Miscellaneous

A TDE reader sends this along: Paul I had given up on Ron Paul, but I'm beginning to hear more about him. Most recently: "A new Bloomberg poll of likely caucus participants shows a four-way tie in Iowa, with Rep. Ron Paul joining Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

Sorry for this morning's incomplete post. Internet problems. Hopefully, I'll be hitting on all cylinders tomorrow morning.

Access to the Best Inside Information of All I never watch 60 Minutes. I used to watch, but then I read years ago that they film something like 30 hours of footage for each segment, thereby allowing them to slice and dice virtually any story to get the public verdict

Bullets We are entering my favorite time of the year. The weather has turned cold, thereby making it easier for me to relax with good books instead of being drawn to outdoor activities. The office phone dies down because gun season for deer starts tomorrow (opening day in Michigan is

"Don't say, 'That person bothers me.' Think: 'That person sanctifies me.'" Escriva

You Turned Your Head? I have one comment on the Penn State fiasco, and then I'll (probably) drop it: I like to think that, if I walked into a gym shower and saw an older guy sodomizing a ten-year-old, I'd step in and stop it, but

"'Be perfect' . . . This is not just advice from the master, but an imperative command." Francis Fernandez

Conan O'Brien officiated a gay wedding yesterday [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/11/late-night-conan-obrien-officiates-gay-wedding-on-his-show.html] . I made myself watch the video (which is everywhere on the web this morning). I'm numb at the cultural divide in our country. Based on the web buzz, the elite

From the Notebooks In Orestes Brownson's meditations on the growing tension and eventual war between the North and the South, he favored the South's “personal democracy,” which he contrasted with the North's “humanitarian democracy.” The South's personal democracy recognized the individual'

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