hello, world

this is perhaps extremely self-aggrandizing to actually post here, but for my first post here at the "cabal of style" I'd like to say that this site is very well designed. assuming of course that this wasn't taken from some template, congrats are in order.

in other news, it's actually a pretty interesting day for a monday. gay marriages are alive and well in massachusetts, the leader of the iraqi governing council is not so alive and/or well anymore, it's the 50th anniversary of brown v. board, the Indian stock market took its largest one-day plunge ever with the prospect of communists entering the ruling coalition government, and now transgendereds are allowed to compete in the olympics.

not such a great day, if you're a "true believer" in the conservative cause. and though I doubt communists have the right ideas for India, otherwise, I can't say I mind.

after all, if we can dispense with "old europe," we can dispense with "old conservatism," can't we..? surely the new conservatives will be better-looking...and better dressed?