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A few controversial thoughts I may as well throw out here to let the vultures feast on (or, in defense of conservatism)
Regular readers of my site -- particularly social conservatives -- will recognize that I'm no Bush apologist, and have been critical of the President when I believe he's taken missteps (lumber / steel protectionism; ideologica...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 5.09.2005 @ 20:41
Piecing together post-flood reaction
Several interesting points / arguments made in the comments to the previous post outlining Blanco's series of indecisions after Nagin's initial failures with regard to positioning buses and supplies. With regard to the Stafford Act and my ear...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 4.09.2005 @ 16:23
HOW MANY PEOPLE DID DEPENDENCE KILL?
Diagnosing New Orleans: a Canadian Perspective
In former times entire nations found the strength to rise to the occasion, ordinary people understood that survival depended on their shared common decency and respect for their fellow citizen. That, by co-operating and persevering, they might crea...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 3.09.2005 @ 16:16
Grieving Mom Cindy Sheehan and 70s Kung-fu expert and counterculture icon Billy Jack discuss strategies for twenty-first century anti-war activism while ostensibly maintaining their commitments to fighting global terrorism, 3
"I didn't mean for this to happen, Billy -- for me to become the righteous Spark the universe chose to ignite the flame of Truth, you know? I mean, that I've become the Rosa Parks of the Peace Movement -- me, a simple Mom...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 30.08.2005 @ 13:48
HOLY SOCKS! BERGER AND ABLE DANGER?
The Gathering Storm
Michelle Malkin has an excellent round-up of commentary on the Able Danger story, which is slowly gathering into a major scandal -- one that could, conceivably, circle back to Sandy Berger's trousers, Iraqi spies, Mohammed Atta's ...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 12.08.2005 @ 14:47
Scenes from the War on Drugs: post-traumatic stress syndrome (a performative)
Jeff Harrell: "You WANT me on that bong! You NEED me on that bong...!"* **** (h/t Bill; see also, Ace, Jawa, Mark Kleinman, JunkYard Blog) And of course, this, this, this, this, and this. **** update: Rusty weighs in with an argument I largel...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 10.08.2005 @ 18:55
BANNING INDIAN MASCOTS AND OTHER STUPID IDEAS
Concerned, guilt-ridden Whitey to Native Americans: "WE'LL tell you when you're outraged, Chief."
Half Canadian reminds me of this 2002 John Miller piece, which references a famous (and now ignored) Sports Illustrated poll gauging Native American opinion on the use of Indian nicknames, mascots, characters, and symbols by amateur and professional sp...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 6.08.2005 @ 13:41
Sunday Morning coming down
Even as many on the left rush to defend the NCAA decision to ban the scourge of "hostile and offensive" Native-American nicknames and mascots (against the will of the overwhelming majority of Native Americans, mind -- but no matte...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 7.08.2005 @ 15:17
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: SHUT YOUR YAP!
On Intelligent Design and the Public School Curriculum
Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of negative backlash on the right to this story about Bush supporting the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. From Yahoo Newsresident Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss "intel...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 2.08.2005 @ 16:02
FREE THE KARL ROVE ONE!
Lots of people in blogland commenting on the latest chapter in Rovegate, which today has the New York Times reporting the following: WASHINGTON, July 14 - Karl Rove, the White House senior adviser, spoke with the columnist Robert D. Novak as he was...
Comment Posted By protein wisdom On 15.07.2005 @ 13:39
