Aides Say Bush Has Decided Not to Intervene to Save Lott’s Post. The decision basically left Senator Trent Lott isolated in his struggle to hold on to his job as majority leader. By Reuters. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
And why should he?
Halley – A Tenuous Link
A Tenuous Link But It’s All We’ve Got.
Can’t sleep and it reminds me of the night I had my son and also, couldn’t sleep. Just reading about Gary and Fiona Turner’s new baby and remembering that gigantic step over the threshold from non-parent to parent. I remember looking at my tiny baby, it’s tiny finger wrapped around my massive pinky, noticing how completely vulnerable it was and that this link between us — this strange new presence of life and spirit in this tiny baby package — and my care and consideration for it — this was the link that all of humanity, every generation, human life itself and all history was resting on. And I was stunned and shocked that this was possible. It seemed so tenuous.
Rank amateurs in the sweat of passion in the backs of cars or quickly rented hotel rooms were in charge of making the world as we know it. It was more than tenuous — it was frightening. And more miraculous still that these same girls in ponytails and boys in leather jackets were entrusted to become moms up late in cold kitchens testing too hot baby formula on their wrists and dads shaving 365 days times 50 years and going to work every god damned day to keep their families afloat. It was all built on this. Surely there had to be some more solid underpinning to this world of rocks, dirt, oceans, stars than this tiny hand in my big hand.
I shuddered as my baby nuzzled me in his first moments on Earth, in the firm belief that he could find succor there, at my breast, and he could thrive in this world and all would be well. And looking down at him, I finally had to yield to the notion that maybe he knew better than I, knew better how to simply live. He really believed this could all work. He looked up at me and his dad and trusted that we knew what the hell we were doing. We weren’t at all convinced at that point. But soon enough, he had somehow talked us both into it. And here we are, still making the world, reaching out, offering an open hand and kindness to anyone who wants to grab hold. [Halley’s Comment]
Dumping Lott
God knows I certainly never really cared for Trent Lott – he’s rather boring personally and doesn’t excite anyone as far as I know.
The Republicans need a Senate Majority Leader that can lead the Senate – someone who can represent the conservative agenda before my fellow citizens, and do it with tact, with passion, and with integrity. Lott isn’t the guy – more because I find him boring than due to the events of the past several days.
Republicans Say Lott Lacks Bush’s Support. Republicans with close ties to the Bush administration said that Senator Trent Lott had no chance of remaining majority leader and that the White House wanted him out. By Carl Hulse with Elisabeth Bumiller. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Hmm…
X-oops, I did it again. Nicholas Petreley decided to perk up his VarLinux.org site by ditching the PHP-Nuke weblog package and examining his options with the X-oops and E-Xoops object-oriented portal packages. What he’s seen thus far is encouraging.
“tri” Here’s a little map to help us to navigate this forking mess:
Thatware -> PHPNuke -> myPHPNuke -> X-oops -> E-Xoops -> PostNuke -> Envolution -> Xaraya
All the above versions are still actively developed. Amazing!
“zeldman.hardstare” [PHP Everywhere]
Next laptop?
I’m still a Sony Fan though.. we’ll see how my powermac does when it finally gets here…
PowerBook G4: PC Killer. Reviewing two PowerBook G4s for InfoWorld, Tom Yager writes, ãWe beat them twice as hard because theyâre so pretty and because, well, weâre not Mac people. When it was over, the PowerBooks owned us utterly. Trust us; that never happens.ä The review concludes, ãThe PowerBook G4 isnât a product to watch; itâs the only notebook on the market worth spending $2,500 on, and at that price, itâs a steal. Way to go, Apple.ä [Dec 16] [Apple Hot News]
European Pussies
I’m not sure that I really give a fuck what this would be in Europe… kill them anyways..
White House-authorized killings would be murder in Europe. DW_WORLD.DE Dec 16 2002 3:22PM ET [Moreover – Crime and punishment news]
Good Call
U.S. court says no to Web libel lawsuit. In the wake of an Australian ruling suggesting that Web publishers are fair game for libel suits anywhere their content appears, a U.S. federal court veers in the opposite direction. [CNET News.com]