My Stupid

DH,

I am sure you made a fabulous point, which I would certainly have grokked were it not for the fact that your first sentence, the one quoted below, is the same length as an average wise man’s paragraph. I sequestered it in its own paragraph for clarity, but all it clarified was that the sentence is indeed too long. I wouldn’t expect more from me though, because my stupid, after all.

The Thinker

The thinker should argue what he believes for the reason he believes it. Then he should argue what he does not believe, and try to prove it.

Response to Andorina

Dear Andorina,

I don’t think Papa is wrong or that I am right or that I discovered the truth whereas he is confused. I merely think his position in based more on emotion and less on pure reason than mine. The need for retribution is always emotional.

What I Like About Christmas

Let’s go over each thing, in order of goodness …

Why Gay Marriage is a Horrible Idea

One may asked, why the 15th and 19th amendments were necessary. Why didn’t the 14th Amendment secure these rights already? The answer is very important, because it also explains why Gay Marriage is such a horrible idea.

Time to Consider Joining the Republican Party

The Heathen Republican asks me what it would it would take to get me to join his party.

Obviously, my philosophy would have to change or the philosophy of the Republican Party would have to change.

The Anatomy of Love

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one’s self, and one always ends by deceiving others.”

Oscar Wilde was quite the cynic. Can it be that simple? What does it really mean to be in love? Everyone has asked the question. We all want to know.

Don’t we know already? If we don’t know what it means to love, then why do we tell people we are doing it?

The Rise of the Myth of T. Paine

A liberal blogger made a comment in the heat of debate to which the blogger T. Paine almost responded. He failed to answer only because he is officially missing.

Yikes!

I don’t think Rick Perry has the chance of the proverbial snowball in hell of defeating Obama; but he does.

A Relevant Aesop Corollary

Mr. Sol (and whomever else it may concern):

You know who was too clever for his own good? Right, Aesop. He envisioned many memorable characters. The tortoise is remembered, as well as the hare, as well as the boy who cried wolf, and even the wolf he cried. The fox and the grapes are always familiar. Lots of people ask, “Who’s Aesop,” any time his name is invoked.

I Just Had a Corn Soy Dog

I just had a corn soy dog. It was every bit as good as the real thing.

Now is the Time

This “debt crisis,” the budget debate, and now the credit downgrade have everyone’s adrenalin running high.

Slight annoyances become points of anger; small areas of disrespect become unforgivable character flaws. We are all showing our ugly sides because most of us have rarely been so passionate about an issue or embraced our position with such certainty.

Stop Lying About the U.S. Credit Downgrade

We lowered our long-term rating on the U.S. because we believe that the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate indicate that further near-term progress containing the growth in public spending, especially on entitlements, or on reaching an agreement on raising revenues is less likely than we previously assumed and will remain a contentious and fitful process.

The End of the Terrorist Party

Though I would argue with a dead man, I rarely get impassioned by politics. I do not remember being angry at a politician in my lifetime.

Until recently. I feel political anger, which is a new phenomenon for me. A minority in Washington have become terrorists. They say unless their hostages do exactly as they say, they will shut down the government, destroy the credit and respect of America, and introduce the Tea Party Recession.

Progressivism Under Siege

I am posting this here because it is way too long for a blogger comment. If anyone other than the intended audience happens upon it, please do not start a comment thread here. All comments should be directed
here

If you are interested in what this article is responding to, then go here: Seven Progressive Principles

Your Point #1: Social Justice:

Funny, you quoted conservative First Things as a source of progressive principles, which is a tad invalid. I was a member of First Things until just recently. It is a high quality religious publication.

You can never rely on conservatives to fairly represent a progressive position.

A Little Agitated

I am really annoyed over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Obama Fails to Create General Electric Legislation

Bill O’Reilly said today that GE earned five billion dollars last year and paid zero dollars in taxes. He repeatedly pointed out that GE is a “friend” of Obama. According to O’Reilly, GE supported Obama more aggressively than any corporation ever represented a candidate, and in return, O’Reilly implied, Obama permitted his corporate cronies to use tax loopholes that allow them to pay no taxes at all.

Fair Taxation and the Sophistry of Statistical Proofs

Republicans are fundamentally against Universal Healthcare because they think it is an unfair entitlement. Democrats are fundamentally for it because they think it is a basic human right that not all humans can make happen for themselves. Yet republicans spend all of their time arguing that it is unconstitutional, costly and impractical and that it deprives people of even more rights and freedoms. Democrats argue that it is constitutionally legitimized, that in the long run it saves money and that it ultimately grants people more rights. Each side builds graphs and charts to support their position. It is funny how what we think for philosophical reasons is fully supported with other “facts” that line up like obedient little soldiers to further prove our philosophies. So what does this have to do with fair taxation?

Hudson Care

Judge Hudson’s recent legislation regarding Obama’s healthcare bill keeps coming up. Republicans could not be more delighted at the actions of their new star law-maker. That Mr. Hudson claims to think parts of Obama’s healthcare bill are unconstitutional seems to all but prove the assumption to all those who already disagree with the bill. On Hudson’s authority, they declare our federal healthcare law to be illegal and embrace the new law as written by legislator Judge Hudson. The most notable objection Hudson has is the right of a federal government to tax or penalize a citizen’s decision not to participate in interstate commerce. I only intend to address that issue, since by his own proclamation it is the “single question” that motivates him to act in this matter.