Daily Archives: March 11, 2007
The Practical Argument Against Giving Alberto Gonzales the Boot
Posted on March 11, 2007 43 Comments
Senator Chuck Schumer said today that Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez should get the boot; so did the New York Times. In most circumstances I would agree; it’s not making an argument that Gonzales is a competent attorney general that’s hard, it’s making the argument without giggling that’s the problem. However, the fly in the Gonzalez […]
The Original Gay Marriage
Posted on March 11, 2007 56 Comments
According to this article on religious literacy in USA Today, “50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were married.” I think this is funny. I don’t think it’s a particularly good thing — I’d be happy to have our teenagers have a basic literacy in the Bible, along with the religious texts of […]
Possibly The Best Thing on the Internet Ever
Posted on March 11, 2007 14 Comments
Zimmerman Does Giesel. Go. Now. Nicked off Neil Gaiman, who is a 1965 Newport Folk Festival all by himself.
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying