The Czar was leafing through the Muscovy Crier the other day, looking for the police blotter so he can see which neighbors’s teens got pinched for public intoxication when he spotted a comment about local voting turnout. The Czar immediately … Continue reading →
Today for many Americans is an election day, and here in Muscovy we are celebrating the rich plethora of candidates battling it out in primaries. They are called primary elections because they are primarily for our entertainment. The Czar is … Continue reading →
The ongoing debate about national service is hardly winding down; the Czar is not certain he has seen this much debate between our readers since a row between Operative Thump (deceased), Minion Hoogle (deceased), and Operative Cheever (deceased) in 1838 … Continue reading →
Voting is hard, claims the New York Times. Really, the New York Times is angry because voter fraud is getting harder. It’s the only way to make sense the editors’ four step voting reform program* proposed in this editorial. The … Continue reading →
President Obama has announced the launch of a Federal task force to combat sexual violence against women students. in other words, this is a group being hired at great taxpayer expense to solve a non-federal problem. Because Obama is growing … Continue reading →
The Czar thinks Scott Walker, among others, would in particular make a fine president. Too bad, really, because reality doesnt give a hoot about what the Czar thinks, nor what ought to be even were we incorrect. Indeed, realty kind … Continue reading →
Island Dweller brings the 411: Esteemed, great and awful majesty: I recall a recent post by you relating to American voters and how they suck (by and large). Here is a story that’s a perfect example of how voters take … Continue reading →
When LTC Dan (ret.) writes you to say decent job, well, that’s high praise indeed. The Czar is sure you hold him in the same esteem with which we do, given all he has done. The colonel says: Czar, Thank … Continue reading →
So it breaks down like this. The GOP, we are reassured by the media, is perilously close to splitting in two. Actually, this is ridiculously far from the truth, but there is a comment we can make about that. In … Continue reading →
As stated before, GorT loves pulling themes for posts from his liberal friends and relatives Facebook posts. Why? Because they usually are bereft with logical flaws. Today, we’ll focus on the recent video that is making the rounds of 12-year … Continue reading →
Mitch used to write in from time to time, and thank goodness he’s still out there. Yesterday, the Czar had to sum up the evolution from the Whigs to the 1860 Republican Party in a half-sentence. Not surprisingly, Mitch thought … Continue reading →
A hot microphone captured Senator Rand Paul expressing with some incredulity that Republicans might actually triumph in this shutdown nonsense. Why not. You have a president begging Americans not to give up on Obamacare, which is a complete reversal of … Continue reading →
Faithful minion @Blacknsam reminded ‘Puter that he has not yet provided his thoughts on today’s rulings. ‘Puter retorted that he had in fact done a write up of the last week’s goings on at the United States Supreme Court, to … Continue reading →
What a clown act the President has become; he isn’t seriously fooling his most loyal followers with his political stunts, and by God even the left-most media is calling him a nutjob. In unrelated—seemingly—news, one of the most historically corrupt … Continue reading →
The Czar despises trendy phrases to describe concepts in psychology or sociology. He still does not use “sound bite,” for example and that phrase is older than many of our readers. However, he is inclined to think there is merit … Continue reading →
Every liberal who thinks her opinionon the Second Amendment should control‘Puter’s rights should imagine this guydeciding what her Constitutional rightsshould be, and behave accordingly. In recent days many of ‘Puter’s leftist friends have taken to Facebook, crowing about how fantastic … Continue reading →
Our newest minister of fanmail, the one and only Island Dweller carved the following missive on the Spice-stuffed carcass of a Harkonnen: Sir: I wish I could share your opinions about what happened last night, but I can’t get the … Continue reading →
May her last colors never run. The Czar really wanted to avoid posting anything today except an analysis of why Obama lost. You would have enjoyed reading it; the Czar certainly enjoyed writing it back in September. Suffice it to … Continue reading →
Dread and awful Czar: Today is Hiring Day. I saw your observations about how these cliffhanger elections seem to be occurring more and more frequently, and your analysis makes sense. I’m just sitting here on my island (having already voted) … Continue reading →
Happy Election Day. You have already voted, are about to, or will get to it as soon as you can before your local polls close…right? Remember: this one is historic, and you want to say you were there. For God’s … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who read our explanation of political polling. In less than eight hours, it screamed to the top of our all-time most-popular features here at the Big G and got considerable attention from much bigger media outlets. That … Continue reading →
The Czar stopped looking at day-to-day polling on Friday, when it became clear that all of it had become complete nonsense. Normally at election time, the media polls favor the Democrats in big numbers in order to starve money from … Continue reading →
This time more than you remember. And do yourself a major favor this time—do a straight-line GOP vote. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … 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 →
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 →
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 →
People want to know how we’re going to vote…run! Mitch H., proud owner and operator of Blogfonte, sung by the Castle and had a barside chat with us on the Czar’s wonderful piece on the weirdness of recent polls. The … Continue reading →
The Czar must say he is quite confused by the media on this election. Okay, there are so many stories “correcting” the polls that there is no point in providing a link to one of them. By and large, you … Continue reading →
Interestingly, political junkies on both the Left and the Right each seem to have a major misconception about the Hispanic voters in the country. Fair is fair, and let us explain them both. Owners of these small businesses want lower … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Warren’s people believed that the coyote represented the Trickster spirit in legend. Turns out, the real thing works pretty much the same way. One of the ways President Obama won his 2008 election—and all his previous ones—was by his … Continue reading →
Conservatives and Republicans alike had an amazing week. The Czar has been saying over and over that the Right is dominating the social media scene: Twitter, Blogger, Thiser, Thatter, and (increasingly) Facebook is now becoming a vast, right-wing playground from … 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 →
LittleRed1 sent the Czar an unbroken paragraph (but not all in upper case) regarding the Virginia GOP, whom by now you know are evil bastards. LittleRed1 writes (with our edits): Oh great and powerful Czar, As your mightiness no doubt … Continue reading →
AH writes in with what the Czar thinks is absolutely polished, spot-on thinking. Please read this carefully, because he hits all the notes the Czar would be aiming for in future essays: Dread Czar, Liked your piece last night. It … Continue reading →
As Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul turn the heat up on each other, it has become clear that neither man is destined nor desirable to become President. A cakewalk for Mitt Romney? Not so fast—a quick scan of some recent … Continue reading →
With news that Barack Obama’s approval ratings are now officially worse than Carter’s, we wondered why the people who voted for him in the first place did so. The question for Obama voters: Fill in the blank. “We voted for … Continue reading →
Chicago Sun-Times “columnist” (that’s how he’s billed, although this is a major stretch) Jesse Jackson…or more realistically, whoever is ghost-writing his crap…today accuses the Republicans of intent to commit voter fraud. Really. As the campaigns for the 2012 presidential election … Continue reading →
Your Czarness, As much as I fear incurring wrath from the Castle, I must confess that I describe myself, politically speaking, as, ahem, an ….independent. I do vote and so contradict your first point, and as you’ve now had the … Continue reading →
Over at the Corner, Douglas Holtz-Eakin says when we’re done celebrating, it’ll be time to wake up and realize nothing has been guaranteed: The reality is that Republicans will not set the agenda. The Tea Party will not set the … Continue reading →
It’s time for a little pre-election results prognostication from Your Gormogons. ‘Puter put the question to the Assembled Multitude at the Leaping Peacock’s Happy Hour. What will be the net Republican gain in the House and Senate? ‘Puter: 64 House, … Continue reading →
BG, as a reward for his hard work on our subatomic miniaturizer project, was given Election Day off; he writes in with some election coverage thoughts: Dread Gormogons – I’m planning to watch MSNBC’s election night coverage because I want … Continue reading →
‘Puter cast his ballot this morning at 6:04 a.m. He was the third voter in his district to do so. ‘Puter had the rare privilege of voting against presumptive Governor Andrew Cuomo, sitting Sen. Chuck Schumer and elderly Rep. Louise … Continue reading →
Every election, either ‘Puter or the Czar reminds you that the price of a democratic republic is the vote. You don’t vote, you don’t complain. In this mid-term election, in particular, every vote counts. Leave work early. Get home later. … Continue reading →
President Obama cast his absentee ballot today at the White House. A slightly awkward moment for His Excellency, as he moved to vote for Illinois governor and was shocked to see Harry Reid’s name already filled in. The Czar of … Continue reading →
What an election. And out come the bad moves. Sure, every party makes mistakes during an election: openly false comments are made and disproved just as quickly. Third parties put out advertisements with patently wrong accusations. Words are twisted in … Continue reading →
On the heels of O’Donnell’s primary win in Delaware, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine said, “Today the Republican Party has shown just how far right it has moved. While Americans in Delaware and across the country are eager for both parties … Continue reading →
It’s lovely to be able to start a post with the immortal words of world renowned goober and “artist” formerly known as Diddy. Or Puffy. Or Sean John Combs. Or some such made up crap. ‘Puter just returned from voting. … Continue reading →
For quite a few Americans, today is another election day. Local elections for town mayor, school board, and trustees—while not as glamorous as voting for the young, suave smooth-talking game-changer who promises much and does little—is still very darn important, … Continue reading →
So I walked into my local voting place to do my civic duty in the mid-afternoon. The polling place was relatively empty. Of course, I reach for my wallet to pull out my driver’s license to prove who I am … Continue reading →
