Gimme That Christian Side Hug! That Christian Side Hug!
This video really isn't easy to get through, but it does beg an interesting question (which is posed below the video).Has full-frontal hugging become such a moral epidemic that Evengelicals have deemed it necessary to develop a soul-saving counter-maneuver?  Has physical interaction become such a taboo that the Christian Side Hug (or CSH, as the brainwashed kids call it) sounds like a viable alternative to something as joyous and harmless as giving or recieving a hug?

Coburn 2: Electric Boogaloo
In which Rachel Maddow goes after Dr. No's no-nos, pointing out that if he isn't a liar now, he was then.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyAnd from later on in the same show, here

Hook, Line, and Stinker
I know I'm supposed to be taking it easy after yesterday's post, but this is pretty huge breaking news, especially for my fellow Okies.  The New York Times has broken a whole new chunk of the John Ensign story, nailing him on what seems to be some pretty hefty ethics violations stemming from his extramaritial affair earlier this year.  While this is without a doubt big news, the part I'm gasping and blinking about is the bit involving Oklahoma junior senator Tom Coburn and his admission to playing broker to a what seems to be an illegal hush-up between Ensign and his mistress' family.

Day 30
Well, this is it. September 30. Today is the final day of my pledge to write a blog a day for a month. (no clue who this is, by the way)I'd like to thank the Academy, and all my friends and loyal readers for loyally reading my pearls of wisdom throughout the month. Thanks for all the kind words and comments, Deanna. Thanks to my my small army (r

I got nothin'.
The title says it all.  So here's the latest episode of Simon's Cat.  If you're a cat person and you've never watched Simon's Cat, drop everything and watch all the rest of the episodes.  You'll thank me later.