July 2007
9 posts
Why are we so scared of offending Muslims? - By... →
The Art of the Bike Wash →
I learned to wash bikes in 1990 from a journeyman mechanic who had just returned from a tour of duty with the 7-11 team. He was a master mechanic in every sense of the word. He carried a suitcase that looked all the spy novel to house his tools of the trade. It was a suitcase designed for electricians: an aluminum case with layers that had individual pockets for tools and small parts. I remember...
And Stuff →
Compliments of our pal ZD.
“The present day shows with appalling clarity how little able people are to let...”
– The Daily Dish
“How lonely the white men are. They are not the grain that goes with the grain,...”
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“There’s carnage everywhere. Some riders are sitting in the melted snow...”
– The Tour de France almost killed me. - By Andrew Tilin - Slate Magazine
The President's Oath →
A reader writes:
This president often mentions his oath but never talks about protecting the constitution. On the contrary, he regularly talks about his oath to protect the people, or to protect America. But it’s possible to justify any number of tyrannies in the name of protecting the people.
The framers were aware of that danger and so wrote an oath of office that demands the...
The Presser →
He’s arguing he didn’t decide to go to war; Saddam did. He’s saying he agrees with his Republican critics. He’s blaming the generals for all the combat decisions that have made this war a failure. His blaming Tommy Franks specifically for the troop levels was particularly piquant. So he gave him a Medal of Freedom anyway? Worse, the president conflated every single...
“My sense of the holy, insofar as I have one, is bound up with the hope that...”
– The Daily Dish