Current schedule seems to be 4 PM Pacific (that means this evening for us (current) east coasters).
John Lennon Worship
Here’s an amusing post. And while he wrote some beautiful songs, anyone who imagines that he was a sophisticated political analyst should simply listen to the lyrics of “Imagine,” possibly the most insipid and idiotic song ever written. “Afternoon Delight” sounds profound in comparison. As Glenn says, who’s got more sense–someone who’d marry Barbara Bach, or Yoko?
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’d like to see a world in which fewer people took such mindless platitudes seriously.
New Rule
OK, I’ve never knowingly banned anyone (despite Brian Swiderski’s fantasies), but I’ve decided that I’m going to delete posts of anyone who is so uncivil as to call me a liar. In the case of Anonymous Moron, he’s such a repeat (almost machine-gun like) offender in that regard (not to mention all the other offensive comments with which he’s desecrated my web site for months), that I’m going to start deleting each and every one of his posts, which is an effective banning.
I have a tremendous amount of patience, but it’s not infinite. I’ve had enough.
Oh, and I should add. Brian is hereby on notice.
What Do They Know?
Heh. As a commenter notes, the Iraqis must be part of the vast right-wing conspiracy. Well, it is vast, after all.
Check Out The Neighborhood First
Alan Henderson has some thoughts about sunspots, climate change, and space colonization. I have to say, though, that I don’t think it’s an urgent issue.
SpaceX May Launch Tomorrow
Or so says Elon Musk.
Here’s hoping for a badly needed success.
Who “Outed” Valerie?
Steve Gilbert has put together the time line that makes it look most likely that Joe Wilson did so, and when and why.
In a nutshell, up until no WMD were discovered in Iraq, Wilson didn’t say anything about the “sixteen words.” But once he saw the political opportunity, and had joined the Kerry campaign, he decided to try to pretend that he’d told the administration otherwise beforehand. And he used his wife’s connection to the CIA to enhance his credibility with his fellow Democrats. Particularly damning is the fact that Armitage spilled the beans to Woodward before Wilson’s op-ed piece (and thus before the White House would have had any reason to “punish” him). He most likely got the information from Democrats or other reporters, or from Wilson himself.
[Update in the evening]
Looking at the responses from commenters who often disagree with me, but are sane (and occasionally, but not usually, correct when they do) and the usual nutballs, I think that Steve Gilbert’s post might prove to be this year’s “Rathergate,” once it starts to bounce around the blogosphere. This seems to me like irrefutable evidence that the entire leftist myth about Plamegate (that the media has always eaten up like ice cream in a Houston August) is, and always was, completely bogus.
Who “Outed” Valerie?
Steve Gilbert has put together the time line that makes it look most likely that Joe Wilson did so, and when and why.
In a nutshell, up until no WMD were discovered in Iraq, Wilson didn’t say anything about the “sixteen words.” But once he saw the political opportunity, and had joined the Kerry campaign, he decided to try to pretend that he’d told the administration otherwise beforehand. And he used his wife’s connection to the CIA to enhance his credibility with his fellow Democrats. Particularly damning is the fact that Armitage spilled the beans to Woodward before Wilson’s op-ed piece (and thus before the White House would have had any reason to “punish” him). He most likely got the information from Democrats or other reporters, or from Wilson himself.
[Update in the evening]
Looking at the responses from commenters who often disagree with me, but are sane (and occasionally, but not usually, correct when they do) and the usual nutballs, I think that Steve Gilbert’s post might prove to be this year’s “Rathergate,” once it starts to bounce around the blogosphere. This seems to me like irrefutable evidence that the entire leftist myth about Plamegate (that the media has always eaten up like ice cream in a Houston August) is, and always was, completely bogus.
Who “Outed” Valerie?
Steve Gilbert has put together the time line that makes it look most likely that Joe Wilson did so, and when and why.
In a nutshell, up until no WMD were discovered in Iraq, Wilson didn’t say anything about the “sixteen words.” But once he saw the political opportunity, and had joined the Kerry campaign, he decided to try to pretend that he’d told the administration otherwise beforehand. And he used his wife’s connection to the CIA to enhance his credibility with his fellow Democrats. Particularly damning is the fact that Armitage spilled the beans to Woodward before Wilson’s op-ed piece (and thus before the White House would have had any reason to “punish” him). He most likely got the information from Democrats or other reporters, or from Wilson himself.
[Update in the evening]
Looking at the responses from commenters who often disagree with me, but are sane (and occasionally, but not usually, correct when they do) and the usual nutballs, I think that Steve Gilbert’s post might prove to be this year’s “Rathergate,” once it starts to bounce around the blogosphere. This seems to me like irrefutable evidence that the entire leftist myth about Plamegate (that the media has always eaten up like ice cream in a Houston August) is, and always was, completely bogus.
A Dismal Future?
Based on a post by Randall Parker (who I really need to add to the blogroll), John Derbyshire isn’t optimistic:
Looking round the world right now, the prospects for an advance of liberty are not very encouraging.
I don’t know if I’m as gloomy as he is, but this is one of the reasons that I think that space is important.