{"id":12825,"date":"2008-09-21T21:02:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T04:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/09\/21\/potpourri-for-a-tired-sunday-evening.html"},"modified":"2008-09-21T21:02:05","modified_gmt":"2008-09-22T04:02:05","slug":"potpourri_for_a_tired_sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/09\/21\/potpourri_for_a_tired_sun.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri for a tired Sunday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARK, DREARY, SERIOUS …<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Bailout<\/a> is the best summary of the $700 Billion mess that I’ve seen. Though Happy Hour Discurso<\/a> probably uses the most appropriate profanity.<\/li>\n

    <\/a><\/p>\n

  2. Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Ex-Pats<\/a> – It’s a small statistical sample, but disheartening. The biggest victim of the Bush politicization of the Justice Department is that it leads to a presumption that everything they do is political … which will haunt this country for decades.<\/li>\n
  3. Maybe They Won’t Be Able to Hide From History – Or Prosecutors…<\/a> – I’ll settle for learning the truth, even if there are no prosecutions. I have zero hope for the latter, and only a glimmer for the former.<\/li>\n
  4. TSA Building Renamed<\/a> – I don’t even want to know how much the renaming will cost.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    LIGHT, AIRY, AMUSING …<\/p>\n

    Not much fits into this category, I fear.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The End Is Here [Uncertain Principles]<\/a> – I have less than no interest in reading the Left Beyind series … but this Christian-based critique of the series (as bad theology and bad reading of the Bible) sounds intriguing.<\/li>\n
    2. Again With the Comics: Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman<\/a> – via Randy, some delightful glimpses back at the deep and abiding wisdom of the Golden Age Wonder Woman.<\/li>\n
    3. Kiddie pool photo on box compared to photo of actual kiddie pool …<\/a> – It all makes sense … if you have Oompa-Loompa kids.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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