No Monopoly
The only read I get from the Dallas Morning News is that less than the 50,000 expected showed up for “America’s Tea Party” on the Fourth. Missing from the coverage is any estimate for the actual number. One is left… Continue Reading
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Why Religious People Should Stop Telling Omar Stories
I came across this story arising from near Portland, Oregon today and was moved to finally understand something I’ve read about and resisted in the past. [Fifteen-month-old] Ava Worthington died March 2, 2008, after her parents and other members of… Continue Reading
Jenny Sanford And Rush Limbaugh Blame Gay Marriage For Husband’s Infidelity
Wow. Straight out of South Carolina: “Of course I’m not saying that Mark is gay,” [Ms.] Sanford said, “but he may as well be. The moral decay in this country has claimed another victim and this time it was my… Continue Reading
From Today’s Associated Press Headline Sheet
That picture is from this morning’s AP headline feed. Notice: 1. The dateline for the story is in London, which is the capital of the United Kingdom. 2. The picture is of the Petronas Towers. Which are in Kuala Lumpur,… Continue Reading
TL’s California Budget Resolution Generates A Surplus
The Fish Wrapper‘s “budget balancer” toy is admittedly simplistic, but by accepting that I had to both raise some income taxes and cut a bunch of stuff, I got from a $24,000,000,000 deficit to a $789,000,000 surplus for the state… Continue Reading
No Jokes Here
D.C. Metro crash — very bad news. At least nine people dead and fifty seriously injured. I’ve got many friends who live in D.C. and they all seem to be okay, for which I’m grateful. But that’s no consolation to… Continue Reading
Brilliant. Absolutely Brilliant.
Dr. Seuss explains the Iranian election protests. (Source here.)
Schizephrenic Schwarzenegger
I don’t get it. First the Governorator says he likes same-sex marriage. Then, he says that he won’t let the City and County of San Francisco issue same-sex marriage licenses because Prop. 22 was the decision of the people of… Continue Reading
A Bite At Some Low-Hanging Fruit, Namely, The Arrogance Of A California Democrat Holding Public Office
I’m hearing slow burn here in my elected representative’s voice: Apparently, she Senator Boxer didn’t realize that “Ma’am” is a formal title which military people call women who outrank them in the hierarchy, the equivalent of using the honorific “Sir”… Continue Reading
Iranian Democracy
Just a few quick thoughts on the elections in Iran. First, has it occurred to anyone that maybe Ahmadinejad actually won? That the results are genuine? This doesn’t even seem to have been considered as a possibility in the western… Continue Reading