Maggie's Farm

On this day in 1940, Lieutenant Newgass, RNVR, did something extraordinary.

New bio of De Toqueville, reviewed in The Economist here.

Bunch of good mil quotes, more here. Sample:

When the pin is pulled Mr. Grenade is not our friend. — U.S. Marine Corps

It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. — U.S. Air Force Manual

What do women do almost twice as much as men? RWN. Duh.

What can Dems do with their new power? Barone. They may want to turn us into France, but not quite yet.

Carbon taxes are modern-day Papal indulgences. Crittenden.

Imams On A Plane. More on the strange Imams. Lib. Leanings. Only a moron would get on a plane with those jerks. The maneuver is this: make 'em feel too PC to ask to get off. My opinion: Get the hell off. Who cares? Would you rather be polite and dead, or rude and alive?