Monthly Archives: February 2017

We attended the public hearings in Des Moines yesterday regarding changing the public employee bargaining statute.  For forty years in Iowa, civil service governed public employees have possessed collective bargaining hegemony incompatible with good government due to political influences they … Continue reading →

Whole lotta “cultural bias” goin’ on the Grammys* “Mr. Ocean, one of the most critically adored artists of the streaming generation, had declined to submit his music for consideration at this year’s Grammys, calling the boycott   his “Colin Kaepernick moment.” … Continue reading →

Proof of eligibility anyone? From the Dispatch-Argus nostalgic reflections. By the way, it is also “nostalgic” to read the extreme weather reports that make it into the history feature. Land O Goshen,  people were talking and writing about climate change … Continue reading →

How is this “edgy” when they all do it? Lady Gaga shows her passé ? In an earlier post we showed a picture of Madonna’s 2015 Grammy award  ~~ gown ~~ suggesting perhaps what the whole award ceremony thing had … Continue reading →

Pink Elephants just doesn’t cut it We have referred to them as hand-wringers and such in our time but Esther Goldberg writing at American Spectator has a current-classic appellation for the likes of George Will and Peggy Noonan.  Oh the … Continue reading →

ARE YA READY FOR SOME ILL-INFORMED POLITICAL POSTURING? Then tune in Sunday night to the Grammys , three and a half hours of being lectured to by some of the finest minds in entertainment: Grammys producer wants stars to be … Continue reading →

Is there anything irrelevant about these as regards the current debate over immigration and the hypocrisy of liberals?  We do not think so. Much thanks to Patriot Post. 00

Oh, Nooo!! The humanity! Including the Hollywood area? Hmm, let me think about that . . .those great movies, the genius of liberal activists, no more ‘Brokeback Mtn.’-quality movies! Should we do something about it?  Still thinking. If LA and … Continue reading →

Tomorrow February 11th, across the nation, pro-lifers will protest funding of Planned Parenthood a.k.a. “abortion incorporated” at many of the syndicate’s locations. Several protests are scheduled to take place in Iowa (and Illinois).  Most will take place mid-morning. Whether there … Continue reading →

Merriam-Webster, The cure for the common phobe. Being a deplorable, and happy to have voted for Trump  (link) I’m a sick man. Physically, I’m spry for a 63 year old retiree, but my mind is riddled with disease. I’m conservative, … Continue reading →