Interesting piece by William Saletan on the Minnesota Senate race: Frisky Fritz – Walter Mondale tries to look hip. Here is my favorite graph: Mondale isn’t a hugger or kisser. He doesn’t even smile much. As he ascends to the podium and accepts the nomination, the physical characteristics he patented in the late ’70s and [...]
WARNING ADULT TOPIC! SOME MAY FIND THE DISCUSSION BELOW OFFENSIVE – NOT FOR CHILDREN, ETC. I caught this link from InstaPundit: Gannett May Provide Vibrators. Wow – what can you say? I am sure the libertarians are non-pulsed by the whole thing but I was struck by the laughable quotes from the faculty and students: [...]
In case you didn’t catch it yet, Right Wing News propriator John Hawkins has posted Twelve Questions With Michelle Malkin. It is an interesting interview about a controversial but important topic: immigration. Check it out. Who says bloggers don’t do original content?
Playing the integrity card is a tricky thing but State Rep. Ann Womer-Benjamin is pullling out all the stops to beat State Senator Tim Ryan in the race to replace the ousted Jim Trafficant (although technically Trafficant is running from prison). In a debate last night Benjamin tried to paint Senator Ryan not just as [...]
Here is something I have been thinking about recently: What is the difference between hits from google and those from other bloggers? Is it better/more influential to be read by other bloggers (especially big time bloggers) or are hits from search engines just as legitimate and/or influential? Part of this is ego obviously. I mean [...]
Interesting article in Slate on tipping while dinning out: The Ever-Expanding American Restaurant Tip. Personally, I tip around 15% at basic or chain restaurants and 20% at “fancy” places. Nothing says “cheap” more than small tips. I am, however, not one to tip for non existent service. If you simply hand me food or drinks [...]
InstaPundit had a post last night along the same lines as my post below and apprently got some flack for it. I think by now most people have to realize the truth for what it was: a number of people let their emotions get away from them and ended up politicizing what should have been [...]
One of the more interesting non-political blogs is moxie. Her blog is now two years old! Click over and wish her well won’t you?
This NYT article (Wellstone Memorial Takes on Spirit of Rally) ellicited a number of responses, disgust and sadness among them. I realize that politics was a big part of their lives but it seems sad and a little warped to turn a memorial service into a political rally. Listen to the rhetoric: “I can still [...]
If you are interested in a thoughful Christian perspective on a potential war in Iraq check out Martin Roth’s Christian Commentary site. He has a couple of good posts on the subject. Read the other suff too of course . . .