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If you don’t know who Jack Chick is read Scoobie who has an interest in all things wacky fundamentalist even more than me. Chick is a riot. His stuff on evolution is the best.
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Did I say I’d be back when?
To ramp myself up to regular posting, I just wanted to pass along this gem–there is no need for an apology for slavery because God used it to deliver Africans from idolatry.
Call me whacky, but I think God had other means at his disposal–then again the local Prebytary is Giddings-Lovejoy. (bonus points and a no-prize for anyone who knows why that is important.
Sad News:
Carmella Hartigan, Cub Fan Extraordinaire passed away. Strom Thurmond only wishes he had as much class as she had.
Moseley-Braun everything bad about the Republican Party?
I received some feedback asking how I could use Moseley-Braun as an example of everything wrong with the Republican Party. From the original post there are several things she has done that I would like to have only occur in the Republican Party:
1) coddling murderous dictators
2) Corporate tax breaks for no purpose besides coddling favor with corporate leaders
3) Campaign Finance Fraud–errrr…irregularities
4) Backing a political hack over a decent human being to curry favor with an group of political hacks
5) blatant patronage politics
I’m happy to admit that many Democrats do these things, but as a Democrat, why should I tolerate it.
Back tomorrow
Swamped with holidays, family and work. Back sometime tomorrow.
For those having problems with Blogger, consider blogstudio–a free version is available and for $15/year you get comments and RSS. I believe stats are being tested, but might be more than the $15 when introduced. No problems with the archives like Blogger is having–though you have to generate them everyone once in a while. Blogstudio isn’t perfect and has some down time, but nothing like what I experienced with Blogger.
Illinois News is amazing
–Ryan Tied to scandal finally–indictments sure to follow
–Moseley-Braun tries for a rematch
–Fitzgerald pulls head out of butt and realizes he may be facing black woman and criticizes Lott
–Rolando Cruz and others pardoned. Birkett still doesn’t get it
–Long series on a death row lawyer in Trib
–Series on Murder in Chicago in Trib Editorial pages
–Daley has one token opponent who is running on police brutality–damn, even the police and firefighters might vote for Daley this time
Who is the Senate’s Jim Leach?
As much as I appreciate Joe Conason’s plug the other day, there is one person I disagree strongly with him over and that is Jim Leach. In 1998 Leach brought down Gingrich by refusing to vote for him as Speaker. This would mean that Leach and some of his allies would abstain or vote for Bob Michels. In doing so, they would have thrown the plurality to Dick Gephardt.
Is there a Jim Leach amongst the Senate Republicans? You’d think Chafee would refuse to vote for Lott or Nickles. Does he have a backbone? Probably not, he is a bit of a flake. What about Susan Collins? Hagel? Lugar? Warner? Snowe?
I guess I still think Lott has a shot unless someone pulls a Leach. As I have mentioned before the Senate is a chummy place and taking out a leader is pretty tough.
If anyone at Blogstudio Reads this
Ummm..that wasn’t a denial of service attack, that was me trying to access the site. My connection was down today because of a report by blogstudio, so most posting will begin again tomorrow. Well, if I get my connection back.
CofCC Funny?
While we all should be concerned about these fruitcakes having some actual influence, looking around the St. Louis chapter’s web site turns up some great pics.
Go here and scroll all the way down. I mean, with that goatee and purple jacket don’t we have the survivalist meets the Joker pretty well down?
Go here and see how white people are also significantly affected by lead poisoning in St. Louis.
In a desperate effort to get flamed in the most wordy manner
possible Kevin Drum pokes fun:
POSTSCRIPT: As long as we’re on the subject, my all-time most detested writing advice is: write the way you talk. Have you ever read a transcript of an impromptu discussion? It’s practically unreadable, sort of like a Steven Den Beste essay. So whatever else you do, please don’t write the way you talk. Write better than you talk.
Ashcroft’s Revisionist History
No not in the Southern Partisan, but in the history of his own campaigns.
Via Calpundit on Larry King Live tonight (no transcript yet):
"Can I call you John?" Sure, no problem. "Any comment on the Trent Lott situation?" Not really. You know, in Missouri we integrated pretty easily after the court decision.
Lest we forget this September 7, 1990 gem from the Post-Dispatch:
As attorney general and governor, Ashcroft has complained about the costs of desegregation programs in St. Louis and Kansas City and called them ”educationally counterproductive and bankrupt.’
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For those with any doubt, Ashcroft rode the wave of resentment in rural Missourah and South Saint Louis over the outrage of providing equal resources for the urban districts. This is a bipartisan sport with current AG Jeremiah Jay Nixon doing the same later. However, Ashcroft had been a particularly strong advocate against court ordered desegregation efforts.