Links and Minifeatures 12 25 Merry Christmas!

"I don't care what kind of ceremony it is," says 16 year-old high school student Koam Chanrasmey.



"I just want to celebrate it because a lot of other youths will do the same thing and have fun. That's it," he says.



Now that's a healthy attitude (by most people's measure - it agrees with me). I would like more people here to have it. But he's in Cambodia



Sometimes you'd just with the ACLU would come up to Foamy's (NSFW - severe foul language advisory!) level of thinking. It's a party. Have fun. Nobody is forcing you into church. Nobody is forcing you to worship baby Jesus, to light a menorah, or bow down towards Mecca, or even burn a Yule log. I'm not religious in any kind of organized sense. But let them have their fun, and just maybe, you might have a little more fun because of it. And you know, it really isn't painful. What are you, some kind of Puritan?

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Slinging mud at the wall, desperately hoping it'll stick. Alito Defended Officials From Wiretap Suits, This was his job - to promulgate his client's point of view. I don't recall any of this sort of nonsense when Ginsberg was nominated, or Breyer.



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Housing sector has problems - big problems - but this is over the top. New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected. How many people do you know who want to move just before Christmas? This happens every year. It's why most of my time away from the work is in December. It's why I had no problem hosting Carnival of Liberty twice in a row.



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Iraqis March to Denounce Election Results



See how successful we're been in creating an Iraqi democracy. Already at their equivalent of Bush Derangement Syndrome! :-)



Follow the development of the story at Iraq the Model here, here, here, and here. What it's looking like is everybody's favorite, control those who are counting the ballots.