A little bit

Of the obvious here but Malkin's a good writer and as this type of thing almost always goes unnoticed.

Besides that, it reminds me of a couple stories of my own.

Recently I was dumped, being told "I can't be in a relationship with someone who is a Republican, who believes what you do. I am a feminist." Total conversations at that point about ideals: 0. Ugh.

Another recent incident. A former roomate was an assistant to the Lt. Governor, a Dem and was quite active in local liberal politics. We never talked about anything but I didn't talk to them much about anything. One day we all went to a bar and I met some of their friends. I talked to a group for more than an hour about a lot of things. Much of the conversation was politically and current issue driven, no problem, there were agreements and disagreements. After a while one of them said some non-too-kind comments about those "evil republicans" and after rolling my eyes, I mentioned that I am one of them. In a snicker I was told "We thought you were cool", and then they ignored me for the rest of the evening. Ugh, again.

That's what I call a headline

A few days ago I read that someone paid more than $2000 for a used urinal from currntly-being-demolished Busch baseball stadium in St. Louis.

This seems to have started a trend as I read today:

Your chance to own Jerry Garcia’s toilet

Sowell's random thoughts

I have long suspected that there is a part of the male brain -- perhaps most of it -- which automatically shuts off at the sight of a good-looking woman.

Way to go, jerks

Merck is announcing huge layoffs. Thanks, trial lawyers! You manage to take out companies that develop life saving drugs so you can line your pockets.

In a Broader Perspective, We're Winning...

I know I've been pessimistic in the past about the whole GWOT situation, however I do agree with this article that we have a fighting chance long-term, as long as the Muslim populace is gradually convinced about the fruits of democracy. That seems to be happening in a few places thought lost a few years ago. Maybe humans are wiser than I had hoped.

Hey, looks like at least one smart Prof. over at the UofA escaped from the dungeon...

Brother Bear

Jersey is so worthless. Look at the knots they are tying themselves into over a stupid bear hunt. Bears are running into people more often; last year there was a bear attack on a camp at High Point just a few days before wife and I went there. If you read the linked NJ.com (AP) story, here's the part I find hilarious:

Besides the hunt, the plan calls for educating campers and residents across the state about how to deal with bears, and investigating the use of bear contraceptives. Campbell said the state is looking into bear birth control but so far has had "significant challenges." Two studies being done in New Jersey on captive bears in Jackson are in the very early stages.

Yep, they're looking at catching bears and injecting them with birth control. No kidding. The morons in Princeton are already trying it for deer control - the deer problem is so bad here that I've heard them called "rats on stilts". Deer were the #1 reason for car accidents a few years ago and the morons come up with this plan - catching deer, injecting them with birth control (what about deer "choice"?) even though people are willing to pay to shoot them. These are the nightmares spawned when liberals run things.

For reasons like this, we're tired of the east coast now. Can we go home?

New Jersey & You: Perfect Together

That was the extremely lame slogan to gin up tourism a few years ago, made famous by former Gov. Tom Kean, who when he said it in commercials sounded like this: "peeeeehhhhhhfect together". Right now Gov. Codey is trying to come up with a new slogan, and the consulting firm he hired came up with crap. He says that their slogan ("New Jersey: We'll win you over") implied Jersey sucks to begin with, which we ALL know isn't true.

So the Gov. opened up suggestions from the public. Of course it turned into an insult fest. My personal favorite is: "Why should death end your voting rights?"

Albuquerque Engineers Still Working...

Today's news seems a bit boring, but here's some good stuff coming out of good old Albuquerque...

It's our fault

I'm sure I can't be the first to say this but let's not forget that the riots in France are America's fault. I'm sure that in the weeks to come we'll start to hear this more and more. It could be because of Iraq. It could be because the rioters are actually motivated by solidarity with oppressed American minorities. Whatever the reason, it's our fault.

On a related note, I was unaware of a decidedly un-PC stance by the French Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy, who has called the troublemakers scum and riffraff and promised to clean out the suburbs with a power hose. It should probably be noted that this isn't a direct quote but rather NPR's paraphrasing of Sarkozy's remarks. The validity of NPR's representation appears to be supported by this BBC piece. We also see here that the usual French outlook still has the upper hand in the government. There must be 'Mutual respect' with the people who are trying their best to destroy the country.

Arnold Kling for President!

I have renewed faith in Libertarianism...

No, They're Not Staring at the Louvre..

Linked by the Rott, a nice collection of "conférences" to the U.S., making you wonder if the French can see anything ground level (like cars on fire) with their noses so high in the air...

What this headline means

Today's election could reflect GOP's struggles.

Focusing on the two governor's races, let me spin this ahead of time for the media:

-If GOP loses both governor's races, then this reflects the public's rabid hatred of George Bush and he should be impeached.

-If the GOP wins both governor's races, then the voters of the respective states were discontent with the troubled Democrat party, or something to that effect.

-If the GOP wins NJ but not VA, then this reflects trouble ahead for George Bush because VA is a red state, so George Bush should be impeached - Jerseyans were just discontent with the corrupt Dem establishment.

-If the GOP wins VA but not NJ, then Bush should be impeached because Jersey voters picked a corrupt establishment over the GOP. VA is an aberration due to stupid conservative Christians who believe the world is 6000 years old, and show just how loyal the base is to a party with a President who should be impeached.

Update: I fixed my bad spinning. Evidently, only getting 3 hours of sleep because of generals is bad for all coherent thought. No wonder so many PhDs are so stupid.

He should move to Mass. and run for Senate

and maybe someday, he too can be a Democratic Presidential nominee. Michelle Malkin's got the goods.

Did they cut off heads in a fashion reminiscent of "Jin-Jis Khaaaan"?

Garden State Guv

The race is turning ugly. There's a debate on now, but for some reason college football is more interesting to me...

Seriously, I think I'm going to be a good boy by holding my nose and voting for Forrester. He's pretty worthless, but Corzine is even more worthless. The WifeDido is probably going to vote for the Libertarian in protest, and I've been tempted myself. I don't like the LP stance on certain issues I deem important, like GWOT (although at the state level this guy will have little to do with that) but overall they're a pretty good alternative.

Things that should be supreme

Yep. But Bush missed his chance to nominate the first Mexican!

First Graders in NM Say War is Bad...

Especially when presented with factual evidence by their teacher...

Insurgency enters its eighth day

How long do you think until they surrender?

Update: Now a stern warning. I bet thoses insurgents are quaking in their boots!

This is not good to hear if you're French: "It's Baghdad here". So much for being anti-war.

People in PJs Can Make a Difference

Hey, good job bloggers! With more Americans than ever skeptical of the nightly news, it's no surprise that people really on top of things are folks kinda like us...

Down, but Certainly Not Out

To Left: El Presidente says "you missed."

Long live the Gipper...

Had to post this today...

Boy we sure could use a legacy in his mold. However, as the Gip would say, let's keep our heads up so we can see opportunity coming.

has anyone else noticed............

there have been VERY little mention of the whole Tom DeLay "scandal?" Maybe the nation is realizing what a moron Earle is? Perhaps?

Time to Buy a House in Baghdad

"When people fear for their future, they invest in gold; jewelry and coins can be sewn into clothes and smuggled out of the country. When people feel confident about the future, they buy real estate. Property prices have skyrocketed across Iraq. Decrepit houses in Sadr City, a Shiite slum on the outskirts of Baghdad, can easily cost $45,000. Houses in upper-middle-class districts of Mansour and Karrada can cost more than 20 times that. Restaurant owners spend $50,000 on top- of-the-line generators to keep open despite the frequent blackouts. In September 2005, there were 40 buildings nine stories or higher under construction in the Kurdish city of Sulaymani. Five years ago, there were none. Iraqis would not spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on real estate if they weren't confident that the law would protect their investment."

From the WSJ Opine.

You've got to be kidding me

Fake "live presidential debate". Thank God for TV, without which the liberals wouldn't be able to indulge their fantasies. Hopefully, they *do* realize that they are just fantasies.

Wanna Know What It's Like Being Around Liberals?

This guy (found via Instapundit) hits the nail on the head for me:

I am utterly exhausted with having to, at least once a month or so, go back and rehash the same arguments because some people are not honest enough, diligent enough, or caring enough to go back and look at the historical record and just be honest about it.

I don't even argue with people around here anymore. I just think happy thoughts whenever I hear unhinged-ness round these parts, because to some people evidence and logical thought can occupy no real estate in their emotion-addled minds.