HAPPY NEW YEAR from the SHRINE!!! Updated – 2011 Tea Party Predictions!

Dear Friends: My ears are still non-functional, but today is one of my favorite days — New Years Eve! I am wishing everyone a safe and happy one, and I have decided to share a few great clips. I will also get my fellow SLOBs to give me their key predictions for next year. As [...]

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You KNOW You’re in TROUBLE when….

your Doctor excitedly asks you if you are OK also being seen by the resident-in-training, as your medical case is “interesting”. Dear Readers: I am recovering from a massive infection in both ears that has rendered me nearly deaf for all practical purposes. Fortunately, Obamacare has not kicked in, and the UCSD Family Practice Center [...]

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Merry Christmas from the Shrine!

Dear Readers: A Christmas round-up that I hope amuses and informs. “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. [...]

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FESTIVUS: Airing of the Tea Party Grievances

Dear Readers: A seasonal greeting from Instapundit reminded me to wish you all a HAPPY FESTIVUS! For those of you wondering what Festivus is about, click HERE for details. There are four key components of Festivus: The Festivus Pole The Airing of Grievances Festivus dinner (filled with carbohydrates) The Feats of Strength I thought the [...]

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Putting the Spirit BACK in the Season!

Dear Readers: I have a few moments today, while the Young Prince has his fencing lesson, to catch up on some holiday season posting. Happily, I have finished all my Christmas shopping for friends and family. Today, I wanted to give my cherished readers a few gifts — before the FCC says that I can’t, [...]

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Christmas Gifts for your favorite Tea Partier!

UPDATE: Beers with Demo has a video of the “Gift of the Year” — The Manslater. If you need a good chuckle to diminish holiday stress, check in with BwD! Now, if we could come up with the “Lib-slater”, then that would truly be a gift for Tea Party types! It may be a good [...]

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Merry Christmas from Judge Hudson!

Dear Friends: I have been deluged with profit-center activity; it seems there is an enhanced regulatory environment in the state of California! That being said, a HOT new ruling about Obamacare requires punditry…which is really, really cool. Ding-dong, the mandate is dead — or at least unconstitutional! Here are some excerpts from a press release [...]

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CA DREAMERS: The Sleepers Must Awaken

Dear Readers: The weekend after the Nov. 2nd election, I popped in one of my favorite DVDs: 1984′s Dune. The following clip, in which Duke Leto Atreides discussing an impending interplanetary move to his son, is a personally inspiring scene. The following line has become my new mantra: The sleeper must awaken. Per my post [...]

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So a Catholic Democrat, debauched libertarian, and Randian objectivist go to a gay bar…

Dear Friends: Today’s post title is a take-off a classic joke, but actually centers on a serious matter. This Thanksgiving weekend, I had to take time off from family activities to forcefully counter an inanity uttered by a self-appointed “Tea Party Leader” — Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation. Phillips has decided that it is [...]

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