A sign of the (new) times? Organizers of an evangelical summer camp for children featured in the documentary "Jesus Camp" are discontinuing the camp because of negative reaction sparked by the film and recent vandalism at the camp site in Devils Lake, North Dakota. "We have decided to hold different activities in future," Pentecostal pastor and camp organizer Becky Fischer … Read More
Conservatism vs. Liberalism — And The Future
This is so good, I’m reprinting (almost) the whole thing. From the Anonymous Liberal: Over at The Corner today, Jonah Goldberg wrote the following: Now, I don’t say any of this because I’m particularly bullish on conservatism’s immediate future. It’s got problems. But they’re not as fundamental as the problems liberalism faces. Conservatism has a problem putting its ideas into … Read More
President Vilsack?
I don’t know his politics, but they would have to be pretty damn good before I vote for someone with that last name. I mean, it’s a word just waiting to be an insult. As in, "That guy. He’s such a vilsack!" Wonkette laments: Jesus Christ, can’t we even have a single weekend off before the goddamned presidential campaign starts? … Read More
It’s Official, By The Way
Allen in Virginia and Burns in Montana are both conceeding and not challenging the election results. So Dems control the Senate now too.
Kaye Grogan On The Election
Let’s dive in, shall we? By now the leftover champagne of victory is stale… But we can still heat up the hors d’ouerves of triumph — they’ll taste okay, I think. …and the winners are actually losers. Down is also up. Contrary to what a mass of liberal ideologues might be smoking in their pipes, while shouting their hurrahs — … Read More
A Bob Dylan Musical With Choreography By Twyla Tharp
How could it possibly fail? Oddly enough, it did. <end sarcasm>
Election 2006: A Victory For Conservatives?
That’s the spin. Conservatives are trying to argue that the election results point to a victory for conservatism. This morning, for example, George Will writes that "conservatism continued its advance Tuesday." What’s the basis for this argument? Apparently, it’s because some of the Democrats who won were not actual socialists*. They point to people like Lieberman, who won out over … Read More
Now That The Election Is Over, Expect Gas Prices To Go Up Again
Suuuuure, falling gas prices had nothing to do with elections.
The Onion Covers Rumsfeld’s Resignation
The Onion: Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done’ WASHINGTON, DC—After nearly six years of much-publicized service as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon, saying that he had "proudly accomplished everything [he’d] set out to bungle." "Years ago, I decided to bog this great nation down in an extended, grueling foreign occupation, and I’m happy to … Read More
Ewwww
Via Pandagon, an ooky promotional trailer for purity balls. A "purity ball", for those who don’t know, is: a formal event attended by fathers and their daughters. Fathers in attendance pledge before God to protect their young daughters’ purity in mind, body and soul. Daughters are necessarily expected to remain chaste. [Source: Wikipedia] Amanda Marcotte describes the video: If you … Read More
Wait For It
At 12:19 p.m. yesterday, conservative blog Wizbang posted the following: Right now, the Dow is down by about 29 points, one day after the Democrats win back the House and probably the Senate. Later that day, from no less than Fox News: Stocks Rise on Election Results Wall Street rose for a third straight session Wednesday, with the Dow Jones … Read More
Dear Dismayed Conservatives
Dear Dismayed Conservatives: I hereby make these promises to you. We will protect your lives and livelihoods. We will listen to and respect your beliefs. We will never try to force you to change your religion, sexual orientation, or first language. We will do our best to reduce the number of abortions in our country. We will have no tolerance … Read More
Attention Dittoheads!
Were you aware that Rush Limbaugh has been bullshitting you lately, by saying things he doesn’t necessarily believe? Yup: Now I’m liberated from having to constantly come in here every day and try to buck up a bunch of people who don’t deserve it, to try to carry the water and make excuses for people who don’t deserve it. *** … Read More
What The Rumsfeld Resignation Means
I didn’t see the Bush presser, but I gathered (from those that did) that the pundits are seeing this the same way as me. This is Bush finally finally finally breaking himself away from the neocon doctrine of pre-emption and aggression. This is Bush saying to Cheney (and Rumsfeld), "I’m not listening to you anymore." [UPDATE: Here’s an excerpt from … Read More