Why The US Is In Dire Shape

We are being run by idiots who think ideas like this are good ones.

Defining Moment of Awesome

Truth

We aren't that sort of prejudiced bigot. We're a different sort of prejudiced bigot.

Good News Even If You Are A Democrat

If Prof. Sabato is correct then we won't have to listen to Nancy Pelosi anymore. That's a very good thing. I've had an inordinate dislike for her ever since the “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”

Arrogance and condescension such as that has no place in American politics.

On a related note, President Obama has never had to deal with opposition in his political career. How will he handle the next two years if control of Congress passes to the Republicans? Some are claiming he will become Clintonesque, others say he will channel former President Carter. If it happens, I think he will chart his own course.

Small Thought About LIbrarians And Their Blogs

I read a lot of blogs. The top profession represented amongst the blogs I read is attorney, because, go figure, I read a lot of law blogs. The next profession is reporter which is entirely attributable to the news blogs I read. It's the third profession that has me wondering. There are three blogs by librarians that I read on a regular basis. The Midwest Conservative Journal by Christopher Johnson blogs mostly about Piskie stuff with forays into pulp detective fiction and politics. Pygmy Puffs and Heffalumps is by my friend Zana and is mostly about her life with the odd Piskie bit. The Breda Fallacy is by Breda who mostly blogs about the offbeat, the funny and gun rights.

The only commonality I can attribute to the three other than profession is all three bloggers have a great deal of horse sense.

Addendum: All three are also funny. Is that a typical trait for librarians?

I thought as much

Quote of the day

"The Pope is not a pedicurist" from Volokh Conspiracy

I Want Your Money- Movie Trailer

Lady Java- Pop Music

NSFW for lyrics. Funny though.

A Lesson in Polish History

Pretty neat!

Amazing

This is just plain neat.

Pure Ownage

Obscure Reference

California has become a very Illinois of woes.

Points for anyone who can identify the original.

I crack me up.

The original is by Demosthenes, "An Iliad of woes"

Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

I thought as much

The Anglican Church of Canada has gone to the dogs.

I don't know if it's art, but I like it.

A Drug Raid Goes Viral: Radley Balko on the Missouri SWAT Raid

Hamlet! the Musical!

Sally and I finally got back together with Sandy and John to go see Hamlet! the Musical! at the Shakespeare Tavern. Sandy and John are a neat couple and it's always a treat to see a show with them.

The Good: The new musical numbers are good. Bad (remix) was a showstopper. The actors were all in fine voice and the songs were sung clearly so my aging ears could hear the words. The performances were excellent as well. It helped that a fair number of the actors had played the same roles in the recent dramatic production of Hamlet. Jeff McKerley has amazing comic timing.

The Bad: The play doesn't work as a cohesive mass. Individual bits were excellent, but the setting just didn't gel.

The Indifferent: The old material has aged a bit. We saw Charm School a while back, which was also by Eddie 'Levi' Lee and it was even creakier. Or maybe I'm just jaded.

Fork Time

Harry Reid's senatorial career is over. When a Democrat loses the dead vote, stick a fork in him, he's done.

Radney Foster: A Little Revival