Recent content by Joseph de Maistre

Your ability to swing your fist ends where my face begins. If you come very close to hitting me in the face, but stop just short, you are putting yourself very close to receiving a defensive rebuttal. This guy put himself very close to hurting the cop, if he had failed to connect on his...

Has anyone been covering the plethora of Beltway knuckleheads who've lined up to speak out against Rand Paul's speech? Is there a thread about that? Let me know, if so. I am incredibly annoyed by the Washington Post and National Review's articles slamming Rand. This seems to be a concerted...

The left's line of argument is fallacious from the beginning, and fails to explain why we have the right to bear arms in the first place. It is akin to arguing that you don't need a butcher's cleaver to make pancakes. There is this consistent starting point the Left starts from that "you don't...

If Mexican terrorists were lobbing bombs into the USA, I would say attack them. However, do we know who these people are, who are suicidally shooting rockets into Israel? Who would be so stupid? Is it possible they are simply ultra-Zionists bent on reclaiming Gaza? Who knows. I do not...

Let's get this offense jumpstarted, O's! We're not in the playoffs yet!

There must be a penalty for the Republican party. When they choose liberal candidates, we have to hold them accountable. If they are serious about wanting to win, then we must be as difficult to get as the "moderates" and "independents" they court every election cycle. Some like Peter Schiff...

I do note the humor in the title of the thread versus the original poster. I think that is the only answer you need, without reading his post. I do love to see Protestants engage in the elaborate practice of baptism, and in the same service, argue for...

Bulk pipe tobacco can be bought cheaply and last for a very long time in the right conditions. People who are desperate for cigarettes will settle for pipe tobacco in a barter situation. The little things that make life more easy to endure: candies, liquor, caffeine (coffee), etc. Assuming...

Any time I have heard Newt Gingrich parrot simplistic utterances in regard to the gold standard or the Federal Reserve, it seems as though the establishment is sending along its toady to ruin the issue for those of us who are serious about it. The establishmentarians love to make the ideas...

It's a real shame when calls don't go your way (ahem ahem Jeffrey Maier). The Yanks are a fascinating case in double-standard studies.

And, God-willing, the Yankees don't make the playoffs.

That Orioles magic is heating up after a long drought! The AL East could have the O's and Yanks sharing 1st after tonight! Full disclosure: I am a rabid O's fan.

Would he still have any time to get his name on the ballot, if he did decide to run? I doubt it.

The <5% of any state that Johnson may or may not get will be composed of mostly white, barely Christian or not at all, strongly disillusioned Republicans. To speak in any terms about groups potentially voting for him is a bit premature.

Silver has gone up nearly $4 in a half month. My money says the FOMC follows through with QE3, perhaps in September. But, regardless, they have no options left, and that is going to become abundantly clear when PMs start exploding. There will be QE. It's just a matter of time.