John Roberts Channels Sally Struthers

John Roberts thinks that judges make too little. That paragon of conservative judicial activism, the very same one whose party wants the rest of us to make less, whose party that hates all public employees, thinks federal judges need substantial raises. Maybe we should take up a collection.

...and Dirt is Brown

From the my-goodness-that's-a-surprise department:

Virginity pledges don't mean much, study says

According to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, pledge takers are as likely to have sex before marriage as other teens who are also religious, but don't take the pledge. However, pledge takers are less likely than other religious or conservative teens to use condoms or birth control when they do start having sex.

These kids took a virginity pledge, and have sex anyway...might that be construed as bearing false witness? So in the epic battle between The Bible and The Libido, guess who wins...

It's Official: Blagojevich is an Idiot...

Rod Blagojevich is going to name a successor to President-Elect Obama's Senate seat today. Talk about stupid. The Senate, if they have any sense, won't seat this guy. And if the people of Illinois have any integrity, they won't elect him in a subsequent election. Yet Blago continues to push his version of political theater, damaging the emerging progressive movement for his own personal gain. Absurd.

Thou Art Cursed, O Bristol Palin

Right wingers and the press are smitten Jesus-style with the birth of Sarah Palin's first grandaughter:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol has given birth to a son, People magazine reported on Monday.
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"The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited," Jones told the magazine. The couple have said they plan to marry.

Wait...they're not married yet? According to The Bible, that's a sin...and it's punishable by a 10 generation expulsion from the church:

23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Sorry, Bristol...looks like your son won't be able to attend the Wasilla Assembly of God™ to listen to grandma talk about people and dinosaurs coexisting and bleating on about how our soldiers are doing God™'s work in I-rak. You'll just have to go to a sensible church, where they don't interpret the Bible with selective literalism.

Da Bears...Da Cal Bears

My Cal Bears won a bowl game yesterday. It was way too much of a squeaker, but I'll take it. The Bears have won 5 bowl games (and lost one) since 2003, making me a happy man. But the big one's still elusive...I want to see my Bears play in the Rose Bowl.

Adventures in Food Processing

Anne's parents really spoiled us at Christmas, and it was a decidedly food-themed spoiling. We are now the proud owners of a 14-cup top-of-the-line stainless steel Cuisinart MP-14N food processor...with all the accessories you can possibly dream up. We also got a couple of cookbooks, and some various other kitchen goodies. You can imagine the damage we're going to do with this thing, alongside our KitchenAid stand mixer. I almost feel obligated to bake, make pesto, or hummus on a daily basis.

Bush Channels Nixon

From the "I am not a crook" files:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081228/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_legacy

WASHINGTON – First Lady Laura Bush disagrees with critics who call the presidency of George W. Bush a failure.

"I know it's not, and so I don't really feel like I need to respond to people that view it that way," Mrs. Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday. "I think history will judge and we'll see later."

I think history has already judged him...and so have the American people.