The nice girl next door: Murielle Degauque - Protein
Interesting gun - the XM109: RRWH. For popping rats at the dump?
Gizz yer money: Blair and the EU beggars - Tangled Web
Jihad - It's really all about killing Jews (and other infidels): Pres. Ahmadinejad of Iran: “We are in the process of a historical war between the World of Arrogance [the west] and the Islamic world... Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism? You had best know that this slogan and this goal is attainable, and surely can be achieved.” Is there any limit to limp "tolerance" and "understanding"? Do we not value our culture? Where is our Churchill? Read Steyn's comments.
Time for a political offensive by the Admin? From Am. Thinker:
"The Democrat Party has just entered the McGovern Zone. The nation is at war against deadly enemies and the Democrats are going into an election committed to capitulation. They are gambling everything on failure in Iraq. If, in six months, successful elections have been held in Iraq and we have begun reducing our troop levels there, only a few hardcore nutjobs will still cling to the idea that Iraq is a hopeless quagmire. That idea is all the Democrats have to offer and when it dies the Democrat Party itself will be teetering on the edge of extinction."
The pros like Barone and John Leo are going to drive the amateur bloggers, like us, out of existence. That's OK - we accept Darwin. And we are glad that Barone has a blog. Quote: "The impulse of intellectual elites in Europe, and North America as well, is to show their tolerance by tolerating intolerance of tolerance." Hey - ain't that Virtuous?
Most ignored book on the NYT best-seller list: Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam
From Gov. Blanco's staff emails after Katrina (NYT, via Drudge): (my bold print):
"Bush's numbers are low, and they are getting pummeled by the media for their inept response to Katrina and are actively working to make us the scapegoats," Bob Mann, Ms. Blanco's communications director, wrote in an e-mail message that afternoon, outlining plans by Washington Democrats to help turn the blame back onto President Bush." and "She must temper her anger and frustration," Johnny Anderson, Ms. Blanco's assistant chief of staff, wrote a day after it became widely known that large crowds were suffering at the New Orleans convention center. "We have to work too hard to lose the public relations battle.""
As Bird Dog always says, you cannot be too cynical to understand politics. They are not "good people": A "necessary evil."
