There are lots of reasons for excluding gays and lesbians from the military. But current supporters of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy insist that really, it all comes down to cohesion. Keep gays out, and soldiers will stick together through thick and thin. Let gays in, and every platoon will disintegrate like a sand castle in the surf. (more)

There are lots of reasons for excluding gays and lesbians from the military. But current supporters of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy insist that really, it all comes down to cohesion. Keep gays out, and soldiers will stick together through thick and thin. Let gays in, and every platoon will disintegrate like a sand castle in the surf. (more)

RIGHT ON— On Sunday the left went bonkers after they discovered that the TelePrompter-less former Governor Sarah Palin wrote notes on the palm of her left hand for her speech to the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville. The far left absolutely freaked over this non-issue rather than focus on her brilliant speech knocking the Obama Administration’s horrid record on economics and national defense. (more)

I've never noticed the cussing in California to be any worse than the cussing in other states, but according to a report in the Sacramento Bee, the California legislature is considering a resolution to "designate the first week of March of each year as Cuss Free Week" throughout the whole dadgum Golden State. (more)

NASHVILLE – Three former allies of the National Tea Party Convention are planning a guerilla press conference near the convention hall Saturday afternoon to highlight what they contend are the organizers’ efforts to hijack the tea party movement. The three men, Anthony Shreeve, Robert Kilmarx and Mark Herr, are Tennessee tea party activists who were involved in the early stages of planning the convention and say they were pushed out after disputes with lead convention organizers Judson and Sherry Phi... (more)

It wasn't a confrontation sought out, but it happened. Good to see. I like what I've seen of Breitbart because he's got brains and ballz. That's something too often lacking in the right combination on our side of things (more)

Sarah Palin delivered the keynote speech at Saturday's National Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The former Alaska Governor touched on a number of subjects including how President Barack Obama is doing, the economy, the Christmas Day bomber, and the state of the conservative movement. (more)

He also thought the Olympics were a shoe-in for Chicago because of his involvement (epic fail), that Corzyn would win in New Jersey, Deeds in Virginia, Coakley in Massachusetts, and that he would by himself succeed in Copenhagen. That's 0-5 there tough guy! From NFL.com: President Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl XLIV (more)

President Barack Obama’s overall sagging popularity can be seen graphically via this poll composite from Pollster.com (more)

Condolences. If your faith in politicians as stewards of tax dollars isn't yet dead, it should be. Washington's conduct ridicules anyone who trusted that the stimulus bills and other "temporary" spending increases were designed for economic recovery. Washington's record breaking outlays have had far more to do with rewarding interest groups that contributed to victory in the prior election. (more)