by Michael Ledeen
*****"Most Americans no longer read Alexis de Tocqueville’s masterpiece, Democracy in America, about which I wrote a book (Tocqueville on American Character; from which most of the following is taken) a few years ago. What a pity! No one understood us so well, no one described our current crisis with such brutal accuracy, as Tocqueville." read more
H/T Instapundit
Real and tangible progress for the American people"
by Roger Kimball
*****I could hardly believe it, either. “Real and tangible progress for the American people.” That’s how the current President of the United States, in his weekly address today, described the bloated $800 billion spending monstrosity that he just rammed down our throats. (Please don’t called it a “stimulus” package: the only thing it stimulates is fiscal irresponsibility.) read more
Obama takes a break...
****We know how tiring it can be to spend other people's money. So while a good portion of the country scaled back on their Valentine's celebrations, our hard working President jetted to Chicago for a three day mini-vacation with his lovely bride.
****After eating dinner out at Table Fifty-Two, also a favorite of Oprah, and a restaurant that the majority of this country could not afford, I guess he's just going to "hang out", or maybe play a bit of b ball to rest up from the rigors of flying around the country continuing his never ending campaign.
How does it feel to be a serf??
Meet My New Friend
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*****My favorite thing about blogging and Facebook, is the wonderful people I have been able to meet. A very nice gentleman (who, as it turns out, is thankfully a bit closer to my age), left a comment on Father Erik Richtsteig's wonderful blog. I was intrigued by what he said and so did some follow up. Pops, as he is known to his friends, hangs out at Conservative Outrage, hidden away somewhere in the great fly-over zone. Head over and say hi! to Pops and his beautiful wife.
