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...
George Will, who is so smart that he is opposed to Sarah Palin even though he agrees with all her positions, puts it in terms that even a liberal can understand:
Ever catch a raccoon digging around in your trash? With a flashlight? You know that one-second pause where he looks at you with that “oh shit” expression before he bolts outta there?
That’s Paulie.
Now, why do people, anywhere, think government is going to give them choices? Last night we had dinner with a couple — I used to work with one of them on a government contract — and they were admiring my Android. One of them made the comment that, of course, working on government contracts he’d have to get a Blackberry or else resign himself to hauling around two phones. Indeed he would. Government means “you have to do it like T-H-I-S. Just because.”
I’ve come to view that word exactly that way. Why doesn’t everyone? “Of course, you have to do it XXXXX way or you have to get a XXXXX brand…because of our contracts.”
There is choice, and then there is government.
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Because The Experts™ said.
That’s the first time I’ve heard Krugman’s voice.
It’s whinney. Just like his writing.
- philmon | 03/01/2010 @ 13:19Remember Phil, “The Experts” simply means “a bunch of guys who happen to agree with me and whose credentials I happen to find impressive.”
Those who disagree are by definition not “experts.”
How did you get the little TM thing to appear anyway?
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