Some professor found 14 points he’s decided characterize fascism. Guess which country’s government fits the bill. From a very weird little web board. But even if they are freaks, isn’t good reason to outright dismiss the criticism of Bush.

Adam at A Violently Executed Blog recently linked to this beautiful post about how protests are going against that idiot governor they got themselves. Lovely, even the cops were supporting the guy they arrested and soon after released. Definitely worth a read.

… my friend John sent me an interesting Op-Ed by Thomas Cahill on the Pope. If you like the Pope, you may not like this (link shouldn’t expire), but I think he has a point in some of what he says about the Pope, both good and bad. Strangely, I’m posting this under politica because I don’t have a religion section on my blog, nor do I intend to have one.

… for it to be an illegal act for me to link somewhere. Gag order? Wait, you mean the government gets to decide who publishes what when and where? Why can’t the government be more efficient in getting a jury and case together? Sorry, but gag orders won’t work in a ubiquitously digital society. They won’t work. They won’t work. But I won’t do it. I won’t link, because some tweedyheaded nincompoop will probably find something to charge me with. So I am EXPLICITLY NOT LINKING to this, just telling people to go look around the internet. But of course, …