…from Ed Morrisey: Social conservatives — be careful what you wish for.
Ann Coulter should read it, too.
…from Ed Morrisey: Social conservatives — be careful what you wish for.
Ann Coulter should read it, too.
Jonah Goldberg raises the alarm:
The conviction of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich coincided with the release of a new study that finds that, since the 1970s, a current or former Illinois governor is more likely to be in the criminal justice system than out. This is a shocking state of affairs that deserves more public attention and more dedication from the governor community. If only someone had reached out to these Illinois governors earlier. If only they had more positive role models. Perhaps if video games and TV weren’t full of images of politicians ripping off their states. Who knows what causes this epidemic? What we do know is that something must be done to stop this crisis in the heartland, to halt this inter-generational pattern of gubernatorial criminal pathology.
It’s only a matter of time until the pathology extends to other Chicago-based politicians, all the way to Washington, DC.
This is more of a Friday post, but what the hell.
[Via Debbie Witt, collector of odd links]
Some useful thoughts on the gay marriage issue, from Kevin Williamson. I haven’t had time to think about it a lot, but I suspect I will agree (and that, like my opinion on Roe v Wade, is entirely independent of my opinion on the underlying issue), because I don’t think this will be solved until we separate church and state in the matter.
A long but important essay, that explains much about the mess we’re in, when one considers that these people are running the country, and our lives, particularly the one currently in the White House. For what it’s worth, I’ve never had a problem talking to either plumbers or auto mechanics. Perhaps because I’ve spent a good part of my life doing both.
Some thoughts, with a lot of amusing comments.
Bad people come to us as sweetness and light, charming, intelligent, confident, and often successful. But, they are chameleons who will say whatever is necessary in order to get what they want and do what they may. No truth. No empathy. No soul. Shape-shifting through life they reinvent themselves to suit their audience so as to be everything to everyone. Inside, they are soulless. Alone. Scared. Afraid of being found out and exposed as a fraud. Their fragile self-image hides behind a facade of confidence, humor, and “I’m above it all.” Hence, they appear arrogant, haughty, and cannot bear scorn or reproach.
Barack Obama is one of these bad people. He’s dishonest, narcissistic, and pinning him down can be like nailing jello to the wall. He’s all things to all people, but he is no one — an empty vessel. He uses people and then disposes of them when it’s expedient. His grandmother, his spiritual mentor, anyone who becomes an inconvenience is thrown under the now infamous bus. He is adept at mockery and ridicule. His arrogance is legendary. His skin is decidedly thin and he cannot bear to be contradicted or challenged. He works, not for the American People but, for himself.
He’s a lot like Bill Clinton in that regard, though people tell me the latter is very charismatic in person. It certainly doesn’t come across to me on television.
Schrödinger’s humor.
FWIW, my desk (and office) has always looked a lot more like the first three than the last one. I’d be embarrassed to upload the pic. Though not as much as I would have been before I saw this.
[Via my buddy Glenn, who has desk problems of his own, apparently]
Should we bring back the lash?
It would be a lot less cruel than being raped.
And while we’re at it, I’d have to agree that the stocks had their uses, too.