I've always based my criticisms of Sen. Conrad Burns strictly on policy and my own interactions with him, but once in a while, it's nice to see something shallow and mean-spirited.

Conrad Burns in action on Youtube!

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Buried down in the channel listings on my satellite guide, there's a channel called Link TV, on which is shown a show called The ACLU Freedom Files. I realize that the ACLU doesn't have fans among the more conservative members of society, but I think everyone should understand that their goal is preservation of our Constitutional freedoms.

Yeah, so I randomly changed the layout when I updated to the current Drupal version. There are a few odd kinks here and there. I'm still working on it.

There are some broken images and other fun stuff. Oops.

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I've started posting some of the "Spoetry" I've written. Check it out!

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I just finished watching a show on Discovery Times Channel called "Addicted To Oil." Obviously, the show was about how us Americans burn way too much oil.

The irony was that the most frequent commercials during the show were for that most fuel-hungry of SUV's, the Hummer.

Earlier today, I was batting around ideas for a post here on ToC. I started thinking about pundits, and how they often value their own opinion above all else. Then I thought about how they'd act in more mundane settings, especially when running into those with opposing viewpoints.

Suddenly, I was hit with the mental image of Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore at a buffet, going after the last piece of pie, and a total fat guy martial arts melee bursting out.

Somebody should do an animation of that.

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