To: Confucius, Œ.V., ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, Kyrgyzstan.From: J, M.D., D.Sith., Castle G, Plateau of Leng, Wisc.Subject: 5 out of 6 ain’t badAll the rest of us have posted today, no pressure, big guy. Ok, fine, as Volgi, Confucius* should take a … Continue reading →
GorT has long advocated for an increase in innovation in this country. It’s something that will develop sustained job growth and improve the nation as a whole. GorT, Sr. passed along this great TED Talk which is worth the 16 … Continue reading →
This is how Ms. Brzezinski shouldhave looked, had she a grip on reality. ‘Puter watches Morning Joe on MSNBC each morning. ‘Puter already knows what he thinks and why. ‘Puter wants to see what liberalism’s best and brightest think on … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin wishes to extend his congratulations to Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch on their victory last night. Your Mandarin is also pleased with the overall outcome of this recall effort and the ongoing impact it is … Continue reading →
DT has found an amazing way to create a sustainable energy source using water and lawn trimmings, but that is not nearly as interesting as the message he sends the Czar: Your Czariness, This has every indication of being a … Continue reading →
There’s a little black spot on the sun today, but it’s not the same old spot as yesterday… See you again in 105 years. h/t T.J., Dr. J.’s childhood BFF captured this image of Venus in transit across the sun. … Continue reading →
No less a personage than Dick Morris—whom liberals will remember helped Bill Clinton get re-elected—said that he has done the math on November’s election. Polls can be fairly accurate predictors of election results provided they are analyzed based on historical … Continue reading →
Not actually Ms. Dowd. Just a sexy librarian with which to start your day. If President Obama’s lost America’s Sweetheart and conscience of a generation (the perpetually upbeat and never cynical Maureen Dowd), he’s lost America. Well, he’s lost those … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman clearly appears over the deep end. What should be done about the economy? Republicans claim to have the answer: slash spending and cut taxes. What they hope voters won’t notice is that that’s precisely the policy we’ve been … Continue reading →
At GorT’s parish this weekend, the following editorial from the Catholic Standard is reprinted as a bulletin insert. I think it’s worth reading and pondering: Last weekend during an interview with Cardinal Wuerl on “Fox News Sunday,” the host, Chris … Continue reading →
Operative RKB writes: Dr. J, I will give them credit for one bit of schoolyard humour. Alan Scott always had a vulnerability to wood. Admittedly, it is a pun at best and a tasteless equivocation at least. Operative RKB Heh … Continue reading →
Hat tip to someone. Who the hell knows. Google grabbed it off Tumblr, and…frankly, who even knows what that means. Nobody on the damned internet speaks English anymore. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — Sir Winston “Bud” Churchill. America is creating a generation of eternal children. Children who are unable to deal with the real world. Children who at 35 are … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Mayor Karl Dean is trying to push a budget that includes a 13% property tax hike through Metro Council, here in New Atlantis. Dr. J. suspects he has the votes in spades, but New Atlantian politics are volatile … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised when paying bills last night. Not by the amount of a bill, nor by the services rendered heretofore. Rather, the Czar’s ever-tense eyes were caught by the return envelope. The return envelope—and we still hold our … Continue reading →
For the convenience of our guests, and mostly to cut down on our own repair bills, all of the Castle Toilets have been ‘Puterized for safety. A picture is shown to the right of what gets hidden behind the wet … Continue reading →
So our friends at DC Comics have rebooted Alan Scott, the golden age Green Lantern (not to be confused with Kato’s companion the Green Hornet) as their flagship ‘Gay Superhero‘ hero hero hero… In the words of Bruce Timm, ‘Meh.’ … Continue reading →
Why ‘Puter reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Heck, why anyone reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Yet, like a moth to the flame, Green Lantern to Kato and Czar to the closest cervine, ‘Puter is inexorably drawn to Mr. … Continue reading →
Since it appears that the Obama Administration doesn’t understand the word “recovery” and now doesn’t appear to understand the word, “secret”, we may need to look at their vocabulary skills. When you have a classified program that is working against … Continue reading →
Long-time reader (Dr.) JE writes in: As a fellow cardiologist who greatly enjoy knowing he is not the only one who sees the world this way I thought you might like this link. Forgive me if you have already seen it. … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s been really busy at work and packing his house for a move, so he apologizes for a lack of posts. Fred is probably grateful, but whatever. h/t – Dr. J.’s Spooky Witchy Facebook Friend Dr. J.
Continue reading →More bad news for the democrats today – GorT has to revise down his post from yesterday on employment figures. Turns out, using the government’s numbers the situation looks worse: Unemployment ticked up to 8.2% The U.S. economy add a … Continue reading →
The Czar has often remarked that the worst job in politics right now is Press Secretary Jay Carney’s. Think about it: each morning he gets up, puts on his suit and tie, and wonders what the hell he’s going to … Continue reading →
The Czar was surprised to receive an email from Aaron Colohan, whom you will not immediately recall was the subject of a Czarish rant. The Czar doubts you readers will research this, so allow him to summarize. Mr. Colohan wrote … Continue reading →
One of the Czar’s relatives was executed by the Nazis for helping Jews escape from Poland, by hiding them on his farm until the heat was off. True fact. Two Three thoughts about the President’s comments about Polish death camps … Continue reading →
The Obama Administration is out touting all the great jobs they’ve “created or saved”. Except that the jobs reports haven’t been that great. I’m sure someone had to tackle and duct tape Joe Biden’s mouth before he declared “Summer of … Continue reading →
Well, one of us was bound to say something about Mayor Bloomberg’s Progressive Campaign to rid the Big Apple of the Dreaded Dr. Pepper. Suffice it to say, when you elect a Progressive, you give him the sense that you … Continue reading →
One of GorT’s beliefs is that liberals are generally short-sighted in their attempts to remedy perceived problems. In other words, they look for immediate fixes without considering what the longer term consequences are…or what the unintended consequences could be. The … Continue reading →
There is an astronomical event next week that you should really try to see. It happens in 8-year offset pairs and then a gap of over a century – it’s the transit of Venus. A transit of a planet is … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s had enough with this pseudonymous blogging. After all, how much money can one man possibly need? Blogging’s made ‘Puter fabulously wealthy and an even bigger egomaniac than he used to be. With all his leisure time, ‘Puter figured he’d … Continue reading →
Do you remember President Obama’s pledge for having a transparent government? Maybe not. Let me refresh your memory: [The Obama] Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public … Continue reading →
Sonny Bunch has a superb summary of recent political shifts on the Left, as told by Liberal sources complaining about the Right. Not only is it ingenious, but it is smack on the money. Basically, the Left has been complaining … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s amid three of the biggest deals of his professional career at the moment. So, naturally, Mrs. ‘Puter informs ‘Puter he’s got to leave work at 2:15 to pick up ‘Puter, Jr. at Jesuit Institution of Lower Learning (“JILL,” for … Continue reading →
Uncle Jay returns from Internet purgatory to let us know he has been hanging around the Castle parking lot, wherein the found this: It is not the Czar’s, for verily a motorbike he does not ride. Could be a hotel … Continue reading →
Frequently, folks on the Right accuse the mainstream media of throwing out distraction stories—tales calculated to drive you away from lefty scandals, Democrat Party screw-ups, and general Keystone-Koppery from the liberals. Alas, in the previous three years, the average member … Continue reading →
One finds that arguing with an environmentalist is empowering for them within 5 minutes, and disastrous for them within 10 minutes. In other words, the longer you engage them, the worse they do. What it comes down to is that … Continue reading →
The great and wonderous Borepatch writes into the Czar (and jeez, we hope we had his permission to reprint this; ah well, not much we can do about it now) to say: Your outstanding post covered the subject of Dr. … Continue reading →
Wow. Go to Google news and check out how many stories there are about the “Vatileaks” scandal. Vatileaks? What, Vatigate was taken? Is —leaks the new tag the media can use as a shorthand cliché for a person who releases … Continue reading →
For the record, and right up front, the Czar is a significant proponent of evolutionary theory. For him, the evidence is overwhelming and consistent. But when Richard Leakey says that the debate will soon be over, the Czar rolls his … Continue reading →
Two probably unrelated political thoughts. First, this Elizabeth Warren nonsense. The Czar understands that Massachusetts voters don’t seem to care that she may or may not have Cherokee ancestry: they seem to be zeroing in on whether she can do … Continue reading →
Dr. J. stumbled on this over at the Esquire Blog. How he got there, he’s not sure. Perhaps a twitter link. Nevertheless, someone named Charles P. Pierce, who is clearly a Democrat partisan, is demonstrating his ignorance of both politics … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s buddy, Jamie Jeffords, at the Eye of Polyphemus, writes today regarding potential Blue-state pickoffs for Mr. Romney. Now, Dr. J. quibbles about they way he defines a blue state (a state that went for Obama in 2008, rather … Continue reading →
The New York Times Sunday Review has a strange editorial that seems completely diconnected from reality. Are you shocked? Entitled “Bring Back the Real Maverick,” the piece covers how Senator John McCain (R-2008) is interested in a law that requires … Continue reading →
The Gormogons like to play compare and contrast in order to reach a higher sense of understanding. Yesterday, the Czar excoriated the vile Charles Worley for his know-nothing rant about gays. In response, the Czar received what he considers a … Continue reading →
Yesterday on the Fox News Special Report Online post-show broadcast, Dr. Charles Krauthammer, a psychiatrist by training, by the way, intimated that Obama wouldn’t replace our gaffetastic Vice President Biden with Secretary Clinton for the 2012 race. His reasoning was … Continue reading →
Hey, E.J! You dropped your thirtypieces of silver! Don’t worry. MoDowill get them for you. ‘Puter guesses portraying Mr. Dionne and Ms. Dowd as Roman Catholicism’s fifth column is a bit inflammatory, and perhaps a tad inaccurate. Mr. Dionne and … Continue reading →
This about sums it up – remember all the liberals are touting all the wonderful policies and programs that Obama led that saved the economy: GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive … Continue reading →
Having attended Saturday evening Mass this past weekend, GorT and Mrs. GorT were enjoying a leisurely Sunday morning by watching some Sunday morning news shows over breakfast. One show had Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on to discuss his sponsorship of … Continue reading →
The last few days have seen a rash of rationalizing columns from the liberal nominally Catholic nomenklatura. And yes, ‘Puter means to use “rash” in its most nasty, suppurating, syphilitic form to describe the detached ramblings of Maureen Dowd (here, in Sunday’s … Continue reading →
Operative FJR writes in: I loved the way Lil Resident and Lady Jaye worked out their differences and there wasn’t any major adult intervention. The adults served as reinforcement to appropriate behavior. It is nice to know that there are … Continue reading →
Charles Worley is a tremendous jackass. Worse, he thinks he’s funny. Worley is some schmuck who wants to imprison gay people behind an electric fence in anticipation that they die out. He is an evil, hateful person and he knows … Continue reading →
Dr. J. used to work in a comic book store as a youth, so this story is up his alley. Dr. J. always found sexual themes to be extraneous to a good comic book story. The Dark Knight Returns and … Continue reading →
Kids fight. Sometimes it’s a fist fight, and sometimes it’s an argument. Last Friday, the Lil Resident related a tale of an argument she had with Lady Jaye, one of her athletically inclined classmates at the Jedi Academy. “So, Lady … Continue reading →
The Czar is wont to make predictions, and today he makes another one. Society has basically had enough with goofy leftism. 2010 saw a major political swing back toward something resembling common sense, although clearly there is much work to … Continue reading →
Long-term Operative SC sends in a video to the Czar, with a request to share it with you all. You probably have already seen it, and for the most part, you made up your mind on this issue long before … Continue reading →
Loyal minion Scott O, who you can read at his blog called ‘Thoughts from The Corner Office,’ writes in: Good Doctor, There is a fifth possibility for Mr. Obama to oppose less government spending in Europe, which is closely tied … Continue reading →
If it isn’t plainly clear, the lawsuits filed today by over 40 Catholic institutions against the U.S. Federal Government challenging the constitutionality of the HHS Mandate likely puts it in pretty stark terms. The Obama Administration seriously stepped in it … Continue reading →
Cubs fans are a weirdly persistent lot; they would follow their team to the ends of the Earth. So much so that many teams like to play the Cubs at home because their usually empty stadiums are filled with concessions-buying … Continue reading →
Good evening; I’m Cobb Webb, and this is April Schauers, with your local Chicago 9:00 news. Our lead story tonight is the NATO protests which brought terror to the streets of Chicago, as throngs of protestors battled Chicago police for … Continue reading →
This week, at Camp David, well Reuters does it better: U.S. President Barack Obama will press European leaders to ease up on fiscal austerity and focus on economic growth at a summit on Saturday that will discuss ways to stem … Continue reading →
Look, Axelrod, no matter how much you plant headlines like The GOP’s sad infatuation with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, you’re never going to pin this racist lunatic on Republicans. Fact is, it wasn’t the Republicans who attended his church for 20 … Continue reading →
Operative MC2 writes in regarding Dr. J.’s missive on the Nebraska senate race: Dr J, Hopefully I can put your mind at ease regarding the Nebraska Senate race, having lived here and watched it fairly closely this spring. It was … Continue reading →
Does anyone recall last year when the Czar wrote about the Цесаревич’s spectacular and politically (un)popular baseball adventure, in which his plucky band of die-hard teammates took on the well-funded and well-organized baseball team of a Very Wealthy Suburb called … Continue reading →
No, not that great Hooters song, the other kind of zombies, retired senators. As Ben Nelson is retiring in order to save face as his senate seat will likely be filled by a Nebraska Republican named Deb Fischer next fall, … Continue reading →
Mrs. Dr. J., the Lil Resident and the Lil Medstudent baked you a cake… …and a pie! Happy Birthday Big Guy! Dr. J.
Continue reading →Let me start by presenting two facts: 1. President Obama showcased one of the federally funded job training programs that he supports. The federal government funds these programs with $18B per year. At Lorain County Community College in Ohio, the … Continue reading →
…someone gets it. Signed, GorT, your time-traveling robot. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay … Continue reading →
So, apparently President Obama’s literary publicists were trumping him as ‘Kenya born’ in an pamphlet that they circulated promoting their authors and upcoming books. It was only changed in 2007 after he ran for office. This is absolutely hilarious because … Continue reading →
You may have missed it, but this week has been really one slap of bad news after another for the Obama campaign. Whether it’s blowback from turning a Medal of Honor ceremony into a political stump speech, or a jaw-droppingly … Continue reading →
Some, maybe many, of our readers may not know the name Chuck Brown. He was a music icon in Washington, D.C. He is often described as the “godfather of Go-Go”. Growing out of the funk music in the late 1960s … Continue reading →
Dr. J. couldn’t help but chuckle today. Remember all those times the media played gotcha with President Bush at photo ops, publishing pictures like this, and this?? Well turn about is fair play, at least in James Taranto’s eyes (the … Continue reading →
Following up from this post, the Maryland budget has cleared the state senate and advanced in the House set for a final vote today, we have some choice reactions from some of the state’s democrats: First up is Delegate Benjamin … Continue reading →
When Dr. J. saw this post by Kevin D. Williamson, he immediately thought of the Castle Grammarian, Torturer and Executioner, The Czar. He was quite pleased that The Czar penned something on the subject before Dr. J. awoke this morning. … Continue reading →
The morning television greeted us this morning. One of the murderers of that Connecticut family, behind bars, is speaking out for the first time about his ordeal…. Dare you kid? Why would one invoke the Czar’s rage when you know … Continue reading →
Over at The Corner, Kevin D. Williamson discusses a nonsensical promotion to change the third-person singular indeterminate pronoun from he to they. In other words, rather than say the traditional “If the auditor needs more information, he should request it … Continue reading →
…if I don’t get him first. Maybe an apt lyric from U2’s God, Part II when you think of Chris Matthews. Mr. Matthews was on a Jeopardy’s “Power Players 2012” episode that aired last night along with CNN’s Lizzie O’Leary … Continue reading →
Operative R2DT writes in: Dear Dr. J., Though I enjoy a Toby Keith song as much as the next beer-drinking-Texas (sic.), I have an alternative ‘Obama 2012’ campaign theme song for your review. It’s a little ditty by The Gaddabouts, … Continue reading →
Please excuse the typo. Apparently bronies can’t spell. Dr. J. suspects that President Buchanan wasn’t gay, but rather a brony. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD) and the democrat controlled Maryland legislature passed a budget package last night in a special session. It will raise state taxes on residents earning more than $100,000. Forty percent of the increase would be carried by … Continue reading →
The Czar will not deny he gets great email. Take this message from the Burgher of Bong. Bong is a real place, and it is just to the South of our Castle. The Burgher came to visit us once, and … Continue reading →
Although Oceania has always been at war with East Asia, it is interesting how little we understand each other. The Czar would prefer not to describe the generally petty differences between liberals and conservatives, for example, as war. But no … Continue reading →
Good mothers love their children, much as theBlessed Virgin Mary loved Jesus “‘Puter’s got a face only a mother could love.” How many times have we heard this around the Castle? The Gormogons can be, much like any family, a … Continue reading →
For your Sunday morning reading, this powerful editorial by Jessica Gavora in the Washington Post. She writes: But Julia is a more artful and nuanced creation than a simple tour guide to the utopia that awaits under a second Obama … Continue reading →
Mrs. Dr. J. and the Lil Resident, especially, love shoes. One of the brands popular with the Lil Resident, and a number of the young ladies at the Jedi Academy, the other independent schools in New Atlantis, and New Atlantis … Continue reading →
It is interesting, is it not, what amuses us at the Castle? Put here to annoy the crap out of you all day. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar … Continue reading →
It is no secret that many of us who dwell in the Castle read a fair amount of HP Lovecraft in our day. And apparently so has much of the Internet as well. With that in mind, and because not … Continue reading →
Eerily tranquil to watch. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Were you expecting something else? Victor David Hanson and Rich Lowry have been ably documenting the use of the first person singular tense by our narcissist in chief over at NRO. Rich writes as he discusses President Obama’s so-called … Continue reading →
Were Dr. and Mrs. Dr. J. to produce more offspring, our birth plan might require a flight to Taiwan for the delivery. While it might affect that child’s ability to run for president of the United States, it would be … Continue reading →
CNN asks a question that quite frankly a lot of people around the world are asking: who gives a crap about Greece? Other than the Greeks, naturally. Seriously, though, why not let it collapse and let it rebuild? Author Tim … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Recall when Dr. J. suggested that there are those in the Obama campaign trying to help President Obama lose? There is no other way to explain their stupidity for calling out Mitt Romney on things for which the … Continue reading →
I was in a discussion today with a friend who describes themselves as an independent. Whether or not this is true, I can’t be certain nor does it matter much to this discussion. This friend clearly is to the left … Continue reading →
Dr. J. doesn’t feel like talking about gay marriage this week. His attitude is that in his world view marriage is a sacrament first, and as far as he is concerned, government needs to butt out of the marriage business. … Continue reading →
Where the Hard Left seesa looming apocalypse, ‘Puter sees jobs Dr. James Hansen vomited a histrionic, hyperbolic and hysterical (in all senses) op-ed piece onto ‘Puter’s breakfast table this morning, via the self-anointed arbiter of all that is true (i.e., … Continue reading →
You know what’s incredibly dangerous to Democrats’ identity politics? Gay Americans who think for themselves. Long-time Gormogons Twitter collaborator Gay Patriot has a home run post that reveals what a total crock the President’s suddenly evolved position on Same Sex … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been working 70-80 hour weeks of late, living the glamorous life of Obama-proclaimed rich, drafting and reviewing contracts concerning asset acquisition, corporate entity creation, ownership structures and cost sharing/recovery schemes. ‘Puter’s sexy and he knows it. And you’re envious … Continue reading →
