Dennis Prager's Biblical con

I wasn't going to get drawn in to Dennis Prager's latest idiocy, in which he claims that newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison is somehow betraying America and American values by choosing to "swear" his oath of office using the Koran instead of the traditional Bible.

Pastor as frat boy jock

How do you know when your pastor is too immature for his job?  How about when he sounds exactly like a frat boy jock taking to his college buddies.

Vista: Microsoft's Last 'Big Bang' OS? Don't Count On It..

And in keeping with financial news, here's one about Microsoft's perpetual struggle to perpetually drive computer owners perpetually insane...

Did I Say Joe Was A DINO?

More proof that Sen Joe "Wannabee Rethug" Lieberman is a fruitcake, go no further than this little snarky stuff, courtesy Think Progress...

Yet more on home sales & prices

Updating the news about housing starts and housing prices, CNN reports that:

The pace of new home sales fell more than expected in October, although prices showed strength after a couple months of weakness, according to a government report.

Good news, if you believe it

From the Charlotte Observer:

Quote of the day

They pretty much said, "These issues are fine, but they're not our issues; that's not our base."
Rev. Joel Hunter, who quit as president-elect of the Christian Coalition, describing the reaction of that organization's board when he told the board that he wanted to include issues such as easing poverty and saving the environment.

We're back

After a week of woe, we are finally back online.  It will take some time to catch up with delayed posts, etc., but hey....first I have to live through the first December thunderstorm I've seen in years, and the first tornado warning for southern Vermont in at least two years.

The Borat-Michael Moore comparison (yeah, Jonah Goldberg again)

Jonah Goldberg certainly makes one wonder exactly what the media criteria are for a columnist, doesn't he?  Not only does he seem to misunderstand the mechanics of elections and voting, but now he thinks Borat is a lot like Michael Moore.  Or, more precisely, that Michael Moore "rose to fame catching people off guard and pulling similar stunts" to those pulled by Borat.

This just in: Bishop urges fasting to prevent food poisoning

Not really.  But he is urging the sexual behavior counterpart of that brilliant policy.