I love my Sprite "Aruba Jam". Ever since I started looking for a non-caffinated, no calorie soft drink, "Aruba Jam" has become my favorite beverage of choice. I got into Fresca too, but Aruba Jam is even better. Problem is, my stores haven’t been stocking it lately. How come? Could it be a Natalee Holloway thing? Hmmmm. No answers can … Read More
Schilling To Start Tonight
As a closer, he’s been 5-5 with a 6.37 ERA and has had nine saves in 11 chances. Not the best. We need him not only as a starter, but as a starter with the mojo he had last year. C’mon, Curt. Show them your stuff.
Bible Lesson
Read this.
Robertson Apologizes For Assassination Remark, Then Defends It
First he said it… Then he lied about saying it (and blamed it on the media)… Then he admitted saying it and apologized on TV… Then he issued an "apology statement", where he apologizes once again… and then endorses assassination! Pat, no kidding. Shut up.
Scientist Observes B.S.
The Discovery Institute has a list of 400 scientists who doubt the central tenets of Darwin’s theory of evolution (or, at least the Discovery Institute says the scientists doubt evolution). Here’s the current Discovery Institute list in PDF format. And here’s a profile on one of those scientists, Robert C. Davidson (he’s on page ten of the above list, 4th … Read More
With Friends Like That…
From The Left Coaster: I hate for facts to get in the way of a Bush rant about the Axis of Evil, but guess which Bush ally in the war on terror admitted today for the first time that it was their country that actually gave Pyongyang uranium hexafluoride and centrifuges? It’s the same ally that is harboring Osama Bin … Read More
In Which I Become A Hypochondriac
I’ve noticed that my tendency to daydream has declined rapidly in the past few years. Not that I ever daydreamed to excess, but in those quiet moments alone at home, my mind would occasionaly indulge itself with flights of fancy. But not so much anymore. I’ve also noticed that my mind is quite as sharp as it once was. Not … Read More
The Other Crazy Pat
WorldNutDaily has an exclusive. The old headline, as reported here, was "Rock Legend Shreds Cindy Sheehan ‘Peaceniks’" but apparently the editors at WND had second thoughts about being on the side of someone involved with rock (aka "the devil’s music"). And who is that "rock legend"? Why, Pat Boone, of course, who became famous for taking songs from black musicians … Read More
Soldiers Are Special
I don’t get it. The rightosphere is all up in arms about a barroom attack in Seattle in which two guys, soldiers who had just returned from Iraq, got savagely beaten. Obviously, any illegal altercation which leaves two men seriously injured is stomach-turning. But sadly, there are probably hundreds of bar fight every day in this country of ours. Why … Read More
Thank God I Was Raised In New Hampshire
Oh, and thanks, Mom.
RIP: “Your Ad Here”
This is rather disgusting: ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Unlike earlier wars, nearly all Arlington National Cemetery gravestones for troops killed in Iraq or Afghanistan are inscribed with the slogan-like operation names the Pentagon selected to promote public support for the conflicts. Families of fallen soldiers and Marines are being told they have the option to have the government-furnished headstones engraved … Read More
Pat Robertson Bears False Witness
UPDATE: Later today, Pat admitted he called for Chavez’ assassination and apologized. It took 48 hours to get from A to Z, while taking a few lying diversions in between. Now watch as the Christian Coalition falls all over itself to praise Pat as a stand-up guy. And by the way, I find his excuse rather lame. Let’s look at … Read More
I Knew There Was A Reason I Liked Him
In today’s Washington Post, Gary Hart talks about the timidity of the left: History will deal with George W. Bush and the neoconservatives who misled a mighty nation into a flawed war that is draining the finest military in the world, diverting Guard and reserve forces that should be on the front line of homeland defense, shredding international alliances that … Read More
Vietnam Comparisons Obsolete?
Neo-cons get upset when progressives like me liken the Iraq War to Vietnam. "They’re not the same," the neo-cons cry. "The Vietnam War was in Southeast Asia, and was in the 1960’s mostly. This is totally different!" And then they compare the Iraq War to WWII. But seriously, maybe they’re right. Vietnam was also a more popular war for most … Read More
Circle Of Death
Commenting on Bush’s speech, in which he says that "we owe something" to our fallen soldiers — which is why we need to keep fighting in Iraq — I wrote (yesterday): You gotta love that logic: we should continue to allow our soldiers to die, so that those who have already died will not have died in vain. Mr. President, … Read More