So a conservative, a liberal, a woman in a wheelchair, a transgendered woman, and Timothy McVeigh’s lawyer walk into a bar ( Read more... )

Actually pretty accurate, given that McCain is the most palatable of all the choices out there, even if he is as old as the hills, which is a significant concern.

71% John McCain
67% Mitt Romney
63% Fred Thompson
62% Rudy Giuliani
60% Mike Huckabee
56% Tom Tancredo
56% Bill Richardson
51% Ron Paul
49% Chris Dodd
42% Hillary Clinton
40% Barack Obama
40% John ( Read more... )

Merry Chirstmas to all!

Ok, so I’m writing this paper on the relevance of the four cardinal virtues to modern politics, and how for Socrates Justice is a combination of the other three, and it occurred to me: does this mean that Justice is in a sense like Voltron? The show certainly potrayed Voltron as just. Therefore jutice is comprised of Lions, and Thrasymachus was a ( Read more... )

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Indigenous savages machine-gun California grey whale.

For all of you amateur wonks, especially you political philosophy nerds, this parody of The Real World may cause you to experience amusement, possibly humor, and some uncomfortable mental imagery.

The other night, while Joe Ninja and I were watching MythBusters On Demand, and baking bread, a thought occurred to me: If I had a helicopter, I would dangle a cow from it, and go down to central Mexico, and fly over villages, making the peasants supplicate themselves to their new cow-slinging god.

That's right folks, last week I actually went to the 'vous in Grand Haven.

Speaking of which, I'm moving there to GH towards the end of the month. Is there anyone who can lend me some help? I only have a few larger things to move, but a truck would definantly be helpful.

Which got me to thinking....anyone one else feel that the next time Van Halen needs a lead singer, Elrond is the leading contender?