- David will undoubtedly get a smile over James Joyner’s first post on Saturday. Men and women are different… who knew?
- Speaking of James, we had an interesting discussion as regards Rumsfeld, et al, over there, you’ll want to check out. As I said over there, it strikes me that the less than ideal situation that developed in Iraq following the initial invasion was the result of an argument within the Military over which comes higher… Military doctrine, or orders from the civilian leadership. I think that argument gets glossed over in the politically driven rush to blame the civilian leadership.
- Comments about Henke‘s understandably thin-skinned response to MK aside, he’s bang on right with the racism that is at the root of the Democrat party. As I told him, I’ve been saying it for years; The very reason that such as MK can’t seem to recognize their own racism and sexism is that the very root of their political identity is based on group politics. For all the screaming about how racist and sexist everyone else is, the real core of racism and sexism today, is the Democrat party. Put another way, it’s called PROJECTION. And let’s face it, if it wasn’t for the tool of racism, Obama wouldn’t be even in the running for their nomination at this point. Similarly, if it wasn’t for sexism as a tool, Hillary Clinton would be working a small claims court in south Chicago.
- That said, I will now in fairness take a large bloody chunk out of Henke’s backside and along with him, that of Patrick Ruffini, and Soren Dayton. I note with some bemusment, their ‘Next Right” attempt. The fact is that support of the right for Republicans is melting away... that much these three have correct. The problem is…. them, and people like them which are about as right wing as Bill Clinton is. And of course, their inability to recognize the problem. They as individuals have much to commend them, and they are each occasionally brilliant. I have very publicly agreed with each when they’ve been right. (Remember, we’re all about the ideas, here) However, they’re moving, in general, in the wrong direction. Let me be clear, here; I openly question the claim to the title of “Conservative” or “Libertarian” (At least within the American context) of anyone who bangs the ‘global warming’ drum for Al Gore. Further, I will question such credentials of anyone who equates Gitmo to a Gulag. That includes these three. And yes, that includes John McCain, too, and President Bush to the extent he’s signed onto this nonsense. Here it is, people…. If this is the way the right is supposed to march, if this is the ‘next right’ … Well, thanks, but no, I’ll find another way. That others are coming to the same conclusion, and in large numbers, is exactly why McCain is at the moment trailing in the polls to Obama, when Mickey Mouse should be able to beat someone of Obama’s record of non-accomplishment. This is not a situation where McCain hasn’t done enough to win over the leftists… he’s not going to win significantly among them anyway. Thinking that kissing their backsides is going to win him votes is a serious judgement error, of a kind I want nowhere near the reins of power. McCain’s biggest problem is that the right is leaving him, and I think with no small justification. McCain had better address that issue, and so should the Republican party… though I fear it to be far too late for this cycle. That means, unfortunately, McCain is going to have to stop taking council from the ‘new right’ which is not in fact, “Right” at all. Failing that, the Republicans will fail in November, and correctly so. I say “unfortunately”, because I have come to doubt McCain has it in him. (A sad commentary on the state of things) This is not a matter of how we present ourselves of the net, as these three are suggesting. rather, this is a matter of the message itself. not being conservative. It’s got to be of the right, first, before it can be called the ‘next right’.
- Speaking of Obama, for a lot of reasons, I didn’t say anything about this one over the weekend, but 57 states? I mean, come on, people. And if you actually go through what he was saying, he was figuring there are 60 states. The excuse of course is that he was tired. I’ve been tired before, and trust me, I still knew there was 50 states. But I’ll bet I’d be tired at 3am when that phone call comes in, too, understand? I’m with Armbinder, here… In case you’ve not figured this out, I’m not a fan of Mccain. But let’s be honest, here… If McCain had said this, you know the reaction from the press would have been that he’s gone senile on us, and likely would have gotten another ‘lost his bearings’ comment from Obama.
- Yes, Billy I noticed that about Martin. Personally, I’ve never been on that particular reservation (As my comments over this “Next Right” pile of crap should amply show) and so I regard his questions as a good sign.
- Listen, Jimmah… Israel would be fully justified, if a little delayed, in leveling the entire area with continuous carpet bombing. Are we clear on this? I mean, how much must Israel suffer before a response is justified, in your eyes? Idiot. Memo to Amy Carter: Isn’t it time to start thinking about round the clock nursing care? The guy has obviously lost his bleeping mind.
- Ya know, I like Chess. I’ve played since I was a boy, having learned to play the basics while still in grade school. I still allow myself to get thrashed by my own computer, or someone online occasionally. But I never got to Fran’s level. I admire him for it, I even understand what he’s talking about here, mostly… but I don’t think I can get to playing at that level. With me it’s always been more on feel and instinct, than on a by the books approach.
- OK, You’ll be angry with me, I’m sure. But it strikes me that there’s an awful lot of people who worship at the feet of Darwin, who apparently haven’t evolved very much, particularly in the area of reasoning. What these morons fail to reckon with is the fact that we as beings have evolved since our original creation does not of itself negate the fact that were WERE created.
- Re-arranged my desk over the weekend, which of course means that means re-wiring the thing. I’ve cut it down to 3 monitors, and moved the Audio mixer and EQ over to the desk for easier access. Looks pretty cool, actually, but I’m still chasing loose connections in the audio stream. (Shrug) Goes with the territory. Maybe I’ll put up a pic later, once I get it all working.
- Added some code to the blog, this weekend, too. A number of folks I spoke with wondered if a link summary couldn’t be added to the bottom of each post, to make searching them out easier. Well, Okay…. Done. While I was in there, I also added some speedups inside the database. Godwin’s law, though, prevails… the load increases according to the ability; Given I’m beating the tar out of the database with the new link summary, the server load ends up being about the same, between the two of ’em.
Figures. - The current oil surges tend to remind me of the dot-com bubble of the 90’s. This bubble is going to break at midsummer, gang. Apparently, I’m not alone in that read.
- Why does anyone take St Andrew the Incontinent seriously in much of anything, anymore?
- I’ve played literally hundreds of weddings in my time, but never for a bride that looked better than Jenna Bush did over the weekend. Say what you will, the girl is beautiful, with a smile that will melt most people where they stand. Nice to see it happen, and good for the two of them. I like it when good things happen to good people.
- Memo to Ron Paul: Just beacuse Republicans don’t consider McCain to be the answer, doesn’t mean that you are. Let me be perfectly clear, here; Get lost, moron. Same goes for Bob Barr.
- Hillary Clinton looks to do very well indeed in West Virginia… indeed, she’ll be in landslide territory. Which to my mind does raise again, Begala’s question… if eggheads and blacks will be enough to get Obama through the general election. It’s starting to look like the answer is ‘no’. If my name is ‘Dean” I’m looking for a change of underwear about now.
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