New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today became a Republican, not actually registering as one (perish the thought!), rather by signing a bunch of Republican-like measures into law, as reported by the Associated Press. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signing a package of tax rebates, credits and rate reductions worth about $530 million in theContinue reading “Sometimes Circumstances Dictate Expediency.”
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I Won’t Do It! I Won’t, I Won’t, I Won’t!
Leading from below. From Town Hall. Whether you agree with the [Russian oil import] ban or not, one thing is clear: Biden didn’t lead on this decision. His team has been cagey at best when questions have come up about why Russian oil hadn’t yet been banned amid multiple rounds of sanctions levied against RussianContinue reading “I Won’t Do It! I Won’t, I Won’t, I Won’t!”
Noted with Pleasure.
Purcell: 24 Odes and Welcome Songs. Of the 24 Odes and Welcome Songs composed by Henry Purcell, the only ones with which your Tatler has been well familiar, until now, are those better known: Welcome to all Pleasures, Come Ye Sons of Art, Hail! Bright Cecelia etc. The collection seen in the release above containsContinue reading “Noted with Pleasure.”
Whence Putin Formed His Foreign Policy.
The bigger the better. H/t Instapundit.
Those Poor Kids.
News item: “At Wednesday night’s (Feb. 23) regular school board meeting, [Municipal Schools Superintendent Lillian] Torrez said the district’s mask policy will remain unchanged at least until the board’s next meeting, and most likely until after spring break.” Taos News, 3 March 2022. “In the first place, God created idiots. That was for practice. ThenContinue reading “Those Poor Kids.”
Ugliness is Never Charming.
How much longer must this wreckage stand? Taos is blessed with marvelous assets, its stunning scenery, extraordinary history, artiness, quirkiness, even grittiness, the latter distinguishing it most favorably from oh-so-precious, oh-so-exclusive resort towns like Jackson, WY, Lake Tahoe, CA, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, MA, Ogunquit, ME, to name just a few. Grittiness however ends atContinue reading “Ugliness is Never Charming.”
To Paraphrase Justice Holmes, Four Generations of Imbeciles are Enough.
Time to find another profession. From the Post:
Notable and Quotable.
“We are a nation of lions and we are being led by a sheep.” —Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas).
Хваліть Господа і передавайте патрони.
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. It’s hardly over, but measured by her heart and spirit, Ukraine has already defeated the Russian host. No matter how much damage and killing inflicted upon that beleaguered but proud people, they have shown both resistance and resilience and world opinion, finally, is overwhelmingly on their side (soonContinue reading “Хваліть Господа і передавайте патрони.”
Idiomatic Idiocy
Would they know “not the sharpest knife in the drawer?“ A blogging colleague recently lamented familiar expressions or idioms are disappearing from our English language, thanks to dumb-downed schooling in this country. Some examples might include: “the shoe is on the other foot,” “strike while iron is hot,” “champing at the bit”and “another feather inContinue reading “Idiomatic Idiocy”
THE TAOS TATLER. 