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Goodbye, you crooked old scoundrel. A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that likely will force him to step down as House majority leader....

Professor Schaff below gives a very serious reason why Chad's Chicken Hawk argument is dreadful. It is, among, other things, a classical fallacy, referred to as an ad hominem argument. In that form, you argue that X must be wrong...

Signs point to deadly gas

This is a really strange event. The unmentioned 500 lb. gorilla in the corner here is if this does turn out to be phosgene, how did it get to Salem, SD?

A deadly chemical once used in World War I might have led to the death of one woman and sickness of three others inside a Salem apartment complex, a prosecutor said Monday. Roger Gerlach, McCook County state's attorney, said in one report that early indicators are the substance detected inside the building might be phosgene. Phosgene can kill by attacking the lungs, causing them to swell. Vomiting is one of the symptoms. The chemical also is used to make plastics and pesticides, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The initial incident report here, and this article raise more questions than they answer. Where would phosgene come from to get it into Salem, SD? A test by someone off nearby I-90? If so, a test for WHAT? This is definitely something to raise some red flags.

These gems from Gene Weingarten, writing in the WaPo:What if Freud had been a woman?Sex would not be considered the primary force that drives human behavior. Instead, it would be Fear of Having a Large Behind. All men would be...

For no particular reason, and in no particular order, here are some snippets of my own private dementia. I really dislike years that end in odd numbers. Writing an odd number on the end always bugs me. This year, 2005,...

From Kossack diarist "Raybin": It's become more and more apparent to me over the past five years that all the activism and non-violent protesting in the world will do precisely squat. When you're dealing with evil people who have no...

Gain SERENITY with new film.

This is one that the Chief has a BAD hankering to go see soonest. Although I have been a long-time Sci-fi afficianado, a lot of the stuff coming out seems to be long on effects, and somewhat short on substance. The I, Robot film for example, took a concept from Isaac Asimov, and proceded to totally warp it beyond recognition.

Serenity, is a movie sequel to the 11-episode TV series Firefly, which has become an instant cult classic of libertarian science fiction.

Take my love. Take my land.
Take me where I cannot stand.
I don?t care, I?m still free.
You can?t take the sky from me.

Take me out, to the black.
Tell ?em I ain?t comin? back.
Burn the land and boil the sea.
You can?t take the sky from me.

Have no place I can be
Since I found Serenity.

~ Theme Ballad of Firefly

"That's what governments are for, [to] get in a man's way."

~ Mal Reynolds, Captain of Firefly-Class Boat Serenity

Hey, with an attitude like that, it's GOT to be great. Whether or not you're a sci-fi fan, go see it. This sort of content needs to be supported in the media market-place if we don't intend to give it all up to the Oliver Stones, Michael Moores, and Brabra Streisands of the world.

GO SEE SERENITY!

I swear, I hate New England sports teams more by the day....

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