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A New Direction For a New Day
You know, I think I've been saved from myself.Watching all of the supporters of Mr. Obama party and be happy this past Tuesday night has convinced me: I was wrong. And actually, I wasn't just wrong. I...
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Already?! Geez.
Okay folks. I thought it would take longer than this, but it's already starting to happen. The election hasn't been over for two whole days and already supporters of Mr. Obama are showing their...
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We Know Who Really Got a Puppy
"Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much. You have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."First of all, I've just come up with a new way to highlight anything that Mr. Obama...
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The Magic is Working
Some people say that by the time November 4 rolled around, the stock market had already "priced in" a win by Mr. Obama. Obviously not. Without even taking office yet, it seems that Mr. Obama has been...
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More Problems
From the AP:Seven in 10, or 72 percent, voice confidence the president-elect will make the changes needed to revive the stalling economy, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Tuesday.The...
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History Doesn't Matter Now
The Bible says that if we believe in the redeeming power of Jesus the Christ, our sins will be "lost in the sea of forgetfulness. Separated as far from us as the East from the West." And, while that...
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Overheard
I got in an argument at work the other day with one of our crazy conservatives (I'm surrounded by them! Help!):CC: "We need to let GM fail."SSC: "Are you crazy? This is a great opportunity for some...
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Papers Please
Even since I was a kid, I've enjoyed taking tests. Seriously. I can still conjure the feeling I'd get when the teacher would drop a math test on my desk in grade school -- a tingle up the spine, a...
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Christmas Isn't Coming
My wife and I were both noticing how in years past, we were always annoyed by the early display of Christmas items. This year, though, we've both experienced the same thing: we've wanted Christmas...
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The Pressure Is Off
There are a lot of pressures in a man's life. One of them is the notion that you have to keep doing better and better professionally in order to keep pace with everyone else. You must constantly be...
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New Clothes and New Friends
When I started working in the world of Open Source software, it was kind of a revelation for me. All of the introvert qualities that had made it hard for me to talk to strangers or to feel comfortable...
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Just Can't Do It Anymore
Okay, comrades... er... folks. I can't do that anymore. It was fun, and I had more material, but in the end, there was other stuff I wanted to be saying that I couldn't say in faux hardcore communist...
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Rep. Jason Altmire: Idiot
Before the November elections, House leaders allowed Democrats in "shaky" districts to vote against the majority on certain topics in order to retain their seats. My Rep. Jason Altmire (D-4th-PA),...
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Does this mean I'm better than them?
I remember noticing during the last Presidential campaign the tax breakdowns for the Democrat ticket. I also remember hearing then-candidate Obama talk about various ways in which Americans were poor...
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Such Is The Touch
Such is the touchOf the Angel BarackIf he petted my dog,My dog would talk.If he sat on a lame man's lapHe would walk.If he picked up a little dead birdIt would squawk.If he danced with ColdplayThey...
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Oh Noes! The State Might Have to Cut Jobs
"Gov. Ed Rendell said state government will lay off close to 800 employees because of spending cuts that are likely." states the Associated Press.Rendell says this as though it's a bad thing. He's been...
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Misplaced Compassion
Does anyone bother fisking Krugman these days? Doubtful. If it hadn't been for one of our friends sending Joy a link with a positive admonishment about this column, I wouldn't have bothered. However,...
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Simple Healthcare Economics
I was just checking out some of the ads on craigslist that want you to "HELP SOLVE THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS - MAKE $9-13/HOUR!". And, while they aren't speaking (directly) for the current Presidential...
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Let's Go To Church
For many years, the United Methodist Church has advocated for a Single Payer health care system. During the current attempt by the President and Congress to ram a health care bill through before anyone...
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The Real Bad Guys
According to Investors.com (a product of Investor's Business Daily), Honduras has captured and extradited a major drug and terrorist weapons supplier into U.S. authority. Good for them. Let me put you...
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How to Question a Terrorist
Hit the link in the post title to read an article about the, um, interesting restrictions placed on our interrogators by the Army Field Manual. One such rule regards lying to interrogation subjects....
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This Just Makes Me Sad
Chicago gangs murder honor student three blocks from school.There's a video there, but I won't watch it out of respect for the kid who tried to help his fellow students against gang violence. I could...
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What the Government Should Handle
Any bunch of people can get together in this country and try to make something happen. There are roughly two ways they can go about this.In the first, they can attempt to build their own organization,...
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The Fight Against Death
I just saw that MSNBC is letting one of their opinion show hosts do an hour-long free commercial for the Democrat's perspective on health care reform. It's called "Health Care Reform: The Fight Against...
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Way way way too little, way way way too late
I'm all for a nice "spending freeze," but I'm think the President's proposal is sort of like Tiger Woods proposing to take the trash down the curb himself this weekend because he wants to prove he's a...
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