George W. Bush — not a Biblical literalist. Actual quote (the headline is deceptive): Asked whether the Bible was literally true, Mr Bush replied: “Probably not. No, I’m not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from… Continue Reading
Or at least, so says this year’s Nobel laurelate in economics. This despite a $15 billion life support program that is being thrown its way, despite the vehement objections of the voters, this blogger, and the dictates of common sense.… Continue Reading
Well, it won’t be just the Fish Wrapper but the entire Tribune Company that will file Chapter 11. It’s been a long time coming — the Fish Wrapper has suffered declining readership, serious editorial and business mismanagement, and a seeming… Continue Reading
Congress is elected separately from the President. For the most part, I think that’s a strength of the U.S. system of government. However, it comes with a significant drawback — there are now 535 dukes and barons running around who… Continue Reading
So you don’t like atheists taking out advertisements proclaiming their existence? Your only resort is to take out ads of your own. And that is exactly what someone is doing. A Christian woman in the DC area, unhappy with the… Continue Reading
How did the cheerleaders text nude pictures of themselves to their boyfriends? You don’t text-message a photograph, by definition. Or is the verb “text” morphing into something other than “sending a text message from or to a cellular phone”? Otherwise,… Continue Reading
Reason’s Greetings, everyone. Remember that sign at the state capitol in Olympia, Washington that had Bill O’Reilly all in a huff?* Well, someone — I’m not going to immediately offer a conjecture about of what faith they might have been… Continue Reading
A follow-up to yesterday’s post about Canada’s constitutional crisis. The Governor-General has, at the request of the Prime Minister, prorogued Canada’s Parliament until January 26, 2009. PM Harper will govern without a Parliament and without any substantial claim to political… Continue Reading
If you do, your vote for other candidates may not count. So says an op-ed in today’s Gray Lady. The real point of the article, however, is that the process of physically counting votes in a tight election like Coleman-Franken… Continue Reading
When a vampire tells you, “I want to bite your neck and suck your blood so I can predate on you like I’ve been doing for years. But I promise that now I won’t take too much blood from you,”… Continue Reading