Thought MeshCongeries of cross connected conceptsFinally comes acceptance- May 30, 2008http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/finally_comes_acceptance.php Why not, if it's free- May 27, 2008 Via Hot Air I found the story of how Congress neglected to send the entire Farm Bill to the President. Well, mistakes happen, but it&8217;s amusing and frightening at the same time to read of the House Majority Leader (a member of the Democratic Party) explaining how it was a non-issue, that there&8217;s no need for the President to actually see the legislation that he might sign or veto. It&8217;s like a bad situation comedy plot, where the victim could easily escape the web of disaster if...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/why_not_if_its_free.php Do it yourself politics- May 16, 2008 This post at Instapundit made me think about the longer term implications of this election, in particular the strong shift toward Socialism. Rather than a somewhat conservative candidate against a pretending to be conservative candidate, we have a moderate Democratic Party candidate vs. a socialist and a Marxist. I understand why we should vote for the (unofficial) Democratic Party candidate, but isn&8217;t it a bit worrying that that&8217;s the most conservative option available It&8217;s...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/do_it_yourself_politics.php Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies- May 12, 2008 Via Brothers Judd we have a story about Israel considering a truce offering from Hamas. Given that all the previous truces have effectively been Israel stops attacking. The Palestinian leadership announces a truce, while actual attacks continue, although sometimes at a reduced rate. But, hey, it&8217;s truce, written on paper. That&8217;s gotta be worth something, righthttp://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/tell_me_lies_tell_me_swe.php Declaring victory and going home- May 12, 2008 Sadr victory watch GONNA FIGHT THE ENEMY OR THE ALLY: Hasty truce with Moqtada al-Sadr tests his sway in Baghdad stronghold: A cease-fire deal between Mr. Sadr&8217;s representatives in the Iraqi government and members of the leading Shiite bloc aims to end weeks of fierce battles in Sadr City (Howard Lafranchi, 51208, The Christian Science Monitor) The truce was hastily reached as Mr. Maliki&8217;s government announced a new offensive in Mosul against forces affiliated with Al Qaeda in Iraq...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/declaring_victory_and_go.php Better, but still only worth being free- May 12, 2008 Instapundit has been praising OpenOffice. Well, it&8217;s OK. I use as my primary document editing application, but I have used MS Word 2003 and it&8217;s not clear to me that OpenOffice is better. I think that if Word were half the price it is, I&8217;d probably by it and use it instead. Although Word has the annoying &8220;I know what you meant&8221; features, in real life I end up fighting with Open Office formatting more than I did Word, particularly with embedded pictures. I recently tried.http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/better_but_still_only_wo.php Context, context- May 11, 2008 Why do people who oppose free trade also think that sanctions are an effective punishment Isn&8217;t opposing treaties such as the recent free trade agreement with Columbia effectively imposing sanctions on the USAhttp://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/context_context.php It doesn't become men either- May 8, 2008 I normally find John McWhorter reasonable, but I have to single out this quote from a recent article of his, which seems to show a lack of his normally acute sociological insight &8212; Shell stop at nothing to get power okay, but is that so unusual in a politician Power-seeking is what alpha males do. I sometimes wonder whether one thing that gets peoples knickers in such a twist about Mrs. Clinton is that she displays alpha male behavior as a woman. My first thought was &8220;what men...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/it_doesnt_become_men_eit.php Flow over content- May 8, 2008 Via Instapundit is this comment &8212; The way the Japanese could tell they were losing WWII was that the great victories reported by their media were getting closer and closer to home. Our media problem is like a fun-house mirror version of this - the way we can tell we are winning is that our crushing defeats are happening less often and to different enemies. I think it&8217;s simpler than that. Don&8217;t look at the content, just the volume. Old Media is just implementing the &8220;no...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/flow_over_content.php Let's look at another Chicago politician- May 7, 2008 If Obama wins, hell never last more than one term. Hes incompetent and doesnt even have the talent to delegate to those who might now what they are doing. Blake I see this thought frequently, and my response is &8220;Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich&8221;. Dumb, ineffective, and corrupt, even for an Illinois Governor, yet re-elected 50-40% (10% went Green).http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/05/lets_look_at_another_chi.php |