Pat Buchanan Turns 70

To a man I wish I’d had the wisdom to vote for when I had the chance, and whom I lament more than ever that I can’t elect today - God grant you many years! (Heaven knows we need his insight down here more than they need his company up there.)

Halloween

Kiana came up with the idea, based on personality and size difference, to do a Cat in the Hat theme. It was perfect.

Kids come home with such a haul these days. We had half a pillowcase full of candy when it was all said and done. And someone in the neighborhood was giving out money [...]

I For One Welcome Our New Cephalopod Masters

This octopus can juggle crabs, rearrange a room, throw rocks, shoot out lights, and short circuit an aquarium. And that’s just when he’s bored.
Staff believe that the octopus called Otto had been annoyed by the bright light shining into his aquarium and had discovered he could extinguish it by [...]

Jack Hunter Makes The Case For Chuck Baldwin

Not saying I’m going Baldwin, but I’m certainly considering it:

MAKE. IT. STOP.

(h/t to MBD)

What Does “Pro-Life” Mean To The GOP?

My good friend James Sullivan at The Rule links to a WND story by John Lofton that’s pretty shocking - saying that President Bush’s administration has given $2.2 Billion dollars (that’s NINE zeros) to Planned Parenthood:
So, where do I get the $2.2 billion figure? I get it from Jim Sedlak of the American Life League, [...]

Your “Pro-Life” Candidate

Just a reminder of why relying on John McCain to fight for the life of the unborn may be a bit…optimistic:
His position in 1999/2000 (and today):
And again, during the debates leading up to the 2000 campaign (note how combative he is toward G.W. Bush on rape/incest/life exceptions - and how correctly Alan Keyes points out [...]

“It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody that is behind you, that they have a chance for candy too.”

(Credit: Gary McCoy)

Mid-Terms Are Over

As you were!

History Mid-Term Study Break

This is the text of an actual conversation I had on IM today:
Me: OMG, even my notes are devolving:

In 802 he required all men in the empire to take a personal oath of loyalty to him, and an oath of holy service to God and the Church

Civil and ecclesiastical law were enforced

Saxons rose [...]