Against the grain, we read that Sarah Palin did more to help John McCain with a the conservative right then hinder.  Watching her on Larry King last week, I can’t help thinking she’ll be more than a footnote in history.  She is so telegenic, I can’t take my eyes off her.  I keep telling myself that with the right advisors, she can learn - just like GWB.

Enter Palin, who was embraced with a bear hug by the party’s conservative base. All of a sudden, cultural conservatives were thrilled at the chance to put “one of their own” in the White House.

5 Myths About an Election of Mythic Proportions - washingtonpost.com.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image by The Visions of Kai via Flickr

The Post’s resident felon missed the election call down south, but wishes Obama well.

Having confidently predicted the victory of John McCain, and having stuck with that until his blunderbuss campaign blew up,

Conrad Black: Obama’s victory marked by a wealth of opportunity - Full Comment.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

As the famous Robert Frost said, “good fences make good neighbors”.  Since my old fence was leaning at a 30 degree angle for past few years, I my neighbor and I decided to fix it.

After spending many weeks finding a fence company that actually returned phone calls, I found Derek at A. D. Holmes Fence and Deck. Not only did he return or answer every phone call promptly and courteously, he also built a solid fence.

Call him if you need a fence and live in the Toronto area.

Image via Wikipedia

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

Hurry!  You don’t have much time if you want to get rid of your teenager!

Nebraska state senators and Gov. Dave Heineman have agreed to put a strict age limit in the controversial safe-haven law to prevent more drop-offs of older children at hospitals.

Nebraska Rewrites Child Drop-Off Law, Age Limit of 3 Days Imposed After Parents Abandon Older Kids, Teens Under Safe-Haven Statute - CBS News.

More funny laws of unintended consequences.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Expansion of Safe Haven Law Has Unexpected Results
• Did law spur dad to leave nine kids?

Post from: Right On! Blog

A well told current soldier’s story.

“They said, `One more speeding ticket, you won’t be able to go on the mission,’” says his father, Paul. “You wonder, why didn’t he get one more ticket?”

TheStar.com | SpecialSections | Loved son a family’s loss, a nation’s hero.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

Another year, another attempt to keep a poppy on my shirt for more than a few minutes.

We can get a lander on Mars, and we can’t design a pin that can keep the poppy on a shirt? I’d gladly pay a bit more to get one of those pins with a clip on the other side of the shirt, so I can keep wearing my poppy.

Someone’s got to do something and sell some decent poppies to the Legion!

Post from: Right On! Blog

Seems to be a worthwhile thing to promote.

Pancreatic cancer is real fucking scary.

There’s no early test, prevention or cure.

It kills 96% of the people that get it.

YesButNoButYes: Save the Pancreas.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via CrunchBase

Truer words are seldom spoken.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch says the ongoing metamorphosis of China and India from historic backwaters into economic powers will help reshape the world in the next few decades.

TheStar.com | Business | China, India reshaping world, Murdoch says.

In a related note, my air pump broke after 2 seasons, and our patio swing meshing is broken after a hail storm.  Pay less, and get even less quality.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

For me, not voting for Obama is as simple as not voting with Oprah or not

Image via Wikipedia

voting for someone who’s name starts with O - but that’s besides the point.

Mark Steyn weighs in - and says if you don’t want the Democratic supermajority, then now’s the time to speak up.

Across the electric wires, the hum is ceaseless: Give it up, loser. Don’t go down with the ship when it’s swept away by the Obama tsunami. According to newspaper reports, polls show that most people believe newspaper reports claiming that most people believe polls showing that most people have read newspaper reports agreeing that polls show he’s going to win.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Hugh Hewitt: Steyn Unleashed

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image by circulating via Flickr

The establishment is victimizing Sarah Palin - because she isn’t part of the ruling class.  This is one of the best analysis I’ve scene of the situation.

America has a political ruling class, to which Senator Obama earned admission. That ruling class does admit newcomers, if they go to the right schools, come from the right family, inherit or marry money or last long enough in an old-boys political culture. All of which also sheds light on the other arresting personality in the current election, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska.

Father Raymond J. de Souza: Sarah Palin, candidate from the real world, learns a lesson about elites - Full Comment.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Did anyone else see the Hannah Overton story on 20/20?  After 60 minutes, this is my favorite newsmagazine show.

I don’t know if this woman did it or not, but you’d have to think that if she had a better lawyer, she may have got off.  I doubt she intentionally killed her kid - most mothers wouldn’t - but one thing is for sure, she didn’t deserve a capital murder conviction.

The biggest tragedy here is that her husband has to single parent raise his 5 kids.  How does he make a living while raising small children?

This site was created for Hannah Overton and is intended to be a source of truth about her and her wrongful conviction.

Free Hannah Overton - Home.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Child’s Death: Medical Mystery or Murder?

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

Of course, Vista was supposed to start faster.  It may be 10% faster than XP at best, but it is still interminably slow.

The most fundamental change to the way people interact with PCs since the advent of the Internet may be occurring.

The Race to Instant-On Computers Begins - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Windows Vista no longer matters
• Five reasons why skipping Windows Vista could backfire

Post from: Right On! Blog

It’s too early to write off the Republicans if you ask me, but here’s a possible preview of what we could hear in a few weeks.

It’s hard to know what to make of this Palintology. It’s hard to make a reasoned and fair judgment about the Alaska Governor because she has been the victim of one of the nastiest, most sustained and comprehensive slime-jobs ever performed by a hyper-partisan national and global media.

Palintology will dominate the post-mortems | Gerard Baker - Times Online.

Post from: Right On! Blog

The sooner we get rid of this carbon obsession, the better off we all will be.

If so, don’t worry! You are probably suffering from “carborexia”, Or “energy anorexia”. Psychiatrists in America have identified a new mental illness that threatens the very fabric of society: an obsession with saving the planet. Some people are so addicted to cutting their carbon emissions that they seem to have gone quite mad.

Obsessed with saving the planet? There are worse fates - Telegraph.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Although I am on my bluetooth all day long (thank you CityFido), I have to say most non-professional drivers should not be on the phone while driving.

Media reports say Ontario will join Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Quebec in banning cellphone use while driving.

TheStar.com | Ontario | Driving on phone to be banned: Report.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image by stevegarfield via Flickr

Last nights’ SNL with Sarah Palin was impossible to find quickly on Youtube, but we did find it easily via Google on NBC.com.  That said, Sarah looked gorgeous as always, the interaction with Alec was cool, and Tina Fey’s impression was of course great.

I hung in for the rest of the show, which was a mistake.  I missed an audience shot of Sarah, apparently, and although I was not tired, I passed out somewhere in the middle.  SNL is worse than it used to be, if that’s possible.  They have a monster cast to draw upon too, which is even sadder.

Related articles by Zemanta

• The Real Sarah Palin Live on Saturday Night Live - Seriously.
• Sarah Palin, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Dr. Evil in Awkward SNL Opener [Comedy]
• Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live Tina Fey on Sarah Palin “Crazy Voice” David Letterman Video

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image via Wikipedia

Anyone else think it’s funny that the National Post has a convicted felon as a columnist?  That said, he is a great writer and a great educator of history.

He says Quebec is finally out of the federal loop - and now is the time for Stephen Harper to seize the day and rule as a conservative.

Now it is time to demonstrate that Quebec doesn’t hold the balance of power in Canada any more, that its forty-year secessionist chicken game is over and that the Bloc Québécois’ fifty MPs are a self-inflicted deprivation to that notoriously patronage-addicted province.

Conrad Black: Harper’s future is an opportunity waiting to be grasped - Full Comment.

Post from: Right On! Blog

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

Don’t worry, Warren Buffett is buying again.

Investors were moving back into equities Friday, as a bullish commentary from Warren Buffett outweighed the latest troubling indicator for the U.S. housing market.

Will The Street Obey Buffett? - Forbes.com.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Warren Buffett: BUY! BUY! BUY!
• What Does Warren Buffett Like To Do With All That Dough?

Post from: Right On! Blog

The noise is getting louder from way down south.

The economic storm engulfing North America will sweep away more of Ontario’s key auto industry next year when Daimler closes its heavy-truck operation in St. Thomas and eliminates more than 1,300 jobs.

St. Thomas truck plant gets chop from Daimler.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Truck Maker Plans to Cut 3,500 Jobs in U.S. and Canada

Post from: Right On! Blog

After today`s market crash, it doesn`t look like the bailouts have worked or will work.

Post from: Right On! Blog