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Voting for Foley


By now the entire world knows that Former Congressman Mark Foley sent sexually explicit email and instant messages to former Congressional pages. When he knew he was about to be exposed, he resigned and checked himself into rehab.
His once-promising career is over. His reputation is destroyed. He may even face criminal charges [...]

Detainee Dilemma


Torture works.
Thanks to ABC correspondent Brian Ross, we know that several high-level Al Qaeda members in U.S. custody broke down under expert interrogation - some lasting for mere seconds, none more than just over two minutes. In the process, they gave up valuable information leading to the arrest of several operative and the foiling [...]

The Kennedy Culture of Impaired Driving


Riding in a vehicle operated by anyone in the Kennedy clan continues to be a serious hazard to public safety and public morals. U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of the notoriously lethal driver Ted Kennedy, crashed into a barricade at the Capitol Building sometime around 3.a.m Thursday.

The two officials said officers at [...]

Now How Do I Play an E-Minor Again?


Gentlemen, for those of you who aren’t afraid to take sloppy seconds off rocker Ritchie Sambora and think they can fill the very large, um, shoes of rocker Tommy Lee, take note: Heather Locklear is suddenly single.
Possible winning strategy: grab a guitar and learn to play Warrant’s Cherry Pie.

A Call to Peace


“Please note: You’re not allowed to call yourselves followers of a ‘religion of peace’ if you riot and make death threats over a political cartoon.”
Via The Shape of Days.

What’s a Tera-Barrel?


Recall my post the other day about “ink by the barrel“?
That post was more prescient than my football picks. Tiff’s story got picked up by the Consumerist, Instapundit, and Doc Searls.
She’s gotten more eyeballs in three days than I’ve gotten total since I started blogging more than six years ago. And 90% of [...]

Louisiana Devastation


I missed watching this game for obvious reasons the other day, but allow me to utter a quiet “Geaux Tigers!” in honor of LSU’s thrashing of the Miami Hurricanes in the Peach Bowl.
Many of you, I’m sure, had to endure the sportscasters making witty comments about Louisiana’s hurricane revenge and other such nonsense. It [...]

Beta Testing


Since the old Perpetual Beta t-shirts are no longer in stock, you might want to use this shirt as a stand-in stocking stuffer:
I Beta-Tested Your Girlfriend
Especially charming for all your female friends.
(Points to Kotaku for the link.)