For left-wing nostalgiasts. As Michael Barone says, no matter how fervently they may wish it, Iraq is not Vietnam, “Plamegate” is not Watergate, and Bush is not Nixon redux.
It’s Been A Rough June
For left-wing nostalgiasts. As Michael Barone says, no matter how fervently they may wish it, Iraq is not Vietnam, “Plamegate” is not Watergate, and Bush is not Nixon redux.
Virus Alert
I’ve been getting a little flurry of emails, all of which say that they’re publishing something about me somewhere (no mention of my name in the body of the email, of course), with a copy of the article and a photo supposedly attached for my approval. I also got one with a similar attachment indicating that it was a crime scene photo and they were looking for potential witnesses. No two alike yet, except for these features. I unzipped the attachment on a Linux machine, and it contains a *.exe file (presumably Windows executable). I’ve no idea what it does, but if you get one, too, my free advice is to not execute it.
Oh, wait. Now I see that Symantec has scrubbed one of them.
Here’s the culprit. Backdoor.Naninf.E
It’s a Trojan horse.
This Was A Really Bad Week
For the Democrats to have this debate…
Tear Jerker
Here’s a story about a deer that (supposedly) befriended a dying cat:
Margie Scott was devastated when her 9-year-old cat Sammy was diagnosed with kidney failure, but she never could have predicted what would give her comfort during her pet
An Ursine Arctic Donner Party
Polar bears are eating each other:
“During 24 years of research on polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea region of northern Alaska and 34 years in northwestern Canada, we have not seen other incidents of polar bears stalking, killing, and eating other polar bears,” the scientists said.
Environmentalists contend shrinking polar ice due to global warming may lead to the disappearance of polar bears before the end of the century.
It’s George Bush’s fault of course. If only we’d signed on to Kyoto.
Actually, while it helps emphasize the surprise of the researchers, the fact that they haven’t seen it in such a short period of time tells us nothing about how common it is historically. And in any event, the American Geophysical Union says that we can’t definitively blame it on SUVs.
Sorry, Al.
Comeback
It’s not even to the All-Star break yet, and the Tigers have already won more games this year than they did in all of 2003 (this win today was their forty-third). They have the best record in the majors and are leading their division. I’m not a big baseball fan (or sports fan in general) but I do retain a lot of loyalty to the home-town teams of my youth (Tigers, Lions, Woverines). I may actually sit down and watch a few games this year.
About Time
Dan Rather has finally been fired from SeeBS. One can only think that the long delay was a way to save face, and hope that everyone had forgotten what a fiasco it was.
He’s still in denial, of course:
Rather has said several times that “my best work is still ahead of me.” He is described by friends as hurt and puzzled by the attitude of CBS management.
Yup, I don’t care what anyone says, those Emperor’s new duds looked great!
Ouch
The Onion’s take on the recent Kos Konvention. I particularly like the “Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Memorial Service.”
Shut Up And Sing
Natalie Maines continues to inflict her ignorant political opinions on an indifferent world:
“The entire country may disagree with me, but I don’t understand the necessity for patriotism,” Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. “Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country