A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Victor Davis Hanson writes Messy Democracy Still the Best Course “The Palestinian prime minister, Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh, is shocked. He claims that without his government's knowledge, the until-now unknown terrorist group Holy Jihad Brigades kidnapped two Western journalists (who have since been released) in Gaza. Have Haniyeh and Hamas forgotten their own terrorist habits? When they were out of power, Hamas ‘militants’ kidnapped and bombed without permission from the Palestinian Authority. That irony of wanting it both ways recalls the ancient historian Thucydides' warning not ‘to annul those common laws of humanity to which all trust for their own hope of deliverance should they ever be overtaken by calamity; forgetting that in their own hour of need they will look for them in vain.’” (read more)
Kobayashi Maru writes Naming The Enemy: The Denial of Self Preservation “Despite the sturm und drang in the world, I haven't gotten truly outraged about much of anything in awhile. Some concentrated prayer time early last month helped with that. It's hard to put into words how centering it can be to eliminate all distractions and really apply one's energies in that direction for more than a cursory few minutes here and there. You could almost have called me Mr. Serenity ... until yesterday afternoon ... An impending conflict with the forces of evil that had seemed safely abstract to write about suddenly became all too immediate when I heard this news about an event just a few miles from my home.” (read more)
Ian at Hot Air writes Video: Olbermann’s “special” attack on Bush, calls himself “patriotic” “Edward R. Murrow wannabe Keith Olbermann did another one of his rating-boosting “special comment” attacks on the Bush administration tonight. This time, he slams “Mr.” Bush: One must wonder why Keith likes to refer to himself as patriotic, when no one is questioning his patriotism. Guilty conscience?” (read more)
William Teach of Pirate’s Cove writes Sneezy Hates Liberals: Will They Now Renounce Iran? “We all know that the Liberals have taken a shine to Iran and their American hostage taken president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (just call him Sneezy). Partly because of their virulent anti-American attitudes, partly because of their irrational Bush hatred, and partly because they root for terrorists. But, will this change their minds?” (read more)
Jim Bartimus of Old War Dogs writes America's Fifth Column “The term "Fifth Column" has been attributed to many, including Spanish Civil War leader National General Mola and Leon Trotsky. Whether describing Mola's national supporters in the city of Madrid, or the Russian Fifth Army, The "Fifth Column" has been generally defined as a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group to which it is expected to be loyal, such as a nation. This term applies to a lot of the people that make up current day society and politics in America. The "hate your own country" and "tear it down" crowd are out in full force these days and doing everything they can to set this nation back by a couple hundred years. This is an insidious thing that lurks in the shadow of government and in the form of political correctness with affirmative action for those that do the most damage.” (read more)
Captain Ed writes Even The Gray Lady Has Run Out Of Patience “The unmasking of Richard Armitage as the source for the leak of Valerie Plame's identity has brought about a hail of recriminations on independent prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Most people now understand the entire exercise as a waste of time and an example of prosecutorial malfeasance, given that the culprit confessed on the fifth day of a three-year investigation. Now even the New York Times editorial board -- which has some responsibility for stirring up the political firestorm that resulted in Fitzgerald's appointment -- says that the time has come for Fitzgerald to either show his cards or fold:” (read more)
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