krautboy is my new hero, and thanks to fikshun for passing along these pix of the worst-dressed nerds in Star Wars con history. Seriously, if you’re going to be a nerd, at least be a good nerd.

Bob Herbert is dead on the money here, and to his analysis I would add that this is not a partisan issue. What Bush is doing is not only incompatible with traditional American conservative principles, it is the precise opposite of what Republican conservatives have stood for as long as there has been a Republican party. What would the American

Disclaimer #1: This is neither a defense nor condemnation of CU Professor Ward Churchill or the essay which has sparked the current hellstorm in Boulder. It is instead a reaction to the reaction, a comment on how the issue is being received and handled. I may eventually undertake a blow-by-blow analysis of what Churchill has to say, but for moment