Centerfield

I just started reading The Federalist Papers a few days ago, and the following jumped out at me:

"So numerous indeed and so powerful are the causes which serve to give a false bias to the judgment, that we, upon many occasions, see wise and good men on the wrong as well as on the right side of questions of the first magnitude to society. This circumstance, if duly attended to, would furnish a lesson of moderation to those who are ever so much persuaded of their being in the right in any controversy. And a further reason for caution, in this respect, might be drawn from the reflection that we are not always sure that those who advocate the truth are influenced by purer principles than their antagonists. Ambition, avarice, personal animosity, party opposition, and many other motives not more laudable than these, are apt to operate as well upon those who support as those who oppose the right side of a question. Were there not even inducements to moderation, nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties."

1. Bill Weld is running for Governor in NY... It's official. I think this is awesome. I get that Spitzer is a darling of centrist Democrats, but I have never personally been that impressed. I think he is more about being a populist than making sound decisions, but that is just me. Weld is one of my heroes, and although I don't know if he can win, I am excited to see him try and become the only other two-state Guv the other being the great Sam Houston, of course.

2. The Saints beat the Patriots in the pre-season, which means squat, but I am having doubts about the Pats chances to three-peat. I just think this may be the year that they have lost too much talent. I am bullish on my Seattle Seahawks, but I dare not make a prediction about the ever inconsistent Hawks. It seems as soon as I think they are going somewhere, that is when they begin to tank.

Hey Mathew. What's the deal with your blog? Did you shut it down again?

School starts here next week. I can always spot the "home" parents on opening day. They're the ones throwing the tailgate parties....

After being home for the last several days with a sick child, I can understand why they'd be throwing the tailgate parties...lol.

Mine started last week. He was very excited the first week, but missed a couple of days due to sickness. Isn't that what always happens at the beginning of the school year? All of those germs!

Yep. The annual vacation ritual of scattering all over the nation, followed by getting the kids all back together so they can infect each other with variant disease strains from other regions...but hey, it builds our immunities, right? :-)

Weld for Governor and Pirro for Senate (as well as Chafee, Snowe, and others!) T-Shirts and stickers now available at Campaign Central!

www.cafepress.com/campaigncentral

Campaign Central -
Alas, I fear that Olympia's shirt may be the second most boring design on the page (matched only by John Hoeven). However, I will order one of your Snowe for Senate shirts if you add a Snowe for President shirt to your inventory. :p (I've also e-mailed your "stop durbin" shirt to my illinoan boss).

I may yet cafepress something I put together for my amusement, my own personal "demotivator" poster. See and read about it here.

Okay Simon, the Demotivator site is hilarious. I had to share that here at work. Likewise, Scalia's rantings are amusing, but one important reference is missing--the argument doesn't site a Judeo-Christian heritage or The Bible. That's what makes a Scalia argument.

"site" should be "cite."

Oops.

It has been painfully slow here today. I assume that a lot of parents are having the last vacations before their runts go back to school so no one is calling in about their insignificant problems. One can only hope that is busier on Monday

The CC frontpage currently has a section talking about the incumbency rate in Congress and redistricting. While I concur that gerrymandering is a big aspect of congressional tenure, I feel that no less a part of it is the power of incumbency. I support term limits which hold a legislator to a maximum of 12 consecutive years in either chamber of Congress. Fixing the district boundaries alone won't do it - you have to also tackle the power of incumbency.

I therefore find it mildly ironic that ten years ago, Representative Tanner, the sponsor of the bill touted, voted against the civilian legislature act, which formed part of the Contract with America. See 104th Congress, roll call #277. Does Representative Tanner therefore feel that the issue of term limits is irrelevant to the issue of the incumbency problem, or does he now regret his vote against term limits for members of Congress?

Headlines from the year 2029!

Ozone created by electric cars now killing
millions in the seventh largest country in the
world, Mexifornia, formally known as California.


White minorities still trying to have English
recognized as Mexifornia's third language.

Baby conceived naturally - - scientists
stumped.

Couple petitions court to reinstate
> > heterosexual marriage.
> >
> >
> > Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it
> > will take at least 10 more years before
> > radioactivity decreases to safe levels.
> >
> >
> > France pleads for global help after being
> > taken over by Jamaica.
> >
> >
> > Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars
> > can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea
> > Clinton has banned all smoking.
> >
> >
> > George Z. Bush says he will run for President
> > in 2036.
> >
> >
> > Postal Service raises price of first class
> > stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to
> > Wednesdays only.
> >
> >
> > 85-year, $75.8 billion study: Diet and
> > Exercise is the key to weight loss.
> >
> >
> > Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.
> >
> >
> > Japanese scientists have created a camera with
> > such a fast shutter speed, they now can photograph a
> > woman with her mouth shut. ( I just sent it. I
> > didn't write it!)
> >
> >
> > Massachusetts executes last remaining
> > conservative.
> >
> >
> > Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals
> > violates their civil rights.
> >
> >
> > Average height of NBA players now nine feet,
> > seven inches.
> >
> >
> > New federal law requires that all nail
> > clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up
> > newspapers must be registered by January 2036.
> >
> >
> > Congress authorizes direct deposit of formerly
> > illegal political contributions to campaign
> > accounts.
> >
> >
> > Capitol Hill intern indicted for refusing to
> > have sex with congressman.
> >
> >
> > IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.
> >
> >
> > Florida voters still having trouble with
> > voting machines.
> >

Today's (Aug. 21) Providence Journal (www.projo.com) did a front page article on Chafee and the problems of a moderate running in the current political environment. It looks like Laffey is going to primary Chafee, even if it means costing the GOP a senate seat.

Weld was my governor for his 6-ish years. I find him extremely hard to take seriously. He seemed to view both his office and politics in general as no more than an amusing hobby. He's an interesting figure locally, he probably only got elected in the first place because the democrats chose to run John "Simon LeGree" Silber against the far more personable Weld. Then we Massholes decided we liked a GOP counterbalance to the ludcrously dem-dominated state legislature.

The GOP run in the governor's office seems due to end next fall. Romney has already ruined any chance of his re-election with his righty pandering.

Here in Texas, Gov. Rick "Redistrictator," "Utter School Finance Failure" Perry looks like he's in serious danger of being held accountable. Democrats are handing out serious cash to his primary opponent, one Carole Strayhorn. This doesn't surprise me - I'm considering voting in the GOP primary solely for the pleasure of being able to vote against Perry an additional time. Meanwhile, the GOP finds him embarrassing because he called school finance special session after school finance special session without getting results from the GOP-dominated lege. Perry is now a bipartisan issue....

More on the race at http://www.gregsopinion.com/archives/006331.html#006331. (John Sharp's claim to fame in TX is that he lost to Perry in the Lt. Gov run that landed Perry as Governor when the elected occupant went to DC).

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