car·riage re·turn

n. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page

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A Clarification Seems Necessary

If my McCain piece earlier has left anyone scratching their heads,allow me to clarify:

Would a President McCain be able to win the Iraq War? I highly doubt it,even if he had the full support of Congress and the American people. So why would I state that,at least in terms of Read on…

In which I am in disbelief of my own convictions.

I came to the most disconcerting realization this weekend,one I will share with you in a paragraph or two. First,some brief context:

I’m against the war in Iraq. I recently joined the IVAW after many months of deliberation. As a member of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR),it’s not a decision Read on…

The Self-pardoning of a Chickenhawk

In the wake of this disastrous war,the blame games,finger-pointing,and responsibility-shirking is on-going and will continue well into administration of the next president. Nearly every day we are bombarded with reports of petulant candidates pushing accountability around the political plate like overcooked Brussels sprouts.

An important angle in this apportioning Read on…

Someone who does it the way I only wish I could.

About a month ago my friend Tim invited me to be the “conservative”co-author of his blog,Dammit. I was initially hesitant to accept because I didn’t want to disappoint him the way I’ve disappointed myself here,but I realized that I needn’t force myself into a daily,or even every-other-day,posting schedule. Read on…

W(h)ither (art thou) on the vine?

One of the surest ways to kill off any blog readership one might have is to quit posting for seven months. I’m sure the dearth of new content here has done the work of the harshest of winters in this part of the worldwide digital vineyard. The cycle of inspiration and desolation of the mind Read on…