The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Friday, July 15, 2005

You say tomato, I say tomahto, let's call the whole thing..PRISON!

Detainees. It doesn't sound bad, does it? Detained. "Excuse me sir, it will be just a minute, please have a seat." A trifle, a...

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The Employee Discount

All the car makers are extending this "employee discount" to everyone, in the sales pitches. Sorry, but doesn't this just scre...

Monday, July 11, 2005

Insults? Outrage?

CNN reports that Republicans are angry about Hillary Clinton "insulting" the president. Let's see: Democratic insult: "I ...

Sunday, July 10, 2005

An Open Letter to Bud Selig

Mr. Bud Selig Commissioner Major League Baseball Dear Mr. Selig: As the All-Star Game, Major League Baseball's mid-summer classic, appro...

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Call out the National Guard!

So, do you think folks in the gulf coast might like a few guardsmen around to deal with what could be a nasty early-season hurricane? "...

Friday, July 08, 2005

One, two, three strikes you're out.....

The talking heads have been abuzz over the London bombings, and of course, the Wall Street journal editorial page opined that they hate us f...

A great food site

epicurious.com is one of my favorite cooking sites (link to the right). If you go to the recipe search page and put in "Rasmussen...

A Wie-bit too whiny....

I am growing very weary of the players and others whining about Michelle Wie playing in men's events on the links. As Deep Throat said s...

A must-read Schmidlap rant

You will find the link to my friend John's blog, Schmidlap's Kurtoses , over to the right. He has a hilarious and much-deserved skew...

And the Hippy Goes To....

The Hippy is The Thinker's award for Best Performance by a Hypocrite. Now of course, President Chimpy has long since clinched the Lifeti...

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Raise your hand....

Raise your hand if the thought that the timing of the horrific London bombings was just a little too convenient. Every Oliver Stone wannabe ...

We're fighting them there...

Our fearless leader loves to say that we're fighting "terrorists" there so we don't have to fight them here. Well, as Lond...

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

The Miller's Tale

Can we PLEASE let go of any sense that Judith Miller is any kind of hero or martyr for a free press? For one thing, her drumming up support ...

The Designated Hitter

I don't like the designated hitter rule in Major League Baseball much , but-- IT IS ABSURD to have two "divisions" of supposed...

War

By way of introduction, my name is Peter, I'm 47, my father thinks I'm a Marxist and my Marxist friends say that the dictionary shou...

War and the Designated Hitter

So here we go, my initial foray into the blogosphere. It's my first time, so be gentle! I operate under the same delusions as legions of...

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