This is a family blog, and as such we don’t offer much in the way of profanity here. There is certainly a fair amount of obscenity on display, as we routinely traffic in the explicit details of the Obama administration’s feeble pretensions of governance. We have been known to let fly with some NSFW-talk on …
This past Monday, Pope Francis set conservatives tongues (of both a Catholic persuasion and otherwise) wagging with his strong words in a Monday morning homily against what he called an “adolescent progressivism” that seduces us into negotiating away our core values. Today’s first reading was a passage from the Book of Maccabees. Francis focused on …
Democratic politicians are in a curious position right now. Consider the dilemma: after the party’s near total unity when rallying for Obamacare, the legislation’s inherent flaws are becoming so obvious that the public’s image of the administration is shifting. Those sinking approval ratings do bear on the president’s party. Case in point: the 2010 midterms. …
Dilemma For Some Democrats On Obamacare: Party First or Self-Preservation?Read More »
In case it hasn’t crossed your radar, Orange is The New Black is a Netflix prison drama released this past summer that has soared in popularity and received critical acclaim. After watching the entire first season, it occurs to me that the journey of Piper, the main character, is twofold: One, she is blundering towards taking responsibility …
Orange Is The New Black Might Be Unintentionally ConservativeRead More »
Last week, an Andy Warhol painting sold for $105 million at auction. You read that right. $105 million. A prized 1963 Andy Warhol painting that captures the immediate aftermath of a car crash has sold for $105 million at a New York auction, shattering the record for the famed pop artist amid a spending frenzy …
Mike’s Financial Pocket: Art Investment As A Tax Strategy?Read More »
The Young Conservatives put together a video showing some of the things Romney predicted if Barack Obama was re-elected. Listen closely as heads at Media Matters and the DNC are exploding….
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham has long proven to be a false conservative. He talks a good game at home, but is more willing to work with liberals and undermine conservatives when he is in Washington. A conservative believes in a strong national defense, but unlike Graham, doesn’t want to intervene in every conflict that …
Is Lt. Col. Bill Connor The Man To Unseat Lindsey Graham?Read More »
There are some applauding MSNBC’s decision to suspend Alec Baldwin’s show for two weeks after he was caught yet again, using gay slurs. It’s the equivalent of telling a young boy to go stand in a corner for 15 minutes for disobeying Mom. I could sit here all day and wax poetic about double standards. …
MSNBC: Where Hosts Lean Forward And Say What They Want Without ConsequenceRead More »
We at PFoL are happy to sign on to the petition to boycott MSNBC’s advertisers. As you’ve probably heard, Alec Baldwin – a late night MSNBC host – unleashed a homophobic slur-filled rant the other day on an unwitting photographer. The language is too racy to be repeated on this blog, but you can see …
Media Matters To Boycott MSNBC Over Alec Baldwin’s Slurs*Read More »
We here at Pocket Full of Liberty have noticed, as we are sure that you have, that the major news story of this past week is the devastation wrought in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan. As of this writing, at least 10,000 are presumed dead, and hundreds of thousands are left without the basic necessities …