Airport Security- A Rational Perspective

Another good piece from Patrick Smith at Salon.com

Its reactionary policies in general are folly: The hijacker uses a box cutter; we ban box cutters. The bomber stands; we ban standing. And so on, in a childish, rock-paper-scissors version of national security.

I Keep Ignoring Her, But She Won't Go Away

Oh good, another clown in the Idiot Circus.

It was inevitable. Fox News confirms to the New York Times today that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will become a regular contributor to the cable news channel.

And Of Course:

McCain aide: Palin believed candidacy 'God's plan'

That's good, because clearly that means it was "God's Plan" for her to lose. But of course that's not how "God" works. "God" only gets credit, never blame. Imaging Palin having to come to terms with the knowledge that "God" might actually hate her.



I bet "God" thinks this is as funny as I do:

Tea Party Nation: Liberals Have Attacked And Are Uploading Porn To Our Site



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And the obligatory Power File from EB2 yesterday. Exactly as "God" wanted it to be...

Sometimes Failblog Makes Me Weep

...it is just misleading when you talk about it being billions of years old, when we all know that the world is only about 6,000 years old.

Stewart Nails It... Again

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And for the hell of it, here's my power chart for the first race of the season.

Terrorism Myths

It's kind of sad that something so obvious isn't the prevailing wisdom with the American people (albeit not surprising from a Nation of Happy Meal eaters), but here it is anyway: 5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism

By grounding commercial aviation and effectively closing our borders after the 2001 attacks, Washington accomplished something no foreign state could have hoped to achieve: a blockade on the economy of the world's sole superpower.

Excellent

Ronde van Vlaanderen 2010
Dear cyclist,

We have received your registration for the Tour of Flanders for cycle tourists and mountain bikers on 3 April 2010.

Participants from Belgium and Holland will receive their package by post, one week before the event.

All other participants, from outside Belgium and Holland, can pick up their number on the spot at the preregistration booth. One week before the event they will get their number by email. With this number they can pick up their tag at the preregistration booth.

We wish you all the best with your preparations!

See you on Saturday 3 April in Meerbeke at the finish!

Glad It's Not Just Me

I'm seeing blind adherence to nonsensical rules. I'm seeing a draconian obsession with the exactness of container volumes and the precise dimensions of harmless objects.