Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Now the Elitist Snob wants to register women for selective service, while McCain does not: But the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr. Obama supports a requirement for both men and women to register with the Selective Service, while Mr. McCain doesn't think women should have to register. …
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Originally posted 23 July 2005. The course of the Supreme Court is probably the most significant unheralded issue of the presidential campaign. The conservative side to this will be dealt with tomorrow. If there is one thing guaranteed about the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court, it is that the Democrats in the …
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It's not that uncommon to see grandparents raising grandchildren. But in the UK, some social service workers would prefer that children go elsewhere, as is evident here: I was at a meeting ten days ago that reminded me of the Soviet Union at its most obstructive, bureaucratic and inhumane. I was there to support two …
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Few things show the inability of environmentalists to properly prioritise what's important than this, from Chattanooga, TN: An air quality permit was approved Friday afternoon for the huge new Volkswagen auto assembly plant at Enterprise South Industrial Park, though - to meet current EPA requirements to deal with paint fumes - greenhouse gas emissions from …
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In view of Conneticut's decsion to legalise same sex civil marriage (most people call it gay marriage, but that isn't, strictly speaking, proper, as will become evident) I'd like to throw out a question. It's primarily for my Christian friends but everyone can take a crack at it. Growing up in Palm Beach, my parents …
In the middle of everything else I do, last Friday I took time to attend the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Smyrna, TN. I still do engineering activity (including this, this and this) and it's good to get out and get updated. Engineering meetings can be …
Joe Biden's comment that Barack Obama was a "clean" black guy was patronising, but CBS reporter Dean Reynolds' assessment of his campaign's press plane is another matter altogether: The McCain campaign plane is better than Obama's, which is cramped, uncomfortable and smells terrible most of the time. Somehow the McCain folks manage to keep their …
This, from Ashley, 16, in Louisiana, in response to my post on Obama and his flag pledging habits: It truly is sad to see Obama standing with his hands crossed in front of him while the pledge was being said. And he wants to run our country, well not by my vote. Anyone that doesn't …
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Camille Paglia shares a concern: I am very concerned about whether our professional class, buffed all shiny and bright by the elite universities, will ever have the will or stamina to defend this nation in a major crisis. As I've predicted for years, we're heading down a path similar to that of the Roman empire …
From Art Rhodes: At the end of the debate, I asked the same question that my 14-year old son often asks - “Who can I call to get the last two hours of my life back?” Yes, the Belmont debate was that bad! Neither candidate made any headway in moving the undecided voters. As a …
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