CNN Breaking News: Severe storms are ripping through parts of the South, leaving at least 31 people dead and damaging an untold number of homes and businesses, authorities said. At least 25 people have died across Alabama, Emergency Management Director Art Faulkner said. Video showed a massive funnel cloud darkening the sky in Tuscaloosa. “It literally obliterated blocks and blocks… Read more »
The president’s father, that is. 🙂 The long-form birth certificate: See also Obama’s correspondence with the Hawaii Department of Health regarding the release of the document, which required a waiver of the department’s usual policy. Some may ask what took Obama so long to request the long-form. I say, it takes time to pull of a good forgery, people! 😛… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] For some reason, I thought Haley Barbour was a hot Indian chick. Becky Loy
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Me: “You can play for two minutes, then it’s time to get ready for bed.” Loyette: “How about five minutes?” Me: “No, two minutes. And if you talk back to me, it might be one minute, or no minutes.” Loyette: “Daddy, I like two minutes.”
I missed this when it came out on Saturday, but it’s a must-read: Reagan’s OMB director, David Stockman, eviscerates both the Obama and Ryan budget plans.
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Becky’s indoor garden
Haley Barbour won’t run for president. So… will Mitch Daniels? I hope so! Barbour and Daniels are close friends, and they share many of the same establishment, big-money type supporters, so the assumption has been that they wouldn’t both run. Well, the ball’s in your court, Mitch! As I’ve said before, Daniels articulates a lot of conservatism’s good ideas without… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Dads: The Original Hipsters ‘Nuff said.
Larry Sabato has unveiled his initial electoral map for 2012: The broad outlines of the projection should surprise no one, and the specifics don’t really matter too much at this early date. For instance, just going by my gut instinct, I might call Florida, Indiana and perhaps North Carolina “Leans R” instead of “Tossup” — but who cares? It’s way… Read more »
Two years ago today — April 24, 2009 — I officially became a homeowner, as Becky and I closed on our house in Denver. Five days later, we actually moved in. Here’s a time lapse showing our entire moving day in just over 3 minutes. It shows the day from beginning to end, starting at our old condo in South… Read more »
