Archive for June, 2009
I’m Not Shocked, And Neither Is Anyone Else
Words cannot express how upset Dr. Tiller’s assassination has made me. But I’m not shocked, which, in some ways, I find more unsettling. Everyone knew this was going to happen. Everyone knew. Funny, how easily the “ticking time bomb” scenario comes into play with this case, and yet, those that worship at the altar of […]
Poll: Donviti and the Internet
Discuss and wish him luck at his new job. Hopefully, he’ll be reading your comments tonight and not today.
Will We Soon Return To $4/Gallon Gas?
Matt Yglesias has a question: What I can see is the present, where markets react to any sign of good economic news with a big jump in oil prices. And the news in question is of the “things aren’t getting bad quite as quickly as we feared” genre of good news. What if six months […]
Yep, He Was a Wingnut
While the Bush ‘Justice’ Department was infiltrating groups like the Audubon Society and those militant Quaker groups (irony intended), weapons-toting self-styled “Freemen” like Scott Roeder were doing whatever the hell they wanted. After all, just how dangerous could Roeder be?: Those who know Roeder said he believed that killing abortion doctors was an act of […]
New Castle County Tax Increase: BS Patrol
I ran into one of the crochety old men that I sometimes run into at some functions. Invariably, our discussion turns to something political or social. This time we were discussing the current budget situation when he brought up that county taxes were rising 25%. I said, “really, it isn’t much money that we are […]
Word of Advice
When you’re making a statement about a victim of a crime, don’t do the following: attack the victim in the statement express concern about how the crime will affect your movement. express concern about the state of the victim’s soul If you feel the urge to do these things, you’re better off making no statement […]
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