Can’t win an argument on the merits by using mutually agreed-upon criteria? No problem. Simply change the terms of the debate and declare yourself the victor. Or, you know—have one of your innumerable sycophants (real, imagined, or some strange ontological combination thereof) do it for you. Which, were we to use a cooking analogy, would be a lot like entering a chili cookoff, redefining “chili” in such a way that
July 25, 2006
July 25, 2006
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged, 26
Sometimes, the only way to acclimate yourself to engine noise is to take off the helmet and simply immerse yourself in it. Of course, you might also try ear plugs—but that’s hardly very zen, is it? And to paraphrase the Kyoto school’s Masao Abe’s “One Bird with Two Wings” parable, “chicks with decent breasts almost never ride topless with guys who do the dorky earplug thing.” —Which is something the
July 25, 2006
Hoist the Black Flag, neocons!
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July 25, 2006
Keeping up with the Jonesteins
Hmm. Bluster? Or is Olmert ready to go to the mattresses this time?: Israel has the stamina for a long fight and is determined to defeat Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a group of new immigrants from France on Tuesday. In a speech at Ben Gurion International Airport, Olmert told the new arrivals that “we are a strong people, and we have the stamina for a long
July 25, 2006
“Chavez-Belarus ‘pact against U.S.‘“
From CNN International: Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday he had forged a strategic alliance to stand up to U.S. imperialism with fellow maverick Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “Our countries must keep their hands at the ready on the sword,” Chavez, in ex-Soviet Belarus as part of a world tour, said on a visit to a military academy. “After a day of intensive work, we have created a strategic alliance