August 24, 2004

We're Back (Continued)!

As Monkey Robb noted, we had some technical difficulties. Evidently, David spilled a glass of wine (an excellent zinfandel from Sonoma, according to unconfirmed and possibly fictional reports) on the server, there was a small fire, and much wackiness ensued.

Here's some of what I would have posted on, given the chance:

  • Joe Piscopo is considering a run for governor of New Jersey. "My mother ran for governor once, Johnny. Once."

  • There's this guy, Elihu Grant, whom I may or may not know. He's got a smart, new blog. It's all about quality, not quantity. Pay him a visit, won't you?

  • Monkey Robb wrote: "...Lincoln assembled an army to murder his own countrymen because they exercised their right to secede so clearly articulated in the Declaration of Independence. The South wanted to be left alone..." Good grief. Where to begin? Without getting bogged down in this fight, I'd simply point out that the American Founders sought independence from Great Britain because they were denied their basic rights as citizens. The South seceded because it didn't like the results of a fair election. For a short but eye-opening discussion of the "Secession Winter" of 1860-61, see Apostles of Disunion by Charles B. Dew.

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