Friedman "endorses" Obama

Sort of. I don't agree as I subscribe to the split government theory, but his choice does have some merit. One quibble:

McCain strikes me as a nationalist, likely to be comfortable with retaining and even expanding on the increases in executive authority claimed by Bush. He is also the one pro-war candidate.

(emphasis added)

That sentence alone makes me wonder if he's been watching a different election cycle. OK, maybe that's more than a quibble.

I'm neither endorsing nor rejecting David and Steve's arguments, I just believe (as does Steve) that the difference between Obama and McCain is not nearly as large as people wish it was.

I've tried that argument before, Steve

And the response is typically something like, "Oh, so you're calling me a bigot?"

It's either that, or underinformed. Take your pick. And I'm definitely telling you that it's none of your business.

Repeal the First Amendment?

Would it be easier to repeal the First than to pass it if it was being proposed today? I'm not sure how firmly Eric's tongue was planted in his cheek, but I think the answer is "yes"--although both movements would likely fail.

As far as the main thrust of Eric's post, I don't think Coulter was joking at all. I personally would give up my right to vote in a heartbeat if I knew I would get more liberty. Not that I agree with (or disagree with) Coulter's assertion that Republicans are preferable to Democrats either in general or in regards to liberty.

Of course, I don't participate in my own rape vote anyway, so giving that up would be like giving up my private jet.

Richard Warman is a flaming turd

Classical Values:

Because Canada has hate speech laws, and Human Rights Commissions operating without the restraint of the First Amendment, a man named Richard Warman is able to legally terrorize anyone he wants, and right now, he is suing numerous Canadian bloggers[.]

Five Feet of Fury, whose operator is being sued:

Richard Warman has brought almost half these cases single-handledly, getting websites he doesn’t like shut down, and making tens of thousands of tax free dollars in "compensation" out of web site owners who can’t afford to fight back or don’t even realize they can.

The province of British Columbia had to pass a special law to stop Richard Warman from suing libraries because they carried books he didn't approve of.

Richard Warman also wants to ban international websites he doesn’t like from being seen by Canadians.

Flaming turd insult courtesy of Pierre Robert--a nice guy, and someone you'd really have to annoy to be called a flaming turd.

Disgusting me more every day

I can no longer contain my contempt for Barack Obama. Not that I did such a great job before. The latest:

"Had the reverend not retired, and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have felt comfortable staying at the church," Obama said Thursday during a taping of the ABC talk show, "The View."

Here's an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale.

Surber says the AP's headline is inaccurate.

Maguire missed Wright's apology.

Haiku Wednesday

Hillary a liar
Finally she tells the truth
"Oh no, my worldview!"

Beck has Sullivan's number more than anyone.

Hitchens on Obama and Wright

If I had his way with words, I wouldn't be an unpaid, unread blogger. From Slate:

Sen. Obama has long known perfectly well, in other words, that he'd one day have to put some daylight between himself and a bigmouth Farrakhan fan. But he felt he needed his South Side Chicago "base" in the meantime. So he coldly decided to double-cross that bridge when he came to it. And now we are all supposed to marvel at the silky success of the maneuver.

You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But you seldom, if ever, see this notorious transaction actually being performed, which is why I am slightly surprised that Obama got away with it so easily.