I’ve seen not nearly as much of The Wife as I would have liked for the past several weeks. She had a conference for Toastmasters and today, she got up early to volunteer for a Memorial Day parade. This latter… Continue Reading
Sailors in the South Pacific nation of Tonga have discovered a new island. A really new island — three months ago it wasn’t there. The picture was taken from this article which is worth reading for the additional picture of… Continue Reading
I wanted to leave the Ted Haggard thing alone. I mean, I’d done more than enough already. But then I saw the story on FARK. Ted Haggard, who fell from an astonishing height of power and prestige after confessing to… Continue Reading
Instapundit and Volokh have both offered the same opinion I did last night — had the Republicans made any meaningful kind of an effort to keep libertarian-inclined voters within the fold, they would not now be wailing and gnashing their… Continue Reading
If you take a look at the list of ballot propositions and initiatives that CNN thought were important, you’ll find eight attempts to ban same-sex marriage, either by law or by amendment to state constitutions. Seven of the eight passed.… Continue Reading
In 2001, the explicit warnings of Colin Powell that we were being fed a line about invading Iraq were ignored, and the President put his faith in Donald Rumsfeld’s assurances that Iraq could be converted into a steadfast ally formed… Continue Reading
Karl Rove and his incredible Republican Turnout Machine have some big-time egg on their faces. And I’m to blame. Well, sort of. And only partially. I think that the better-than-I-expected Democratic results — they’ve taken the House and, as I… Continue Reading
I wrote before that I was predicting the most closely-divided Congress in history to be seated this January. But a little research reveals that, in fact, that is not possible. It would not be possible to get closer results than… Continue Reading
Leaving court this morning, I noticed a piece of paper — neat and trifolded — under the wheels of my car. I looked at it again, and it was some guy’s pay stub. There are lots of reasons why a… Continue Reading