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Michael Arrington decries Yahoo’s demise. It’s a good read . . . This was e-mailed to me today. It’s an old one, but the addition of New Jersey in the last spot added a level of humor/gut-wrenching bile that is not there otherwise . . . Twitter has been returning an Over Capacity message quite a bit recently . . . Is it any wonder that FriendFeed has captured my attention . . . I am surprised this thread continues over at Groundspeak. It seems to break all the guidelines. Of course, pot shots at conservatives is considered fair game by so many . . . $77 to fill the gas-guzzler. Sigh . . . My girl Stephanie won this week on Top Chef. Best of luck in Puerto Rico . . . Here’s the first test: former state senator Nick Asselta is now on the state BPU. The gas companies are demanding rate increases of 20%. Will Asselta take a conservative approach to this or will he rubber stamp it? . . . Blue Jersey’s response to NJ Senate President Dick Codey’s comment highlights a fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives: asking the Turnpike Authority to tighten its belt is not de-funding, it is requesting for efficiency . . . good actors leave the audience wanting more. Harvey Korman and Sydney Pollack are two who did that this week . . . another actor, however, makes us wish she had packed it in already. It’s unfortunate too as I always liked Susan Sarandon, despite her liberal tendencies . . . Obama left Trinity United Church. What took him so long? Evidence that he will do whatever to get himself elected. This doesn’t help him . . . Beetle pointed to a picture of poison and asked what it was. Unsatisfied with the answer she declared it was pirate milk . . . We were at Target tonight and walked by the lingerie. There was a thing that was about my daughter’s size. Okay, it was a bit larger, but not designed for anyone who should be wearing a thong. And who should be wearing thongs? I think the simple answer is if one is not having sex, she has no need for a thong. Anyone who could have squeezed into this thing is too young for sex . . .

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Line of the Day

Out of retirement, Fred Thompson wrote in the Wall Street Journal yesterday:

An education system cannot overcome the breakdown of the family, and the social fabric that surrounds children daily.

How true. I have a lengthy post sitting here that I haven’t gotten around to sourcing and completing that says the same thing. Fred said it far more succinctly than I.

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Fred Ain’t Dead

Fred Thompson, the man I backed for President, is back on the scene.  Today he wrote an article for Townhall.com.  It began promising:

conservatism is alive and well in America . . . while man is prone to err, he is capable of great things when not subjugated by a too-powerful government.

That’s the conservative voice I liked hearing.  Unfortunately, this introductory piece appears to be little more than pimping for Townhall Magazine:

That’s what I’ve been talking and writing about for the past few years, and that’s what I want to talk write about here on Townhall and in the new Townhall Magazine.

I joined Townhall and am writing exclusive commentaries for Townhall Magazine because I see them elevating the discourse on issues based on these principles — smaller government, individual liberty, standing for common values that have become all too uncommon, a strong national defense and, most of all, an optimism and belief in America.

Sigh . . . can new print magazines really make money these days?  I subscribe to but one magazine and that is solely out of a sense of loyalty and doing things correctly.  I could easily get all the recipes for free even if I didn’t subscribe.

I would love to read Fred’s thoughts on conservatism, but I’ll be damned if I’ll pay to do so.

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