Fraters Libertas

There’s No Escape From the Blog

Being part of a group blog has its advantages. Primary among them, enabling one’s laziness. Don’t feel like thinking for a few days? Not a problem, others are there to pick up the slack with some brilliant, original observations of their own. Or at the very least, others are willing to publish without feeling the need to think first. Either way, material gets posted and the mighty river keeps rolling along. It’s a beautiful thing and I’m proud to be a part of it.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t wonder what would the blog look like if it were only me? What if only my thoughts were being broadcast to the world? What if only the topics I thought merited consideration were given a wider audience?

As the rest of the Fraters editorial staff have scattered away from the Twin Cities and their posting responsibilities for this week, we now have the answer to the question: What would the blog look like if it were all mine?

WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE OF MARK DAYTON!

I would guess over time the audience might start to tire of this topic. Since this is my fourth post in a row on the Senator’s quixotic battle against those 5 little decibels, I can sense our massive readership every so slightly starting to bleed away. But what the hell, I’m in charge now!

That doesn’t mean I still don’t need occasional laziness enabling. Therefore, it’s time to hit the mailbag again. Fresh off his acclaimed comments from yesterday, let’s welcome back reader James Phillips from Folsom CA. (I sometimes wonder why he has so much time on his hands to keep sending me these well thought out, humorous emails. But I’m sure it’s not like he’s in prison or anything.)

James speculates on the real reason Northwest Airlines is getting smeared by Senator Dayton in the local newspapers:

My guess is that the real sin of Northwest Airlines is not hiring the right lobbyist to get this done:  Linda Daschle.

Barring any dramatic breaking news on this topic (like Mark Dayton going on a hunger strike or chaining himself to the wheels of a departing 747 at the Humphrey Terminal), I think that will have to be the final word on this subject.

Hopefully the Atomizer, JB Doubtless, and the Elder will be trickling back into town soon. But, I honestly don’t know when that will be. I do know the brothers Grim (Doubtless and Elder) are still on their highly secretive trip through rural Wisconsin, touring about in their vintage automobiles.

Some time ago I received a confidential tip revealing the itinerary of their trip and as the director of the Fraters Libertas Employee Investigations Program (FLEIP), I took it upon myself to place an asset in northern Wisconsin, in a city known to be in their path.

This asset, to be called Madame X, gave me a preliminary report on their activities Wednesday, including the location of the Best Western they were holed up in and the supper clubs and lounges they were known to be frequenting.

Last I heard from Madame X, she was about to establish contact with our targets. Chillingly, she missed her reporting deadline on Friday. I fear her cover may have been blown and her mission compromised (with extreme prejudice, as is the brothers’ style).

Oh well, we’ve got other assets in the field. For example, If any of the boys happen to wander into Folsom, CA (at least near the prison anyway), rest assured, I’ll know about it.