July 17, 2005

RINO Sightings

Marlin Perkins may have left us in 1986, but there's still plenty of opportunity to spot beautiful creatures in the wilds of the blogosphere. So, here are this week's RINO sightings...

Eddie Thomas comes out of the closet. Or the habitat. Or whatever it is you might keep a RINO in.

Larry Bernard is talking about sexuality, relationships, marriage, and whether he's crazy like Tom Cruise.

Gay Orbit points us to the wisdom of Focus on the Family, as Dobson and his cronies would rather you suffer a migraine than support anyone who tolerates gays. Pain makes you beautiful, I guess.

Jane from Armies of Liberation covers the continued oppression of democratic reformers in Yemen.

The Environmental Republican proposes some short-term steps we should take with China, in light of their recent threat to light up the United States with nukes.

Searchlight Crusade is arguing against cut and run in Iraq, while putting the human and monetary costs of the war into perspective. Speaking of money, you can also visit to learn the truth about negative amortization loans.

The Strata-Sphere points to an apparent fatwa against a blogger. This wasn't the link submitted (because, for whatever reason, it didn't come through on the e-mail), but I thought this was an important story to plug. (The proprietor just sent me this link, dealing with the Pope's aversion to Harry Potter and his wielding of the dark arts).

J.D. from the blog Evolution points to the continuing idiocy of the Kansas State Board of Education.

Balloon Juice reminds us that it isn't just Kansas.

Countertop Chronicles has been blogging the Tour de France. Keep scrolling.

Louisiana Libertarian says the National Education Association has a far-left agenda of multi-culturalism and political correctness run amok. Personally, I think a lot of gay people are going to be surprised to learn that the word "gay" is a slur against them.

Tom Hanna says we might as well hang a "closed" sign on the laboratory of Democracy.

Random Fate offers perspectives on, uh, perspectives.

Orac says the latest rumblings on evolution from the Catholic Church are no big deal, and that the ID crowd shouldn't get all gooey with joy about it.

Say Uncle talks about the likelihood of new attacks on American soil by our pals in Al Qaeda, with a follow-up here.

Phin says we're fighting not just for our way of life, but for the rights of man.

Decision '08 reminds us that respect is a two-way street, and that it's not just the hearts and minds of Muslims that could use some winning over.

Somewhat related, Pigilito links to a poll showing that terrorism is becoming less favored in the Muslim world - and comments on several editorials on terrorism.

The Commissar has all your super-hot and slobbery-goodness links to the evidence of Mariah Carey's wardrobe malfunction.

Big Cat Chronicles is following the saga of the BP Thunderhorse Plaform, listing in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Jawa Report tells Bush to fire Karl Rove, almost certainly ensuring that the Republican party will revoke his conservative credentials by morning.

Think eminent domain won't be abused even more after the recent Supreme Court decision? Techography says think again.

As for my own entry, well, just scroll down and read whatever strikes your fancy - just be sure to read the fine print first. Especially that one person dumb enough to accuse me of using strawman arguments by constructing one of his own.

And that's the Carnival for this week - hope you enjoy the reading!