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September 2004

Joining the Big Tent

I'm having a real laugh these days about who is being called "conservative". Consider Glenn Reynolds, for example. Glenn is...

Kerry Hangs with the Cool Kids

Comments on comments on comments about Kerry's comments about Allawi's speech. Or: My view of Kerry's critique of our foreign policy. Ach, just read it.

Microsoft and the Internet

What are Microsoft's latest moves in the browser market? And how did they become rich 'n' famous in the first place? Many people don't know the real story...

The REAL Terrorist Threat

According to NEA guidlines, when terrorism occurs, it should not be suggested that any particular group is behind it. Michelle Malkin points out there are exceptions, apparently, to every rule...

Goat's Cheese Vignette

The moral of this baaad little story? Where there's a will, there's a whey. Except when bureaucrats have the final say...

True Conservatives: Version 1

Why are Democrats currently out of power? What strategies will they be able to use to get it back? What does this mean to us as a nation?

Christianity Today: Alien vs. Predator

How does the modern Christian relate to a cheap knockoff monster-battle flick? And what would the creator of the universe say about that? My thoughts and musings.

Oncoming Dirty Tricks?

I'm going to be blunt about this: I believe it likely that people in the center of the Democratic party have considered staging attacks on themselves, of various sorts, in order to win sympathy and make conservatives look bad.

Kerry as CinC

Astonished Head: Whether the Kerry campaign had anything to do with the documents or not, their near-total incompetence in handling...

The Other Forgery: Niger/Uranium Update

I've been sitting on this story since it first came out, probably over a week now (I have no idea...

Rathergate: Rove Did It?

I'm clearly having trouble avoiding this topic, but the debacle raises too many hilarious points. I'm loving the "Rove did...

Cheaper Celestial Views

Science Daily: A small unmanned observatory high on the Antarctic plateau provides the best star-viewing site on Earth, according to...

Rathergate and the Dinosaurs

One last thought: Rathergate reminds me of a Jeff Goldbum appearance on SNL after "Jurrasic Park" came out. As a...

Rathergate: Common Sense Injection

There's a point I'd like to make here which I think has been overlooked. Many of my associates on the...

Bush and "Post-War" Iraq

There are many reasons to be unhappy with George Bush's handling of things. One cannot help notice that he makes...

France Blocks Darfur Sanctions

July 30: The UN gives Sudan 30 days to end the violence of face sanctions. France agrees. Now it's September, and it seems France has had a change of heart. Or was that an oil change?

At Least He Had a Job...

A student in Madison, Wisconsin finds a unique way supplement his income. Sadly, he's clever, dull-witted, and amoral all at once...

You Know You Hold the Moral High Ground When...

You are so insecure you must grab a sign away from a little girl and tear it up because she...

Fahrenheit 9/11 in Persia

From World Magazine Blog: Fahrenheit 9/11 premiered to a full house of Iranian moviegoers in the capital city of Tehran...

Rathergate: Beldar's About-Face

Bill Dyer makes a lot of sense, but ultimately, I disagree with his recommendations regarding where we need to go from here. I think what he's suggesting, though I agree it's sensible, may backfire.

Why Do They Hate Us? Reason #83: Melanin

The Guardian interviews a home-grown Iraqi terrorist, associated neither with Al Qaeda nor Saddam's former Baathist Party. I found his motives for attacking our troops... surprising. (Updated)

Jonah Goldberg Sums It Up

I had thought that the evidentiary standard for smears was that they were to be assumed false until proven true beyond a reasonable doubt. Guess there's a double standard in play here, no?

Rathergate: CBS Brings on... Bill Glennon?

CBS trots out an IT consultant. What does this tell us about the relative credibility of CBS versus bloggers?

Doing Quixtar Ethically: Is It Possible?

I meet a number of IBOs who think, somehow, they'll do Quixtar the "right", "ethical", and "moral" way. While I appreciate their good intentions, I don't think they understand the nature of the business very well.

Al Gore, Unhinged

Once, I'm told, one of Abraham Lincoln's aides inquired why he would not be meeting with another politician. Lincoln replied:...

Fear the Blogs!

Powerline quotes Emerson professor Jeffrey Seglin, appearing in the LA Times: "The mainstream press is having to follow them," said...

EU Gears for Spacewar?

EU Referendum: This really will not do. Quietly, the EU is embarking on an ambitious military space programme, allocating massive...

"Killian" Documents Reactions

I spent a few minutes this morning wandering the fever swaps over at Democratic Underground. Was nice to see there...

CBS Not Complicit?

Have you heard about the stunt 60 Minutes pulled? They slimed Bush using forged documents. My two cents on the matter.

Mike Novak on the Democratic Descent

Via NRO: I am a lifelong Democrat, and I have always loved the ethnic, religious, and regional varieties of Democrats...

Microsoft and Spam: Greeks Bearing Gifts

A while ago, Microsoft promised they'd eliminate spam completely. An inveterate Microsoft watcher, I was pretty sure I knew how that would turn out...

Noam and the Descent of the Left

Diary of an Anti-Chomskyite: As an ex-Leftist who grew up in a very Leftwing family of Jewish Bostonians, I can...

Biggest Deficit in History?

You've heard this one before. And, as is usually true with these stats, it's about as meaningful as saying that movie tickets are more expensive than ever before...

P.J. O'Rourke on Free Will

Courtesy of Right Wing News: One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the...

The President Talks 'bout Jesus Too Much

His frequent mentions of Jesus Christ in official speeches demonstrate the President's dangerous religious extremism, and clear inability to grasp the proper separation between church and state.

Quixtar Survivor Speaks

AmwayMan: I was in Amway/Quixtar for 9 years. Worked the biz 30 to 40 hours a week and was as...

AP Bias on the Campaign Trail

The AP newswire can change a lot of people's minds at once. But lately, it seems they've been making a lot of "mistakes", and curiously, they all seem to benefit one candidate's campaign.

John Kerry's Vietnam Deferments

Those of you who are paying attention noticed that, before Bush had even completely his acceptance speech, Kerry opened up...

Kerry Blasts Bush over Rising Medicare Premiums

John Kerry has been attacking George Bush over increased medicare premiums: John F. Kerry promoted his economic message in this...

Britt World Wide Investigated

Quixtar Blog reports an investigation opening on Britt World Wide, one of the major companies which promotes Quixtar products.

Selfless Muslim Act

The Washington Post: When a group of Muslims from other North Ossetian villages decided to offer themselves as hostages in...

Positive You're Failing? Go Negative!

It's been a long-honored tradition, a rule even, in American politics that you stop campaigning during the other party's convention....

"Lean Left" Responds Regarding O'Neill

Kevin T. Keith of "Lean Left" has responded to my perplexed post regarding his blog's claim that O'Neill has lied....

FAIR is Deceptive

A short excursion into FAIR convinces me they're anything but...

Disturbing Zogby Poll

We're losing our country. Not to the Democratic Party, obesity, chronic tooth rot, or a general sense of vague malaise....

A Left/Right Dialog? Amazing!

This is very cool. The sign says: Young liberal idealist looking for conservative or Republican person to discuss hopes and...

Quixtar Generates No Wealth

Can you make money at Quixtar? Sure! So why not do it? Well, let me ask a question: Do you care if you hurt a lot of other people? Allow me to explain...

Who Gets to Talk?

Much of what I post passes, apparently, unnoticed or at least uncommented. But there's a few threads that, probably due...

Spin the Violence! Spin! Spin!

The "party of peace" is out in force again, with one unifying theme: Hatred. I'm loving the protest coverage. Shall...

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