Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Anti-Gay Groups Defeat Iowa Supreme Court Justices – There’s a reason the Founders made SCOTUS positions life-long. Sometimes it’s important that someone NOT be accountable to the local majority’s passions. Does that cause problems? It can. Does it solve more problems than it causes? I think so.
- Tom the Dancing Bug: The Poor Little Duck Who’s Rich In Luck – Boing Boing – sigh
- Gettin’ high on the Moon – Something for your next SF novel based on the Moon.
- REPORT: Meet The 2010 GOP Freshman Class – Yeesh.
- Tenther Senate Candidates Get Thumped At The Polls – Well, there’s a small plus.
- Star Wars Vintage Travel Posters – Oh, my, these rock.
- Gendering Political Mailers » Sociological Images – Women, apparently like flowers. And italic text.
- Imitation Imitation Sugar – Brand New – An interesting branding/packaging tactic by NutraSweet — but, ultimately, confusing for (or even deceptive toward) the consumer.
- Theo Spark: The First World War, explained as a pub fight………..
- Oklahoma bars imaginary sharia threat – Whew! Next up … banning the manufacture of Cylons!
- 2010 Campaign Post-Mortem: Yep, it was The Fox Election – “The question now is whether or not Democrats will learn from this: It pays to stand up for something and do the right thing. Being a strong progressive earns voters’ respect and ultimately their votes. I’m not holding my breath.”
- It’s hard to fight a fire you can’t see – Fascinating.
- Nobody Cares About Process – NYTimes.com – And that’s what the GOP has cashed in on — the average citizens don’t care that the Senate minority was stonewalling from Day 1 through the Senate’s arcane rules; they just care that things didn’t get done by the Senate majority, and that they’re still suffering from unemployment (and high insurance rates).
- Most Voters Expect Republicans To Disappoint Them By 2012 – And, heck, that’s Rasmussen — the numbers are likely even more cynical. And given how the Republican Party has been polling in generic favorability, that’s not at all surprising.
- The kids are all right (except when they don’t show up): Steve Benen
- Half-Wits And Hellhounds – “It doesn’t take long to be like, ‘Ehhh. Nnngh. Thank you, Senator Binks? (Jesus, is he really the incumbent?) Okay, sorry, Wookiees. We like you and all, but it’s time to give up those pelts. At least Vader over here has a plan. Like, any plan at all.’ Because when you’re stuck in a hole and you feel like all is lost, who are you going to listen to? The guy who shrugs or the guy who says, ‘If we kill one of our own and use their bones to make a step-ladder, we can all live?'”
- Procrastination – Zits for 11/3/2010 – Wow, does THIS conversation already sound familiar …
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