First, Greg wonders why his closest blog-friends are all Bush-Loving Communist Pig Dogs, since he does say he’s a Democrat, but when was the last time I heard a Democrat say something like this:

I’m seeing a bad trend in education of relaxing the standards. In the local high school here in Petaluma, there was a requirement instituted by the county that students had to pass standardized testing to graduate. So, what happens? 15% of the seniors don’t pass. Do they go to summer school? Do one more year in high school? No, the country drops the requirement.

This is just another example of the failure of society to uphold personal responsibility. What kind of a message is the county sending to these high school students? We were just joking about requiring you to learn a certain amount of information before we give your a high school degree? Do these kids expect college to be just as gentle? [Emphasis added. --- Ed.]

He’s not predictable by any means, and that is a more important measure of a blog’s worth to me than ideologically pure ones where I could expect the response to an article in a heartbeat. People are complex and surprising, and that is what keeps blog-reading enjoyable.