Sopranos. I can't watch - haven't caught up with the season yet. Disgusting people, but great television. Don't tell me what happens, but I'll probably hear somewhere anyway.
Peggy Noonan on The Greatness of the Sopranos.
Napoleon's battle sword at auction.
Want a simpler way of life? Go for it, but leave me alone.
Carnival of the Insanities. Always fun
Cool facts about ants.
Yo ho ho. Pirates and governance. Prof. B
Cockburn slams Gore. Blue Crab
Boy Scouts in Iraq. Surber
Rick Moran: "I like Paris Hilton."
Pelosi sleaze. Why are Dems always so obsessed with money?
From Gates of Vienna:
When reality clashes with dreams, is it then really the role and responsibility of the press to try to disguise reality? If so, I think the dream is becoming a nightmare, when unrealistic dreams are being forced upon us.
Sanity from Vaclav Klaus. Melanie Phillips (h/t, Tim Blair)
And more insanity from Sen. Russ Feingold. Were we mean to Germans during WW2? Damn right we were.