Bookworm Room

Sorry for the blog silence. It’s been a busy day, although in a nice way. I got a delightful haircut, swam with my children, and have had a reasonable amount of paying work. I’ll post the Watcher’s Council results, but you can also consider this an open thread.

Winning Council Submissions

First place with 2 1/3 points! – Wolf Howling - Iran 6/16 – The Fire Still Burning
Second place with 1 2/3 points – Bookworm Room - Obama’s belief in the power of his own rhetoric
Third place with 1 1/3 point – Soccer Dad - The campaign’s the thing
Fourth place with 1 point – (T*) – Right Truth - When the unbelievable becomes true
Fourth place with 1 point – (T*) – Mere Rhetoric - Liberal Foreign Policy Experts: This Ahmadinejad Reelection Was Just So Unpredictable!
Fifth place with 2/3 point – (T*) – Joshuapundit - Iran ‘Election’ Update
Fifth place with 2/3 point – (T*) – The Glittering Eye - Dammit They Did What I Said
Sixth place with 1/3 point – Rhymes With Right - Obama Should Fire Panetta For Cheney Smear — But Supports Him Instead

Winning Non-Council Submissions

First place with 2 points! – Michelle Malkin - Obama’s AmeriCrooks and cronies scandal
Second place with 1 1/3 points – (T*) – Christopher Hitchens - Don’t Call It An Election In Iran
Second place with 1 1/3 points – (T*) – The Hashmonean - Coup D’etat: The Revolutionary Guards In Control of Iran Had Nothing to Fear From Obama Biden (Link Update I)
Third place with 1 point – (T*) – MidEastAnalysis.com - What Happened in Iran?
Third place with 1 point – (T*) – The New Republic - Narrative Dissonance
Third place with 1 point – (T*) – Wall Street Journal - What If Israel Strikes Iran?
Fourth place with 2/3 point – (T*) – The Last Crusade - CNN, FOX NEWS TURN BLIND EYE TO UPRISING IN IRAN
Fourth place with 2/3 point – (T*) – Legal Insurrection / Hot Air Greenroom - What About The Right Not To Wear Head Covering
Fifth place with 1/3 point – (T*) – Liberty Chick - ACORN Part III
Fifth place with 1/3 point – (T*) – NewsBusters - Schultz: I ‘Absolutely’ Believe Cheney Wants Americans To Die