hell’s handmaiden

I find this very disturbing, but it does explain the last presidential election.

Chemical Engineer Finds Breakthrough Way to End Our Literacy Crisis

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Could it be that our President is feeling the effects of his Jihad?

War is economically disastrous. All war is, for its participants. We are seeing the effects in fuel prices. Now, it looks like Bush has noticed. Or, more likely, Bush has noticed that the ill effects of his policies are beginning to erode his power base.

I am happy, though, that his friends the Saudi’s might be able to help.

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Recently, The Constitutional Restoration Act was introduced to the Senate for consideration.

I am the first to advocate a return to the Constitution. I like the document, and I like, in general, the men who wrote it, and I like the ideas which it embodies. But this makes me ill.

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The euphemism– the most powerful linguistic weapon available in language, yes?

Profanity, of course, and outright insult has more shock value, but who needs shock when one can have effect? Harry Truman, I believe, made the observation that it is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. The same principle applies. Profanity grabs attention but the power resides in euphemism. It is covert and quiet and superficially quite friendly. After all, it is by euphemism that we shield loved ones from unfortunate truths.

I suppose I won’t get around to writing about this one, so I’ll just link to it. But don’t we dislike theocracies (except our own burgeoning one)?

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Clerics want Islamic law written into Iraq constitution

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