What The Presidency Does To A Man
It looks to me like you age about one year for every six months you serve as President. Tough business. Hey, you asked for this job, Senator Obama.
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Gresham’s Law Reverses With Product
Freddie at L’Hôte describes a process I went through about fifteen years ago. It’s a result of experiencing qualitatively better things to which you once were quality-insensitive. Suddenly, you go back to something to which you used to be more… Continue Reading
Fantasy and Reality: The Tragedy Of An Eager Evangelist’s Suicide
I read a story this morning that upset me badly. Not to the point of shedding tears of sorrow, although the story is very sad. Rather, I was closer to outrage. I’ll explain this in three parts — first by… Continue Reading
INTP
That turns out to be the Myers-Brigg personality type I exhibit on this blog. You can verify that here. I agree with that assessment entirely. My only quibble is that INTP types are described as: “they might come across as… Continue Reading
Can’t Take Him Anywhere
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Dogpile on Dobson
The American Family Association got two big hits on my blogroll this morning. Hemant Mehta takes the AFA to task for selling a video with this description: Residents of the small Arkansas town of Eureka Springs noticed the black community… Continue Reading
Cure Allergies With A Laser — Or Not
As many of you either recall from reading these pages, or from knowing me, I suffer from allergies. I medicate using OTC drugs and I’ve sought treatment on multiple occasions. Most recently, I was disappointed at the small amount of… Continue Reading
To Where Will Right Winger Deserters Flee?
“Oh, man, if Bush gets re-elected, I’m going to Canada.” “If McCain gets elected over Obama, man, the fix is in. I’m outta here, I’ll go to the Netherlands.” I’ve heard more of that kind of crap from left-wing kool-aid… Continue Reading
Give It A Whirl
Do you like wine? Of course you do. But wine is complicated. There’s a million different labels, hundreds of varieties and thousands of regions, and a mistake can be expensive. Do you want someone who’s going to give it to… Continue Reading
More Heroism In Government From A Real Conservative
I’ve said it before — conservatism isn’t really about getting in to peoples’ bedrooms and telling them when and how they can have sex. It isn’t about telling people to go to church or paying for them to do it,… Continue Reading