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Barons say steroids not a factor here

Barons take `old-fashion whipping’

Auburn raises tuition by 12% Yeah, it’s a reces…

Auburn raises tuition by 12%

Yeah, it’s a recession, but classrooms suitable for farm animals don’t come cheap.

[Note for Yankees and other Foreigners: Auburn is, historically, an Ag School. Bear Bryant used to call it "That Cow College". I am only posting this to get Terry Oglesby's goat, so to speak.]

CNN.com - Pakistani, Indian leaders agree to talks…

CNN.com - Pakistani, Indian leaders agree to talks in Russia - June 4, 2002

Whew. Russia really is the better choice for this, not the US (or China!). Russia is traditionally friendly with India and unfriendly to Pakistan. Since Pakistan is the party begging for peace, it’s probably better than someone likely to be sympathetic to India negotiate; that way, India will less likely feel it’s being abused. Musharraf, meanwhile, is looking for any way out; hopefully the Russians can provide one.

PFLP slams Palestinian cabinet for refusing to rel…

PFLP slams Palestinian cabinet for refusing to release Sa’adat

I have to cheer the decision to not release the leader of the People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine. But (a) this is yet another illustration of how Arafat’s Palestine is an autocracy, not in any sense a modern state, and (b) he’s only doing it so the Israelis don’t go after him again. Still, anybody can get something right every so often. They call it the stopped-clock-method.

IHT: Leaders of India, Pakistan blame each other f…

IHT: Leaders of India, Pakistan blame each other for crisis in angry statements

Apparently, my “dialogue” gave them too much credit. They’re moving into “It’s his fault!”/”No, it’s his fault!” territory. If they were two children, their father would have turned the car around by now.

Bishops’ Committee Urges Crackdown on Sexually Abu…

Bishops’ Committee Urges Crackdown on Sexually Abusive Priests (washingtonpost.com)

American bishops, this time. I doubt that the College of Cardinals would agree with a proposal that sex abusers should be defrocked. I don’t think many critics think that past misbehavior — if it was only one (known) time — should lead to (basically) probation, though they’d agree with the dismissal of future violators.

I think they should keep their clothes on, I don’t care if they’re frocks or not.

Advantages to voting Democratic in Northport, Alab…

Advantages to voting Democratic in Northport, Alabama:

– No worry about running out of ballots.

– No worry about having to vote on any of those “downballot” local races, like United States Congress, because nobody will run for those offices as a Democrat anymore.

– A wide variety of dirty looks from “neutral” pollworkers, who will also helpfully record your ballot for you if you’re in a hurry.

– Candidates with comical nicknames like “Choo-Choo” and “Rodeo Clown”. (I am not making these nicknames up.)

I actually considered voting Republican this once, so as to vote for Bob Riley (on the “Least Objectionable Republican” principle), and for Twinkle Andress (on the “Vote for Anyone Who Sounds Like a Porn Star” principle). I decided against it because in the end, I’m not a Republican. Also, they send out a lot of junk mail to anyone who votes in their primary. Which reminds me of another advantage:

– We don’t have enough money to bury you in fourth-class mail anymore.

weather.com - Local Weather - Northport, AL (35473…

weather.com - Local Weather - Northport, AL (35473)

According to this, it’s 95 degress (but feels like 103). According to my car thermometer, it’s 100, dropping from 101. What it is, is damned hot.

Hi, I’m back. I was going to parody the Arabic …

Hi, I’m back.

I was going to parody the Arabic “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire”, but decided I couldn’t do it justice. But Lawrence Simon could. Shame he’s going to hell.

One Happy Amoeba Just checking in, and I see I …

One Happy Amoeba

Just checking in, and I see I got the long-desired Instapundit permalink. Ten hits from there in about an hour and a half. And I’m about to go to 20K on the hit counter. Big day. I only wish I were here to see it… See you later, hope the world doesn’t blow up in the next few hours.