Maggie's Farm

Boortz lights into "polls" --nothing you don't already know, but a real solid 'refresh'. Thanks for the link--

Anti-Americanism, as a real phenom, just might be way oversold--by the usual culprits, the media reds. I know it's just anecdotal, but travelers I talk to to--reporting from all points on the compass--just don't see it. Of course, they're on trips to destinations, and not lolling in the danger zones.

Mistakes?

Damn right he made mistakes. They're easy to chronicle. But how do Bush's mistakes compare to the Democrat Party plan to demonize George Bush? What do you think had a greater affect on the situation in the Middle East --- the mistakes Bush made in the pursuit of a better way of life for the citizens of Iraq, or the Democrat's determination to sabotage Bush's efforts?

From where do you think the Islamic fascists have received their most encouragement? From the tactical mistakes made by George Bush, or from the weakness in the American spirit that has been fostered by the whining Democrats?

(from the Boortz piece)

And what about Home Depot? Whose gonna save ME from going in there for a flashlite battery and coming out with enough junk to rebuild Levitown?

You can't ever really have enough duct tape. I didn't really need that "Taj Majal-in-a-box" kit, tho.

Re CIA & women in work force, I pass on without prejudice this emailed report:

The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews, and testing were done, there were 3 finalists: Two men and a woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a revolver.

"We must know that you will
follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances. Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill her!"

The man said, "You can't be serious, I could never shoot my wife."

The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take your
wife and go home."

Then the second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes. The man came out with tears in his eyes, "I tried, but I can't kill my wife."

The agent said, "You don't have what
it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions,
to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.

After a few minutes, all was quiet.

The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow.

"This gun is loaded with blanks" she said. "I had to beat him to death
with the chair."

right, that Sippican is a helluva prose stylist, fer sher--he comments a lot at Ann Althouse, and is a savage destructor of loopy lefty erased heads.

That reminds me--FEMA has released an advisory on early symptom of Bird Flu: victim develops urge to crap on windshield.

Well, you may be a robot-tool of Madison Avenue, but, damn, you have pretty eyes and nice cutlery!