Sunday, August 17, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
The Conservative Wahoo
The Blog: A compendium of thoughts on politics, world affairs, economics, pop culture and social issues, from the center right perspective of me--Bryan McGrath--a University of Virginia graduate who spent a career in the world's greatest Navy keeping my mouth shut about politics and social issues (ok, publicly keeping it shut). Those days are over! Pull up a chair and chime in where you will. Keep it clean, civil, concise and relevant.
The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Thirdly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility for what I write. I will not be held responsible for the content of my comments section--as long as it is civil and passes my own inscrutable sniff tests, it will appear. If the comment offends you, that is on you.
The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Thirdly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility for what I write. I will not be held responsible for the content of my comments section--as long as it is civil and passes my own inscrutable sniff tests, it will appear. If the comment offends you, that is on you.
Feedjit
Follow Me:
On Twitter at ConsWahoo
On Facebook at "Fans of The Conservative Wahoo"
On Facebook at "Fans of The Conservative Wahoo"
Posts
Followers
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(537)
-
▼
August
(87)
- USC 52 UVA 7
- On Returning to the Workforce
- On Joe Biden
- Back from the Dude Ranch
- Packing Up for the Trip West (back 8/31)
- Blog Stats
- Free Speech at Mr. Jefferson's University? Not By...
- Death Penalty Stupidity
- Lower the Drinking Age?
- The Horror! Border Crossings to be Tracked.
- Synchronized Swimming Baffles Me
- Textbooks Cost Too Much? No Worries, Congress is o...
- Dispatch from Nantucket
- The Strategic Value of Georgia
- Musharraf's Exit
- New Feature: Polling
- More on Wheelchairs and Airports
- Gender Differences in Investing
- Three Cheers for Women's Volleyball!
- Major Shortage in the Army
- Flyclear.com--Shorter Lines in Airports?
- CW Strategic Pause
- The Michael Phelps Phenomenon
- Some Thoughts While Traveling
- Conventional Weapons in Trident Submarines
- Phelps and the Olympics
- Intelligent Design
- Are the Chinese Tougher?
- Army Magnanimity
- Dispatch from Fort Sill, OK
- Children, Parents, Work, Guilt, Life....
- I Love TSA...ok, so I'm Lying
- Off to Fly-over Country
- Conservative Writers Take on the Obama Myth
- DC Teacher Pay
- Delicious but Destructive: Solar Energy vs. Enviro...
- Why Can't the US Win in Men's Soccer?
- Let's Go Nationwide!
- Parents Starve Child to Death; Sue City for Not St...
- China's Terror Problem
- The Airlines: We Get What We Pay For
- Mad Cow Disease Threatens Designer Baby Industry
- A Victory for Property Rights
- Debunking Drilling Myths
- Excellent Navy Blog
- Capitalism Update
- Obama: No Income Taxes on Seniors?
- Sebastian Mallaby Wants to Raise Your Taxes AND St...
- Utah Arch Falls; Is Global Warming to Blame?
- The Press and John Edwards
- Update to Honor Story
- The Russians are Thugs
- Energy: Good News and Bad News
- Am I Reading The Onion?
- An Education in Honor
- Reform in the Credit Card Industry
- Railroad Health
- WaPost Disses the Military
- John Edwards, Breck Girl No More!
- MoveOn.Org, Obama Ads
- Light Weekend on the CW...
- No title
- Gone Commercial!
- Some Straight Talk About Sweden
- Ahem....Mr. Maliki....It is Time to Start Paying Y...
- Guantanamo Trial Ends, Mixed Results
- The Most Beautiful Automobile in the World
- Anthrax Killer?
- My Use of the Washington Post
- Bush and China
- High Gas Prices vs. Suburban Sprawl
- Modern Education: Summer Homework?
- US Taped Terrorist Interviews? Good for Us!
- I Wonder Who Killed the Syrian General?
- Ralph Peters on Liberals and Free Speech
- Have You Funded a Terrorist Today?
- Latest Stats on the Blog--209 Homies!
- Nuclear Power in Maryland? No Problem
- UVA Football...Thoughts on 2008
- Wind Energy Moves Forward
- A Shocking View of Global Warming
- Favre Saga Continues
- Goldberg on Capitalism
- Federal Aid for Higher Education and Increased Tui...
- Unemployment at 5.7%; Breadlines Appear....
- Cost of Higher Education
- Reservations About Reservations
-
▼
August
(87)
6 comments:
Not much of a fan of polls in general. Never have liked being limited to one word answers to a question often phrased in such a way as to bias to a desired answer. Not (yet) accusing you of such chicanery but the day is young. Plus, I've never participated in online polls because I in many cases they are traps to collect my personal data to share with every spammer on the planet. Again, not accusing you of such underhanded conniving tactics, but since it does make people a lot of money...Seriously CW, I'd much rather read thoughtful discourse on topics than to see how many people corralled into the closest fit answer to their feelings on a complex issue. By the way, trying to enter this as "Mudge" but experiencing Google difficulties so going back to "Anon" while trying to resolve.
Good thoughts, Anon/Mudge. Definitely not collecting data (though I cannot be sure of my masters at Google).
GOOD
I think a poll on possible use of polls by CW is in order. You had to see this one coming...
New Poll:
Should CW quit using the term "Kitten" when describing his significant other?
__ Yes
__ Hell yeah!
__ Yes, please
__ No
__ No comment,I'm the Kitten
Poll removed.
Post a Comment