Politics and other nightmares

Democrats seem to be having all the victimization fun these days, with about every third one throwing out the racism or sexism charge five or six times a day. Please allow me, as a conservative/libertarian/moralistic pompous ass, to join in briefly. Just because Dick Cheney is from Wyoming, that doesn't give him any more right than a New Yorker or a Californian to make fun of West Virginia:

Allen County has its own channel at YouTube, though it's not exactly scintillating viewing so far. There are seven clips there now, and five of them are about . . . drum roll, please . . . septic tanks!

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How to tell if an issue merits a lot more discussion: When liberals start saying "the debate is over":

OK, fine. On your way, could you pick up Alec Baldwin, who was supposed to move to France if George Bush were elected?

SUSAN SARANDON, who appeared in three films last year and won kudos for her TV movie "Bernard and Doris," is still not a contented soul. She says if John McCain gets elected, she will move to Italy or Canada. She adds, "It's a critical time, but I have faith in the American people."

Are you going to be disappointed with me over my disappointment at Hillary Clinton's disappointment that Barack Obama didn't flatly reject Father Phleger's comments and instead only said he was "deeply disappointed" by the pastor's remarks? After all, the priest now says he is "deeply sorry" if his remarks offended anyone. Here's CNN showing the video and "analyzing" whether it matters.

Well, can't argue with this headline at slate.com: "Obama may or may not clinch the nomination next week":

Obama may or may not reach the 2,025 mark for winning the overall nomination by Tuesday. If not, he'll be very close.

The odds on everthing in the world are 50-50, aren't they? It will rain tomorrow, or it won't. The presidential campaign will make sense tomorrow, or it won't.

Good lord, am I going to have to stop making fun of France?

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday called for a cut in European oil taxes to help consumers as fishermen and truck drivers across the continent staged protests against soaring prices.

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It's nice to know that at least one sector of the state's economy isn't contracting:

Lafayette employees working at City Hall on Columbia Street are so in need of more space, the city is considering buying a building down the street.

City officials are examining buying a building at 515 Columbia St. in downtown Lafayette because it could add much needed office, storage and meeting space. Plus, the building is close to City Hall.

In logic, it's called bifurcation, the false-either/or dilemma. Here is the problem:

For nearly five decades, the United States has pursued a policy toward Cuba that could be described as incredibly stupid.

It's been a few years since the General Assembly voted against a pilot program for red-light cameras in 10 Indiana cities, but the idea just won't die. Lafayette is the latest city to consider the cameras:

The Lafayette Police Department wants to have cameras installed at as many as ten intersections throughout the city.  Sergeant Max Smith said after seeing the results from a 24 hour test camera at Kossuth and Main Streets, a "camera cop" is needed.