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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Signs of the Season?

Sunday, November 4, 2007

This picture of a maple tree in our yard is unremarkable, except for the fact that it was taken today, November 4th. Not only have the leaves not fallen, they are still green. The lilac trees behind are also still completely green. My wife is still harvesting stuff from our garden. Has this ever happened […]

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A holiday suggestion

Sunday, November 4, 2007

As a public service and purely out of a disinterested concern for my readers, I write to suggest a gift that is sure to please everyone on your holiday list. Everyone on our list is getting one, I can assure you. Everyone you know would surely love a copy of the Intellectual Devotional, American History, […]

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Another Profile in Timidity

Sunday, November 4, 2007

These have been dark days, as we watch the Democrats cave on one thing after another. But, paradoxically, they offer few new things to write about. How many times can you point out that the Democrats are wimps and not in tune with the rest of the country? So, when all else fails: rant. Today’s […]

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John Dean on Mukasey

Friday, November 2, 2007

At TPM John Dean makes a good suggestion. Since the Democrats appear poised to cave on Mukasey, they should get at least a little spine and insist that he appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible war crimes. For that matter, they have a virtual smorgasbord of areas in which they could demand investigation. […]

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Videos from Maine

Friday, November 2, 2007

A few videos from the great state of Maine. The College Democrats are lining up behind Tom Allen: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZtadiI5MQ[/youtube] And I couldn’t resist adding this one from my Alma Mater. Check it out. 90% of Bowdoinites voted for John Kerry. That probably compares favorably with everywhere except maybe Swarthmore. And we don’t have Tom Davis […]

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Rudy the untouchable (for now)

Thursday, November 1, 2007

A number of people who read this blog have put me on their mass mailing lists. I confess I don’t read everything, but today I got one that asked the question: Why haven’t the other Republican candidates brought up Rudy’s poor performance on 9/11. For those of you who may not be up on this […]

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Another short religion lesson

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Yesterday I wrote about Halloween, and got more comments on a single post than I have in a long time. Everyone knows about Halloween of course, but did you know that today, the very day after Halloween, is a Holyday? If you’re a heathen (non-Catholic) you probably don’t know that this is a Holy Day […]

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In which I welcome John Scott to the club

Thursday, November 1, 2007

There is a long and dishonorable tradition in Groton of last minute attack fliers. The GGG PAC, a local group composed of mainly affluent folks who would rather not pay their fair share of taxes, is the latest practitioner. They inserted a flier in the Mystic River Press that was delivered today, in which they […]

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