Nuggets of internet gold:

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster suggests that electoral success of independents might result in a citizen legislature.

• Max's Dad has nominees for Worst Person in the World.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth takes notice of old white men training to fight invading terrorists. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Emily at The Vigil sees Democrats as suffering from a variation of battered wife syndrome, flinching at each Republican feint.

• Give The World of Doorman-Priest 40 seconds, and you will see a very cool video. Nuff said.

• Conservative James Wigderson looks at a drunk driver's resistance to being tossed out of the Wisconsin legislature. His defense: others have gotten away with worse.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST takes a look at recent history, reconciliation, and the economy and determines that Republicanism is a bit of a character flaw. Okay, I made that part up.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot looks at Texas primary results and predicts November elections will depend less on Tea Partying than on the economy. He says Republicans might get a shock.

• Conservative Chuck Thinks Right proposes that the anti-government gun nut who shot two officers and tried to kill others at the Pentagon must actually have been a liberal. Good luck on that one, Chuck.

• If you can make it past inaccurate labeling of "socialized medicine," conservative Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated takes a look at interesting statistical corrections in a study on infant mortality.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich closes in on professional success in business consulting. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Slant Right's John Houk has found the answer to those who hate Jews. It is to hate Muslims. Sad.

• The Uyghur Blog carries well researched news of Communist Chinese oppression. Not much rhetoric. The indignation is subdued. Bare facts are allowed to speak for themselves.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• The World of Doorman-Priest waxes on temptations that never stop.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich needs encouragement, and gets a lot of it. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Emily at The Vigil finds a strong Democrat who actually stands up to Republicans, speaks plainly, and tells the truth.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues reflects on filibusters and one tired, cranky, former Presidential candidate.

• Conservative Chuck Thinks Right doesn't much mind when women athletes of Canada celebrate occasional victories.

• Sadly, Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated joins those miseducated souls who believe Senatorial filibusters were invented by Constitutional founders. Note to Ned: unlimited debate in the Senate came later, and was, until 2009, never used to block everything, everything.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth becomes strangely rhapsodic about what you might otherwise have thought to be traditional public figures. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST manages odd sympathy for an ailing former Vice President and accurately anticipates GOP Senators at this week's health summit.

• MyCue at RANDOM THOUGHTS picks out the real winner of the health summit, hidden in plain sight.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster takes a short break from independent voters to show us what winter has been in NYC.

• Max's Dad brings to us wrenching personal testimony from Olbermann about his father.

• James Wigderson hates the notion of Presidents elected by voters.

• Slant Right's John Houk hates it even more than that when anti-Muslim hate speech is called ...well... anti-Muslim hate speech.

Have a safe weekend. Pray for those in financial trouble, and those who are ill and cannot afford treatment. Be careful out there.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• Poor Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated gets sucked into the tall weeds of Tiger Woods. He can't quite believe the gall of one mistress.

• Max's Dad begs John McCain to remember the heroism of his past.

• Conservative James Wigderson gets his opinion on a local election published in Wisconsin. Good for him!

• SJ at RANDOM THOUGHTS takes notice of Dick Armey at CPAC.

• Sue at Helloooo...... Mr. President, are you listening?? actually is less than completely impressed with CPAC enthusiasts, particularly from a religious viewpoint.

• Slant Right's John Houk explains that schools are propagandizing kids by not teaching them that Islam is all about terrorism. Oh John! Where did your mother and I go wrong?

• Chuck Thinks Right finds a way to attack a White House envoy who once defended a Palestinian who, later pleaded guilty to contributing to a terrorist group. Thin gruel.

• The World of Doorman-Priest takes on communion as administered by an anti-gay bigot. I like this erstwhile priest from England.

• Emily at The Vigil finds a worthy column lamenting the death of novels. Pretty good article.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot waxes poetic about life in the wonderful world of Engineering. A very cool guy.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues likes Maddow way more than the party of no. Pithy, brief, makes the point.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth wept this week for a Valentine from the past. Soulful, sad, and beautifully written.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster likes Independents but Tea Party activists aren't her cup of Tea, so to speak.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies now from Munich has a great musical time in Amsterdam. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST finds a Reagan conservative he can agree with.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• The World of Doorman-Priest has figured out the source of skepticism about the climate crisis.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues suggests to Sarah Palin that one necessary qualification for public office is some knowledge of policy.

• Vigilante can't review Avatar, not having seen it, but can review a review of Avatar.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich brings us some brief poetry that really isn't bad at all. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Conservative James Wigderson advocates regional cooperation for the sake of water supply in Southeastern Wisconsin. Next thing, we'll find a conservative or two thinking government can offer a benefit or two.

• Max's Dad has developed some skepticism about the level of intelligence in the heads of conservative Senators.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth is skeptical about media skepticism about hope, change, and Obama.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster advocates nonpartisan elections in NY.

• Conservative Chuck Thinks Right slams Joe Biden for saying that pulling troops out of Iraq in a way that leaves Iraq stable would be a great achievement. Point being, it seems, that Democrats should want Iraq to fall.

• RANDOM THOUGHTS observes Palin, Health Care, and Tort Reform and discerns a bit of a conspiracy.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST finds right wing rage to be misdirected.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot kind of likes Obama's openness to nuclear power if it is handled sensibly.

• Conservative Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated does not care much for financial reform.

• Slant Right's John Houk is not alarmed by China's economic resurgence. I feel better already.

Driving on ice. Let's be REAL careful out there.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated likes much about Tea Partiers, but remains a skeptic. He then makes the mistake of quoting Charles Krauthammer. Ned may be the victim of some sort of self-confidence deficiency. He thinks more clearly and writes more skillfully than the fellow he quotes. So stop the pretense. I've read you off and on over the years, Krauthammer, and believe me, you're no Ned Williams.

• Mycue at RANDOM THOUGHTS is skeptical about teapartiers who use the movement as a thin cover for personal bigotry.

• Max's Dad enjoys the sight of conservative old Republicans dancing.

• Chuck Thinks Right objects to how some stimulus money is spent. A cherry picking post worthwhile mostly for its entertainment value.

• Manifesto Joe at Texas Blues liked watching President Obama give Republicans a spanking. He likes the fighting spirit.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster picks up the cudgel for open primaries.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST was moved by the Ed Show, broadcast from free health care clinic in Connecticut for the uninsured.

• Conservative James Wigderson is unimpressed with a local candidate who will work for less. He makes a good case that its a dumb idea.

• Slant Right's John Houk wise quotes George Friedman's newsletter, STRATFOR. I was entertained by an article Friedman wrote last year about Iran and Israel that basically said nothing much was about to happen. You have to admire someone who make an important sounding article out of move-along-nothing-here-to-see.

• Vigilante at The Vigil notes anonymous violence in Afghanistan, apparently from the Taliban.

• The World of Doorman-Priest had a fun day teaching as a visit prompted the kids to study large, very large bugs.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich needs to travel to Amsterdam and will work for train fare. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

Have a safe weekend. Pray for those still in pain. A lot of them out there this week, the next few could find any of us among them.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster has a thing or two to teach the Obama administration about independent voters.

• MyCue at RANDOM THOUGHTS is unimpressed with President Obama's new clay feet. Who's afraid of big, bad Massachusetts?

• The Vigil's Vigilante doesn't much care for Obama's new role as Mr. Freeze, fulfilling the campaign promises of John McCain.

• Conservative James Wigderson has conservative thoughts about problems Democrats have with the politics of health care. Wigderson provides a perpetual demonstration that conservatives can write well.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, has an angry piece at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST about the wordless Republican response to the State of the Union.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth likes the truth telling done by Rachel Maddow. Turn off the playlist before watching the video.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues mourns the loss of a great author, J.D. Salinger, Joe's fellow misfit.

• Max's Dad notes the loss of a great author who is not J.D. Salinger.

• Chuck Thinks Right deplores atheists who oppose a US stamp that honors Mother Theresa. Chuck is on a roll. He get's it right again.

• Slant Right's John Houk notes the slaying by US forces of another al Qaeda terrorist. He doesn't mention the Obama administration's aggressive policy, but you can't have everything.

• A new reason for denying the evidence about catastrophic climate change: Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated notes that terrorists believe in global warming. No, I'm not making it up.

  Ned, poor Ned. You were doing so well.

• The World of Doorman-Priest finds and deplores occasional hostility toward refugees and denial of climactic causes of tragedy.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich turns out to look a lot like David Bowie. Lucky him. I look like the illegitimate offspring of Kojak and Uncle Fester's sister. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

Have a safe weekend. Pray for those who suffer. Be careful out there.

One should no more deplore homosexuality than left-handedness.

 - - London Yearly Meeting. Home Service Committee, 1963
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