Category Archives: Obituaries

Teddy, the incoherent liberal

Posted on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off on Teddy, the incoherent liberal

"For all the talk of how much he cared for the weakest members of society, the fact is he helped kill tens of millions of the most vulnerable."

Think Viet Nam, Cambodia, Iraq, aborted babies, Mary Jo Kopechne, etc. I will, once again, defy convention and skip the hagiography for the dead liberal senator who I always found, at best, a curious fellow. The Brothers Judd, above, include a bit of the usual Big Media swoon, along with their biting commentary. Nevermind one-term Barry’s equally incoherent praise.

I saw ol’ Ted in person several times. He was enormously corpulent. Jowly. He was always campaigning for more tax money for more issues to "fight" more problems. Did he ever create a single thing on his own?

Via Random Jottings.

UPDATE: Teddy the boozer in his cups. Via Instapundit. And…

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A Texan in Auschwitz

Posted on August 26, 2009 | Comments Off on A Texan in Auschwitz

"Someone told me a few months ago that Auschwitz would be a life-changer for me, and they were right, but I would like to emphasize that it is a good change. In the six weeks since I was there, the majority of my previous petty concerns have stopped mattering to me, completely…It has been a very surprising and welcome change. My experience of life is different, in a good way."

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Postal progress, maybe

Posted on August 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Postal progress, maybe

Our neighborhood post office, Chimney Corners, is on a list of seven hundred the U.S.P.O. may close due to a budget crunch. I have to say that we would hardly miss it, except for the stamp machines.

For a long time we’ve used the UPS store nearby. Much quicker service, nicer clerks, more expensive probably but maybe not by much. We would miss our nice mailman. I suppose he would be gone, too. Course we pay most of our bills online, like half the rest of the country. Part of the P.O.’s problem, no doubt.

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Stupid legislative tricks

Posted on August 4, 2009 | Comments Off on Stupid legislative tricks

From the, "If it ain’t broke, government will fix it until it is" department:

Congress has banned "distributing children’s books printed before 1985."

Why? Because the ink might contain lead. Are our pols brilliant? They probably only watch TV anyhow.

Via Instapundit.

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Black boxes search goes on

Posted on August 1, 2009 | Comments Off on Black boxes search goes on

The French research vessel, the Pourquoi Pas? (the Why Not?) is still searching for AF 447 and its black boxes, an effort due to end in mid-August. Now Airbus is offering to pay for another search after that.

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Dorothy D. Hoft, R.I.P.

Posted on July 31, 2009 | Comments Off on Dorothy D. Hoft, R.I.P.

Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft has written a touching obituary for his dearly departed mother. Worth a read.

Via Power Line.

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WD-40

Posted on July 23, 2009 | Comments Off on WD-40

Ever wonder what the household elixir’s name stood for? “…water displacement, formulation successful in 40th attempt.” I find it usually removes gum from hair on the first attempt, not to mention crayons from wood floors and freeing stuck sliding glass doors.

Via Althouse.

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