Glittery Ephemera

Paris Webcam — C’est Cool! + Thursday Hotlinks

By J. Wesley ⋅ May 1, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

I check this webcam pretty much daily. It’s a panoramic webcam taking in the Paris skyline from the Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Coeur . It’s great to see Paris in all its variations — rainy days, glorious red sunsets, nighttime shots with stars twinkling above the city. Maybe I’ve just read A Moveable Feast too many times, but I love Paris. Can’t wait to go back. . .

Politics and Foreign Policy

The Friends Of Barack Obama: “I was only 9 then, the year Ayers’ Weathermen tried to murder me.”

Nancy Pelosi uses Scripture like a Fish uses a Bicycle. HT: The Rough Woodsman, who incidentally is blogging more these days. Woot! I also found this killer article on military one-man gliders through TRW.

Note to fellow Right-Wing Conspirators: Rush is officially resuming Operation Chaos. Encoded orders to follow.

21% Barack Obama supporters will vote for John McCain if Obama is not nominated and 32% of Hillary people will defect to McCain if she’s denied the nomination. Obviously these numbers will drop by November, but Dems will end up losing a lot of Bittereinder votes.

“Colombia is what Iraq should eventually look like, in our best dreams. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has fought — and is winning — a counterinsurgency war even as he has liberalized the economy, strengthened institutions, and improved human rights.” HT: RealClearPolitics

Another reason I’ll be voting for John McCain.

New Study - Global Warming Causes Global Cooling

Society and Culture

How Evangelicals Traded Their Spiritual Authority for a Mess of Political Pottage. There is a LOT of truth in what Phil Johnson writes in this article. I’m going to write up a response once the old boy is back from Sicily and I can clarify a few of his points.

Jared Bridges on Evangelical Espionage.

Challies has a Book Giveaway featuring lots of savory Calvinist treats.

The most annoying song ever — scientifically proven! HT: Rabe Ramblings