Elections Blog

…on this Veterans Day, to say a prayer of safety and gratitude for the brave men and women of the United States military and its allies.  Words can’t express the debt we owe them.  Should any of our soldiers, past or present, read this, God bless you, each and every one, and if you’re still [...]

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…I watched Louis Malle’s tragic, brilliant, moving masterpiece Au Revoir Les Enfants (but for the first time on the Criterion Collection’s newly remastered DVD). I’ve written about the movie before (twice, in fact), but the third time’s the charm.
I simply can’t recommend this movie enough. It’s the story of a friendship that develops between [...]

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One thing is clear: John Bolton WILL NOT be confirmed as UN Ambassador (remember, he was a recess appointment - if he couldn’t through under better circumstances, he won’t get through now).
We also are saying goodbye to a good man who did a LOT for the Republican Party.  Ken Mehlman was widely rumored to be [...]

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Please note: this post is part of an extraordinary day of blogging, as 2,900+ bloggers each remember one of the fallen of September 11th, 2001. This post will remain up top all day; for details on this effort, please see here.
One thing is clear: Todd Christopher Weaver was an adventurous man. This was not a [...]

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…it’s great to see a real one in action, and getting the kudos he so richly deserves:
Bob Dylan has topped the US album charts for the first time in 30 years with his latest release, Modern Times.
Dylan, 65, is now the oldest living person to go straight into the chart at number one.
Already hailed by [...]

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You see that new addition on the left? The one that says I remember Todd C. Weaver?  Well, with the hat tip to A.J., here’s a wonderful idea - 2,996 blogs (well, roughly - a few have multiple tributes assigned) are going to pay tribute, on September 11, 2006, to the 2,996 fallen of that [...]

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I usually have to wait until AFTER I’ve read a book to know it’s worth your while, but I picked up a copy of Debunking 9/11 Myths at Barnes & Noble yesterday, and I’m only into John McCain’s forward, yet I still know this is a keeper. How? Because I read the Popular Mechanics article [...]

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You know, I’m not a big nature lover. Yes, I live in Austin, home of the sacred Barton Springs and Zilker Park, Town Lake, Lake Travis, and all the beauty of the Hill Country. Still, I’d much rather sit in an air-conditioned house and read a good book than go on a nature [...]

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Jeez, there’s a lot of ugliness in the air these days.  Fortunately, in America, the good always outweighs the bad.  There are some folks who do an awful lot of good for other folks who are finalists in the Dr. Pepper Community Service Awards.  The 2 organizations with the highest vote totals, as voted on [...]

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