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w March 17, 2005

Still not fast enough for Ledeen

All of the history making going on right now is still too slow for Michael Ledeen. His "Faster, please," has been a staple for a while.

But I think he has missed the President's strategery on this all along. Yes, Iran is important, but it isn't like we are ignoring it - we got it surrounded so far, sounds like a good place to be.

The fires of freedom are burning all over Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. Don't stand back and admire the flames. Push the dictators in, and then cheer as free societies emerge.

But we already did that with Saddam - we pushed him in, and the rest are getting dragged down. Its working, and we are winning. And Ledeen who has misunderestimated Bush on Iran before is doing it again.

posted by blaster at 11:18 PM | Comments (1)

Spread the truth far and wide, bloggers.

Done.

posted by blaster at 10:50 PM | Comments (0)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Note: mojitos are not Irish, but they are green.

posted by blaster at 08:16 PM | Comments (0)

w March 13, 2005

Project car

So when I have some spare time - I can see the way clear to that in the not so distant future - I was thinking about getting a new project car. I have this ratty old Subaru that has been my project for the past couple of years, and I've gone about as far with it as I am willing to go.

Now I am commuting a few miles a day, so I got this wild hair to build an electric car. Sure, I get cognitive dissonance enough driving a Volvo wagon, so why not go all the way? Plus, I'd get to go in the HOV lane by myself. But in keeping with principles, I was thinking, well, if its going to be electric, it could at least be a Porsche. Seems the Porsche 914 is a decent candidate for conversion, being small, and mostly Volkswagen at heart. And they are cheap enough, especially one with a blown motor. How much could it be? Well, a decently sorted kit to turn a 914 roller into an electric car is about $9000!!! For your money, you not only get a car that is less powerful, but significantly heavier, and while the lack of A/C is okay with the targa roof, the lack of heat is not. A range of hundred miles is okay for a commuter, the 8 hour recharge is more problematic.

Not to mention that since you can get a running 914 for about two grand or so, you could buy an awful lot of gas (especially for that car) for the difference.

I think the lesson here is that electric cars just aren't the answer. Rethinking the ratty Subaru project.

PS - as you surf the web for electric vehicle resources, you find a lot of dead and busted links. It is just not a good economic proposition.

posted by blaster at 04:45 PM | Comments (2)

Lame excuses

Okay, the new job has nearly consumed me. I started at 3:30 on the first day - I got home 9:30 the next morning. Lame, I know, and it isn't like I am also writing books, additional blogs and columns, producing techno music, and indulging in my photography hobby. Being a law professor must either leave a lot of free time, or maybe there is more to Instapundit's support of cloning than he's telling.

posted by blaster at 04:09 PM | Comments (0)