One would assume that John Thune, our evangelical Christian U.S. Senator, knows the 9th Commandment says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Some of us infidels take that to mean you shouldn’t tell untruths about others. I guess we weren’t taught about the footnote saying it doesn’t apply in the context of […]
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Proud Liberal beat me to this but it is something I’ve been pondering. My thought is not only is the nomination of John Roberts for Chief Justice a done deal, it probably should be. Here’s my reasoning, such as it is, in no particular order of importance. First, it is apparent we are unlikely in […] Okay, the pacifist left wing pinko who writes this blog has a confession and an accompanying plea of guilty. I knew better at heart but it took a well-deserved rant by Stephen Eley of Escape Pod to finally bring me to the court of common sense. Escape Pod is a weekly audio program of excellent […] Although they don’t all necessarily hit the mark, John Scalzi’s Being Poor gives a bit of perspective we all can use. I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Robert F. Kennedy, May 6, 1961 A few tidbits from cyberspace on Katrina and New Orleans: I know this isn’t why he’s doing it but maybe what’s happening in New Orleans is just a little bit too science fiction-ish for us all. Noted SF author Charlie Stross, a UK resident, has blogged some fairly interesting insights into the global impact of […] |
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