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Recycled: Just Wrong

Posted on 2007 November 6 by mongreldogs

Long before this blog, I kept an equally-erratic literary journal called A Voice in the Wilderness. And while nothing written there was particularly world-shattering, I don’t want it to get lost in the mists of cyberspace. So to do my … Continue reading →

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Alternate History: The Speech that Wasn’t

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

In preparing my second Convocation speech, I spent most of the summer at a loss. Once I had changed apartments, I sat down in earnest. Eventually, I ended up jettisoning my original effort and producing the speech as given. But … Continue reading →

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Faith in an Age of Fear

Posted on 2007 September 11 by mongreldogs

Today the Hun School had its second annual Convocation to commence the year. As the current holder of the Distinguished Faculty Endowed Chair, it fell to me to present a speech. (I did this last year, too; you can find … Continue reading →

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Worrisome Phrase

Posted on 2007 August 28 by mongreldogs

In reading this AP News story on the upcoming speech by the President, I came across the following: Bush and his senior advisers are likely to hear the initial thinking from Ryan Crocker, Bush’s envoy in Baghdad [emphasis added] Isn’t … Continue reading →

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Another propaganda poster

Posted on 2007 August 26 by mongreldogs

As has been usual, this is another exhortation to “Work to Win”. My “study” of WWI and WWII posters indicates that almost all fell into the “Work harder” or “Buy more bonds” categories. True to form, this poster says, “Victory … Continue reading →

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The financial hardship of serving one’s country

Posted on 2007 August 18 by mongreldogs

You have to feel bad for poor Tony Snow, Press Secretary to President Bush. You see, Tony really really loves the job — he’s full of passion for it — but darn it, he just can’t afford to fight the … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (12): From Arizona to Missouri

Posted on 2007 August 16 by mongreldogs

Seven days ago I had the opportunity to relive the American experience in the Second World War in one morning. In reverse. As part of the Regal Princess‘ stop at the port of Honolulu, I took part in a tour … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (6): Security Silliness

Posted on 2007 August 10 by mongreldogs

I was going to write today about my visit to the USS Arizona and USS Missouri memorials and how moving it was. I suppose I’ll get to that, though maybe not today. Right now I’m going to blog about one … Continue reading →

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The Mongrel Dogs at Sea: Constitutional Cowardice

Posted on 2007 August 6 by mongreldogs

Einstein once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Were he still living, he might well amend that to be the definition of “Democrat”. Although, truthfully, there seems to be less and … Continue reading →

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Speculation on why Gonzales lied

Posted on 2007 July 28 by mongreldogs

It’s pretty clear that there’s only one reason why Alberto “Fredo” Gonzales didn’t commit perjury: Because GOP senators arranged for his March testimony to not be under oath, and an oath is required for perjury. It’s equally as clear that … Continue reading →

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