Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is obviously a weasel and that’s being charitable. Michelle Malkin has an excellent essay on why that is so, if you need it. The man’s character is decidedly weak.
This is going to be very damaging to Republicans, as if Republicans could manage to be damaged any further. Of course, if we are to be sitting in decision of which political party is more conducive to the building of strong character within the individuals who are a part of it — which would be profoundly stupid — there are many surplus bits of evidence being ignored far and wide. I’m speaking of the three fundamental missing essentials: Republican politicians who have strong character, democrat politicians who have weak character, and, where & when you can find them, democrat politicians who have strong character.
We seem to have settled into this idea that character matters in evaluating a public servant who is conservative; it does not matter in evaluating a public servant who is “progressive,” meaning liberal. I do not mean by this that this is the prevailing viewpoint of our culture. I do not mean by this that this is what is suggested by the sound bites that bombard us morning, noon and night.
What I mean by this is that it shows up in the decisions we make. Go on, name a progressive figure who was taken down because of extramarital indiscretions. Forget “taken down” as in turned into sun-baked road kill, like a Republican. I mean taken-down, as in, taken down a peg. John Edwards? Nope. He was dormant, slumbering, between-cycles, when it all blew up. Some folks called him dirty names. That doesn’t mean he’s finished. That’s not a Larry Craig or a John Ensign or a Mark Sanford situation at all. Who else?
Personal-principles-wise, they are decidedly standard-less.
The enduring advantage this situation offers to the progressive side, cannot be overstated. Every personal peccadillo is a steep headwind for the conservatives, while like the sleekest of nautical or air craft the liberal side just slices right through it. Every personal foible. Especially the ones that have to do with exaggerated self-importance…selfishness…narcissism.
Whatever their leanings, these are all politicians, after all.
And so it has come to this. A Republican politician possessing the character shortcomings of a politician, is a scandal. A liberal politician possessing the character shortcomings of a politician, is an “oh well.” Like a sunset. Something we expect to see.
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