From Lonewacko via Hot Air Headlines: Back on July 2, Barack Obama read his “public service” address, and it contained this line that hasn’t received much notice: “We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set… We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded.” What the Sam Hill?

An insightful article about homosexuality in animal ‘societies’, via Hot Air Headlines: What is more, homosexuality among some species, including penguins, appears to be far more common in captivity than in the wild. Captivity, scientists say, may bring out gay behaviors in part because of a scarcity of opposite-sex mates. In addition, an enclosed environment boosts an animal’s stress levels, leading to a greater urge to relieve the stress. Some

The Times of London reported yesterday on “an historic defeat for the West in the UN Security Council ” as Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have imposed UN sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe and his inner circle.  US UN Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad more correctly characterized it as a defeat for the people of Zimbabwe, who have suffered everything from violent political repression to starvation at the hands of

As reported in this morning’s New York Times: Asked to name a conservative model, [John McCain] skipped over the suggestions of three names typically associated with the conservative movement — Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Barry Goldwater, the founder of the modern-day conservative movement who occupied the Senate seat Mr. McCain holds today — to settle on Theodore Roosevelt. Mr. McCain has long admired Roosevelt, and in the interview he identified

If you’re going to watch the Miss Universe Pageant tomorrow, and you’re a fan of blondes, you’ll have to choose between Miss Netherlands and Miss Croatia. I’m not sure I vetted them all, but I did a reasonable amount of research. Because I’m a giver.

lingual. Change you can believe in! C’mon, man. Even evil genius retard George W. Bush is bilingual. Harvard must pretty much suck. Also: Crap. Kinda ruins the whole Tony Snow dying vibe, huh?

Bernie. Freddie. iPhone.

Reminds me a bit of my Romanian friend Mircea’s escape from Ceaucescu’s regime: After three days on the run, Ahmad Batebi picked his way down a rocky slope to the stream that marked Iran’s border with Iraq. His Kurdish guides, who had led Mr. Batebi, an Iranian dissident, through minefields and dodged nighttime gunfire from border guards, passed him to a new team of shadowy human smugglers. A photograph of

apparently there are now flying IUDs. You’ll put your eye out, kid. Also, I seem to remember from grade school that one should be on the lookout for blasting caps and child-eating refrigerators. Also, that dropping acid causes hot dogs to talk to one.