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Good stuff here: Council Submissions Mere Rhetoric – Israeli Missile Defense Group Emphasizes Need, Technological Feasibility Of Anti-Missile Systems Right Truth – God’s Will Joshuapundit – Obama: ” Screw Kentucky” The Colossus of Rhodey – Lawyer: OK for prez to ditch Constitution if he’s “popular” The Provocateur – President Obama and Executive Power The Razor [...]

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I was not thrilled by Bush’s Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, since I don’t want the White House involved in faith, but I recognized it as a pragmatic means to increasing the effectiveness of existing religious charities.  I also wasn’t too concerned because I did not see it as a government effort to co-opt [...]

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I was listening to a talk show host railing against Obama’s announcement that, henceforth, all government owned businesses (which will soon be all businesses), are going to have salary caps.  For me, the problem with this move, aside from the fact that the Democratically-controlled Congress just awarded itself a huge pay raise, making this the [...]

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Those are words to strike a chill into ones heart.  Fortunately, it was a false alarm.  The mouse froze because the batteries were dead — but I did have to run out to get some new ones, since we were out of stock.  I still need to calm down from the sheer panic of thinking [...]

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Full plate of work that will keep me busy through 3:00 (my time).  This is therefore an open thread — which I consider a brilliant idea, since I’m bereft of ideas and I bet you’re not. UPDATE:  Just had to comment on the fact that our speaker is an incredible idiot.  If it was a [...]

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Mary Katharine Ham also weighs in on both Michelle’s and Barack’s periodic meanness.  She mentions a few examples I’d forgotten and reminds me of Obama’s snide remark about Pennsylvianians as embittered, religiously fanatic gun clingers.  One can be nice and witty.  One can be mean and witty.  And one can be just mean.  Obama hits [...]

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I don’t know why (possibly a ghoulish streak in my personality), but I found this story about Europe’s “medicinal” cannibalism fascinating.  In a nutshell, in the years between the Romans and the modern era, Europeans were “scientifically” convinced that the life force of someone whose life was terminated early (usually executed prisoners) could be passed [...]

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Tom Elia nails it.

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Am I missing something, or does Obama’s cabinet boast more than its fair share of old white guys.  I know Daschle’s gone — thank goodness, give his ideas about health care reform — but that’s still a predominantly white, male cabinet.  Indeed, if you flip through the Vanity Fair slideshow of the people he’s selected [...]

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Where does the time go?  These results came out Friday, and I really meant to post them at my blog right away, but time just keep scooting along and I did nothing.  Better late than never, though, and these winners deserve their recognition: Winning Council Submissions First place with 1 2/3 points! – Mere Rhetoric [...]

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I live in Marin County, which has a very high incidence of breast cancer.  A few years ago, Marin launched a very expensive investigation, asking each Marin woman to fill out a form documenting how often she eats hot dogs and bacon, and whether she lives near power lines.  I was unimpressed, although I dutifully [...]

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I’ve commented (at length) about what a fundamentally unkind man Obama is.  Today, Mr. Hopenchange revealed that mean streak yet again in a nasty remark he made about Jessica Simpson’s weight.  This man is not hopeful, he is not clever, he is not kind, and it’s becoming clear that he is not smart.  He is [...]

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These men aren’t dead yet, but they will be if they’re ever released back to Hamas’ TLC.  The men of whom I speak are Gazans whom Israel captured during the recent Gaza incursion, and who have spilled the beans about Hamas’ myriad war crimes and financial defalcations — all of which consistently starve, murder, and [...]

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In my house, bathmats are necessary fungus and mildew factories, in place to make sure that people don’t slip as a result of puddles created post-bath or shower.  Nguyen La Chanh, of Switzerland, has a different idea, and one that sounds really lovely.  If it can truly be made affordable, I’d buy it.

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It’s just turned Sunday, and I won’t be getting much blogging done during the daylight hours, so I thought I’d tip you off to some things I found fascinating, and that I hope you enjoy too.  In no particular order (with all deserving top billing) here are my suggestions: The Conservative Liberal writes a scathing [...]

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