We celebrate Veterans Day this week, remembering those who served in the armed forces. Flags will fly, tributes will be made. It will be good and right. But, I promise you, there will be a weight on everyone’s mind, from Boulder City to Elko. The U.S. exit from the Afghanistan war last summer could not have gone worse. We left people behind and that shame will stick to us … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Worm turns on a very bad idea
The worm has turned after two years of dumping on American law enforcement. The “Defund The Police” cry stemming from the Black Lives Matter movement has been exposed for the bad idea that it always was. And now those mayors and lesser politicians, who jumped on the bandwagon to wrap themselves in the woke idea du jour, are trying to find a way back to … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: ‘What am I doing here?’
‘\ Even fans of Joe Biden must have viewed his town hall performance on CNN last Thursday and entertained their darkest fear: “Gudgawdalmighty, maybe Joe Is one taco short of a combination plate.” The hashtag #IncoherentJoe trended on social media after the town hall. Memes mocking his constipated stance filled the political cyberspace. Of Biden’s leadership, … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Biden’s obituary
If the Biden Administration’s obituary were written today, it might start like this: “He played with fire.” It’s not that the politics of Joe Biden came as any big surprise. He was not Donald Trump, so check Box No. 1. And, although Biden used the COVID pandemic to avoid scrutiny from the media (this problem -- now evident with fumbling and bumbling -- is a topic for … [Read more...]
Creepy, creepy, Cuomo
(Update: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will resign.) New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report last week finding that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. President Joe Biden urged Coumo to resign. Who knows how this soap opera ends. But, there’s two things I think we can deduce at this point: 1) Andrew Cuomo is, indeed, a total arse, … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: CDC goes full-on Darth Vader
The CDC has done it again. It reversed itself on masks for the vaccinated. Remember, it was only 30 days ago that President Joe Biden declared victory over COVID-19. We were supposed to be free of masks. The president even said so -- twice -- on national teevee. The vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask, he said. Well, like the president himself, that statement didn’t age … [Read more...]
Frederick commentary: ‘It was magical’
It wasn’t quite the memorable moment when in 1969 Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But it was pretty damn cool nonetheless. Richard Branson, a billionaire thrill seeker who never lost the dream of space travel, did just that last weekend in his own winged rocket ship. He had a crew of four with … [Read more...]
We must resist censorship
Regular readers know how I love a good joke. Some will say that I also love a bad joke, which I suppose is fair enough. Nevertheless, I was interested to read recently a disturbing trend of killing American satire websites on the grounds that it is political “misinformation.” Babylon Bee is a website with a conservative bent. Apparently it’s been hitting too close to … [Read more...]