That was possibly the most eldritch part.
Or perhaps ‘squamous.’ OK, that’s not fair… well, maybe it is. No, it’s not. Damn this inconveniently soft heart of mine, anyway.
Moe Lane
Movie of the Week: Monsters, Inc.
As I recall, Monsters, Inc.
Still wondering.
And so, farewell to Kung Fu Panda
Book of the Week: The Forgotten Man.
I forget why I picked up The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
And so, farewell to The Affinity Bridge
Moe Lane
#rsrh A ‘reasonable relationship’ with the Taliban?
Well, that’s what Jim Marshall (D, GA-08) wants, according to this August 5th town hall footage. I highlighted the relevant bit here:
See also Liberty Central.
Now, if you’re wondering whether it might be possible to indeed honorably split off moderate Taliban elements… well, probably, yes. If you’ve got the party that actually takes foreign policy seriously running things; in other words, not Jim Marshall’s. Harsh of me? No, not really. Jim Marshall’s a Blue Dog: which is to say, a hypocrite on spending who voted for the stimulus with nary a qualm. If he’s going to betray his supposed fiscal conservatism, what’s to stop him from betraying his supposed national security bona fides, too?
Moe Lane
PS: Austin Scott is the GOP challenger for that district.
#rsrh Why I shouldn’t be POTUS.
I was thinking about the illegal immigration thing, and I suddenly had a thought: if I was the President, I would build a damn fence along the southern border and partially pay for it by trading a green card to any qualified illegal immigrant who was willing to commit to work at least ten hours a week to help build it. With extra green cards to family members for extra hours of work and/or completing the project ahead of schedule.
Yeah. It’d be a shorter list if I wrote down all the groups that this proposal wouldn’t piss off.
Meet Ben Lange (R CAND, IA-01).
We actually talked yesterday, but Ben’s campaign came out with an online ad that they want to showcase. I was happy to oblige; it’s a good ad (and can be seen after the fold). The interview itself is below:
Ben’s site is here: he’s up against Bruce Braley, so every little bit helps. Continue reading Meet Ben Lange (R CAND, IA-01).
NERF wars.
OK, I was asking myself whether I needed to pick up anything except another Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster
So, yeah. Maybe a couple of Nerf N-Strike Mavericks
Rasmussen: Meek must be sunk…
…if the Democrats want to keep the R from the seat. If Meek gets the nomination, Marco Rubio wins; if Greene gets it, Crist picks up enough votes to make the race competitive. And, of course, if Crist wins he’ll then finish the project of becoming a Democrat. That was Arlen Specter’s mistake, you see: openly turning your coat will strike too many people as being too raw. Better by far to lie until after the election, and not give them the chance to complain for six years.
The latest numbers from Rasmussen support this:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida shows Rubio with 38% of the vote and Crist at 33% if Congressman Kendrick Meek is the nominee. Meek earns 21%. Only one percent (1%) prefer some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided.
If billionaire Jeff Greene is the Democratic candidate, Crist gets 37% support to Rubio’s 36%, with Greene trailing at 20%. two percent (2%) like another candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided.
“Drift Away.”
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This is a good song for an August night.
‘The lion, the midgets, and the wardrobe malfunction.’
Long story about the above – do yourself a favor and never let any email list get infected with an argument over which side would actually win this fight, because said argument will never, ever end – but I personally think that it’s an absolutely killer title.
I just don’t know what it would be about.