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Never Forget.

I’m knocking some of the cob-webs off the blog here; mainly updating the WP install and plugins, plus adding a shiny new theme!  But will I post anything?  We’ll see…

I’ve just installed WordPress 2.5 RC2 for this here blog.  I would typically wait until it’s officially released to install it, but a.) it’s not like a whole lot of people are reading this blog and b.) WP 2.5 is really cool.

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Steve Dillard has revived Southern Appeal, where I was a co-blogger, though he’s now making it a solo-blog (for now, at least).  Muchas gracias to him for the shout-out on my technical help restarting the blog.

This made me truly laugh out loud:

Well, I’m definitely bummed that Fred Thompson is out. Out of the bunch on the Republican side, he was the only decently viable conservative. Now, I’m left with picking the least worse out of the goobers that are still in.

… and I have finally figured out what that is: Wonder Sauna Hot Pants.

… at the GOP debate:

One of my favorite songs:

Yep, “I’m with Fred“. Erick at Redstate.com largely mirrors my own thoughts:

He is pro-life. He’s got a better pro-life record than McCain according to the NRLC. The HLA may not be his priority, but he, Huckabee, and Romney have all taken the same position on it. Fred is not only pro-life, he recognizes it as such an important issue that he has gone further than the other candidates and expressed an intention to ensure his executive appointments believe in the culture of life. That’s huge from a policy level.

In fact, the only part of Fred that is pro-abortion is the government part of him. Fred’s never met a federal expansion he didn’t want to abort. He was frequently the lone vote in the Senate against government programs. You and I may get tired of his federalist tourette syndrome, but by God let’s not deny he believes in it. He believes in federalism in the original sense. It’s no surprise that he and Ron Paul are rated similarly by libertarian groups. And that’s why he is also pro-entreneur (sic). He’s big on getting government out of the way.

Of the top tier Republican candidates, Giuliani is too much of a social liberal, Huckabee is too much of a fiscal populist (though he supports the Fair Tax, a plus in my book), Romney seems to hold whatever political position is most convenient for him at the time, and McCain picks too many fights the conservative base (e.g. McCain-Feingold, Gang of Fourteen, immigration, not supporting the Bush tax cuts). Out of that bunch, only Thompson has been pretty steadily conservative through the years on all fronts. And he has a federalist streak that I like and wished more politicians had at the federal level.

I’m not saying he is perfect, he supported McCain-Feingold after all, but he’s the only solidly conservative candidate with a shot at winning the nomination and the general election.

Ye Olde Blogge hasn’t been updated in a while thanks to a combination of work, work, and more work. Not that hasn’t changed lately, but I’m going to try to open the doors on this place again. Let’s see how long this last.

I’ve created “stock markets” for the 8 statewide races back in my home state of Mississippi using Inkling Markets. Just sign up and “buy” stocks (it’s all play money) of who you think will win in a particular race.

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I’m testing a plugin that embeds YouTube videos in WordPress, so here goes:

What happens when you combine a popular Internet meme and programmers? You get LOLCODE.

A lot of that going on lately for me.
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U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) officially announced his candidacy for the Presidency.

He’s a long shot to be sure, but given:

a.) His staunch position against illegal immigration

b.) The lack of such firm stances with the “Big Three” (Giuliani, Romney, and McCain)

c.) The down right hunger amongst the conservative base for a Presidential candidate not peddling a “comprehensive immigration reform” plan which they translate as meaning “amnesty”

He’ll be a force to be reckoned with when the race for the nomination really heats up. Tancredo’s been beating the drum about illegal immigration for many years now, often butting heads with the White House, and I think many GOP primary voters will look very favoritably toward him for that.

Still, Tancredo seems to me just lacks that certain something he needs to win the nomination and the general. I’m not sure what it is, but I just have a hard time seeing him as President.

I’ve been pretty busy as of late with work and side projects, hence the lack of blogging.  I’m sure my 0.003 readers were concerned.

Switzerland accidently invades Liechtenstein. Please, there’s nothing “accidental” about this; it’s nothing but blatant Swiss imperalism. They will not rest until tiny helpless Liechtenstein is under their watch-making, cukoo-clock constructing, chocolate-confecting thumbs.