« "My Conversation With Jamal Miftah" | Main | "This Is Realism?" »

*** In case you aren't caught up on the AP's questionable sources dust-up, Malkin has a monster link round-up.

*** Today I'm handing out excuses: an excuse to cheat ...

Genes may help predict infidelity, study reports

an excuse to slouch ...

Backache? Sitting upright could be culprit

and an excuse to live in your parents' basement and play video games all damn day:

Success may be "family affair"

High-five, dorkafork. High-five.

*** Bill Roggio has headed out to Iraq, and revolutionized the embed process along the way.

*** As a notorious secularist, I find this whole brouhaha over a Muslim Congressman not swearing on a Bible to be baffling and silly - why would he? Count me in with Eugene Volokh, Glenn Reynolds and Allahpundit.

Dennis Prager's attack on the idea of a Congressman swearing on a Koran - up to and including his clumsy Godwin's Law violation - is a silly angle of contention. Bonus trivia: name the President who signed this statement:

As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen ...

Answer.

(And yes, Nancy Drew, quote truncated)

(dorkafork adds: That was some bizarre video at Hot Air. Prager repeatedly says he's not asking for a religious test, but near the end they show a quote of his:

"America is interested in only one book, the Bible. If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don't serve in Congress"

Mr. Prager, you keep using those words "religious test." I do not think they mean what you think they mean. I will also go out on a limb and say that I do not think that Ellison will be doing more damage than the terrorists of 9/11.)

*** Embed prep anecdote: folks sure do look at you funny when you jog around downtown DC in Level IV body armor, even at 5:30 AM. Here's hoping the Secret Service doesn't mistake it for a suicide vest ... though if they do, I'll be well-protected.

Posted by Bill at December 1, 2006 06:40 AM | TrackBack (3)

Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.indcjournal.com/cgi-bin/mt/dafrules/tapaz.cgi/2858

Comments