Comments on: Not an Onion headline

By: AST

AST — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:21:52 +0000

I’m sure that those people who think we should be able to abort children up to the age of 2 years would be horrified to see how we, the unenlightened, raise our kids. In fact, I think they’d probably be horrified that we’re allowed to raise our own children without their direction. If they want to start watching us, I’m sure that they won’t object to installing CCTV cameras in their own work sites, homes, cars and plac

By: Dave Lincoln

Dave Lincoln — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:57:50 +0000

Now, I’m starting to root for the Muslims.

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:55:53 +0000

I guess the British government thinks that 1984 is a how to book!

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:44:37 +0000

That’s a Ballsy plan (pun intended)

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:52:50 +0000

Whenever things like this are done ‘for the sake of the children’ I think of Groucho’s line when told to do something for posterity: “What has posterity ever done for me?”

James Lileks has some comments on this subject today in his personal blog — as opposed to the one he does for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

http://lileks.com/bleat/?p=3334

Bob

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:59:13 +0000

Once upon a time, I wanted to move to GB if the US was reduced to a pile of nuclear ash. Today, I think I’ll stay here.

By: Metricula

Metricula — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:25:04 +0000

I’m trying to think of something meaningful and articulate but all I’m coming up with is WTF.