Tuesday, May 2. 2006
Quotes from Quadaffi's recent speech, (via Bird of Paradise - can read the whole thing there): We have fifty million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe - without swords, without guns, without conquests. The fifty million Muslims of Europe will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.
Allah mobilizes the Muslim nation of Turkey, and adds it to the European Union. That's another 50 million Muslims. There will be 100 million Muslims in Europe. Albania, which is a Muslim country, has already entered the EU. Bosnia, which is a Muslim country, has already entered the EU. 50 percent of its citizens are Muslims.
Europe is in a predicament, and so is America. They should agree to become Islamic in the course of time, or else declare war on the Muslims.
 I am not surprised that the NYT thinks this, but I am surprised that they would admit it.
After all, everybody would like to be above the law, but nobody wants anyone else to be. Hewitt takes a look at Keller's carefully-worded Manifesto, in which he claims that the NYT can break laws if they see fit to do so. Is this "All the laws we see fit to break?" The arrogance of these scribblers dead-tree bloggers is beyond me. Ignore the "continue reading" below - a glitch.
Continue reading "In Which Bill Keller Admits that the NYT is Above the Law"
 Too much good stuff today.
A fine blog, new to me: Middlebrow. Augustine, plus some very good art criticism. A day without illegals? It was great. Keep it up. No problem. Moonbattery has "Why just one day?" Somebody has Bob Herbert's number. Link at Powerline. This is the best the NYT can do? Does anyone buy this BS anymore? Rich folks, playing the race card in court. Pathetic, and an insult to one's race. RTLC. Also from Lee, why he is totally p-o'ed with the Repubs - for good reason. We have posted on this already, but Captain Ed had more time to convince everyone that McCain is not fit for government. If the First Amendment doesn't matter to you, what does? Dr. Bob is fed up with his paperwork and coding requirements. Who can blame him? That isn't medicine - it's civil service. What's all this about depilation? The new hairlessness craze. Is it a way to be totally naked? Did Cory Maye get screwed? Aren't you allowed to shoot, in the US, when somebody breaks into your house? Yes. Our only hope is for Mexico to have a functioning economy. Their corruption, semi-socialism, and total ineptitude are the reasons their people are fleeing. Calderon has a chance to win, or they will be the next Venezuela.
The US Economy. From Breibart, h/t Pejman: Manufacturing cranked up, builders boosted construction spending to an all-time high and consumers opened their wallets wider fresh signs the economy has snapped out of its end-of-year funk. That was the message coming from the latest batch of economic reports released Monday. A report from the Institute for Supply Management showed that factory activity expanded with gusto in April. The group's manufacturing index rose to 57.3 in April, from 55.2 in March. The showing was much better than the reading of 55 that economists were expecting. In a second report, the Commerce Department said total construction spending in March climbed to $1.199 trillion, on an annualized basis, surpassing the previous record high set in February. That marked a big 0.9 percent jump from February's level a performance that exceeded analysts' projections of a 0.3 percent gain. Private builders ramped up spending on a wide variety of projects in March, including residential construction and factories. The government also spent more on big public works projects, including power plants. In another report from the department, consumer spending rose 0.6 percent in March, an improvement from the 0.2 percent increase registered in February. Consumer spending plays a key role in shaping overall economic activity. Incomes, the fuel for future spending, advanced by 0.8 percent in March. That was up from a 0.3 percent increase in February and marked the largest gain since September.
A fence is going up along the border. Good news for the Canadians: We must envy them - they have a real Republican administration now. Demography in Britain, from Tangled Web: Sorry, I'm just working on my update of the Beach Boys 1960'S classic (Fun, Fun, Fun), given the news that about 20% of British women reaching the end of their fertile life are childless, compared with 10% in the 1940s. In 2004 the UK fertility rate was 1.77 children per woman, considerably lower than the 1960s peak of 2.95 children. Suffice to say, population replacement level is 2 so we're in serious decline folks, and it's official! But hey - it's not bad news, no sirree! An ICM poll shows us that both men and women believe it is more important for women to enjoy themselves than to have children - with 64% of men and 51% of women agreeing. (This assumes having children is not enjoyable, mind you!) A majority also thinks that doing well at work and earning money count for more than bringing up children. Just 36% of women believe that people put children ahead of their career. In a sign of the way male attitudes have changed after feminism, only 32% of men think women should put children before work. Both men and women say it is more important to live comfortably than to have children. Of those surveyed, 61% thought this against just 32% who said bringing up children came ahead of material success.
Turning Point in Iraq? From CNN (H/T, HH): Meanwhile, in an attempt to reach out to insurgents, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he has been meeting with seven armed groups in hopes of agreeing a deal to include them in Iraq's political process. None of these groups include people loyal to al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to a statement issued Sunday from Talabani's office. "These groups who are holding talks with the president are those who believe in a prosperous Iraq. Their will to fight America has waned," said a spokesman in the president's office. A source close to Talabani said the meetings have been under way for some time. The groups are realizing that Americans are not their true enemy, the source said, and that they have been "fighting the wrong enemy."
Monday, May 1. 2006
 Firearm-related crime has plummeted since 1993 in the US. DOJ stats and graphs here.
Precipitants of homicides shows a steady drop in arguments/fights, but an increase in felony crime-related murders. All regions of the country have seen a drop in homicide. For all sorts of related interesting crime info, stroll thru the pages.
Protest against gringo products in Mexico. Kelo in Rivera Beach. City wants to take 30 homes for private development. More Darfur. Is there a double standard, where genocide in Darfur must be stopped by the US, but genocide by Saddam was OK? NY Sun Why can't we buy our own caskets on Amazon? TCS If money can't buy happiness, why not let the government take it all? Lee and Miller, with the help of Adam Smith, at TCS take on the notion that we should all be taxed to poverty. A quote: They regard the satisfaction of a broad range of needs as an entitlement or right, to be guaranteed by government. In effect, they would supplant the Jeffersonian formula -- the individual's right to pursue happiness -- by one that demands of the state "a right to happiness." Maybe it is in the nature of things for us to adapt to improvements in our lives, with the happiness they provide being temporary. But we would surely add to our happiness by spending more time appreciating how blessed we are compared to those of a few generations ago. A good way to begin is by considering how much the pursuit of wealth has added to the length, health, comfort, beauty, and meaning of our lives and the lives of those we love. If that doesn't make you happier, then don't expect more government spending on mass transit and recycling newspapers to do so either.
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My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy cannot find it in herself to miss Galbraith. A Noah/government joke. Not bad. GOP bloggers. A litle guy looking for a career? Kentucky now has a jockey university! Impeach Bush? Bring 'em on! The world has gone nuts. Evangelical Outpost. Elaine Pagels writes fiction? How would I know? It could be. Interesting stuff, but probably only of historical interest. "Only of historical interest"? Tom Paine. A complicated life. A summary, here. I never knew that the French almost killed him. Darfur. What do people want? It is a horror. But is it a political football, too? Do I want unilateral US involvement? I don't know. Don Sensing (of One Hand Clapping) says you cannot have a life and be a sole blogger. I think that's right. That's why we have a Farm; a plantation, really, with slave-writers. Free Speech Zones at the University of Nevada. WTH? FIRE Gays do not get married, even when they can. They just want the freedom - I can sort-of understand that. Gay Patriot. Deep thinking in Vermont, on the war in Iraq. Env. Repub. What happened to the Green Mountain Boys? This truly blew my mind. I had to have a beer after I read this one: McCain thinks "clean government" is more important than free speech. Didn't he take a vow to defend the constitution? And who ever heard of clean government anyway? Captain's Quarters. Good reasons for Jews to flee Euristan. But can they enter the US legally? Or is it only Mexicans? Gates of Vienna Reason # 127 why the UN is a joke: The New Human Rights Commission. Gateway Moslems are joining the May Day protest. Why not? It's commies, Moslems, illegals, criminals, etc. Good grief. Bird of Paradise. Hey - it's our country. We get to decide who joins. Is Bush spending more than the "liberals" did? Yes. With eight million people, ya gotta have some moonbats. From LGF: 
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