Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A tough job but someone's got to do it

NYT: Romney’s Former Bain Partner Makes a Case for Inequality

Why Sowell is always worth reading

Quote for the day:
Some would apparently prefer a society where all-wise elites would decide what each of us "needs" or "deserves." The actual history of societies formed on that principle -- histories often stained, or even drenched, in blood -- is of little interest to those who mistake wishful thinking for idealism

Monday, May 28, 2012

Quote of the day

The very readable Dan Flynn provides the quote of the day.

"The Left doesn’t learn from its history because it doesn’t know its history. It’s too busy dreaming up the future."

Memorial Day 2012, Wakefield, Massachusetts


Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Betsy Sheeran greets the audience at this year's Memorial Day commemoration.


Brownies from Wakefield Girls Scouts drop rose petals around the town's World War II monument on May 28, 2012 during commemoration.


Meanwhile a member of the Wakefield High School Marching Band plays taps to close out the ceremony at Veterans Memorial Common. (photographs by Frank Conte).




Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Introducing The Bridgebuilders!

I fell in love with this band when I first heard "Sandy Boys."