Is the democracy of a country stronger when its secrets are kept, or when it doesn't keep secrets? Or when it can't keep secrets for long?

Freedom Watch Part 1 - Redistribution Or Charity 11/24/2010

Will HDD-size-format SSDs ever be cost-effective, or will we all just jump straight to on-the-bus solid-state storage, like an Express card?

Suchard just made throw-up a little in my mouth. Seriously? Mixing the powder from used pillows into the chocolate sounded good? Seriously?!

watches Redes about ITER tokamak & wonders if the U.S. can catch up with the energy that's 'about' to be unleashed in France? Biomass maybe?

Sitcoms seem to be getting better. The line about The Notebook, in the Big Bang Theory, made up for the villain in Bones not being Seinfeld.

What would actually be better for the peoples of China and the US? If the Fed sent actual cash to average Americans who spent it at Walmart?

I love it when Mark Steyn makes me laugh and even more when he cracks himself up. I can't listen to any podcast at 2x speed when he's on it.

If the human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience, then what is it that cuases us, in key moments of weakness and contradiction, to ignore both?

My problem is not so much "memory" as it is "recall."

Why do I detest 'reality' tv so much? Is it elitist of me to think that it's a sign that we have a lot of progress yet to make as a species?

What about compliments?

Approach Twitter as if it were the an amalgam of Blackjack and Scrabble. It's quite pleasing when you get your point across in exactly 140.

Hundreds ride with boy to show support for his U.S.-flag-decorated bike ...

If govt. employee unions are good for anything, the TSA needs to have a worldwide sick-out. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New-Years. Pass it on.

If govt. employee unions are good for anything, he TSA needs to have a worldwide sick-out. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New-Years. Pass it on.

Glenn Reynolds on the Dana Show 11-12

Sometimes you observe unexpected things at church. I am the only person, of 8 right-handers, who uses my left hand to acces my touchscreen.

Quantitative Easing Explained

I've come across a new idea for dealing with illegal immigration. It seems like it's worth a discussion. Create a new category for amnesty?

I know I said I couldn't drive a French car, but the Peugeot 1007 power sliding doors should have been the industry standard from the start.

wonders how many actual terrorists the TSA screening process has caught. What exactly is their job? How many quit because of recent changes?

How many of you remember being terrified by some local urban legend, like RockEyes, a tragic creature in the woods near your childhood home?

What in the F-ing H happened to Spain's customs/aduana this year? Last year seemed just fine. This year, incoming mail and packages are F'd.

Runaway Slave asks One Nation Rally - "Free At Last?"

My latest round

http://tinyurl.com/2uge3z2

Is there literary terminology for when two characters are having a conversation, but each one thinks they're talking about sthing different?

Yesterday I thought today would just be about exit-poll watching. This morning I messed up a project for a client & I'm back on 'probation'