August, 2010 archive
“Running the Government Like a Business” Is a Silly Idea 0
Carlyfornication 0
Is “fewer governments” the same as “less government”:
I’ve never been to Half Moon Bay, though I have been to Santa Cruz, just down the coast from it (CA-17 is one scary road, especially in a rental car at dusk after a five-hour flight).
Nevertheless, I suspect Half Moon Bay needs more in the way services than do the mountain ranges that make up most of San Mateo County.
This is another result of taxpayers wanting to want without wanting to pay.
The days when you could go over the next ridge, build a cabin, and hitch up Old Dobbin to the plough, and be self-sufficient are long gone.
King: “I Have a Dream” 0
One more time.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Children must be taught from a young age that politeness grows from the barrel of a gun.
It is the craziest of stories. The girl’s Molholm Elementary School pre-kindergarten teacher was gathering up the kids’ belongings Wednesday when she got to the backpack.
Closer to home:
Dream to Nightmare 0
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See Steven M’s post on “L. Ron Beck.”
Via TPM.
Post Racial 0
I am shocked–shocked!–that stuff like this happens these days:
Updates indicate that the policy is being changed.
Drink Silent, Drink Deep 0
Facebook Frolics 0
In the San Jose Mercury-News.
Socialists Here, There, and Everywhere 0
It is nothing new to charge crusaders for human rights with being socialists (emphasis added):
Let’s Just Strip Search Everyone All the Time 0
Better still, let’s just all walk around naked.
From the ACLU:
Backscatter X-rays are one of the technologies that are used in full body scanners at airports (over our strenuous objections). They can see through clothing and reveal the naked human form.
Bob Cesca comments.
Bloomberg: “This Is Plain and Simple People Trying To Stir Up Things” 0
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Via TPM.
How To Get Out of the Water 0
Happy Birthday to Me 0
Five years and over 7500 posts later . . . .
And the boast is yet to come.