The Latest Tale of Greed and Hubris
As more than a casual observer of the recent economic and business events of the last two weekends, it occurs to me that the age-old adage “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered” applies here. It is truly regrettable that such venerable institutions as Bear...New And Improved
Welcome to the new look for The Conservative Reader! We've implemented a new WordPress theme to help provide a cleaner and easier to read look. Although we'll be tweaking the site over the next several weeks, please observe the following changes:The View From Here Is Dreadful
I watched Friday’s John and Cindy McCain interview on The View. Below is part 1; parts 2 and 3 should be accessible from the video. [wp_youtube]3Mnj1njG4ww[/wp_youtube] I see several posts refering to this interview as “McCain Grilled On The View”,...Sarah Palin: “Don’t Blink”
Sarah Palin had her first big interview (6 parts) this week since being selected as John McCain’s running mate. Paul F. Villareal made the video’s available at YouTube. Of course, ABC played it for as much air time as they could… including repeating...Pork Invaders
I thought you might enjoy playing a little fun… click here or scroll down to the bottom of this page, and you’ll find a video game called “Pork Invaders”… fashioned after the old “Space Invaders”. It’s provided by the...Iowa Right To Life Book Sale
Iowa Right To Life is holding a book sale this week. If you care about the lives of the unborn and are looking for good used books, magazines, videos, and music, you’ve got today (Friday 9/12) and tomorrow (Saturday 9/13) to go. The sale is being held at Seven...A Defining Day
Seven years ago today our world changed. Expressing how that day felt and how it has changed the way we live today I will leave to the rest of the world today. It was a day of great heroism and pain, and I cannot forget it. It hurts. My concern today is how quickly...Just Like Everyone Else
I feel like I just got punched in the stomach. Michael Gerson at Real Clear Politics provides an analysis of a piece of the political news of the day that may just break your heart. At the center of the excitement and controversy over Sarah Palin being thrust into...To Clarify A Point
My friends at Century Of The Common Iowan have pointed out that I made a statement that wasn’t very clear. Sometimes I assume people know what I’m talking about, and this is a case where that was a really bad assumption. In talking about the Briston Palin...Stay in Touch
