|link| Posted 3:37 PM by Brian Linse

What's No. 2 Dick Doing These Days?

Looks like Dick VP Cheney may come out of hiding long enough to end a Senate practice that dates back to George Washington. Talk Left has the poop.

|link| Posted 3:29 PM by Brian Linse

Davei Sniffs One Out

Dave Irwin of the blog Davei, came across a "news site" that didn't pass the smell test, and with a bit of investigating, discovered that the site in question was being run by a co-chair for the re-election campaign of Gov. Jeb Bush.

As these things go, it's a pretty lame effort on the part of Justin Sayfie. My favorite part is the "what people are saying" page, where not a single person is identified by name, and not a single link to an endorsement is provided.

Kinda like those testimonials for penis enlargement that arrive with the spam every day...

|link| Posted 3:13 PM by Brian Linse

True Majority

True Majority is a progressive grassroots organization founded by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame. They are doing some wonderful work, including establishing a service that faxes Congressional representatives on behalf of their subscribers. Go check out their site and sign up for their Alerts.

Full Disclosure: I received an e-mail from True Majority telling me that Ben Cohen is a reader of my blog, and asking me to join them in their campaign. I also received a case of Ben & Jerry's ice cream from Mr. Cohen as a thank you, even before I had signed up at their site. I can assure you, however, that the Cherry Garcia high that is currently coursing through my veins has not clouded my judgment in the least. Ben really is doing great work with this project, and I hope the Liberal bloggers out there will join me in supporting him.

|link| Posted 2:47 PM by Brian Linse

Gun Point

Eugene Volokh makes a good point about statistics regarding guns kept in the home. Too bad Professor Volokh can't seem to bring himself to make the same point about statistical nonsense with regard to John Lott's shoddy work. But then, we always have Tim Lambert.

The other point about guns kept at home that always gets glossed over when gun rights folks argue is that one of the problems is not that guns are kept in people's homes, but how they are kept.

They average knucklehead buys a gun, loads it, and sticks it in the bedside drawer. These unsafe guns then come into play when children get hold of them, or an angry spouse grabs it in a heated moment, or a burglar finds it and shoots you with your own gun when you come home unexpectedly.

Quick safes and trigger locks (which I have used since I first became a gun owner) would reduce the real numbers of domestic gun deaths and injuries significantly. But if you listen to John Lott and his pals, they'll tell you that the extra few seconds required to access your gun this way will cost you your life. They oppose mandatory locks and safes with econometric nonsense and scare tactics.

Of course, if Professor Volokh's logic were applied to Lott's statistics on this point, the stupidity of this idea would be obvious to everyone. Bitching about "bogus" gun studies would impress me more if these same folks didn't support Lott in a thesis that promotes gun tragedies involving children and other innocents. It's shameful, and it erodes the credibility of otherwise thoughtful gun rights activists.

|link| Posted 1:57 PM by Brian Linse

Orrin Ready For The 'Booby' Hatch

It's now clear that Sen. Orrin Hatch has lost his mind. All that wacky behavior we used to find so charming (you know, like being buddies with Ted Kennedy) now, in hindsight, was clearly a sign of creeping mental illness. We should have seen it coming and tried to help him...
[via: InstaPundit]

|link| Posted 1:49 PM by Brian Linse

Capo For Senate Update

Jim Capozzola has a post updating his plans for a Senate race. Adjust your calendars for 2006...

|link| Posted 5:06 PM by Brian Linse

Joyeux Anniversaire Emmanuelle

Happy Birthday to Emmanuelle Richard!

|link| Posted 4:25 PM by Brian Linse

Dad's Day

On Monday of this week one of my best friends, Dylan Goss, became a father when his daughter Lou-Andrea charged into the world. On Thursday, my friend Warren Zevon became a grandfather twice over when his daughter gave birth to twin boys. This Father's Day is a special one indeed.

I am not a father, but a gentleman known around this blog as "BadDude Dad" is. His real name is Don Linse, and he is not only my dad, he is my best friend. I am well aware of the fact that most sons are not lucky enough be able to make such a statement, so when I call my best friend later today to wish him a Happy Father's Day it will be an acknowledgment of his day, but of my blessing.

Happy Father's day to Dylan and Warren, and to all the fathers out there who do their best with the greatest challenge a man can face.

And to BadDude Dad, my friend, I love you. You are my hero.

|link| Posted 4:04 PM by Brian Linse

Happy Birthday Treacher

It's Jim Treacher's b-day today! Hope you have a great one, Treach!