"Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, 'What should be the reward of such sacrifices?' ... If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!" - Samuel Adams

G'day friends and fellow conspirators...

I'm going to break from my usual form of Drudge-swiped news links, pundit quotes, and angry politi-rants. Lately I've been much surprised by a burgeoning excess of songwriting creativity. A pleasant surprise! I've written more in a month than I've written in two years, easily. Quite nice...its all rubbish mind you, but it feels nice to create again. Predominantly acoustic songs...and (great googleplex gadfly!) since my San Fran-bound amigo Sr. Dan Reneau and I haven't worked together for a while, I'm stuck with vocals. I feel God has gifted me in many diverse areas, and I'd have to say that singing is decidedly not one of them. Oh well...no need to fear...odds are against any of you (who?) ever being subjected to the music, anyway. It's refreshing to be writing again, anyway.

I feel some remorse that I didn't use a different lead in line...I've always been fond of Michael Savage's (either its his or he adopted it) line "HELLOOOOOO INFIDELS!"...

It was a symptom of Bill Clinton's tackiness that he inverted the old axiom that "everyone lies about sex." It's true, gentlemen did lie about sex to protect the honor of women. Bill Clinton lied about the honor of women he had sex with to protect himself. - Jonah Goldberg

Good News for Israel...great Krauthammer column as usual. Also, nice quote:

For twenty years, whenever Richard Nixon appeared in public, the media never missed an opportunity to state that this was “the disgraced former president.” Now, despite actually having been impeached, Mr. Clinton is portrayed prancing with the celebrity and cachet of a movie star. As the cameras flash and the film rolls, leading newsmen jockey for position to kiss his ring. “Disgraced,” “shamed,” and “discredited” are words never uttered. - Jason Fodeman

Krauthammer on Reagan Revisionism

Coulter, likewise...see her 6-10-04 column.

One thing I've been pondering is the meaning of liberalism. It is a horrendous misnomer. Liberty is the last thing the "liberals" desire. Liberals seek more regulation, more state power, more control over people, more government power in every aspect of our lives. True liberals seek a smaller laissez-faire government that values freedom and individual rights. Ha...what a contradiction in terms! What we call "liberals" today we might as well call Soviets. Eh, comrade?

Georgia, Georgia,
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

I'm say Georgia
Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
As moonlight through the pines

Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you

I said Georgia,
Ooh Georgia, no peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you

Georgia,
Georgia,
No peace, no peace I find
Just this old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

I said just an old sweet song,
Keeps Georgia on my mind.

Farewell to Ray Charles...

Godspeed, President Reagan.

Oh frabjous day! Callooh, Callay!

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Just noticed the strange coincidence, with the celebratory words above and the title of this blog. Oh, Mr. Carroll, forgive this pitiable addict of word-thievery!