From independentphilosopher.org, William Vallicella:
Even among calm and reasonable people, few are persuaded by argument, even when it satisfies the canons of logic. Changes of view under dialectical pressure are seldom seen. Most just dig in and fortify their defenses. This raises questions about the utility of argument, debate, and discussion. Call me […]

Okay, I know this is going to make me look like I’m turning into a girl…but…

Did people see this guy before they voted him into office. I don’t think I could elect anyone that lacked the sense to avoid the combover. I know it’s just hair, but come on! Found this […]

After the call for troop withdrawal from Iraq by Democrat Rep. Jack Murtha yesterday, the Republicans are calling the issue to a vote. In effect, the Democrats are being forced to put up or shut up on the (stupid) idea of abandoning Iraq to the Islamofascists, as many Dems have been calling for lately. […]

Does it seem like he just had his unibrow waxed to anyone else? Now I’m not poking fun, but it really seems like he works on those brows. Actually it really looks like he doesn’t go to a beauty salon, quite amateur.

Carl Levin, Harry Reid, and a clown car full of other Democrats in the Senate did their very best to make sure Iraq would become the unopposed home of Islamic Jihad yesterday. They wanted a timetable for exiting Iraq by the end of 2006. Thank God that they are the minority…the […]

This is an excellent article by Norman Podhoretz. As tired as I am of hearing the Left repeat over and over the Michael Moore-onic claim that Bush lied in order to start a war, Mr. Podhoretz is even more exhausted. Restating all the evidence, and reactions to it by Republicans and Democrats […]

Every local talk radio station in Oklahoma City is REALLY angry today, and with good reason. A local soldier from Edmond, Oklahoma died recently in Iraq, and a protest is being planned at his funeral. Fred Phelps and his gang of goons that call themselves “Westboro Baptist Church” is picketing his funeral with […]

Harry Reid called the Senate into closed session to demand investigations, saying the Bush administration “manipulated and manufactured” intelligence to sell the war in Iraq.
Reid’s move shone a spotlight on the continuing controversy over intelligence that President Bush cited in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Despite prewar claims, no weapons […]