me: “Do you ever worry that you just might be the last refuge of a scoundrel?” my patriotism: “No. No moreso than I worry that I’m a legitimate excuse for you to sit around in your underwear today drinking Mexican beer simply because you got up early and hung a flag from your awning.” me: “Good point. But in my defense, I have an awful lot of lime wedges that
July 4, 2006
July 4, 2006
my second brief conversation with my own patriotism (which, I admit, has been acting a bit defensively of late)
July 4, 2006
Nothing says “Celebrate Independence Day” quite like a good old-fashioned protest / hunger strike
Happy 4th of July, you “sick, diseased, cancer, blight on the earth,” America! **** update: More here.
July 4, 2006
“After Hamdan”
From the WSJ, an few important points to remember in the wake of Hamdan: A single liberal retirement from the Court would thus put Hamdan‘s reasoning in jeopardy […] […] As a practical political matter, Hamdan tosses the debate over military commissions back to Congress. Our liberal friends keep assuring us that this is the key to restoring the “rule of law.” But there’s a reason the Founders gave Presidents