Heroes: Awesome

I came onto the Heroes scene about three episodes into the series. Ever since, I've been hooked. It takes a lot for a TV show to do that to me, but Heroes delivers in spades. And last night's episode was the best by far.

Go to the NBC Heroes page to watch all the episodes if you haven't yet. You won't be disappointed.

Orson Scott Card: Sci-Fi and Politics

I stumbled across a very long, quite thorough and exceedingly well written essay from Orson Scott Card – one of my favorite sci-fi authors. His political leanings seem to be well to the left of mine, but he's voting Republican. All based on our chances of winning the War on Terrorism.

For Mr. Card, that's the only issue that matters in this election. Because if we lose this war, we risk losing our rights to just about everything else we hold dear. He contends that the Republicans are the only party who have shown any tenacity in pursuing and demolishing the roots of Islamofascism. And I would agree.

Read the entire article here.