SansPretense

“Someone called me a ‘redneck woman’ once. You know what I said back? ‘Thank-you very much.’“ — Sarah Palin, at a rally
Hat tip, Hot Air.

Hat tip to Small Dead Animals…from WECN, May 2007:
Reid A. Bryson holds the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education. Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin Department of Meteorology—now the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences—in the 1970s he became the first director of what’s now [...]

From Bendigo Shafter:
There can be no living together without understanding, and understanding means compromise. Compromise is not a dirty word, it is the cornerstone of civilization, just as politics is the art of making civilization work. Men do not and cannot and hopefully will never think alike, hence each must yield a little in [...]