which too often include … Continue reading →
[Byang-chub rgyal-mtshan] did everything in his power to improve the military strength and administration of his myriarchy, but lived in constant discord with the neighboring myriarchs of gYa-bzang and Tshal-pa. His enemy, the dPonchen of Sa-skya, took advantage of the … Continue reading →
Dear Mr. President, After last night’s debate, you addressed a rally of your supporters and the press in Florida. But then I repeat myself. You chose this occasion, in front of a live audience of 11,000 or so to riff that … Continue reading →
Is someone attempting their own October surprise? The news media is reporting that Sharmeka Moffitt, 20, was walking down a paved trail in a quiet and calm part of Winnsboro, Louisiana, when three men wearing “white hoodies” wrote KKK on … Continue reading →
All right, sports fans! Time to turn off the Bears-Lions game and see what happened on the final debate of 2012. Barack Obama – good: A lot of us were wondering which Barack Obama would be put out there tonight: … Continue reading →
It’s amazing what an increase in oxidation state can do to a liver… No Vinyl Alcohol is served at the Leaping Peacock, only ethyl alcohol, and when Kitty Dukakis is in town, we break out the isopropyl. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Mrs. ‘Puter’s father has malignant squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. We call Mrs. ‘Puter’s dad Poppy, his chosen grandparental moniker. We have not yet named his cancer. Depending on which medical expert is consulted, Poppy’s cancer is either Stage … Continue reading →
In what may be a first, ‘Puter agrees with the Washington Post’s resident Obama fluffer E.J. Dionne, at least as to his central premise. Mr. Dionne states that President Obama’s agenda for a second term is not as hidden as … Continue reading →
Long-time operative BG carefully stacked millions of sugar cubes and left this message spelled out on the Castle driveway before the ants ruined it: The Czar’s post regarding the unfortunate visit from his college roommate struck a chord here; I … Continue reading →
…and I’ll show you yourself. So says Mrs. Dr. J.’s mother, anyway. The Washington Times writes today of President Obama’s latest endorsements, from Vladimir Putin, Raul Castro, and the ever so charming Hugo (don’t call me Cesar) Chavez. Let’s review … Continue reading →
The Czar might once in a while feel nostalgic, and indulge himself on some of his favorite essays. Here are three we wrote some time ago, and feel were pretty decently done. Have you read them? Public Service Message about … Continue reading →
The great ScottO who like Dr. J., did his civic duty today writes: Dear Dark Doctor, Granted, I’m not in the medical profession, but that article about inaprovaline contained a couple of facts that caused me concern. In the paragraph … Continue reading →
In case you did not know this, the Boy Scouts of America prefer that atheists and homosexuals find a different organization to join. The first makes sense because the BSA is fundamentally a faith-based group, and atheists would not strictly … Continue reading →
A photo of ‘Puter’s Mom, circa 1967. Notreally. ‘Puter’s Mom was too busy workingto hang out with the rich kid, self absorbedhippies smoking weed and dodging the draft. ‘Puter’s going to let slip some ‘Puter family secrets. Both Mrs. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Dr. JNE writes in: Honorable physician, Read your post re aspergillis meningitis. Good to have a voice of reason. You may be interested in another incident: “A Never Event” documents a hep C outbreak from an oncology clinic in Fremont, … Continue reading →
It has been a while since GorT took a shot at the whole Stimulus funding and Joe Biden’s favorite “number” on the internet: recovery.gov. The ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) requires the Chairperson of the Council of … Continue reading →
In case you missed it, the traditional presidential candidate roast was held yesterday. The Czar would tell you all about the Smith Foundation and its goals, but you basically want to get to the good stuff. Anyway, you can look … Continue reading →
In the event Obamaphone’s aren’t enough, Obamapuppies are next! Yesterday, our local Gannett owned liberal rag, the Tennessean has endorsed a candidate for President, and it is none other than Mitt Romney. While the editors still manage to get in … Continue reading →
JAB writes in from the double-wide. Your Czarness: I apologize for my lack of correspondence lately, but have things ever been hopping at the Double-wide! And I mean that in a good way, not that I’ve been on the lam … Continue reading →
The Czar would like to make some comments about the upcoming election that is geared for Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and people of all stripes, heights, dimensions, and configurations. First, this upcoming election may among our history’s most … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney won last night’s debate going away. Ignore what you’re hearing in much of the media. They’re brainless automatons programmed to advance Obama’s agenda regardless of cost to themselves or the nation. Sure, Obama was feisty. Sure, he sounded … Continue reading →
Island Dweller must be bored in the desert…or really likes our site, writes into GorT with the following: Dear brushed-stainless steel repository of technical sophistication: As a recently-retired Federal law enforcement professional who worked GWOT issues during my tenure I … Continue reading →
Island Dweller, a loyal minion who inexplicably was assigned to live in a desert, writes in: Your Immenseness:I have come away from the second debate largely with the same take you got on it. It was patently obvious Mr. Romney … Continue reading →
GorT was only able to watch a bit of the debate last night – soccer practices and homework help dominated the evening. However, I did see the portion of the debate when Kerry Ladka asked the question about who in … Continue reading →
Yikes, what a mess. Some of you already know the Czar is less than pleased with the nonsense of the town hall-style debate. Many Twitter twerps were irate at how pro-Obama the questions were (immigration, Bush, outsourcing); in fact, a … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin was fortunate enough to receive this message from the owner of a business that details the impact Obamacare will have on his employees: Rarely if ever have I expressed my political views to Company X Employees, but I … Continue reading →
GorT read the Czar’s post below and almost immediately disagreed with it. After re-reading it and then reading Ace of Spades’ thoughts on it (with which GorT agrees strongly), I’m not sure I 100% disagree but I do believe the … Continue reading →
Although the MSM has been covering it, and making it an upper-importance story, you still might have missed that yesterday Secretary of State Clinton took full responsibility for the failure of security at the Benghazi safe house. Not Egypt or … Continue reading →
Sometimes things almost take care of themselves. You might remember the Czar complaining yesterday about one of his 46 college roommates showing up for the first time since 1922, trashing the inside and outside of the Castle, demanding to see … Continue reading →
‘Puter harped plenty about colleges’ use of affirmative action in admissions last week in the context of the Supreme Court’s review of the issue. Imagine ‘Puter’s surprise when he came upon this nugget of information. Florida’s Department of Education is … Continue reading →
Guns or Butter…which one of these? Dr. J.’s 7th & 10th Grade Marxist American History teacher introduced him to the idea of opportunity costs and Federal budgeting back in 7th grade through an exercise called ‘Guns and Butter.’ The idea … Continue reading →
Ever have that one guy you just cannot stand pop back into your life? The Czar has his, all right. Guess who showed up? Our old college roommate, back when we attended the Marine Academy of St. Petersburg together. Figures … Continue reading →
We’re all familiar with how the Obama Administration blames everyone else and hasn’t really stepped up and taken responsibility. This is the differentiation that should be made and it’s a hard one in the political realm to do because it … Continue reading →
Good Lord, why did the Czar enjoy this so much? Maybe because SNL is starting to pay attention? Also, it looks like Romney/Ryan picks up critical and surprising live endorsement at the end. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, … Continue reading →
It has been a while since the Czar got a compliment. Not that we are fishing, but just setting your expectations at how welcome this email from Operative JS is: Dear his august majesty el czar, Thank you (and the … Continue reading →
Baseball Eye by Siccie Dr. J.’s buddy Jamie Jeffords had this opinion over at The Eye: I will agree with you the debate was more or less a tie, but only because Biden and the moderator barely allowed Ryan to … Continue reading →
Let us see how good you are at playing this game. A single bullet was fired into the Denver headquarters of Barack Obama’s campaign; thankfully, no one was hurt, but a window was shattered. You already know how the press … Continue reading →
“After tonight’s debate, I’ll be at 1 win, and you’ll be at 0 wins. See? I even provided youvisual aids. But I see your clearly superiorintellect is engrossed in deep thought,so I’ll wait for you to look up.” After Mitt … Continue reading →
GorT figures that he’ll round out the Gormogon take on the VP debate last night. We watched the debate largely as a family until Replicant #3 hit his bedtime and Replicant #2 gave up by saying, “Biden is creepy and … Continue reading →
See, Biden was such a compelling clown last night that even Dr. J. is leading off with a Biden picture. Unlike The Czar and ‘Puter, Dr. J.’s approach to the debate was more like Joe Sixpack’s. The debate was background … Continue reading →
Vice President Joe Biden addresses themedia after his stunning debate performance,blames the intelligence community for notmaking certain he took his meds today. ‘Puter watched the vice presidential debate last evening with his entire family, at least until ‘Puter shooed Spawn … Continue reading →
This is all that needs to be said: The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century. The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, … Continue reading →
Now that the dust has settled around the debate, let us see what is worth seeing. Biden responding to the death of Ambassador Stevens, the third straight month of economic slowdown, high unemployment numbers, Iran destroying Israel with a nuclear … Continue reading →
The Czar has not even read the news yet to see what immediate reactions were from a broad range of observers. Paul Ryan performed as expected: he was relaxed, cool—for the most part, although his Irish dander got up twice—and … Continue reading →
A nice Polish lady got to conversing with us the other day, and asked if we had heard anything about Obamacare taxing people selling their homes, starting in 2013. Would this not, she suspected, severely damage home sales just when … Continue reading →
The Lil Resident is a fan of the 10th doctor and several of the Disney Princesses (particularly Belle, as she’s neither a trustafarian nor an uneducated lout). So this mashup was something that Dr. J. thought his little Sith Princess … Continue reading →
Unfortunately, your Mandarin has not been able to contribute to the Gormogons’ site for some time. Your Mandarin would just like to say that sometimes experiments don’t exactly go the way your Mandarin would have expected them to go. But … Continue reading →
How bad is it? So bad that people are spending their own money to take down Obama. His statements echo a recent European immigrant who spoke with us: she came from a socialist country, and she was there long enough … Continue reading →
A lot of weird stuff is coming to light about the Benghazi attacks. By now, we have already established what happened, down to which room the Ambassador was hiding in, and how he was forced out with fire. This is … Continue reading →
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas, Docket No. 11-345. Petitioner Abigail Fisher sued respondent University of Texas claiming Respondent’s race-based admissions policy* violated her Constitutional guarantee of equal protection, … Continue reading →
One of Dr. J.’s chums other than Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend™ put this up on their timeline: Apparently the Most Interesting Man in the World was not always that interesting, and just an extra… Dr. J.
Continue reading →Well, curiosities abound. The Obama campaign seems to have an internal bit of chaos going on. Inside reports (which may have been deliberately leaked to the press) indicate that the President was a tad…oblivious, perhaps?…to the debate fallout. Basically, the … Continue reading →
From Virtualmedic.files.wordpress.com Dr. J. loved The Czar’s list of #Obamafail excuses regarding the debate. That being said, in theory, AlGore of Manbearpig fame may have been on to something regarding altitude sickness and our first African-American President.* Sickle cell anemia … Continue reading →
Well, even the far-left Pew Research has concluded that Mitt Romney won the debate with change to spare. Did we read correctly that undecided voters are leaning toward Romney 72-16 based on the debate? Worse news for the Obama campaign: … Continue reading →
This reminds Dr. J. of a boutonniere he wore at his junior prom. Per The Czar’s request, Dr. J. is entering the fray regarding the Aspergillus meningitis outbreak of 2012. The Czar accurately breaks down the numbers regarding the … Continue reading →
E.J. Dionne prepares to let loose anotherunction implosion all over the WashingtonPost’s newsroom. Better get the Brawny out. Before we begin and apropos of nothing, did you know that “opinion columnist” is an anagram of “unction implosion?” Not that this … Continue reading →
Sometimes it is not good to be the Czar. For example, he is helping his sainted mother translate some paperwork from her father, and needless to say, penmanship was pretty bad in that century. One can hardly tell a ѣ … Continue reading →
GorT is a big fan of soccer and one of the issues with the sport is “flopping”. That is, to intentionally fake an injury in order to attempt to draw a card or penalty against the other team. When you … Continue reading →
Perhaps the Doc would like to comment, but when seven people die from a form of meningitis allegedly linked to contaminated steroids, you really cannot promote that as an outbreak. Yet the Media is all excited, and wants you to … Continue reading →
During the debate, President Obama crowed that he did not raise taxes on 97% of small business owners. Mitt Romney explained to him, to the Presidents obvious discomfort, that the 3% who suffered the tax hike actually are responsible for … Continue reading →
Operative DT writes in: Oh Hirsute One, I apologize for my infrequent updates. The myrmidons are coming along well, though your suggested airborn/air assault/ballet cross-training has them a bit perplexed. Thankfully they’re only allowed to think on Tuesdays between 21:00 … Continue reading →
Your non-‘Puter Gormogons have done a marvelous job of providing instant feedback and analysis of this week’s presidential debate, brought to you by the letter “F” and the number “4.” If you have not done so already, you really ought … Continue reading →
I was thinking about including this point in my earlier post regarding the debate but hesitated…now that the Czar made a reference to it and given that I’ve heard more than one democrat-supporter use it on TV today, I figure … Continue reading →
Now that the shock has worn off for many Americans that Mitt Romney is indeed a competent, commanding fellow, the Czar thought he would step back and look at the reaction to the debate. One reviewer felt that Mitt Romney … Continue reading →
The Czar summarized the debate in a most excellent fashion so I’ll leave that for you to read. However, I wanted to comment on watching the debate. GorT was finishing soccer practice, so he walked in 5 minutes into the … Continue reading →
The Czar won’t waste your time recapping the debate point by point; neither Obama nor Romney said anything new or startling. The questions were allegedly all about domestic policy, unemployment, taxes, healthcare, and the role of government in a citizen’s … Continue reading →
Operative DM points out that tornadoes can do weird things, like put straw through trees and stuff. What are the weirdest things we’ve seen tornadoes do? Well, in no particular order, here are some of the incredible things a tornado … Continue reading →
The Czar had an interesting exchange yesterday afternoon. A self-described Democrat was complaining to us about Obamacare, and how four of her friends were let go from a hospital because of new changes in the law. The Czar was not … Continue reading →
GorT has a number of favorite genres for fiction which include mysteries (particularly British characters such as P.D. James’ Adam Dalgliesh series, Sarah Caudwell’s Hilary Tamar series and Deborah Crombie’s Kincaid/James series, but also some other sub-genres), British naval historical … Continue reading →
Our readers are smart and probably don’t need the following lesson in connecting the dots but for those stumbling upon our site or just curious as to what is really happening out there versus what the media is spoon feeding … Continue reading →
Oh yeah, they have a solution for you, all right. Here’s a new meme. Or rather, a really old meme being given a new application. As you may have heard, there is a neo-Nazi-like political party in Greece ascending in … Continue reading →
‘Puter lifted this police file photo of Czarsleeping off last year’s Christmas Partymystery punch. Moral of the story: Never let Sleestak bartend. He has a heavy pour. No, ‘Puter didn’t just regain consciousness after 2011’s yeti-themed New Year’s Eve Gala … Continue reading →
Sure, we hear all the polling numbers that Obama’s got this election in the bag – particularly in the swing states. And we can point at the various debunking of those polls – whether it be biased, inaccurate political affiliation … Continue reading →
Tennessee is a state with early voting, while New Jersey and Pennsylvania, prior Dr. J. haunts, are (or at least were) not early voting states. Indeed, he was grateful that he wasn’t on call on Election Day 2000 and was … Continue reading →
The #ninjamom tweeted this morning: spl @GG84Mom Office mate makes under $50,000/year–doesn’t care about any argument that has $250,000/yr in it. What say you to her? Dear Ninjamom: In other words, if Obamacare isn’t a sufficient train-wreck by lowering the cap … Continue reading →
Are you spending my future away, Master Progressive? Gentle Readers, Please pass this on to your undecided compatriots. About 15% of the electorate is still malleable. Despite a belief to the contrary, the middle-class and lower-upper class aren’t just about … Continue reading →
