The other story was evolution.

Two odd moments - the first on the subject of evolution.

Three of the candidates indicated that they did not believe in it.

None is a front-runner but even so there will be American scientists who will feel deeply depressed that serious politicians in 2007 can be disputing the entire thrust of modern knowledge about how the world was formed and how it, well, evolved.

So very depressing. At least they weren't the first tier candidates.

From BBC Story

Unless the infinite plain has a water source, then everybody dies of dehydration or asphyxiates if there isn't adequate ventilation.

You die. There are infinite babies--unless they die before they can get to you, it tilts the odds away from you.

Hey, just checking in from Atlanta. For your peace of minds, I wish to report that the hotel is awful, the neighborhood is dangerous, there are no stores or places to eat, and all the Buffistas that showed up (except me) are horrible.

While there is a small possibility that I might be lying about any or all of this, I implore you to clap your hands and believe very hard in what I said above.

Gudanov - have you seen this posted anywhere? Utah County Republicans ended their convention on Saturday by debating Satan's influence on illegal immigrants.

[eta: my source: Dooce]

I may be courting death by arguing with the copyeditor about net v. Net.

Seriously, I just don't know what the line is. I won the Geekdom argument, though.

As long as the copyeditor doesn't have toddlers...

Glad you won the geekdom war.

Thank you, Theopinocchio.

As long as the copyeditor doesn't have toddlers...

heh. But they might be Toddlers.

What about the Battle over the Mouse? Is that winnable?

Gudanov - have you seen this posted anywhere?

Wow.

Don Larsen, chairman of legislative District 65 for the Utah County Republican Party, had submitted a resolution warning that Satan's minions want to eliminate national borders and do away with sovereignty.

In a speech at the convention, Larsen told those gathered that illegal immigrants "hate American people" and "are determined to destroy this country, and there is nothing they won't do."

Illegal aliens are in control of the media, and working in tandem with Democrats, are trying to "destroy Christian America" and replace it with "a godless new world order -- and that is not extremism, that is fact," Larsen said.

Raving lunatic, clueless idiot, or both? I wonder if he's ever considered why the Catholic church is growing so much in the U.S. It makes me want to move to Utah and run against this guy. Okay, not really, and besides I'd probably get maybe 3 or 4 votes unless the similar names confuse enough voters.