http://www.classicalvalues.com/ en-us 2010-12-11T14:17:04-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/can_mans_war_ag.html Future Pundit makes me want to get down and dirty. I often worry that I am too clean. I mean, I bathe daily, I brush my teeth and I floss, I do my laundry every week, and it sometimes gets... Eric 2010-12-11T14:17:04-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/will_someone_pl.html Regular readers know I have an occasional penchant for verifying the accuracy and sources of popular quotes attributed to famous and respected people. There is a widely circulated quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln that I just haven't been able to... Eric 2010-12-11T12:35:41-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/but_what_has_it.html S.M. (what a great set of initials) McCain is blogging about a blogger busted for incest. Since it is a political hit piece you know how it runs. The miscreant is a left wing blogger who was a big Obama... Simon 2010-12-11T03:04:54-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/you_know_pythag.html Over at HotAir, Ed Morissey asks if Obama's triangulation has flopped. We've been hearing a lot about 1994 lately, but people tend to forget that Ross Perot made a real showing in 1992 and was a major factor in 1996... Dave 2010-12-10T20:08:45-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/copyright_tyran.html The copyright slimebags have gone after Matt Drudge for using an allegedly copyrighted photo in the Drudge Report. What I find especially remarkable about the lawsuit is their damage demand: As the Wild West of online copyright enforcement very, very... Eric 2010-12-10T13:58:56-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/barbie_needs_a.html An FBI alert over a Barbie doll with a video camera has generated a lot of interesting discussion by people who are worried that the dolls might somehow be used by pedophiles to make kiddie porn: ...that the new "Video... Eric 2010-12-10T11:05:44-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/instapundit_say.html The man's sex obsession is on view for all to see. My kinda guy. The book: Lube Jobs: A Woman's Guide to Great Maintenance Sex If you buy the book from the above link it is almost $2 cheaper than... Simon 2010-12-09T14:49:52-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/people_who_hate.html Not only did I love Sarah's latest post ("Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Human"), I also loved her comment: ...if I hear ONE MORE twit-line (or read it) in move or book saying something like "We are a plague on... Eric 2010-12-09T12:55:55-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/the_lying_truth.html I haven't written much about WikiLeaks, but I think there are two separate issues: one is the First Amendment, and the other goes to the damaging nature of the leaks (often called "national security"). It's pretty basic that the right... Eric 2010-12-09T10:50:25-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/dont_hate_me_ca.html We are part of the world and in it. To love the other animals of the Earth - or the hypothetical alien - and hate us is strange. Are we not animals? Are we not of the Earth? And who the heck can compete with sentients who exist only in the story teller's imagination. Sarah 2010-12-09T01:34:59-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/faith_in_force.html Punishing sinners. A thankless pass time. A LOT of money in it though. According to Judeo/Christian philosophy punishing sinners is reserved for the Maker. Punishing disturbers of the peace is allowed. Where our "religious" friends go off the rails is... Simon 2010-12-08T17:37:06-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/an_irritating_f.html This morning I was irritated to find a stupid piece of spam posted in my name on my Facebook Wall. Eventually I figured out what happened (no, they had not hacked my actual FB account), and I tried to post... Eric 2010-12-08T12:13:32-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/wheres_the_war.html A lot of people are hoping to start a war between social conservatives and libertarians in the Tea Party, and I think that represents wishful thinking on their part. That there is no denying the existence of sharp differences in... Eric 2010-12-08T10:52:00-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/moving_backward.html When I was younger and considerably more irresponsible than I am now, I bought a used car for almost nothing, which the guy sold me because the (automatic) transmission had conked out and he couldn't move it. Actually, the car... Eric 2010-12-07T23:20:57-05:00 http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/12/war_baby.html I would like to thank the Japanese and Germans for starting WW2. Without the war my mother would not have met my father and I would probably be some one else. If I was anyone at all. On Dec 7th,... Simon 2010-12-07T18:36:09-05:00