Category: My brief conversations with inanimate objects

Writer Jerry Pournelle has a balanced view of how things work.  This one is no different.  h/t Reynolds.
Meanwhile today may be the most important vote in Congress since the days of the New Deal. If the health care bill passes, it will fundamentally convert these United States into a different kind of popular democracy, which generally means rule by a unionized bureaucracy organized to vote. Once that much of the economy is run by government, economic recovery as many hope for will simply be impossible.

Yesterday, Darleen wrote about the dust-up over graduate student putz Sean Parrish’s typically stupid assertions regarding what the academy is all about, and as others point out, if he’s right, then all literature departments ought to be made …

RIP.

From the AP:

President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it — pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.

The war zone photo opportunity produced a stunning show of appreciation for Obama from military men and women who have made great sacrifices, many serving repeated tours in a highly unpopular war.

Yay! Much better than a defining picture of him with Sarko in stinky old Normandie, that would have been off-putting to the Brits and Germans (not that any of their dead are buried there), because, let’s face it, there’s just not enough Baracky love to go around!

Some fun you can have with Google, while you’re waiting for something outlaw and intentionalist. Take your occupation, and insert it into this phrase: “your inner (occupation)”. “Your inner accountant”, “Your inner lumberjack”, “your inner serial killer”, what …

what features NO LIZ STEPHENS! OUTRAGE! Todd has all the local newsclips that show people saying O!s going to meet with Blago and has met with Blago.

Also, the return of teh Jackson 5.

Eeeeeevil conservatives rub …

Totally harsh. What else don’t I know about the Salvation Army?

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The leader of a Wisconsin Salvation Army will lose his job if he goes ahead with plans to marry outside the organization.

Capt. Johnny Harsh …

Michelle Catalano, writing for Pajamas Media, explains:Is community service synonymous with slavery? Whether that service is mandated or suggested, could it in any way be construed as enslaving citizens? This week, an acquaintance noted the “irony” that college students …

From Nielson:Overall, for the six networks that aired the program simultaneously, the spot had a household rating of 21.7% (meaning that 21.7 percent of all households watching television were tuned to the spot.)

In comparison, the final debate between the …

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With day 3 of my fundraising drive coming to a close, I’m at a bit over 50% of my goal. Maybe Tuesdays are just slow days. Or maybe I set my goal too high.