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Stuff and nonsense: The NSA data mining

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on June 11, 2013

Boston will rise

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on April 16, 2013

Observations on Obama’s trip to Israel: Apologies (Part 1)

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on March 25, 2013

Mr. Paul goes to Washington

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on March 7, 2013

UPDATE: The Civil War is not analogous to the killing-Americans-with-drones problem

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on February 8, 2013

You don’t have to be Jewish to oppose Hagel for Defense

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on December 21, 2012

Bunny snuff: Syrian rebels have chemical weapons too

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on December 10, 2012

There’s a new Pharoah in town

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on November 24, 2012

Journalists in Gaza working in middle of rocket-launch area

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on November 18, 2012

14 November 2012: Israel, Hamas, PA encounter the paradigm shift

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on November 15, 2012

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Poetic stylings of Sully

The Internet

It's here, it's there, it's everywhere,

It’s ads for beer, and underwear,

For words that slime, and hasty rhyme;

A manic place, this cyberspace,

Where chaos rules, and abusive fools,

Share fleeting pages, with gentle sages.

The Internet, is lusty sweat,

Heated chat, and granny’s cat.

It's the latest news, and words that bruise,

It's thoughts that heal, and sex appeal,

Sights of yonder, and things to ponder.

It's manic raves, and keyboard slaves,

It's a fleeting wonder, and floods down under.

What it ain't, is for the faint,

Unless they need, a healthcare feed,

Or for those who rule, and hate a tool,

That puts free speech, in people's reach,

And enables groups, away from troops.

TOC’s Tweets

TOC event in Los Angeles on 24 June wp.me/privS-L4 via @wordpressdotcom TOC speaks: join us for my Reagan strategy event 24 June 1 day ago
Scrap the Senate Immigration bill wp.me/privS-KV via @wordpressdotcom TOC: terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bill... 1 day ago
Rohani: A “moderate” game-changer? wp.me/privS-KR via @wordpressdotcom TOC: And not necessarily in the way Iran intends... 3 days ago
Liberty 101: The scope of government wp.me/privS-KO via @wordpressdotcom TOC: Let's have the debate... 3 days ago
Stuff and nonsense: The NSA data mining wp.me/privS-KL via @wordpressdotcom TOC: It's the big government, stupid... 1 week ago

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Heritage’s The Foundry

Equality and the Redefinition of Marriage June 20, 2013
At a reception last week for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, President Obama reiterated his support for the redefinition of marriage, claiming inspiration from the Declaration of Independence: And it’s something that can be traced back to our Declaration of Independence—the fundamental principle that all of us are … MoreThe post Equality […]
Ryan T. Anderson
Tea Party Protests IRS at U.S. Capitol Rally June 19, 2013
Thousands of tea party activists from across the country gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol today for a rally against the IRS’ targeting. The Audit the IRS Rally was organized by Tea Party Patriots, a group subjected to IRS scrutiny. Chants of “Do Your Job,” signs reading “IrReSponsible,” … MoreThe post Tea Party Protests IRS at U.S. Capitol Rally a […]
Rachel Taylor
Speaker Boehner: What’s “Free Market” About the Farm Bill? June 19, 2013
The latest House action on the $1 trillion farm bill comes straight from the playbook “Do as I Say, Not as I Do.” House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) says: “I am a proud advocate for free markets and fair trade.” Representative Frank Lucas (R–OK), chairman of the House Committee on … MoreThe post Speaker Boehner: What’s “Free Market” About the Farm Bill? appea […]
Diane Katz

NRO The Corner

Taking ObamaCare of Business June 20, 2013
In Investor's Business Daily, Betsy McCaughey notes that Washington has given just shy of a billion dollars to California "to set up its insurance exchange". That's not chump change, even in Obama's America. So what's it been spent on? "Outreach ": California lawmakers passed a law (Senate Bill 35) requiring that voter […]
Mark Steyn
The Tea Party Returns to Capitol Hill June 20, 2013
There aren't many places where Orly Taitz is a celebrity. But on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, Taitz -- the Moses of the birther movement -- signed at least a few autographs. She was there along with a crowd that filled the lawn for the “Audit the IRS” rally, an event that some expected to be the biggest tea-party gathering since […]
Betsy Woodruff
RE: The CBO vs. the Gang of 8 June 20, 2013
I share Ramesh’s perplexity about the reaction of supporters of the Senate immigration bill to the two CBO reports released yesterday. Although they contain some helpful projections on the economic and fiscal fronts, the reports undermine the case for the bill in some pretty fundamental ways. First of all, on the question of illegal immigration: As I underst […]
Yuval Levin

PJ Media

When Sen. Biden Told Bush to Run Any New Arms-Reduction Agreements by the Senate June 20, 2013
Senators remind Kerry that Obama's intent "to seek negotiated cuts with Russia to move beyond Cold War nuclear postures" may run afoul of the Constitution.
Bridget Johnson
Same-Sex Marriage Proponents Vow Legal, Legislative Action Depending on SCOTUS Ruling June 19, 2013
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said she's gathering GOP support and is optimistic that DOMA will be repealed by the end of the year.
Rodrigo Sermeño
Menendez, Boehner Clash Over Hastert Rule for Immigration Reform June 19, 2013
Boehner: "I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that will violate the principles of our majority and divide our conference."
Bill Straub

Commentary “contentions”

Scandals? Yes. Conspiracy Theories? No. June 19, 2013
After the last couple of months of scandals, it’s hard to blame Americans who wonder exactly how far our cynicism about big government should go. With the Internal Revenue Service discriminating against conservatives and Tea Party groups, the Justice Department spying on journalists and unanswered questions still lingering about the Benghazi terror attack an […]
Jonathan S. Tobin
EU Effort to Blacklist Hezbollah Fails June 19, 2013
Here’s an interesting headline’s role reversal: “The EU lists Hezbollah as a terrorist organization”–plausible but false. “The Gulf Security Council designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization”–implausible but true. Europe’s failure to list Hezbollah as a terror organization is a byproduct of its inability to change its world view on the Middle East eve […]
Emanuele Ottolenghi
Alice Walker’s Undisguised Jew Hatred June 19, 2013
The attitude of author Alice Walker toward Israel and Jews has become a key point of contention in the debate about the connection between anti-Semitism and the boycott-Israel movement. Twice in the last year, Walker’s hostility to Israel gained notoriety. Last year, she publicly refused to allow The Color Purple—her most famous work—to be translated [...] […]
Jonathan S. Tobin

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