I finally jumped on the bandwagon-train and got a blog.
Dude, Where's My Integrity?: Medical marijuana tests the Supreme Court's true love of federalism, from Slate.com.
Zen And The Art Of Pumpkin Bombing, from AVWeb.
Man of Taste: William A Mitchell, 1911-2004, from Steyn Online. "William A Mitchell never became a household name, but most households you can name have something of his in it – Cool Whip, quick-set Jell-O, egg whites for cake mix… He gave American astronauts the first space-age beverage (Tang) and impressionable adolescents one of the great urban legends (Pop Rocks)."
Border Crisis: Canada busy sending back Bush-dodgers, from the Columbus Dispatch, courtesy of Alison.
Supreme Court declines to rule on Massachusetts marriage law, from Boston.com.
The $28K Sandwich That Grew No Mold: How the Virgin Mary's grilled cheese stayed mold-free for 10 years, from Slate.com.
Across the red-blue divide: How to start a conversation, from the Christian Science Monitor, courtesy of Mark A's mom, Colene.
When Every Child Is Good Enough, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
I'm hanging with the fam this week, so probably no posting. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
We Bought the Farm: Who knew that America's demented agricultural policies could get even worse?, from Slate.com. This brings to mind my fond memories of International Economics, the class where I gained notoriety for calling the 70 other students (knee-jerk college liberals and future media professionals) "socialists" during our debate on farm subsidies.
Faith-Based Parks?: Creationists meet the Grand Canyon, from Time.com.
Every Picture Tells a Story, from Low Culture.
What the Marine Did: The shooting of an unarmed Iraqi was a tragedy. But was it a war crime?, from Slate.com.
How They Count the Enemy Dead: Why's it so hard? Let us count the ways, from Slate.com.
Prexy Sks Wrk Wf: Condoleezza Rice's promotion creates a void, from Slate.com.
Santorum says he will pull children out of cyber-school; taxpayer expense had drawn criticism, from Boston.com, courtesy of Alison.
Obama Deals With Mundane Tasks at First, from The New York Times. "With Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., standing nearby, Obama said he would not be joining the group house shared by Durbin and three other lawmakers. 'That's a good decision,'' Durbin said. Obama added, 'The idea of a bunch of guys in boxer shorts wandering around in my kitchen, that was out of the question.' ''
Guinea Get Your Gun: How I learned to love firearms, from Slate.com.
Former G.I.'s, Ordered to War, Fight Not to Go, from The New York Times.
Rice Is Named Secretary of State: Powell Successor Must Be Confirmed by Senate, from the Washington Post. "Aides said Bush and Rice know each other so well they have conversations based on body language, with maybe four words exchanged."
White House Pool Report: Wake Up, Maggie, from Wonkette.com. "Today's White House pool report on the nomination of Margaret Spellings for Education Secretary lets slip Spellings' real qualifications for the job: She once turned down Karl Rove for a date."
Talk About Your Overrated Job: Why would anybody want to be chief justice?, from Slate.com.
For New National Security Adviser, a Mixed Record, from the Washington Post.
Dumb and Dumber: Debunking political stereotypes, from Reason.com.
Texas school district nixes 'cross-dressing day', from the Houston Chronicle. "A parent's concerns prompted the district 150 miles northeast of Houston to scrap its annual 'TWIRP Day' -- when boys dress like girls and girls dress like boys-- in favor of 'Camo Day.' "
Guy from Pringles Ad Convicted of Murder on Law & Order, from The Onion.
Woman 'blessed by the holy toast', from the BBC, courtesy of Mark A. "A half-eaten slice of elderly cheese on toast purportedly showing the image of the Virgin Mary has attracted 100,000 hits on the eBay auction website." Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese NOT A HOAX ! LOOK & SEE !, from eBay.com. Bidding is now up to $20,000,100.00.
No, Canada!: You don't want to go there, from Boston.com.
A Watchdog Follows the Money in Iraq, from The New York Times.
Why Powell Had To Go: And how will Condi fare as his successor?, from Slate.com.
Feeling Left Out of the Post-Election Punditry Parade?, from The New York Times, courtesy of Robin.
In Trying to Save Medal and Tour de France Hopes, Hamilton Faces Uphill Course, from The New York Times.
I swear: I'm on vacation, from Keith Olbermann's Bloggerman blog.
What happens if Roe is overturned?, from Boston.com.
Beyond red and blue (again), from Boston.com.
Slapping the Other Cheek, by Maureen Dowd, from The New York Times.
CIA plans to purge its agency: Sources say White House has ordered new chief to eliminate officers who were disloyal to Bush, from NewsDay, courtesy of Josh.
Screw You, America, from the Boston Phoenix, courtesy of Craig.
Dean Ponders Bid to Become DNC Chairman, from AP, courtesy of Mark A.
Split the Difference: Living with our divisions, from Reason.com. "Democracy is great; but in a divided culture democracy means that roughly half the people will live under a government they did not elect. That's one good reason to limit the federal government's intervention in our lives and to give more of the decision-making power to local governments, private institutions, and individuals."
Apocalyptic Democracy: Life goes on, long after the pain of the election is gone, from Reason.com.
Green and Libertarian Presidential Candidates to Demand Ohio Recount, from the Green Party's Web site.
What, Me Censor?, from Reason's Hit & Run.
Loyal to a Fault?: The Senate should hold Alberto Gonzales accountable for his bad legal advice, from Slate.com.
American Life League: Gonzales Wrong for Attorney General; Why Won't Bush pick a Pro-Life Nominee?, from U.S. Newsire (press releases).
Iraqi Farmers aren't Celebrating World Food Day, from mindfully.org, courtesy of Josh.
Santa Claus vs Hairy Catalog Guy, from cyclingnews.com.
Whoosh! For Speeders, Speedier Justice, via Lamborghini, from The New York Times, courtesy of Cam.
Fuck the South!, courtesy of Mark A. Eloquent in parts, though riddled with expletives (just a warning for those of you with delicate eyes).
Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed, from Tax Prof Blog. I'm having this fantasy now in which electoral votes are apportioned by tax burden.
John Ashcroft's resignation letter. "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."
The War Between the Statists, from TechCentralStation.com.
Maureen Dowd challenges Zell Miller to a duel, from the New York Post.
The Operation Truth blog.
Derek Builds a Bicycle, courtesy of Murray and Mark A. This is so awesome.
A Barista Buzz, Home Style, from The New York Times.
Still Raging Against the Machines: Debunking another election conspiracy theory, from Slate.com.
And now for something completely different..., from Veiled Conceit, courtesy of Whit. "A glimpse into that haven of superficial, pretentious, pseudo-aristocratic vanity: The NY Times' Wedding & Celebration Announcements."
Election aftermath, from Veiled Conceit. Excellent photo.
Pa. squirrel allowed to live with couple, from Boston.com.
Interesting voter fraud coverage from Bloggerman (the blog of MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann), courtesy of Rachel, Rachel's Aunt Margaret, and Brenda.
The 9/11 Commission Report: How a government committee made a piece of literature, from Slate.com.
The New Minority Party: Can the GOP say no to pork when it's living high on the hog?, from Reason.com. Here's hoping the small-government types regain control of the GOP.
Maps and cartograms of the 2004 US presidential election results, from the University of Michigan.
Myths of the Republican Mullah-cracy: You can't blame Jesus for the voters' choice, from Reason.com.
Red-State PC: Why you can't call them "the Christian right", from Slate.com.
Cost of living: A cup a day, from Boston.com. Interesting infographic. But how does the cat play into this? Our cat is kind of afraid of coffee-making appartuses (apparati?). To her, the blade grinder sounds like something you could use to make kitty sausage.
Screwballs, from Reason's Hit & Run. "Aside from the gnashing and wailing from the Left, one of post-election America's richest sources of comedy is the unsated anger, and sense of unfinished business, emanating from the liberals-are-evil Right (or, the Angry Enfranchised Majority)."
Why Democrats Should Be Thankful: At least they don't have to clean up the Bush fiscal catastrophe, from Slate.com.
National Museum Of The Middle Class Opens In Schaumburg, IL, from The Onion, courtesy of Josh.
Excellent front page, from The Onion.
Selective Service eyes women's draft: The proposal would also require registration of critical skills, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, courtesy of Eric.
IQ and Politics, from ChrisEvans3D.com, courtesy of Rachel and Ilana.
Purple America, from Boston.com, courtesy of Alison.
MarryAnAmerican.ca, courtesy of Ed.
The cover of the New Haven Advocate made me and Ed laugh out loud. Here's the story.
Could the Blue States Secede?: Is there a legal way to opt out of the Union?, from Slate.com.
"Dear Limey Assholes ...": A crazy British plot to swing Ohio to Kerry -- and how it backfired, from Slate.com.
Moving to Canada, Eh?: Let Slate help you decide if it's really for you, from Slate.com.
Mr. Fussy will always have Paris, from Boston.com, courtesy of Heather.
November 4th cover, from the Daily Mirror.
Draft agency files federal notice to request computer record matching with Department of Education, from The Blue Lemur, courtesy of Josh.
New Hampshire's true 'blue' conservatism, from Boston.com.
Check out this new Canada map, courtesy of Josh.
Seems like someone was cranky over at CNN.com... courtesy of Steve.
Defying Bush Administration, Voters in California Approve $3 Billion for Stem Cell Research, from The New York Times. Woo-hoo! My dad said that there were so many ballot propositions that he had to study for two hours the night before the election. They sure have a lot of democracy out there in California.
A mosaic of President Bush composed of the faces of America's war dead, from American Leftist, courtesy of Tad.
Iraq the Model, a blog by an Iraqi, courtesy of Heather.
Hair dryer helps with voting problem, from Boston.com.
Whither Liberalism? Again?: Here comes the usual bad advice, from Slate.com.
Rage Against the Machines: The Web wonders if electronic voting machines stole the election, from Slate.com.
Kristin Armstrong Steps Out of Her Former Husband's Shadow, from The New York Times.
Electing to Leave: A reader's guide to expatriating on November 3, from Harper's.
Unhappy Democrats Need to Wait to Get Into Canada, from Reuters, courtesy of Josh.
Election-Day Guide, from miss604's blog, courtesy of Josh.
Simple but Effective: Why you keep losing to this idiot, from Slate.com.
Blame the Electoral College, from Slate.com. "The real takeaway from this election is that the Electoral College needs to be abolished immediately. If the American public doesn't want to shutter the Electoral College after tonight, we never will... A majority of Americans clearly went to the polls and voted for the re-election of President Bush. John Kerry lost this election. The Electoral College is just going to make him suffer a slow and painful death instead of a swift and decisive one."
Global monitors find faults, from the International Herald Tribune. "The observers said they had less access to polls than in Kazakhstan, that the electronic voting had fewer fail-safes than in Venezuela, that the ballots were not so simple as in the Republic of Georgia and that no other country had such a complex national election system."
Daylight Saving Time Sucks, from CoolGov.com.
Nancy Drew's father, from The New Yorker.
Cycling mudbath 'investment in health', from CNN.com.
This is awesome. Received yesterday from a reader down in the trenches [in Florida]..., from TalkingPointsMemo, courtesy of Rachel's aunt.
'SNL' to spoof campaigns past and present, from Boston.com.
The GOP's 'Heidi Game': Does Bush now have a sports gaffe of his own?, from Slate.com.
Losing it, from Boston.com, courtesy of Mark A. "On Tuesday, either George W. Bush or John Kerry will go down to defeat. But in the long run, some observers are already suggesting, to the losing party may go the spoils."