Roundup and Commentary - 7/1/09

Commentary:

It's a shame, sir, that you criticize the behavior of others, and then justify acting in that same way because "they did it first." As I've said to you before on this blog and elsewhere, change begins with you and with me, one by one and conversation by conversation. If you believe something is wrong when done by that side, it is equally wrong when done by this side. I'm not quite sure whether your argument is that bad behavior is justified as retribution, or justified because it works, but either way, I take issue with your saying that bad behavior is justified.:
Valley of the Shadow: The Post Plague Year Rules for Commenting

These serial pity parties that the PUMAs and a few others on the right are constantly throwing for Sarah Palin are going to backfire, by making her look weak and / or not sufficiently thick skinned enough for national public office.:
New York - Runnin' Scared - Latest Sarah Palin Permanent-Campaign Prop: Wonkette

We all should lead by example:
Immoderate Monk: The Golden Rule compels you

Roundup and Commentary - 6/16/09

Do something really special for someone, but challenge yourself to do it for a person who cannot pay you back; consider doing it anonymously. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." - The Check Book: 200 Ways to Balance Your Life - Nicholaus & Lowrie

Blog Post:

Wingnuts & Moonbats: Sarah Palin Accepts David Letterman's Apology for 'Coarse' Jokes - (Is it finally over?)

Commentary:

Hate? We libs hate? Really?!?:
Immoderate Monk &/or Valley of the Shadow: The Two Minute Hate as perfected by Democrats

If it's hate at all, it's hate when any of us do it.:
Immoderate Monk &/or Valley of the Shadow: Advancing Towards Fort Sumter - 10:08 AM comment (#4)

The failure to understand analogy:
American Power: Leftists Hit Bottom?

Too much fame, too many people pulling...:
Immoderate Monk / (Comment # 23 - Pajamas Media - Miss California Carrie Prejean’s Odyssey: Not Very Pretty)