Quote of the Day

This is apropos of nothing in particular, but I'd just like to mention that the past year has been an intellectually humbling one for me. As a general purpose blogger I'm accustomed to spouting off on topics I know only a little bit about, but all that spouting has become more difficult lately. There's just too much stuff I'm really not sure what to think about. For example: I don't know if we should send more troops to Afghanistan. I don't know if fiscal stimulus will work. I don't know what to do about Pakistan. I don't who or what is really responsible for our financial meltdown. I don't know if we need to nationalize some banks. I don't know the best way to handle detainees at Guantanamo. I don't know whether it's a good idea to bail out Detroit. I don't have even the slightest clue how to pursue peace in the Middle East.

On the other hand, Social Security is still a minor problem, national healthcare would be better than our current jury rigged hodgepodge, torture is wrong, global warming is real, preventive war is a bad idea, gay marriage will have no ill effects on straight marriage, Sarah Palin is still an embarrassment, and Inkblot is still America's Cat¹. So there.

¹Well, why not? If the Dallas Cowboys can be America's Team and Rudy Giuliani can be America's Mayor, why can't Inkblot be America's Cat?

Kevin Drum, Mother Jones, Epistemological Modesty