POLITICAL ILLUSION

IN POLITICS, THINGS ARE NEVER WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE ... OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE REALITY TO THE LIBERAL-DOMINATED MEDIA

Translate

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Checking In With Captain Obvious ...

Posted by TONY PHYRILLAS at Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Labels: Al Goodwyn Cartoon

No comments:

'A necessary evil'

“Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.” — Thomas Paine

Total Pageviews

5,984,610

Why Politics Matter

“Politics, the crooked timber of our communal lives, dominates everything because, in the end, everything – high and low and, most especially, high – lives or dies by politics. You can have the most advanced and efflorescent of cultures. Get your politics wrong, however, and everything stands to be swept away. This is not ancient history. This is Germany 1933.” –– Charles Krauthammer

'Open to inspection'

"Public office is a privilege, not a right, and people who accept the privilege of holding office in the Government must of necessity accept that their entire conduct should be open to inspection by the people they are serving."
–– Harry S. Truman

BLOG ARCHIVE

▼ 2025 (296)
- ▼ March (52)
- ► February (115)
- ► January (129)

► 2024 (2025)
- ► December (144)
- ► November (173)
- ► October (205)
- ► September (152)
- ► August (171)
- ► July (184)
- ► June (144)
- ► May (126)
- ► April (180)
- ► March (190)
- ► February (173)
- ► January (183)

► 2023 (1037)
- ► December (185)
- ► November (135)
- ► October (76)
- ► September (71)
- ► August (70)
- ► July (53)
- ► June (65)
- ► May (60)
- ► April (91)
- ► March (78)
- ► February (55)
- ► January (98)

► 2022 (1752)
- ► December (94)
- ► November (90)
- ► October (104)
- ► September (135)
- ► August (95)
- ► July (88)
- ► June (131)
- ► May (142)
- ► April (177)
- ► March (216)
- ► February (248)
- ► January (232)

► 2021 (2601)
- ► December (208)
- ► November (197)
- ► October (290)
- ► September (289)
- ► August (278)
- ► July (239)
- ► June (175)
- ► May (163)
- ► April (193)
- ► March (209)
- ► February (160)
- ► January (200)

► 2020 (1056)
- ► December (99)
- ► November (110)
- ► October (124)
- ► September (74)
- ► August (142)
- ► July (89)
- ► June (103)
- ► May (103)
- ► April (82)
- ► March (54)
- ► February (40)
- ► January (36)

► 2019 (381)
- ► December (43)
- ► November (29)
- ► October (38)
- ► September (29)
- ► August (27)
- ► July (34)
- ► June (34)
- ► May (35)
- ► April (24)
- ► March (38)
- ► February (26)
- ► January (24)

► 2018 (246)
- ► December (50)
- ► November (24)
- ► October (16)
- ► September (15)
- ► August (7)
- ► July (13)
- ► June (3)
- ► May (17)
- ► April (19)
- ► March (6)
- ► February (33)
- ► January (43)

► 2017 (517)
- ► December (149)
- ► November (50)
- ► October (66)
- ► September (30)
- ► August (26)
- ► July (42)
- ► June (21)
- ► May (22)
- ► April (17)
- ► March (31)
- ► February (29)
- ► January (34)

► 2016 (855)
- ► December (57)
- ► November (34)
- ► October (24)
- ► September (40)
- ► August (63)
- ► July (80)
- ► June (94)
- ► May (115)
- ► April (94)
- ► March (86)
- ► February (77)
- ► January (91)

► 2015 (1886)
- ► December (141)
- ► November (108)
- ► October (123)
- ► September (123)
- ► August (169)
- ► July (192)
- ► June (117)
- ► May (147)
- ► April (218)
- ► March (240)
- ► February (178)
- ► January (130)

► 2014 (2982)
- ► December (232)
- ► November (216)
- ► October (210)
- ► September (219)
- ► August (208)
- ► July (222)
- ► June (269)
- ► May (227)
- ► April (271)
- ► March (334)
- ► February (261)
- ► January (313)

► 2013 (3653)
- ► December (397)
- ► November (495)
- ► October (401)
- ► September (280)
- ► August (281)
- ► July (254)
- ► June (185)
- ► May (219)
- ► April (278)
- ► March (319)
- ► February (269)
- ► January (275)

► 2012 (5550)
- ► December (366)
- ► November (383)
- ► October (607)
- ► September (602)
- ► August (545)
- ► July (554)
- ► June (432)
- ► May (486)
- ► April (410)
- ► March (423)
- ► February (379)
- ► January (363)

► 2011 (3989)
- ► December (371)
- ► November (366)
- ► October (336)
- ► September (316)
- ► August (244)
- ► July (301)
- ► June (298)
- ► May (318)
- ► April (329)
- ► March (338)
- ► February (348)
- ► January (424)

► 2010 (5024)
- ► December (338)
- ► November (404)
- ► October (386)
- ► September (438)
- ► August (354)
- ► July (464)
- ► June (490)
- ► May (431)
- ► April (406)
- ► March (442)
- ► February (391)
- ► January (480)

► 2009 (4120)
- ► December (445)
- ► November (360)
- ► October (399)
- ► September (465)
- ► August (305)
- ► July (360)
- ► June (313)
- ► May (304)
- ► April (330)
- ► March (337)
- ► February (271)
- ► January (231)

► 2008 (2894)
- ► December (211)
- ► November (238)
- ► October (359)
- ► September (302)
- ► August (335)
- ► July (342)
- ► June (231)
- ► May (239)
- ► April (212)
- ► March (150)
- ► February (125)
- ► January (150)

► 2007 (556)
- ► December (75)
- ► November (70)
- ► October (69)
- ► September (51)
- ► August (44)
- ► July (56)
- ► June (41)
- ► May (37)
- ► April (31)
- ► March (34)
- ► February (25)
- ► January (23)

► 2006 (129)
- ► December (14)
- ► November (13)
- ► October (9)
- ► September (9)
- ► August (9)
- ► July (10)
- ► June (9)
- ► May (10)
- ► April (11)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (10)
- ► January (15)

► 2005 (101)
- ► December (10)
- ► November (13)
- ► October (11)
- ► September (10)
- ► August (8)
- ► July (7)
- ► June (7)
- ► May (6)
- ► April (7)
- ► March (9)
- ► February (8)
- ► January (5)

Labels

Barack Obama (1673)
Democrats (1512)
Donald Trump (1232)
Pennsylvania (898)
Pennsylvania Legislature (888)
Taxes (757)
Congress (727)
Pennsylvania politics (663)
Republicans (549)
Rendell (508)
Michael Ramirez cartoons (497)
Montgomery County (475)
Liberal media bias (464)
Broken Promises (422)
Obamacare (411)
Debt (409)
Reform (408)
Vicki Rhodier Illustration (392)
Berks County (334)
Blogging (286)
Government Spending (257)
National politics (252)
Corruption (245)
Far Left (245)
Jobs (237)
Liberal Fascism (228)
Economy (199)
Liberal Hypocrisy (193)
Chester County (190)
John McCain (190)
Conservatives (185)
Radio and television (182)
Movies (169)
Government waste (160)
Health Care (141)
Abortion (117)
Global Warming Hoax (115)
Pat Toomey (113)
Crime (111)
Hillary Clinton (110)
Sarah Palin (107)
Education (106)
Voter fraud (105)
Terrorism (100)
Immigration (99)
Newspapers (99)
Liberalism (98)
Bonusgate (93)
Gambling (93)
Christianity (91)
Nancy Pelosi (89)
Ed Rendell (86)
Energy (84)
Polls (84)
Jim Matthews (82)
Arlen Specter (78)
Angry liberals (77)
Property Taxes (77)
Merry Christmas (74)
Global Warming Hype (72)
Pay Raise (70)
Cyprus (67)
Tea Parties (67)
Labor Unions (64)
Joe Biden (61)
Socialism (60)
Property Tax Elimination (59)
Big Labor (56)
Tom Corbett (54)
RINOs (53)
Gun control (52)
Constitution (49)
Health insurance crisis (47)
Open records (46)
Philadelphia (46)
Pop Culture (46)
Delaware County (44)
Sam Rohrer (44)
Judicial Activism (41)
Music (41)
Al Gore (39)
Global warming (39)
Patriots (39)
Social Security (38)
Transportation (38)
Pork (37)
Pottstown (36)
School spending (36)
Teacher strikes (36)
Ronald Reagan (34)
Second Amendment (33)
Libertarians (31)
Bill O'Reilly (29)
9/11 (28)
Church-State divide (28)
Veterans (28)
First Amendment (25)
Gov. Tom Corbett (25)
Act 1 (24)
Censorship (24)
School Choice (24)
Pensions (23)
Pat Meehan (22)
Senior Citizens (22)
Bob Casey (21)
Christmas (21)
Ballot access (20)
Elections (19)
Free Speech (19)
PHEAA (19)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (19)
Pennsylvania Turnpike (19)
Spending (18)
Accountability (17)
Bad Teachers (17)
Bob Mensch (17)
President Bush (16)
Welfare (16)
Illegal Aliens (15)
Penn State University (15)
Sonia Sotomayor (15)
Poverty (14)
Repeal Act 1 (14)
Supreme Court (14)
Census (12)
Israel (12)
New Jersey (12)
Philadelphia murders (12)
Russia Hoax (12)
Smoke Ban (12)
Environment (11)
Lehigh County (11)
Ron Paul (11)
United Nations (11)
Alycia Lane (10)
Armed Forces (10)
Harry Reid (10)
Medicare (10)
judicial pay (10)
Interstate 78 Fiasco (9)
Kathleen Kane (9)
Rush Limbaugh (9)
Support Our Troops (9)
Higher Education (8)
Law Enforcement (8)
Tolls (8)
Tom Wolf (8)
Ben Stein (7)
Chris Christie (7)
Dick Cheney (7)
Iran (7)
ACLU (6)
Fake News (6)
Foreign Policy (6)
Hollywood (6)
Jimmy Carter (6)
John Murtha (6)
Labor (6)
Religion (6)
Social Networking (6)
Tony Phyrillas (6)
mass transit (6)
Border Security (5)
Charter Schools (5)
Lobbyists (5)
Mitt Romney (5)
Social Media (5)
Awards (4)
Bill DeWeese (4)
Catholics (4)
Democracy (4)
Faith (4)
Greek Orthodox (4)
Postal Service (4)
Term Limits (4)
merit selection (4)
California (3)
George Soros (3)
Hunger (3)
Limousine Liberals (3)
Minimum wage (3)
Nuclear Power (3)
Redistricting (3)
Rep. Mike Vereb (3)
10th Amendment (2)
Animation (2)
Books (2)
DUI (2)
Electoral College (2)
Ethics (2)
Health inspections (2)
IRS (2)
Media Bias (2)
Mental Health (2)
Pennsylvania State Police (2)
Pennsylvania plitics (2)
Route 422 (2)
Secularism (2)
Tim Tebow (2)
Clint Eastwood (1)
Death Penalty (1)
Food Stamps (1)
John Perzel (1)
Journalism (1)
Russia (1)