It seems that the Mother Of All Parliaments is not alone in its system of Early Day Motions – that classic way to waste taxpayers’ money with trivial attention-seeking nonsense. Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, released the following statement regarding his vote against H.Res.784, a bill […]

Apparently the election of Barack Hussein Obama – who personifies appeasement of Islamic terrorists – wasn’t the final insult to the dead of September 11. On Saturday came one more: A small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims was likely arson committed after […]

The excellent Iain Martin in the Wall Street Journal has written an amusing spoof of BBC coverage of President Tone’s big election night. Cue the intro music…. “It’s a historic night. It’s 10 p.m., the country waits with bated breath to find out who will win the election and become […]

TheEye thoroughly enjoyed this over at Subrosa‘s place and thought it deserved a wider airing – so it’s here and also cross-posted at A Tangled Web. Enjoy….

From the Good Grief Department, reports emerge of scientists creating the world’s first biodegradable eco-raincoat – made of recycled potatoes. The hooded poncho is made with a special plastic made from spuds and other natural resources, claim makers Good4Environment, in Ourense, Spain. When wearers are finished with the coat, they […]

In devastating news today, there is hope a rumour that there won’t be a Global Warming deal struck in Copenhagen. What a shame: Denmark’s prime minister says he does not think a legally binding deal on climate change will be agreed upon at a December summit in Copenhagen. Lars Loekke […]

Nobody can say that MoD planners in Whitehall don’t have a sense of humour when it comes to naming things. When it starts tomorrow, Exercise Macaque Attack will be the first full-squadron size exercise to have taken place at RAF Gibraltar for several years. Six Tornado GR4s of XIII Squadron, […]

It had to happen sooner or later – the population control eco-freaks are coming out of the woodwork. In this bit of lunacy we’re only a few logical steps away from putting sterilising chemicals in the water supply (an approach already advocated in the past by Obama’s Science Czar). From […]

And so the Internet reaches the age of maturity – a splendid 40 not-out. On October 29 1969, the first Arpanet network connection between remote computers was established. Arpanet was, as any fule kno, the military precursor to what we now know as the internet (the term “internetting” would not […]

Peter Gadiel’s son James was killed when Muslim murderers crashed a plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. In memory of that horrible day, James’ hometown of Kent, Connecticut wants to erect a plaque remembering James’ death but have hit a snag: James’ […]