"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
Edward _ There’s one thing I know about losing a loved one to an unexpected tragedy. There’s no right or wrong way to feel about it…all the thoughts you might have about what happened are valid, no matter how disloyal, no matter how unfair they may seem. In my large family, we form a protective circle around … Read more
Via three different blogs, but starting with TBogg comes this insanely entertaining idea*: Bill Clinton for Kerry’s Running Mate *At least if you’re a Democrat.
On the Today Show, this morning, Tim Russert said that if, in the 2000 election, it was “Florida, Florida, Florida,” this time around it’s “Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.” Hailing from the Buckeye state myself (which I’m currently very upset with for its recent DOMA, I must admit), I’m perhaps more aware than most of what’s been … Read more
There’s an old line about protesting (can’t remember the source) that goes something like: Q: Why are all the protesters you see on TV always liberals? A: Because all the conservatives have jobs! I like to think it’s also because none of them can make puppets…but I digress… If extreme rightists were to suddenly take … Read more
So The Pew Internet and American Life Project suggest that the majority of bloggers are somewhat casual about the whole thing. “The impression out there is that a lot of the blog activity is very feverish,” said Lee Rainie, the Pew project’s director. “That’s not the case. For most bloggers, it’s not an all-consuming, all-the-time … Read more
A telepathy charge is quickly gaining ground around here and Tacitus.org lately. Every time someone suggests the Bush Administration has some unexpressed motive as the only way to rationalize seemingly contradictory or otherwise inexplicable evidence, Bird Dog starts handing out his coveted Carnak Awards, and Slartibartfast virtually hurls the Tarot Cards from the card table. … Read more
Steve Mumford, an artist I know, has now made at least three trips to Iraq to document the war. He’s very good at mixing with our troops, and more and more he’s getting up close to some serious conflict. He’s also very good at getting Iraqi’s to share their experiences with him. The last time … Read more
Andrew Sullivan (who doesn’t have a comments function on his blog) has been posting letters from folks alarmed by the President’s announcement about the FMA. This one from a Republican Lawyer suggests there’s a much larger objective than stopping gay marriage behind it. Pertinent paragraphs: Under the Constitution of the United States there is no … Read more
My first, very partisan response to seeing this: Bush Tightens Rules on Travel to Cuba was “He’s such a whore!” What other voter block is he going to throw a meaningless bone to? Then, I stopped and thought, well, what if he’s right. What if “Fidel Castro government [really] has taken steps to destabilize relations … Read more
There’s no way around it. The FMA is either 1. anti-Liberty 2. anti-Sanctity or 3. anti-Equality To defend the FMA, you must own up to one of these stances. 1. Anti-Liberty In this context, anti-Liberty means anti-gay. One must believe that sexual orientation does not fall under the umbrella of the “liberty” we believe is … Read more