Monthly Archives: February 2009

Where in the world is Jonathan?

Posted on February 9, 2009 by jhbutcher

Google has a new service called Latitude which will show everybody exactly where you are at any given time, provided you update it.    I do not want everybody to know exactly where I am at any given time.   I particularly … Continue reading →

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1932 Democratic party platform

Posted on February 2, 2009 by jhbutcher

With the recession and the insane stimulus bill (buy your own damn condoms!), there’s been a lot of talk lately about Hoover was a Republican and bad and didn’t want to do anything about the recession and how Roosevelt was … Continue reading →

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Warm up the Gulfstream V

Posted on February 1, 2009 by jhbutcher

Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool. If Obama does it, it has to be good.

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Derives from the consent of the governed.

Posted on February 1, 2009 by jhbutcher

  Great article from the London Telegraph about the strikes in Britian and the EU. “…the legitimacy of government derives from the consent of the governed, and therefore no government should have the right to hand over its authority to … Continue reading →

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