By nearly all scholarly accounts, the following are from passages that happened on the Monday before Christ's crucifixion (both from the New American Standard Bible): Matthew 21:21 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it shall happen. Luke 19:45-46 And He entered the temple and began to cast out those who were selling, saying to them, "It is written, 'AND MY HOUSE SHALL BE A HOUSE OF PRAYER,' but you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN." … [Read more...]
Firsthand Reports on Today’s Moonbattery at the State Capitol
Two of Colorado's hardest-working, most creative bloggers sacrificed their time and their mental well-being to mingle at today's pathetic anti-war moonbat rally at the Colorado State Capitol. In addition to some pictures of the predictably naive and downright scary Leftist variety, El Presidente has an edited video of what you're glad to have missed, including the poet who wants to burn down Lockheed Martin. Also, you can find a ton more pictures and snide commentary from the Drunkablog's John Martin - it seems he has developed quite an unfavorable reputation with the Leftist wackos he highlights frequently. All in all, these two bloggers deserve our thanks, because it's better to watch the highlights from the comfort of your home … [Read more...]
“Who Writes This Blog?”
FYI: Last night I added a permanent page titled "Who Writes This Blog?" as a means of providing greater clarity and transparency. A link will remain in the top, right-hand portion of the main page. In addition to basic information about myself and the things I like to write about (for those who don't read Mount Virtus regularly or have yet to figre it out), the page includes my general policies for comments. Writing the page was a good exercise. It really helped me to focus on defining a bit better what it is I do here exactly. … [Read more...]
Blue Elephants
If you feel like your life has been devoid of elephant sightings - in particular blue elephant sightings - you might want to drop by and visit my house. In the past week, we've had somewhat frequent visits from various "big" and "heavy" pachyderms. Or so my 2-year-old daughter tells us. Sometimes the elephants are "babies," but lately they've all been "blue." Hey, if you've got half an imagination, it'll beat most anything you see on The Discovery Channel. Seriously, though, I'm taking this fascination with elephants as a sign of some innate Republican sensibility. And when I say Republican, I interpret it in the sense of the traditional Reagan conservative coalition. The blue part? Beats me. Any theories out there? Personally, I just … [Read more...]
Obama Exposed: Saturday Roundup
Could there be more to the agent of "change" and "hope" than what the media had led us to believe? The story of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's America-hating longtime spiritual adviser Jeremiah Wright has started to sink into the public psyche. Meanwhile, the center-right blogosphere keeps digging deeper. Since there's very little new I can add to this story from my remote observation post, here's a quick roundup of some of the latest developments and keenest analysis out there: Over at Powerline, Scott Johnson breaks down "The Audacity of Hype," while Paul Mirengoff speculates about Obama's attempts to distance himself from the Leftward fringes of liberation theology Jim Geraghty says Wright could be this campaign … [Read more...]
Wow, Those Are Some Bad Teachers
Remember the cash-prize contest to get rid of America's 10 worst teachers unveiled a few days ago? A publicity stunt, to be sure, but it looks like Center for Union Facts already has received some worthy nominations:We’ve received more than three hundred nominations since our “Ten Worst Union-Protected Teachers†contest launched at TeachersUnionExposed.com on Tuesday. Just to give you a hint of what’s been coming our way, here are a few of the entries we’ve received so far (edited for privacy and clarity, of course): * Music teacher. Takes personal cell phone calls and answers e-mail while kids are in the room waiting to be taught. She yells at them if they start to talk because she can’t hear. Doesn’t really teach … [Read more...]
Shakedown Colorado
The Web monkeys at the Independence Institute are busy again. The quality of their work keeps getting better and better. Compliments of Jon Caldara's blog, here's a promo that will catch your eye: Curiosity piqued? … [Read more...]
Islamist GOP Candidate in Denver? It May Be Time for a Do-Over
Joshua has a very disturbing report that took me by surprise:The Republicans in State House District 6 in Denver are about to make a terrible mistake. At their Assembly on March 1, they nominated a terror apologist, and an avowed enemy of Israel, with no credible conservative credentials as their candidate to succeed Rep. Andrew Romanoff. Her name is Rima Barakat Sinclair. Joshua has all the details and the links to make his case. It's not the religion, but the Leftist affiliations, the moral equivalence, the deceptive behavior, and the dissembling rhetoric that Ms. Barakat Sinclair should have to answer clearly for. Rather than rehashing it all, I would say that if there is any truth and substance in this report, that Joshua's … [Read more...]
For Dead Guvs, Ignorance on Arvada Statehouse Race is Bliss
The Dead Governors don't think the Republicans have a strong candidate in House District 27 (Arvada), and are putting their faith in Rep. Sara Gagliardi to win as a liberal incumbent. To borrow from a couple cliches, ignorance may be bliss, but what they don't know may come back to hurt them. Not that I'm predicting some sort of sweeping landslide of Republican state legislative victories in 2008. I'm too much of a realist for that. But you have to wonder if the Democrats' legislative majority is getting a little complacent, as their apologists repeatedly fail to notice how out of touch they are on issue after issue down at the statehouse. … [Read more...]
High-Ranking Democrat: Property Tax Hike Not Just for Schools
One year ago today, Gov. Bill Ritter announced his "Children's Amendment," which ended up passing as part of the 2007 School Finance Act - effectively raising property taxes on homes and businesses without a constitutional vote of the people. Now comes the revelation from a high-ranking member of Ritter's own Democratic Party: The money generated from the tax hike isn't just to fund schools. The chairman of the powerful Joint Budget Committee has acknowledged on the record that a sweeping statewide property-tax hike pushed through last year by his fellow Democrats will subsidize new social programs--not just schools, as originally promised. Democrat Bernie Buescher, of Grand Junction, said in a JBC meeting this week that some of the … [Read more...]
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