Two Filkish Tastes That Taste Great Together

( A day (or so) late, but I just saw this: Jonathan Coulton and ASL, together at last )

In three-part harmony, even... :-)

[ETA: Right. Forgot to mention this is certainly NSFW. *could'a been a V-8*]

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I was never a fan of Jack Kemp. His economic theories (straight out of Ayn Rand) had about as much to do with the real world as did Bugs Bunny's physics; he was a major force behind the trickle-down theory that has, in many ways, been the primary force behind the current recession. He died of cancer the other day, and I noted it and prepared to move on.

This morning, I read this letter to his grandchildren over at Balloon Juice:

( A long excerpt from a remarkable letter )

I'm surprised the Republican Party didn't drum up a court-martial for him after this was published. I suspect that the new party leadership will be working to hide this kind of document to preserve his memory.

Meanwhile, I'm glad to have read this, and found a very human side to a man who hadn't inspired much compassion before.