A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Fuzzybear Lioness writes Soldier Ride “On July 29 I had the privilege of attending the closing events for the cross-country bicycling trip sponsored by Soldier Ride at San Clemente Beach in California. Soldier Ride sponsors adaptive cycling events for wounded military personnel, especially amputees. They conduct clinics and short rides to help recovering wounded, as well as longer rides for those further along in their healing. The amputees ride regular or special reclining cycles, depending on their needs. Participants report that it is an empowering experience, and that it's very motivational for their recovery. They also said that the events held in each major city they passed through on the cross-country trip helped them realize they were loved and appreciated.” (read more)
Dafydd writes Democratic Defenestration: the Ever Shrinking Democratic ‘Big Tent’ “In a rage that independent candidate and incrumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman (80%) is doing so well in the election against the man who defeated him in the primary, Ned Lamont, some senior Democrats now openly talk about stripping Lieberman of his rank and committee assignments, should he beat the other fellow:” (read more)
Uncle Jimbo writing at Blackfive writes Judge decides she will run the war not W “Timing for this is absolutely Rovian. Just after the Brits use even more aggressive techniques than our government to stop a 9/11 redux, our own privacy-obsessed ACLUers find a judge who doesn’t think stopping these things is important, or at least important enough for us to listen in on the bad guys as they communicate with their co-conspirators. I think we may finally have the showdown over this we should have long ago.” (read more)
Captain Ed writes NSA Decision: Lots Of Emotion, Little Reasoning “The ruling yesterday to forbid the President to continue his warrantless surveillance of international communications involving one party within the US seems likely to find resistance in the appellate court, not so much for its conclusion but for its emotional and mostly weightless reasoning. The Washington Post notes that legal scholars found themselves underwhelmed by the legal justifications of Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, and after reading the decision myself a couple of times, I'm glad to see that my reaction matched theirs:” (read more)
Eugene Volokh writes Lower Court Opinions Are Briefs to Higher Courts “If you're a judge, your first responsibility is of course to reach the conclusion that you think is legally right, and to explain it using those arguments that you think are most sound. But once you have that figured out, presumably you'd want to maximize your chances of being affirmed — since by hypothesis your approach is the correct one, and you'd like to see it kept rather than being overruled. And that must be doubly so when you not only think the result you reached is right, but are passionate about it.” (read more)
Andi writes Keeping an Eye on CodePINK “Thirteen months ago, I read a report that astonished me. The report claimed that anti-war protesters were protesting outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I doubted the source of the report so, being that I live close to Walter Reed, I decided to drive out one Friday night and have a look. As it turned out, my doubt was misplaced. Since that night, I've kept my eye on CodePINK, and others like them. I've been up close and personal with some of these people, and I can tell you - it's an ugly, ugly site.” (read more)
Major P writing at OPFOR writes Lebanon and the Non-Decision “The nonsensical cease-fire in Lebanon is dragging on, prolonging the agony of all the peoples involved and forestalling a badly needed decision. For those of you out there who favor the paper exercise and its concomitant multi-national farce, I would say, stop being fooled, it has no substance. Where, then, do matters stand?” (read more)
Patterico writes Yesterday’s Court Decision Proves the NSA Disclosures Harmed National Security “After the New York Times told us about the NSA’s secret surveillance program, leftists confidently told us that the disclosure could not possibly have harmed our national security. As we learned yesterday, that’s not what the people who have been talking to the terrorists say.” (read more)
Wretchard of The Belmont Club writes The Usual Suspects “What's remarkable about Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel Laureate Tom Schelling, and Hassan Nasrallah is that they probably agree with Keyser Soze, the legendary fictional villain of The Usual Suspects on one subject. Part boogeyman and part urban legend, Soze was a near-metaphysical example of implacable retribution. Soze's presence exists entirely offscreen until the final scene, but his legend is created in an early bit of movie dialogue.” (read more)
John Bambenek writing at Stop the ACLU writes Federal Court Rules Protecting America is Unconstitutional “The ACLU has convinced a federal judge that monitoring overseas communications of terrorists is against the constitution. Despite the fact the preamble lists defending the nation as an acceptable federal government function, the ACLU and US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor said that the risk “innocent” communications could be intercepted far outweighed the risk of Al Qaeda attacking the United States. Despite programs such as ECHELON, CARNIVORE, and others that existed happily (albeit controversially) under the Clinton Administration, the possibility that George Bush might actually defend the country is a threat the Constitution cannot bear.” (read more)
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