“The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.”

“Being a philosopher, I have a problem for every solution.”

If fun is good, truth is still better, and love best of all.

“Next to a circus there ain’t nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.”

“There ain’t no such thing as wrong food.”

“You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.”

“The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.”

“Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.”

“I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

“The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.”

“Fall not in love, therefore; it will stick to your face.”

“Committee–a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.”

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, has made his first public appearance in 50 days:

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, thought to have suffered a stroke in August, made his first appearance in about 50 days, the state’s media said on Saturday.

Last month, U.S. and South Korean officials said Kim, 66, may have suffered a stroke in August, raising questions about…

Pennsylvania is fighting over rules banning the wear of campaign clothing at the polling booth.

Sue Nace is photographed at her home in Red Lion, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. What to wear on Election Day could become a serious question for Pennsylvania voters as a state court considers whether to ban campaign buttons, T-shirts and other apparel from polling places. (AP Photo/Carolyn…

One of the few points of agreement between the two vice-presidential candidates in the debate on Thursday evening was that more U. S. troops were needed in Afghanistan. There was no discussion of strategy and there appeared to be agreement on tactics. The only disagreement I noted was on logistics.

I’ve been over this ground to some degree previously here but, since I wasn’t…

Weekend Caption Jam Linkfest. . .

Rodney thinks he should give up smoking.
Wizbang is gonna pull his finger.
Wyatt Earp is tryin’ some civil disobedience.
Cowboy Blob has a little voodoo.
RT’s Ponderings is preparing for a Twitzkrieg.
Willisms can’t wait for the TV show PeLOST to return.
The Gone Rick Motel interviews an average Obama voter.
Blonde Sagacity would like to thank…

Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Amusingly, for all the talk — in these pixels included — about Sarah Palin’s lack of preparedness and Joe Biden’s seasoning, one professional analyst finds that Palin outshone Biden in the vice presidential debate.

An analysis carried out by a language monitoring service said Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at a more than ninth-grade level and Sen. Joseph Biden spoke…

Acquitted-but-not-innocent double murderer O.J. Simpson may spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted in a bizarre armed robbery.

Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas, Nevada, casino hotel last year. Simpson, 61, and his co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart,…