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2006-01-03 posted by vic Go Hokies Virginia Tech wins the Gator Bowl, finishing the season with an 11-2 record. The game was very chippy, but given the average Hokie's distaste for Louisville, it's not suprising. 2006-01-02 35 24 Helmet images courtesy of The Helmet Project. Remember me, biatches??? Remember Spirit and Opportunity, the rovers that landed on Mars a year ago? The ones that were only supposed to last for 90 days? Well, they're still going. In your face, Energizer Bunny. Our opinion is that the 90 day figure was just an engineering low-ball, part of the under-commit, over-perform strategy that we've used for years. Still, though. It's pretty bad-ass. The Imperial Presidency Steve Chapman drops some wisdom. Baby names Here's some funny random blog entry about stupid baby names. Wise words Some thoughts that are applicable today: That none of us is above the law is a bedrock principle of democracy. To erode that bedrock is to risk even further injustice. To erode that bedrock is to subscribe, to a "divine right of kings" theory of governance, in which those who govern are absolved from adhering to the basic moral standards to which the governed are accountable. We must never tolerate one law for the Ruler, and another for the Ruled. If we do, we break faith with our ancestors from Bunker Hill, Lexington and Concord to Flanders Field, Normandy, Iwo Jima, Panmunjon, Saigon and Desert Storm. [...] We are the heirs of a long tradition of parliamentary development, in which the rule of law gradually came to replace royal prerogative as the means for governing a society of free men and women. We are the heirs of 1776, and of an epic moment in human affairs when the Founders of this Republic pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor - sacred honor - to the defense of the rule of law. We are the heirs of a tragic civil war, which vindicated the rule of law over the appetites of some for owning others. We are the heirs of the 20th century's great struggles against totalitarianism, in which the rule of law was defended at immense cost against the worst tyrannies in human history. The "rule of law" is no pious aspiration from a civics textbook. The rule of law is what stands between all of us and the arbitrary exercise of power by the state. The rule of law is the safeguard of our liberties. The rule of law is what allows us to live our freedom in ways that honor the freedom of others while strengthening the common good. The rule of law is like a three legged stool: one leg is an honest Judge, the second leg is an ethical bar and the third is an enforceable oath. All three are indispensable in a truly democratic society. Who said this? Why, it was Henry Hyde. Of course, as Kos reminds us: Ahh, so inspiring. Of course, Hyde was talking about a blowjob. So, you see, it was important. Tearing up the constitution, making a mockery of Congress, and doing whatever you want even against the advice of an already wingnutty attorney general (Ashcroft) is fine. As long as it's a Republican doing the lawbreaking.