Monthly Archives: October 2005

Tomorrow’s Debate

Yes, tomorrow night is the great televised debate between Jerry Kilgore and Tim Kaine. Chad Dotson has a short post on the details. NBC 12 in Richmond will be televising the debate. From the campaign: The debate between Jerry Kilgore … Continue reading

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’60’s-style Liberalism is Dead

Here is its obituary: Since Kerry’s defeat, some Democrats have urged that the party adopt a political strategy more like one pursued by Bush and his senior adviser, Karl Rove — which emphasized robust turnout of the party base rather … Continue reading

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Israel’s Call to Catholics

From the UK Tablet: THE ANNOUNCEMENT last week that the President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, is to visit the Vatican on 17 November has been widely seen as momentous. After almost 2,000 years of enmity, this is another giant step … Continue reading

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NYT: Bush Plan Shows U.S. Is Not Ready for Deadly Flu

Sometimes I wonder whether we just want to see crises in every event.

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Everyday Philosophy

This sounds interesting: What is your answer to the following question, “Which books do you consider to be classics in philosophy?” You may say, The Republic or Nicomachean Ethics or Meditations on First Philosophy. The answer can vary greatly from … Continue reading

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George Will: Miers is the wrong pick

Columnist George Will goes for the gut shot here: It is not important that she be confirmed because there is no evidence that she is among the leading lights of American jurisprudence, or that she possesses talents commensurate with the … Continue reading

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Harvey Danger – Little by Little

Harvey Danger releases their first CD in five years. Online. Via Bittorrent. For free. Finally the artists are rebelling against the RIAA. With the ability to burn and send CDs by request for old school users, I wonder how much … Continue reading

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It’s the Moustache

Pretty good advertisement I’d say, and it sure beats that pot-banging racket from Sideshow Potts. UPDATE: Chad Dotson and Jim Bacon like it too. E-mails travel fast!

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Are the wheels coming off? Hell no.

I have been busy for the past few days with work, and it just so happens that my truck broke down on my way down. Now, I am waiting to see what kind of damage I’ve done. Thankfully, there are … Continue reading

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Maury plans sought

I remember being a part of this four years ago when area Catholics proposed building a Catholic high school at the site. Now it appears as if we’re at it again, and this time I hope that something – anything … Continue reading

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