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Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Stabbed In The Back

Mahmoud Abbas should not be surprised; when you deal with assassins, you will get burned:
Accusing the Islamic militant group Hamas of backtracking, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Saturday that his efforts to set up a national unity government that is acceptable to the West are “back to zero.”
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas […]

No Comments » - Posted in Israel, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

The Iowa Poll: Clinton Viewed Unfavorably By 49%

Hillary’s presidential campaign seems to be in real danger of running out of steam, and that’s bad news for Democrats, as, if the primaries were held today, the number one candidate would appear to be the not-ready-for-prime-time (and horrible campaigner) John Edwards:
Today’s Iowa Poll of the 2008 race for president in the Hawkeye state ought […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, John Kerry, Bill Frist, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

CIA Director, Top Saudi Officials Deny Bin Laden Death Rumor

It’s looking like the sorry SOB may still be polluting the atmosphere with his breath after all:
General Michael Hayden, Director of the CIA, walked into the celebration of Saudi Arabia’s national day in Washington D.C. and was immediately posed with the question of the day. “Is it true?” Hayden was asked by a Time reporter. […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Just Watched United 93…

…for the second time (once at the theater and now on DVD), and I must say my initial impression stands: this is the finest creative work (as opposed to straight documentary) that 9/11 has yet inspired. Of course, in the wake of Path to 9/11, I noted with interest the disclaimer at the end, explaining […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

I’m Going Out On A Limb Here…

…and I’m giving the game to my Red Raiders, who are up 59-0 in the 4th quarter over Southeastern Louisiana. Thus, they become the most overrated 3-1 squad in the country, as they played very poorly against their only real competition in a loss to TCU.
I’m happy about the big win; it was much needed. […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Wag The Dog’s Finger

The MinuteMan makes an excellent point (no surprise there); if Bill Clinton was so all-fired-up about getting Osama, why was it hidden from David Halberstam? What the hell am I talking about? Read about it here…

No Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

The Horror, The Horror

I’m going to show you a link - but first, a most serious warning:
What you’re about to read will make you woozy; you will experience faintness, and an odd sensation that life is no longer worth living. You may feel tightness in the chest and numbness in the extremities.
You can expect to experience a marked decrease […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Quote Of The Day

Sorry, no hyperlink:
This…is what Chomsky’s excercise in independent thinking and scholarly rigor comes down to: a vulgar, lockstep Marxism according to which every American action is determined by a predatory economic appetite and the drive for global dominance; an affinity for third-world “revolutionary” regimes that control the press, repress inquiry, and brutalize those who express […]

No Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Osama Dead?

It’s in very, very poor taste to play God and wish for the death of another individual, but I’m only human, and sin or not, for this individual, I do most fervently wish it so. However, the report is not confirmed. Obviously, more on this if warranted…
UPDATE: 11:13 a.m.: This certainly sounds promising:
Fugitive Al Qaeda […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Howard Dean’s Exciting New Plan!

Boy, oh, boy, Howard Dean is in the WSJ today, and he’s got an exciting new plan (#312 for the Democrats this electoral cycle). I can’t wait, so let’s jump in:
We need a Democratic Congress to fight the war on terror — and to end the war on America’s families…
Zzzzzzzzz….oh, ahem, excuse me. Sorry folks, […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Donkeys by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Chomsky and Chavez: A Mutual Admiration Society

You can feel the love blooming in the air:
Mr. Chávez, while addressing world leaders at the United Nations, flagged “Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance,” which Mr. Chomsky published in 2003, as a must-read. Mr. Chomsky said he was glad that Mr. Chávez liked his book, but he would not describe himself as […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Foreign Affairs, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Idiot Wind…Blowin’ Every Time You Move Your Jaw…

This dedication goes out to Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, who is really having a bad couple of weeks, what with his anti-Semite campaign against George Allen, and now his incredibly self-serving, preposterous inability to say one good thing about his own President, even when said President is under attack by the thuggish buffoon Hugo Chavez:
I just […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Foreign Affairs, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

The WSJ On The Neutered UN

Where is the will of the international community to get the Israeli prisoners back? I don’t see them, do you? Wasn’t that a condition of the ceasefire? And is Hamas Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon?
Of course not, and no serious person thought any of the above would happen, because everyone - EVERYONE - knows the […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Well, THAT Didn’t Take Long

The Palestinians, by way of their chosen leaders Hamas, have already torpedoed another chance for peace in mere hours:
Palestinian militant group Hamas has said it will not join a planned national unity government if recognising Israel is a condition.
It follows a speech by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in which he said the government would […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Remove The Log From Thine Own Eye

The brouhaha over George Allen’s newly discovered Jewish roots has clarified one thing: progressives really, really, really don’t much care for Virginians:
What do the liberal allies of Jim Webb think of Virginians?

“the racist crowd” (Kos)
“the bubba vote” (Kos)
“Virginia. Eeewww.” (MaxSpeak)
“He may have been concerned that Jewish roots wouldn’t play well in […]

15 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, George Allen, Republican Candidates by Mark

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Breakthrough, Or Same Ol’, Same Ol’?

Those of us who hope for a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been burned so many times that it’s well-nigh impossible to get our hopes up again, but if it should come to fruition, this would be pretty significant:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the planned national […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Israel, Radical Islam / GWOT, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

The Bush Bounce: Yes, This Time, It’s Real

That doesn’t mean it’s lasting, mind you, but as yet another poll puts Bush’s approval rating in the mid-40s, it’s no longer possible to ignore the trend. This time, it’s the Bloomberg/L.A. Times poll:
President Bush’s approval rating has reached its highest level since January, helping to boost the Republican Party’s image across a range of […]

8 Comments » - Posted in 2006 News, POTUS, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

A Defense Of The President From An Unlikely Source

Kudos to Charles Rangel (there’s a phrase I never thought I’d use):
“You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted to Americans, whether they voted for him or not. I just want to make it […]

6 Comments » - Posted in POTUS, Foreign Affairs, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Rosett: Move The UN To Tehran

Claudia Rosett on the visit of Ahmadinejad:
If the Thais had to have a coup, they couldn’t have picked a better time for it — upstaging for a moment Tuesday’s all-Ahmadinejad all-the-time media coverage of the UN General Assembly.
But only for a moment. Ahmadinejad came to New York to strut the world stage, and last […]

No Comments » - Posted in Iran, Radical Islam / GWOT, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Do We Have A Coherent Iranian Strategy?

If we do, I’m just not seeing it:
With Iran still resisting a freeze on its nuclear activities, the United States and five partners have decided to set yet another deadline in hopes that Iran will finally agree to terms paving the way for substantive talks on its nuclear program.
Under the plan, reached by Secretary of […]