The Anchoress
Can’t embed it, but it’s pure genius. Read more
Can’t embed it, but it’s pure genius. Read more
Actually, the Linkfest will be coming up, but I had to share Chris Muir’s great cartoon, (H/T Amused Cynic): Oh, come on, laugh! If you’re not allowed to laugh at your president, then you’re already not free! Check back for lots of links! Today will be a “day of continual linking” with constant updates, so keep coming back! One quick thought: If any congressional critter needs an excuse to suddenly “switch my vote in order to take a serious look... Read more
I see that Amazon is getting ready to launch its updated Kindle, and I have to say, I am intrigued. I believe our friend Dave Justus (I think) once commented here raving about his. This morning, my Elder Son – with whom I am in an ongoing discussion about faith and science – left this short story of Asimov’s on my screen, because he thought it would amuse and entertain and also, I think, shore up his own argument on... Read more
Busy times around these parts; I have a big party planned for the weekend, so I’ll be in and out over here. I know, I know…there is so much to write about! And none of it feels good! UPDATE: Hopefully I can work later today, but for now let’s go the cheap and easy route, ready? If this was Bush every nightly news program would lead with it and Letterman would snarl, “boy is he dumb.”. It’s not newsworthy under... Read more
I told you. That was a baaaaaaad genie to let out of the bottle. Oy. Let’s have a laugh. Crescat has revealed which buildings were churches and which were not. Ugh. And LOLCats has spawned LOLSaints. Read more
Okay, it’s not only my plan…a lot of people are wondering the same thing: Why doesn’t the government just give the citizenry the money and allow us to put it back into circulation and the banks? Turns out Jon Stewart is wondering about that too. The answer seems to be simply that the people in power want as much control over everything as they can possibly get. God forbid the taxpayers have some control over their own tax money! The... Read more
“Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God.” – Chesterton, “Christendom in Dublin,” 1933 “…the population of an entirely planned and controlled world are going to be inexpressibly lonely … and they will then discover the little community of believers as something quite new. As a hope that is there for them, as the answer they have secretly always been asking for.” — (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) God and the World), quoted here “Of all tyrannies,... Read more
Okay, I think I’m done. No one can say I was not exceedingly fair to President Obama over the last week or so – and even this morning about the Exec Salary Caps for bailout beneficiaries. I don’t like the precedent – and I believe now that it’s been done for one group, we’re going to see the Obama/Pelosi/Reid/Frank government move to cap other salaries, but I got the politics of it. But now, I think I’ve seen enough. Item:... Read more
“Pass this or we may never recover?” No, Obama doesn’t actually say, “or else,” but – as with the first bailout – I feel like I’m being told not to ask questions, not to look too closely, just sign on with something huge and be quiet because “it’s for my own good.” I have never liked that feeling. And if nothing is done, this recession might linger for years. Our economy will lose 5 million more jobs. Unemployment will approach... Read more
A little levity from reader Stan: Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. “Well,” he says, “I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for... Read more
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