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RIP

Friday, November 30th, 2007

I learned today that Congressman Henry Hyde has died, and gone to meet his Maker.1 Congressman Hyde once either said or wrote (I do not know which)

When the time comes, as it surely will, when we face that awesome moment, the final judgment, I’ve often thought, as Fulton Sheen wrote, that it is a [...]

quote of the day

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

“This does not mean that we should never take action to prevent evil, or should sit back and wait for God to do something. It does mean that we should not panic, or become needlessly anxious, or jump to rash conclusions, which may cause more harm than good.” - Melinda Selmys1

The “This” above refers to [...]

The false conservatives

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Mr. Robert D. Novak believes that the only “true” conservatives are those who are for a small, limited government with a low tax burden.1 He calls the “moral” or “social” conservatives “Republican acolytes,” and states that we are a “danger” if we support one of our own instead of a “conventional conservative.”2

I do not [...]

PS

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

That being said, the idea that the Templars became Free Masons is utterly ludicrous.

A Good movie

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

I just watch “National Treasure” for the first time tonight. While admittedly there were parts I more listened to than watched, that was more because I am addicted to Civilization style games than because the movie wasn’t good. Still, I am very confident in saying there was no sex scene in the movie, [...]

ugh

Monday, November 19th, 2007

I hate Windows. I really really do. So I am particularly displeased that I spent part of Friday installing Windows 2k, only to find out that it is too old to be able to handle my processor, and so spent part of today installing Windows XP. All of this because 3ware is [...]

The problem with Vice Presidents

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Is that they effectively have no power. That is why even if former governor Mike Huckabee is chosen as the vice-presidential candidate for one of the pro-death candidates, which the Associated Press thinks likely,1 the quandary I expressed yesterday2 will remain in full force. I doubt picking Mr. Huckabee as his [...]

another one bites the dust

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has joined the list of candidates that I would have a hard time justifying voting for.1 I am not sure that I can vote for a pro-choice republican, even as a vote against the democratic candidate who would be worse. I suspect it might be better, in the [...]

Everything in moderation

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

The New York Times reports that there is a study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association stating that there are health benefits to being overweight.1 Those classified as being “overweight” have a lower risk of death than any of the other 3 groups (”underweight,” “normal” and “obese”). Apparently such [...]

Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with?

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Serenity (Firefly)You like to live your own way and don’t enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you [...]

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