Escort Services, Nickel Poker, and Suicide Bombers

This, really, is all one needs to know about John Kerry (from yesterday's NYT interview):

When I asked Kerry what it would take for Americans to feel safe again, he displayed a much less apocalyptic worldview. "We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance," Kerry said. "As a former law-enforcement person, I know we're never going to end prostitution. We're never going to end illegal gambling. But we're going to reduce it, organized crime, to a level where it isn't on the rise. It isn't threatening people's lives every day, and fundamentally, it's something that you continue to fight, but it's not threatening the fabric of your life."

(Hat tip: Gene Volokh.)

Harken Unto Them

Posting has been, ah, light lately.

Not much spare time, but more importantly, not much to say that isn't being said far better elsewhere. Would you prattle on if the Disciples were among us spreading the Word? I find it hard.

So here are the Apostles of the gospel (small "g"--these are catechists of the war for our political souls) whose electronic epistles I eagerly endorse. I wouldn't presume to rank them, so in alphabetical order:

Andrew (Not him. Sorry, I don't have an Andrew.)

James

John and Paul (with the venerable Scott) are here.

Mark--two of them, actually: here and here.

Matthew (I don't have a Matthew either, but I like this satirical anti-Matthew.)
Peter
Phillip (Phillip-Phil-Bill--does that work? Anyway, that's all I've got) here.
Thomas

No Judas; though I'm strongly tempted.

Thaddaeus and Bartholomew are just implausible, so here are some untraditional names. (This is a canon of right reason, not tradition.)

Hugh
Pejman
Roger
Wretchard

There. I've posted something. Go read them.

I'll be back with a widow's mite this weekend.