“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! … Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” – Barry Goldwater
Try one of these specials with your lunch:
Things I was thinking about...
Basil: Thank you!
Mercy Otis Warren: I’m going to try one more time… You did a wonderful job with this piece – and...
Cecil Moon: Welcome to the wonderful world of protest. Saturday marked my fifth Tea Party and I hunger for more and...
Island Girl: Dear Mr. Basil, You post some terrific entries on IMAO. I loved your coverage of the tea party at...
Dohtimes: The Dylan / Snow link also had story of Egyptian billionaire sentenced to death. That doesn’t happen...
on-the-rocks: Maybe they haven’t showed the real bunker to Joe Biden. They probably figgered he couldn’t...
aA: I agree. With the “24″ thing. If Jack’s kill ratio does not improve, instead of standing around...
MAS1916: Man… Pelosi, Biden.. what more could Republicans ask for. Even the media asked Pelosi a question at...
Jeff H: re: POTUS doesn’t know how to allow gays in military The linked article is headlined “Law only answer...
The Big Sister (who's 5'4"): Thank you for your kind words about my son.
Harvey says "Basil's Blog should be avoided at all costs."
December 16th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
Korean Embryonic Stem Cell Fraud
This news will undoubtedly rock the ES cell research community back on its heels, and there could be negative financial fallout for research funding in this area as well.
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December 16th, 2005 at 12:31 pm
basil, trackback problems? My server is acting up… tried Wizbang and it said you’d already been pinged. Ho hum, luv those tbs.
December 16th, 2005 at 1:04 pm
D’oh! Once again, my plans for world domination are foiled by That Darned Cat
December 16th, 2005 at 1:11 pm
Hah, so there, mine got through… thanks much basil!
Don, there’s still hope… tho don’t ask for help from those MSM lapdawgs.
December 16th, 2005 at 1:18 pm
If TypePad ever comes back up, I’ll have a post at the Alliance that explains why TrackBacks delay here and at other blogs. It’s a good read. … If I ever get it written
Probably Tuesday.
December 16th, 2005 at 2:16 pm
Yak of the Week (December 16, 2005)
This week, we are pleased to present the Yak of the Week Award for Historical Accuracy and Dispute Resolution to:The President of Iran.Mahmoud Ahmadinej
December 16th, 2005 at 3:29 pm
Take The ACLU And Points Over The NFL
I have to give props to the ACLU for suing the NFL.
That may disappoint my friend, John, over at Stop the ACLU.
But hear me out.
The NFL decided this season to pat down every person entering a stadium.
That's nuts.
A season ticket holder in San F…
December 16th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
Basil,I know this is old but I was scanning the comments on the Weblog nominations thread and you had me rollllllllllling
Thanks for the laugh.
Typepad is Toast. Last week’s work lost. Can’t post…………feel as if my lover left me
December 16th, 2005 at 3:45 pm
Pamela,
Thanks.
I understand about the blog being down. That hurts so bad, I know.
December 16th, 2005 at 6:20 pm
War and Intel
There is a reason why a declaration of war is important.
December 16th, 2005 at 6:32 pm
Podcast: Hooray For Spying
NYT reports Bush authorized domestic spying on al-Qaeda following 9/11. The spies didn’t have a court order in all cases. I am supposed to get all worked up over this.
But my gut reaction is good. Thank God he was president instead of Gore or Kerry, …
December 16th, 2005 at 6:38 pm
Ta da! Finished! Maybe?
I think I may have come across a new painting style (by being too busy) hehehe. Normally I would finish a piece like this, by adding expression to the crowd, richness of colors in the foreground, etc…
December 16th, 2005 at 7:59 pm
Watch your rights because it’s a Bush-Bush-Bush world
It was a busy week in Bush-land, and I just wanted to cover some of the higher level points. Bush takes responsibility for Iraqi intelligence The issue I have with this is that wasn’t that the intelligence wasn’t bad (it was bad, and seemin…
December 17th, 2005 at 2:44 am
Perverted Justice Part II
Dateline NBC followed up on a story on internet predators and how the private group Perverted Justice spends time roping in perverts who stalk the internet for sex with the young.
December 17th, 2005 at 4:47 am
Check out a funny site dedicated to the absurdity and satire nature of saying “It’s All George Bush’s Fault!”
http://www.itsallgeorgebushsfault.com
Regards,
Notta Libb