Three days gave us a delicious taste of this charming country with a love of unpronounceable names but it wasn’t long enough. I want to come back in warmer weather and hike in the rugged Icelandic countryside.
University of Virginia Spends $20 Million On 235 DEI Employees, With Some Making $587,340 Per Year
The University of Virginia (UVA) has at least 235 employees under its “diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)” banner — including 82 students — whose total cost of employment is estimated at $20 million.
I’m no reader of the political tea leaves, and I will willingly defer to those better informed than me, but it appears that the presidential primary vote in Virginia showed a greater level of enthusiasm for Republicans than for Democrats.
ICELAND: Brrrrr…Dispatch From Reykjavik
It’s late winter here and the weather is fickle. It can be sunny one minute - as it was when we landed - but snowing or pouring icy rain the next, as it is now.
LONDON: Day 4. A Royal Sighting!
As we waited to cross the street, a black Rolls Royce with a motorcycle escort suddenly came around the corner. It turned directly in front of us and there he was, the king himself. King Charles, He was waving and smiling. I can report that he looked healthy.
LONDON: Day Three. Two Terrific Tour Guides.
Brits don’t seem as obsessed with hydration as we are. Haven’t seen a Stanley since we arrived and people are not strolling around drinking water.
LONDON: From War Rooms To Afternoon Tea
We stood this morning outside The Queen’s Chapel near St. James Place and gaped at the plaque, claiming that it was built in 1623. We paused there to remind my granddaughter what was going on in American 401 years ago. Not much.
And, We’re Off. We Hope!
As you read this we are either in London or not in London. It all depends on whether the start-up budget airline we booked actually got us there.
The real problem, I noted, was that across-the-board salary increases didn’t reflect reality, providing, for example, the same increases for hard-to-find physics, chemistry, or special education teachers as it did for those teaching subjects with dozens of applicants for each position.
Biden Shuffles To The Border
Biden supports the terrible border bill that was defeated recently in the Senate that wouldn’t restrict illegal immigration until 5,000 illegals were crossing the border a day.
Five thousand!
One is too many, Joe.
Virginia Dems Have Their Panties In A Twist
Winsome Sears is loathed by the left. There is nothing they detest more than a conservative person of color. They were waiting to pounce on her for something. This week they had their moment.
Courtroom Soap Opera: Hostile Witness Dissembles On The Stand
Terrence Bradley, former law partner and divorce lawyer for Nathan Wade, was clearly trying to mollify his old friend and his lover, Fani Willis, while tap-dancing around a multitude of text messages he had exchanged with Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for one of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Fulton County Rico case.
We’re All Christian Nationalists Now
Americans know that our rights come from God. Or, for the secular humanists among us, that these are natural rights. In other words, we are born with the rights and liberties we enjoy as free people in our country.
We are not property of the government. Our rights are not bestowed on us by our government, by a sovereign or by any manmade institution.
Illegal Immigrant Arrested For Killing Georgia Nursing Student
It’s long past time we stopped illegal aliens from entering the country. We only do that because getting rid of their enablers in Washington.
Apparently, Virginia’s doctors and nurses are racist.
Democrats who recently complained that sales tax increases were unfair to the poor are suddenly embracing them.
What Is It With Democrats And Criminals?
News flash: Any inmate who’s served 25 years in prison is a bad dude. A murderer, a rapist, a kiddie pornographer or some other variety of reptile. Don’t be fooled. These are not petty criminals or marijuana users.
Biden’s Superpower: Gaslighting
Ignoring a Supreme Court decision that said he did not have the authority to “forgive” student debt, the panderer in chief - desperate to buy the votes of the younger generation - just transferred $1.2 billion of debt from the people who borrowed it to you and me.