Liberals versus conservatives, kitchen edition

I had a device used to fry bacon in the microwave. It got dropped, landed on a corner and cracked. Since it would no longer keep the bacon grease from leaking out, it was useless to me and I tossed it. I still had a similar device, only this one is round. It quickly became apparent that in a bacon-intensive household such as this one, two such devices were needed.

Not one to leave a need unmet, I went to a major national chain's local store that sells products for the kitchen, bedroom bathroom and, um, beyond into other stuff. They had exactly one type of device designed for cooking bacon in the microwave. (Actually, they literally had only one device period, a single example of the only type they offered.) I was unimpressed, as it looked like a Rube Goldberg machine:

Apparently it involved driving a spear through the bacon to cook it hanging on its side. This sounded like something that would take all day to set up. So I went to a mass-market store that liberals love to hate -- oh, fuck it, I went to Walmart. For considerably less than half what the other unworkable device cost, I bought this:

It is a clone of the bacon microwaver I already had and like (not the square one that broke). It is indestructible and easy to use. Conservatives love things that are inexpensive, easy to use and get the job done, be it in the kitchen or government. Liberals like bells and whistles and a big show, and fuck whether it actually works, or costs too much, or any of that shit, as long as it showcases their good intentions. Well, while a liberal is trying to microwave his bacon in that other thing, I will have long since finished eating the bacon I cooked in my new bacon microwaver. The same approach works with government, too -- simpler, less and cheaper is better. Word.

Time for a Captain Louis Renault Award

Sure, I stole this from Hot Air, but it's a great schtick, and the revelation that the IRS has been targeting conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for some good old-fashioned Big Brother harassment gives us the perfect opportunity to give out the award again. Naturally, Barry himself steps right through the door, letting us know that he finds this "outrageous" and by golly "there is no place" for this kind of illegal thuggery. Apparently, Barry isn't responsible -- he only heard about this last week when it hit the news reports. Of course, Barry never knows about anything -- the folks who work for him never tell him anything. It's not like he's the president or anything. Sorry, Barry -- no statuette or plaque, but you win the Renault Award:

Sometimes you have to choose

For about a year and a half, this blog has been almost exclusively about life as a temporary attorney. There have been deviations, especially lately, but for the most part I have have focused on the world of temps, whether it be funny things said at work, manifest injustices rained upon our heads or whatever. Every once in a while, I have made it clear I am a conservative, and the feedback has always made it clear that my audience is, for the most part, not.

This is not a surprise to me. I work with you people, after all, and am well aware of your political leanings. Usually, I have to bite my tongue, because politics is high on the list of verboten subjects at work. By which I mean, of course, that you will get in trouble for being a conservative, but not for being a liberal. Disagree with that statement if you like, but I can tell you it is true. And it is not agency-specific. So I have learned to keep my conservative leanings to myself.

Well, fuck that shit. I look at Instapundit and other sites where comments say they can't give their names because they'll get in trouble at work if people know they are conservatives. I have taken the same approach to this blog. I have generally avoided giving voice to my conservative views, and I have sort of kept myself anonymous. But let's face it. There are ways to find out who I am, and many of the people I work with already know who I am. Several of the agencies I work for suspect who I am, and at least one knows for sure. So far, it hasn't affected my ability to find work.

Nonetheless, I have attempted to maintain my anonymity because, as someone who comments publicly on the foibles of temp agencies, I am subject to reprisals by those agencies. I am not worried that my conservative views will cause me problems in getting hired, because I almost never discuss those views at work. Unfortunately, I have rarely discussed them here, either.

That has ended. I intend to continue posting about the lives of contract attorneys -- temps, to those of you new to this -- and I will continue to post about game food and whatever else catches my interest. Those aspects of this blog will not change.

However, I will no longer shy away from voicing conservative views. Sometimes you have to choose, though, and I choose to stand up for what I believe. I think the recent election and the things that are coming require all of us to decide where we stand and fight to advance that viewpoint. I am unwilling to watch my country circle the drain and remain silent. So I plan to be vocal in my opinions about what is going on politically.

 I realize some of my followers won't like that. I might lose some readers. I guess that's the price you pay. I think if you do a blog, it should be about who you are, or it will suck. I don't want this blog to suck. So if you can't handle some conservative views with your Temp Town commentary, I will miss you. Personally, I think you will be depriving yourself of some interesting Temp Town material, not to mention fabulous game food suggestions. If you leave because you can't handle some conservative opinions, though, I'm really not interested in trying to open your mind. I'm afraid of what I might find.

Update: A friend of mine pointed out that I used to say this more: If you don't like it, please refer to the name of the blog.