I don’t care for Barack Obama for a lot of reasons. I didn’t contribute to his campaign or vote for him. But stuff like this is way, way, WAY beyond the pale.
I mean, really, the man has two young children and the worst he’s been guilty of is pulling a few political shenanigans, not capital murder.
Indian Summer?
We’ve had a stretch of off-and-on mild days, today included. It’s been a little rainy and a lot overcast, but definitely shirt sleeves weather. I was warm wearing a vest.
What the Hell is Wrong with Gordon Brown?
Tory leader David “Golden Boy” Cameron was absolutely right, both morally and politically, when he attacked British PM Gordon Brown in Parliament this week for Brown’s repeated refusal to say whether his administration will thoroughly investigate the horrific death of 17 month old boy “Baby P”.
Thank You, Dr. Cohen-Or
“Beauty, contrary to what most people think, is not simply in the eye of the beholder,” said lead researcher Daniel Cohen-Or of the Blavatnik School of Computer Sciences at Tel Aviv University.
Attractiveness – for men or women – can be objectified by a computer and boiled down to a function of mathematical distances or ratios, Cohen-Or said, admitting that the work is likely to be controversial.
Father of the Year
I hope that Steve Crisp, father of Brandon Crisp, the Canadian boy who died of injuries after running away from home, is proud of himself.
Worried about his son’s “obsession” with his XBox, Crisp took the gaming console away. So far, so good.
When Brandon threatened to run away, though, Crisp crossed the line from responsible parent to irrational control freak: he helped the kid pack. As he put it, “I really thought he would be home later that day with his tail between his legs.”
Tough. Macho. Good job, Steve-o. I hope you rot in hell.
The Solace of Rain
It’s been gray and rainy today and there were serious downpours at times.
As a result, there are no barking dogs or loud kids.
One could be content if there weren’t economic chaos afoot: more layoffs in the news and the stock market is way, way off again today, post-election.
So much for the assumption that prices took account of Obama. I wonder what the market would have done if McCain had been elected.
The Next President
John McCain’s concession on Tuesday night was one of the best speeches I’ve heard him deliver, and it got me to thinking that my earlier inclination, to wish the Obama administration ill, was perhaps misguided.
For all his foibles, McCain is at heart a warrior, loyal to his chief, and that’s perhaps the way the rest of us should think about it as well, nonetheless keeping an eye on the stewpot.
Matter Over Mind
It’s 9:19 PM, and I just drove 60.1 miles in the dark, in the rain, on seven different highways. I am thrilled beyond belief to have made it, having mentally prepared myself to do otherwise if need be.
One Can Only Hope
It looks like a done deal, Obama is so far ahead in the polls that a landslide victory is almost a certainty.
Given the complexity of the times we live in, one can hope that the next Presidency, built on salesmanship and hype more than substance, will teach the public a lesson.
A failure to achieve could possibly set up a resurgence in 2012 of real conservative values, defined one hopes by people who are not tied emotionally to Reaganism but rather, espouse a Libertarian point of view.
It’s discouraging that the voters make the same mistake over and over again, three times in a row, casting ballots with the gut instead of the brain. Insanity.
Absolutely Great Story
Following is a comment to an article on FoxNews.com about one of McCain’s latest ads.
By the way, this particular ad is one of the better ones in Campaign 2008. It’s the first I’ve heard that has a voiceover by someone who doesn’t sound like a highly self-satisfied, slobbering, level 3 sex offender.