Politics —
Beautiful Futility has an interesting take on the Rick Warren invite.
“Patience everyone, patience. The best way to correct a liar is to let him talk in front of as many people as possible.”
I think there’s a lot of wisdom in that.
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I’ve read Riverbend’s blog for a long time. She’s a great writer who’s insights into life on the ground in Baghdad are essential reading. The time between posts has been getting longer and longer, and I’m so afraid for her. Can God ever forgive us for what we’ve wrought there?
America’s men and women in uniform took away al Qaeda’s safe haven in Afghanistan - and we will not allow them to re-establish it in Iraq.
–George Bush, January 10, 2007
The problem is, of course, that they’re re-establishing it in frickin’ Afghanistan.
From the Beeb:
Police in Hungary have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters during commemorations of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.
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At first glance it seems like the Hungarian’s method of celebrating is roughly the same as remembering the Hindenburg by handing out matches to adults and hydrogen-filled balloons [...]
Is dogcatcher next?
Gee, the Cincinnati Enquirer — the paper that once apologized for doing a serious investigation and promised never to do it again — has endorsed a man who’s made the state a laughingstock (while Katherine Harris was funny. Blackwell is just pathetic). And the son-of-a-bitch Nikki Giovanni says [...]
Somebody call me when Mary Cheney is suspected of being a pedophile.
Someday I hope I’m able to say it as well as Pete.
A lot’s been made of Mark Foley’s (R-Parent’s Worst Nightmare) apparent hypocrisy at portraying himself as a “protector of children” at the same time he’s making ham-handed (now there’s an image) attempts at picking up underage congressional pages.
C’mon folks — he’s a 21st-century Republican. Get moist and weepy invoking free markets, then hand [...]