neocon's Journal: Another year older, and deeper in... ? (part 1)

Well, it's been a year since I've spent much time here, and I thought I'd poke my head in and see how y'all are doing. For the most part, it looks like the more things change, the more things remain the same, with a few honorable mentions in these categories:

``Another year older and no wiser'' category

These guys seem to be carrying on pretty much where we all left off:

• Deskpoet
• linzeal
• SacredNaCl (let me note that this post deserves a special mention for silliness above and beyond the call of duty)
• Troed (a runner up for the above mention, but falls short by having fewer imaginary `facts' `proving' that 9/11 was an inside job)

``Dude, why were you on my `foes' list again?'' category

On the other hand, these guys, still on my foes list for reasons long sunken in time, seem to be making a good amount of sense these days:

• Loki_1929 (see further evidence here and here. Welcome off of the `foes' list, Loki, at least for the time being. No blood, no foul?)
• elmegil (I see nothing to fault in these piece or its thread, and if I disagree with his take on Paul, he seems more than able to give both Paul and Sam a fair hearing. As above, no blood, no foul?).

So that's the foes list, for good record. Before I review the old `friends' list, any recommendations for posts worth reading in the time I've been away?

so are you going to comment on Bush?

[NeMon'ess]

It's been two years. Last I remember you were quite a Bush defender. Any political stuff you'd care to talk about that didn't turn out quite like you expected?

Re:so are you going to comment on Bush?

[neocon]

A very fair question, and one that demands a long answer -- so I've made a Journal Entry [slashdot.org] out of it.