Playing Soldier
Young boys like to play soldier. I think that’s a good thing, most of the time. It’s a good thing when they get to hear about real war from real soldiers, too.
Month: February 2007
A Swing And A Miss
Contrary to some popular media conceptions, conservatives can be quite funny. Every issue of National Review includes a collection of assorted one-liners, quips, and anectodes, some of which are laugh-out-loud funny and most of the rest least invoke chuckles that… Continue Reading
Decidedly Confused Thinking
A lot of you Loyal Readers may question why I crusade against the contamination of science with befuddled religious thinking and intellectual laziness. This is a good example of how the confusion of science, religion, and prejudice can be dangerous… Continue Reading
Elephants Getting In Line
The Giuliani campaign website made two significant announcements yesterday while I was at judge school downtown. First, a “Massachusetts Leadership Team” was announced with a bunch of prominent-seeming Republicans including a majority of the Republicans in the Massachusetts State Senate.… Continue Reading
Be Nice To Mother
An interesting conversation with another attorney at the firm. We mused that the weather is something that people are normally very cavalier about. We puny humans like to delude ourselves that we’re pretty much in control of what’s going on.… Continue Reading
Judge School, Part II
Last night I went to pro tem judge school again. This time, the subject was traffic. The amount of technical knowledge is quite intimidating. Photo red light enforcement, speeding, and sentencing all are very complicated and technical in nature. There… Continue Reading
An E-Mail From Kabul
Today, a friend of ours sent The Wife an e-mail from Kabul, where he is stationed. He’s on an anti-drug patrol and conditions sound pretty grim. It’s easy for us to forget that there is still a war going on… Continue Reading
And Away We Go!
Rudy confirmed his candidacy on Larry King last night. He’s dead right about one thing: the country needs leadership. The interview makes clear that Rudy understands federalism (he should, after all, being a lawyer). The real question is, will the… Continue Reading
Stranger Things Have Happened
This seems unlikely to me. Minnesota is a liberal state, I know, and the 2008 cycle looks like it’s going to be trending liberal anyway. But I don’t think it will be this far to the left.
Needs To Happen
California should move its Presidential Primary to February 5, 2008. And it looks like that’s going to happen. It might cost us some more money but it’s worth it to have a real voice in the candidate selection process. If… Continue Reading