I adore Steven Plaut. He is a great Jewish columnist and religious Zionist who - as a professor at an Israeli University - has a keen understanding of Jewish and Israeli history and current events.

He has posted a wonderful (sad, but true) list of definitions taken from Moonbat Central (which he is a regular contributer). Moonbat Central is affiliated with Frontpagemag.com.

The post can be found here.

And yet another reason I'm glad I no longer live in California...

From ABC News:

Feb. 25, 2005 — A woman who had suffered a massive heart attack died after hospital personnel moved her out of a trauma room to accommodate a flu-stricken Michael Jackson, the patient's family said

Jury selection in Jackson's child molestation child had to be temporarily postponed Feb. 15 when the pop star was taken to Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, Calif., complaining of flu-like symptoms. Manuela Gomez Ruiz, a 74-year-old grandmother, was moved from the primary trauma room and taken off the machine ventilator, with her breathing instead assisted manually by hand pump, until she was relocated to a smaller room nearby, her family told ABC News.

The larger room was kept for Jackson, the family says. Hospital records show Jackson, 46, told emergency room staff he had severe abdominal pain. His body temperature, 96.9 degrees, was below normal and he had tears in his eyes. The initial emergency room report said he could go home anytime.

There was no doubt Jackson was sick — as a doctor assured the judge presiding over his trial — but how sick? Ruiz's daughter-in-law says she watched as Jackson entered the emergency room.

"He walked in," Anna Ruiz said. "When I saw him, he was walking unassisted." Anna Ruiz was in the emergency room with her mother-in-law who was in the primary trauma room, attached to IVs and a ventilator.

"It's a large family and the mom is the heart of the family, " she said. Manuela Ruiz was a mother of eight, grandmother of 24 and great-grandmother of 26. But Ruiz's heart was failing rapidly. She would have two more heart attacks before she died that day.

The family has hired an attorney to sue both the hospital and Jackson.

Just another day in Hollyweird. Read the entire report here.

Ah, my favorite subject...

Check out this unbelievable story from Florida. Clearly we have gone too far. We seem to be slipping into absurdity without caution.

The depths of depravity the looney leftists will go...

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/40994.htm

Simply shameful.

I saw a terrific article on WorldNetDaily today. The article, titled "The year's 10 most underreported stories," is a must-read for anyone who doesn't believe there is a strong liberal bias in the mainstream media (MSM).

Check it out -- HERE.

Even Michelle Malkin felt it important enough to link to it.

Speaking of columnists, I have to tell you that there is no finer columnist than Thomas Sowell. I had been reading his articles regularly in the JWR and Townhall.com, and am blown away with his remarkable intelligence and ability to articulate his opinions in a coherent and concise way. The beauty of his writing is that even those who are not "pundits" per se will appreciate the simplicity of common sense that Sowell champions.

He is certainly one of my favorite readers and I strongly recommend that you read his writing.

Wow, has it been a whole week since I last blogged?

I went for my (now) annual heart biopsy. It had been a while since my last one and I guess I was a little nervous. But, thank G-d, everything went well. Sure, it hurt a little (ok, a lot) but the results were excellent. Originally, they were going to inject dye into my artery to check for blockage, but they decided against it due to my kidney problems. So, they are scheduling me for a stress test.

Now THAT'S something to look forward to.

Ugh.

Anyway, I decided to finish writing my transplant story before finishing my short story. I haven't written it since I posted chapter 7, about 6 months ago. I'm just about done and hope to finish it tonight or tomorrow.

I know I haven't posted much lately, but it's been quite hectic lately. We just finished painting the boy's room (after doing my daughter's room first) and are now about to start our room. Plus with the extra teaching hours, I've just been so exhausted. I'm still just getting used to the hours. I guess - given my health history - I shouldn't stress out so much, but it bothers me that some other transplant recipients have been able to do so much more in a much shorter time.

After a long break, I am finally ready to finish writing my short story. When I read about someone who's life closely resembled the main character, it threw me off. But I figured, why let let a little plagiarism get in the way of a good story?

Seriously though, I've tweaked it a bit and should be ready to post it on my website soon.

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Last night, my wife and I went to a banquet for one of the schools I teach at. The guest speaker was Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel. A remarkable man whose stories left nary a dry eye. I had never heard him speak before and was deeply moved.

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Have you heard about these "Barbara Boxers"? It's thong underwear created by the Senator's supporters. According to the Drudge Report, it's being hyped on Air America, although when checking out their website, I didn't come across it.

Anyway, what does that tell you about the people who support her? Certainly not meaning to be prudish (which most people who know me can assert that I am not), but doesn't this seem to be a little creepy?

Politics can be a pain in the ass, but do people need to be reminded about it physically?

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I read yesterday that Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, turned 70 years old.

70???

Holy smokes! I remember how old I felt when they started playing "Light My Fire" on the "lite rock" stations.

I wonder if you can find the song on an old 78?

Another great article by Dennis Prager.

I have to give credit where it's due. The New England Patriots are a great team. I had a tough choice who to root for, though. I really didn't want the Pats to match the Cowboys record of 3 wins in 4 years, but my distaste (hatred?) of the Philadelphia Eagles overrode any disappointment.

However, in all the "dynasty" talk about the Pats, mention should be made about the Eagles. Going to the NFC Championship four years in a row and performing better that most prognosticators in the Super Bowl is certainly a tremendous feat.

'Course, I hope they go 2-14 next year (beating only the Redskins twice).

I also took exception to the newscaster this morning on WGN-TV (Chicago). In mentioning the great Super Bowl teams and quarterbacks, he mentioned that the Patriots and Tom Brady are now in the same class as only Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers and Joe Montana and the 49ers.

Bradshaw led 4 teams to Super Bowl victories, Montana led three (as has Brady).

Where's Troy Aikman and the Cowboys? The 'Boys won 3 in 4 years and would have won (perhaps) four in a row if not for the refs not calling an obvious pass-interference against Deion Sanders.

Besides Bradshaw, the only other quarterbacks to lead a team to 4 Super Bowls were Roger Staubach, John Elway and Jim Kelly.

The Patriots are an exceptional team. What they have best going for them is that they know how to win. I don't believe they are as great as the Cowboys in the 90's, the Niners of the 80's, the Steelers of the 70's or the Packers of the 60's.

But if they win another one, they might turn out to be better than all of them.

There is no better way to revise history than to let academics what the "truth" is. Case in point is the article linked here.

Dennis Prager brought up an interesting question on his radio show the other day:

What news would be good for the Democrats and be equally good for the country?

Think about it. If the war continues to go well, the Dems lose. If Osama is captured, the Dems lose. If the economy continues to strengthen, the Dems lose.

What could possibly be "good news" for the Democratic Party that is also good new for America?

Beats me.

Well, the banquet was a huge success. There was some bickering between some of the committee members before hand, but when it was over, everyone was happy (I think) and a bit relieved.

It took a lot out of me and I'm still exhausted.

What is it with Democrats?

Why must they criticize everything that the President does, when they are the same things his predecessor did?

For instance, all this talk about "wasting" $40 million dollars on the inauguration, when - according to the libs - it could have been best used for Tsunami relief.

I read a comment from a Hollywood actress commenting that the money should be used "for education and not frivolous parties for Bush's people."

I guess she couldn't finish her comment since she was being fitted for her gown for the "all-important" Academy Awards.

Then I read a letter the editor in the Chicago Sun-Times criticizing the President for wanting to reform Social Security. The basic premise is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The letter writer confessed he didn't vote for Bush, nor would he if given another chance.

Unfortunately, Social Security is breaking. In 1992, then-Governor Clinton used the escalating problem to attack Bush Sr. during the debates. Clinton, in his 8 years in office - did nothing to stem the tide.

One more question...

Why won't John Kerry just go away? Someone should inform him that the reason he lost was because his vision for America was one of pessimism and defeatism. Why on earth would he believe that he could win in 2008?

Senator Kerry - and the rest of the Democratic Party - better wake up and realize that their platform (as well as their candidate) was the reason they lost in November. If they continue to rally around nut-jobs like Barbara Boxer and Howard Dean, they will continue their downward spiral towards oblivion.