Sort of been out of the loop for the last 24 hours. Sitting in the airport now, waiting for my plane to board.
Open Thread – Thursday Weekend Menu
A note from Bad Horse’s Filly:
So it’s Friday and I totally forgot to send you the link for last night’s menu. It is one of my favorite recipes, Garlic, Garlic Chicken… I forgot yesterday was Thursday until I saw on my own blog this morning that it posted.
On the board tonight:
(1) Garlic, Garlic Chicken
(2) Loaf of a good crusty Artisan bread
(3) Sliced Pepper Salad
(4) Hot Apple Cider with Ginger Snaps
Click here for recipes and shopping list.
P.S. I compounded the delay by not reading John’s forwarded email sooner. My apologies to BHF, and I hope she’s been able to dig out from the Denver area’s surprise snowfall(s) without too much pain!
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Open Thread
Apparently bloggers disagree with each other. Please discuss it here.
FWIW, I side more with Andrew because Sullivan is not playing the credible commenter here. He’s being an activist. This is presently a smart move because (a) Obama instinctively avoids fights, especially on the culture side, and (b) he responds to pressure from the left. There is also extra bonus incentive (c): if the activist left raises a big enough stink and acts insatiable enough, Obama’s “reasonable compromises” will end up looking like what nice people on the left wanted to see in the first place.
The first example that comes to mind is the public option. There was no eighteen dimensional yahtzee going on; Obama wanted some lesser compromise but the nutroots emboldened their representatives to make a fight out of it. The same thing happened when Obama tried nominating a torture advocate (momentarily forgot his name) for a senior advisory post.
In my experience it is an activists’ responsibility to be an insatiable pain in the ass. Destructive and stupid behavior usually backfires (ELF), but so does playing nice.
Classy
Erick the Red rides again.
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Dear XXXX:
After RedState readers sent Senator Olympia Snowe 1600 lbs. of rock salt, she got back in line with the Republicans and has again signaled her opposition to Obamacare.
We have a new target whose life we need to make very painful over the next week. Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) went home over the August recess and told his constituents he was standing up to Nancy Pelosi and opposing her budget busting health care plan.
Today, Earl Pomeroy declared he would be Nancy Pelosi’s lap dog, despite the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office declaring her plan will exceed $1.5 trillion. Oh, they put back in the death panels and abortion funding too. It doesn’t matter to Earl anymore. He is going to support Obamacare and he needs to be painfully reminded that he is betraying his constituents.
I just sent Earl Pomeroy a pile of fake dog poop, only because the post office won’t send the real stuff. He needs a real reminder of what the Democrats are serving up and that he is betraying his constituents and selling out our country.
Please join me in sending Earl this fine reminder. Click here to order.
The address is:
Office of Rep. Earl Pomeroy
3003 32nd Ave S Suite 6
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 235-9760
Likewise, I urge you to call his Washington office at (202) 225-2611 and express your displeasure.
Remember, if we make an example of Earl Pomeroy, both the Blue Dog Democrats and wayward Republicans will think twice before selling us out on health care.
Also, please note that Amazon.com will kindly send RedState some cash, so not only are you saving America, but you are helping RedState too!
Sincerely yours,
Erick Erickson
Editor,RedState.com
Open Thread
Seven hours is too long to hold it.
***Update***
It seems like a while since my last photo blog, so meet the new lens. A manual-focus Sigma 50mm f2.8 1:1 macro arrived yesterday from KEH.
The compact lens fits nicely on a little E-P1, even attached with a Hong Kong Nikon-m4/3 adapter from kp_store on eBay (the adapter also works well, although it grabs the lens a little tighter than I like). All-metal construction gives the lens some heft and wonderful focus action. Although lens weight makes the camera a bit front-heavy and the light meter goes Galt whenever I put on a manual lens, sharp close-ups call for a tripod and exposure bracketing no matter what so it is not that big a deal.
Some tests will determine whether this becomes my go-to portrait lens; so far all signs point to yes.
Early Morning Open Thread
Just finished the latest additions to the Lexicon, section I – P. I think we need more quotes being mean to Liberals. Also, I didn’t include Lucky Duckies, or John Stewart’s brilliant Leave It There (We’re Gonna Have to… ), or McNaughton, It’s A … the first because I’m not sure it’s necessary, and the latter two because I don’t have good links for them. Any assistance or opinions greatly appreciated.
Open Thread
Have at it.