The "Strange Doctrines" Undercroft

Final Post

[UPDATE 12.1.2008: This archived Strange Doctrines is dead. Long live Strange Doctrines.]

I started Strange Doctrines using my real name, then later decided maintaining anonymity would be the more prudent course. Unfortunately there remain too many pages linking my real name to this blog. As such, I am retiring the blog. (The blog may be "disappeared" in the near future.)

Of course, I might reemerge in the blogosophere elsewhere. But if I do it right, you won't ever know.

Thanks for reading.

It's a Gas, Gas, Gas

Wow, if you need to fill up your tank, y'all better come out to Dahlart (that's the town we're in; sorry, I don't know what state): $2.69 a gallon!

Guess we picked the wrong week to start touring.

Roberts

Listening to Roberts hearings on XM while we drove across California and Arizona. The Dems (well, Kennedy and Biden at least) are coming off like a posse of rednecks, while Roberts seems the perfect gentlemen. At this point, the best thing to do is just confirm him.

On the Road Again...

...so expect reduced blogging through mid-November.

So Tragic

From the Daily Telegraph:

DOCTORS working in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans killed critically ill patients rather than leave them to die in agony as they evacuated....

"We divided the hospital's patients into three categories: Those who were traumatised but medically fit enough to survive, those who needed urgent care, and the dying....

"I had to make life-or-death decisions in a split second....

"Under normal circumstances some could have lasted several days. But when the power went out, we had nothing...."

This didn't have to happen.

(Via Neuroethics & Law Blog.)

Risky Business

"Fix it." Those were the president's words to aides as he listened to tales of the dysfunctional federal response to Katrina. Perhaps he should look in the mirror and give the same counsel.

Is There a Draft in Here?

Via TPM, from the WSJ:

Ten U.S. Army recruiters are offering volunteer help for Katrina evacuees at Houston's Astrodome. But the recruiters, struggling to keep enlistment up during Iraq war, are also available with options for the jobless. "Our intent is to approach the evacuees at the right time for them,'' says Army spokesman Douglas Smith.

Qualifications

If you have (1) a heavily padded resume and (2) a starched shirt, there's about to be an opening at FEMA.

Shorter Charles Krauthammer

Shorter Charles Krauthammer:

Progressives are trying to hold Bush and his appointees accountable for their failure in mitigating the Katrina disaster, which is basically the same thing as burning witches and exterminating Jews.

As Krauthammer himself might say, "This kind of stupidity merits no attention whatsoever." So please don't click the link. And stop reading this post.

(Via Media Matters.)

It's Just Like...Camping--Er, Right?

"Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?"
--Tom Delay, to three refugee boys housed in the Astrodome, as per DomeBlog.

(Via Wonkette.)