I would like to take this post to remember all those who have lost their lives in the defense of freedom, and in particular, the numerous men and women, heroes one and all, who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. God bless you and your families. Afghanistan PHILIP R. ALBERT THOMAS F. ALLISON MARC A. …
Archives for May 2004
Asshole Spammers
I just had to delete well over 2k in comments because I got major spammed this week. Justin Kindy, Willyb, and Ex-Republican- your 600+ comment thread on John Kerry had to be nuked to get to all the comments I needed to delete. Feel free to post here.
Blockbuster Assholes
I hate losing my temper in public, but sometimes you just gotta. I put two movies in the Blockbuster drop box some time before noon today, when they were due. I t was close, but I know it was before noon because I got gas down the street from the Blockbuster and the receipt says …
Poker Renaissance
Pejman asks: A couple of weeks ago, I was with a law school friend of mine, and we wondered at the sudden popularity of poker. Various tournaments are now shown on TV, with Texas Hold’Em being the most popular version of the game. What accounted for the poker renaissance? He then links to this Justin …
Poor, Underfunded Democrats
Can we please stop pretending that the Democrats can not compete financially: Democratic candidate for President John Kerry raised over $30 million in April, $15 million more than the Bush/Cheney campaign. Kerry beat Bush by over $17 million last month as well, when the Kerry campaign raised $43.4 million in March. The Kerry Campaign has …
Abuse Photos
I am to the point that I think publishing any additional photos in the press about abuse in Abu Gharib is now irresponsible. The constant drip-drip of photos makes it appear as if the abuse is still occurring, and I don;t see why this needs to be done. And before the jackasses start braying in …
Miracle
I just saw Miracle, and it was genius. Kurt Russell didn’t so much portray Herb Brooks as become him. If you do not know what Miracle is about, according to Missouri Democrats, it has nothing to do with the United States Hockey team coached by Herb Brooks winning Olympic gold against all odds in 1980. …