Plead the First

Now that it turns out the bomb scare in Boston was nothing more than a TV promotion gone awry, it’s good to see that people are calming down. Oh, wait … never mind: Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards “bomb-like” devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have […]

According to a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, if NC Senator Elizabeth Dole and Governor Mike Easley went head-to-head in a senate election today, Easley would stand a good chance of coming out on top. If the hypothetical head-to-head contest was held today, Governor Easley edges Senator Dole 44% to 41%. Clearly Governor Easley […]

The Bush Administration takes a step away from the edge: Reversing a position it defended for more than a year, the Bush administration announced Wednesday that it has begun getting court approval before eavesdropping on the communications of suspected terrorists or their associates. If I were cynical, I would think this had something to do […]

First of all, let it be known that I’m pretty much ok with the fact that Saddam was executed. If anyone deserved it, he certainly did. However, Richard Dawkins brings up an interesting point: By executing Saddam we have lost the chance to study him and learn from him. Imagine, in fancy, that some science […]

A lot of talk gets thrown around about political hypocrisy and double standards, but this is about as clear cut as it gets: Republicans, now in the minority in Congress, are pushing for a minority bill of rights, designed to give the minority party a little more say in legislation and to safeguard their voice […]

Over the past several months on many local blogs I’ve noticed comments allegedly posted by Nathan Tabor. Tabor made an unsuccessful run for the State Congress not too long ago, and is the founder of The Conservative Voice, a shrill bastion of Republicanism. One thing these blog comments have had in common is that they […]

Cara Michele has posted an excellent letter from Jesus on her blog, Chosen Fast. It’s definitely worth a read. It would be even better if Jesus had cc’d the News and Record’s Letters to the Editor department. My thoughts on the subject, from last year: Here and here.

While we’re on the subject of the ACLU, I found this today in the comments on the News and Record’s Letters to the Editor blog – a website entitled “The ACLU Fights For Christians“. It lists and links to over two dozen instances of the ACLU “defending the right of a Christian to speak as […]