Is there a route to one? I sure hope so, but it seems unlikely.
Havel Remembrances
A roundup.
Does Earth Have More Than One Moon?
Maybe, but only temporary ones.
About Margaret Thatcher
Five myths, from Claire Berlinski.
Anti-Christian Nuttiness
Over at Gizmodo.
Hey, numbnutz. I have Christmas lights up. Last night we decorated a tree. I don’t believe in God.
[Early afternoon update]
I think that this encapsulates the problem:
I believe that the objections to “Merry Christmas” stem from a misunderstanding of the phrase. While you and I mean “Please share my joy in this wonderful season,” some interpret it to mean “Honor Christmas, you infidel!”
Some people are just wrapped too tight.
[Another update a few minutes later]
Santa’s not pagan:
While it’s absolutely true that there are sincere and committed Christophobes and joyless atheistic boobs out there, one of the major culprits is capitalism itself. I like capitalism — a lot. Heck, the best Christmas present I could get would be a Scrooge-like conversion on the part of the president after a visit from the Ghost of Socialism Past. But the downside of capitalism is that it will, eventually, encourage the commercialization of everything sacred. For instance, there’s an online “dating” company dedicated entirely to facilitating adultery. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a holiday symbolized by a man who gives presents would be exploited. That doesn’t mean we have to surrender to the trend, but we should recognize all of the trend’s sources, not just the convenient ones.
On a different note, the supposed champions of making Christmas more “inclusive” should at least ponder the irony that they are being intolerant. If you take offense when someone says “Merry Christmas,” you, quite simply, are the jerk.
Yup.
SOPA Is Dead
Even before it passes. The coders have already come up with a way around the legislation. Because the congressmorons pushing it don’t even understand how the Internet works.
Another Soyuz Failure
And it was (again) in the third stage, but it doesn’t seem to be common with the failure a few weeks ago. There is one common cause, though — it is a product of the Russian space program, which seems to be having ongoing problems, and Congress continues to fiddle with SLS while it burns, while underfunding the only program that can eliminate our dependence on it.
[UPdate late morning]
A combustion-chamber burn through? If so, was this a manufacturing, or processing problem?
Just What He Wanted
Obama has achieved his goal of higher energy costs.
This should be a powerful campaign theme next year: “Obama got what he wanted. Did you?”
The Corruption Of America
Some sobering thoughts on the lies of the power brokers who are bankrupting the nation.
Don’t Like The GOP Field?
Blame George Bush.
The Bush administration really was a disaster on multiple fronts. The only thing worse would have been Gore or Kerry.