So what if that guy is a serial killer? He also volunteers at the soup kitchen. Is it right to jail someone for volunteering at a soup kitchen?
And while we’re at it, why don’t we imprison all the volunteers at the soup kitchen? They all did the exact same thing as the serial murderer.
And let’s [...]
John Cornyn, in Roll Call, via TPMDC (we don’t have a subscription to Roll Call):
“I would love to get a Republican majority in the House, I just don’t think it’s feasible this cycle,” said Cornyn, describing the House campaign committee and himself as “friendly competitors.”
Has he fooled himself into believing that it’s feasible to get [...]
President Obama (I love saying that) has signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detainment facility within one year. Poor Mitt. He must be beside himself. Also, I guess we’ll never really know what a “Double Guantanamo” really is. Too bad… doesn’t it sound delicious?
Holy crap.
(Courtesy of harveyj)
“Ooh, sorry George, we need that plane for John Howard today. But we’ve booked you on an AirTran flight back to Dallas. You’ve got a pretty short layover in Atlanta, so you’ll have to run when you get there.”
12:32 <nepharis> Ugh, that “poet” was excruciating. I’m going to spell it out here: If you are a poet, and you are not Billy Collins, and you are also not a rapper, then you probably kinda suck, and shouldn’t be speaking at an event like this. Anyway, I should go back to doing work [...]
We’re using separate threads because we don’t have the technology to solve race conditions.
(No, no, we’ve already agreed in advance we’re not making the obvious race joke here.)
12:20pm <Aerion> The room applauded at “and non-believers”. We’re all proud heathens here
12:09pm <Aerion> Bio-units, terminate noise exchange! It is time for you to ingest inaugural [...]
12:24pm <harveyj> Obama hasn’t had to say certain things in this address, especially re: civil liberties, nonbelievers, and reaching out to the Muslim world, yet he did anyway. That means a lot.
12:22pm <harveyj> Thank you for referencing Katrina, even if obliquely.
12:17pm <harveyj> “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.”
12:12pm <harveyj> [...]
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700 minutes to go!
It took a while, but the warm fuzzy feeling I usually get from saying “President-Elect Barack Obama” has been getting less potent every day.
That’s OK, though. No doubt, the phrase “President Barack Obama” will bring about a whole new round of warmth and fuzziness. As will “Former President George W. Bush”.
As a side note, is [...]