Memorial Day

Quick Posts

• Cutting down on bribery

  Now this is MY kinda politics. Some of these guys really seem to be manning up.

• Why we need a part-time legislature, part 8,27

  Because otherwise they have more time to think up new, creative ways to micromanage our lives. Like making energy drinks illegal for teenagers.

• President Joe Arpaio?

  Hey, we could do a whole lot worse, couldn't we?

• The Stoning of Soraya M.

  Something new on Netflix's Instant Play - The Stoning of Soraya M.

  Set in 1986 Iran at the start of Khomeini's reign, director Cyrus Nowrasteh's drama tells the true story of Soraya (Mozhan Marnò), whose husband plots to have her falsely accused of adultery so he can divorce her and marry a young girl. French journalist Freidoune (Jim Caviezel) is pulled into Soraya's tragic story when he meets a desperate woman named Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo).

  This is heartbreaking, chilling, and a must-watch.

• Quote of the Day

  (Yes, I'm on a Moonbattery kick lately...)  The New York Times has their knickers in a twist over the conservative influence on the Texas history curriculum.  Gregory of Yardale notes:

  It is a telling difference between left and right that they get upset when we want history taught with a patriotic perspective. We get upset when they want deviant sex practices taught to middle-schoolers.