Well, I feel like an old hobo, I'm sad, lonesome and blue
I was fair as a summer's day, now the summer days are through
Even I've taken my chances
Even I've taken my chances
On you and I know
When we laugh into the microphone and sing
With our sunglasses on to our favorite songs
You surely must be trying to break this heart of mine
I thought you knew I loved you and we'd share a love so fine
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled , yeah yeah
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread
"I consider myself a conservative to a certain extent—you know, I moonlight as an LGBT advocate, I run an LGBT advocacy organization that works with Republicans…and we make the case that freedom is freedom for everyone, and where that really lends itself at this moment in time is to securing full civil rights protections to LGBT Americans because there are still 28 states where you can be fired for being gay—all these things that many Republicans don’t know—and those states are mostly red states, so you need Republicans to engage Republicans on that front. There are many people who are socially conservative who would not say that I’m conservative because of those views."
[For a helpful account of Buckley's efforts to pull together a conservative movement, consider E.J. Dionne's Why Americans Hate Politics]
[For a helpful account of Buckley's efforts to pull together a conservative movement, consider E.J. Dionne's Why Americans Hate Politics]
Caltech Drops SAT/ACT Writing Test (Inside Higher Ed)
The California Institute of Technology has announced that it is dropping a requirement that applicants submit the SAT or ACT writing test. Caltech's move follows those of Stanford and Princeton Universities last week. Only 22 colleges appear to still require the writing test, although millions of students take the exams every year. A statement from Caltech said, "Writing and communications skills are valued highly by Caltech and will continue to be evaluated through the information collected in the SAT/ACT verbal sections as well as through required application essays. With this policy, Caltech aims to streamline the application process and eliminate additional testing fees incurred by applicants."....
