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Entries from December 2008

Oh, give it a rest!

December 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The gays are pissed that intellectual Neanderthal Rick Warren is giving an invocation or some such at the inauguration. The ladies of Now are on edge because too few women are in the incoming pres’ Cabinet.
How about all of the aggrieved just give it a rest? Warren is a dork and a cipher. There are [...]

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Tags: Ideas

Yippee! My belief becomes your law.

December 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Well, well, Mr. Bush is pursuing a new law to make the world safe for the pious: the conscience law by which various up-close and way-distant members of the health care team can refuse such meds, procedures, and permissions as they individually may find repugnant.
The christians are whooping and carrolling in glee:
The rule, supported by [...]

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Tags: Ideas · Public Policy

Robin Williams at the Gielgud Theatre

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Have you seen Robin Williams carrying the election news and more to the audience of the Gielgud Theatre in London?

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Tags: Ideas

The aire we breathe

December 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have no great passion to see this country (the U.S.) become socialist and certainly no desire to see it explore communism or any other -ism. I’ve always been fond of the notion of capitalism for its emphasis on hard work yielding rewards.
But I confess to ballooning frustrations as I try—with millions of my US [...]

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Tags: Ideas