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On the ill effects of golf

H. L. Mencken regarding the once progressive Al Smith, Governor of New York:

“His association with the rich has apparently wobbled him and changed him. He has become a golf player.”

I think it says it all.

ACLU creates new “blog”

ACLU has created a new blog:

http://blog.aclu.org

Ostensibly it’s called the “Blog of Rights” in order to “educate Americans about how we can reclaim our libterties”, but from what I can see it’s mostly ad hoc reporting on random issues.

While certainly that in itself is useful, it doesn’t quite match the email it arrived with. [...]

Maybe I should cut the Republicans a break…

If you thought the scare tactics Bush et al were spewing were ugly, try this little jaunt down memory lane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63h_v6uf0Ao

All things being relative, theirs is just kids stuff compared to this one.

I guess it “bitter” doesn’t quite capture it…

Yet another example of `merica at it’s best:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7416120.stm

Get a free gun with a car!

I guess he was wrong – they’re not “bitter”, they’re “psycho”…