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I think Obama has done a good thing for Israel.  With his abandonment of Israel, leaving Israel hanging out in the wind on her own, even the Israeli Left has been forced to face a reality they previously denied:  Palestinians are not partners in peace.  They are a force aimed at Israel’s total destruction and [...]

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It’s fitting that today — Veterans’ Day — is the last day for donating to Project Valour-IT’s annual fundraiser. Please remember how much our men and women in the service have done for us, and do something for them. And — Go Navy!

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I always have a difficult time on Veterans’ Day, trying to figure out what to say.  Words seem very inadequate to the task of thanking those who have given so much to defend the freedoms that we often take for granted.  My mind becomes a kalaidoscopic jumble of images — sepia photos of putti clad [...]

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I saw a headline at Drudge, to the effect that there is a photo of Afghan “insurgents” with U.S. ammo.  The story, although I’m sure it’s interesting, interested me less than that word “insurgent.”  We’ve all talked about the fact that “insurgent” a word that allows a politically correct, liberal media to avoid such words [...]

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Project Valour-IT’s annual fundraiser ends tomorrow, so there’s still time to give. Remember, they give so much for us. Now it’s our turn to give back to them. And — Go Navy!

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To protest against the Healthcare Bill, instead of a 60s sit-in, Bay Area Patriots will be having a “SICK-IN” We are sick to death of being ignored; We are sick to death over what the Health Care bill will do to us and our children; We are sick to death having this govt intrude on [...]

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The Reluctant Scribe is my Dear Friend, and I am his.  I may not be blessed with faith, but I am blessed with friends.  All of which means that I can only hope that the Abou Ben Adhem approach to God works for me.

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November 10 marks the 234th birthday of the United States Marines.  The Marines themselves have produced an excellent video celebrating their own history and the brave men and women who serve: It’s fitting, somehow, that the birthday of the Marine Corps, which has given so much to our nation, falls one day ahead of Veterans’ [...]

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I don’t think the media has ever before been so blatant in its desire to divorce an evil act from its ideological origins, but this isn’t the first time we’ve seen that game played out.  More than two years ago, a short lived comedy show on Fox used the occasion of an abortive bombing in [...]

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An eyewitness heard those words — Allahu Akbar — come out of the killer’s mouth.  Private Joe Foster, though, is still ready to do his job, as he did at the time of the shooting, and that despite a bullet strike on his femur. UPDATE:  You must — MUST — check out Mudville Gazette to [...]

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Last week, I think we had something of a first at the Watcher’s Council:  a six-way tie for second place.  Wow!  What this means is that we all submitted such uniformly good posts we were unable to decide anything but that the winner, The Glittering Eye, did a fantastic job.  Anyway, here’s the whole list.  [...]

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If through some magical alchemy I could get some of my favorite authors to write into being the man in my next life (I’m planning on being reincarnated), the authors, in chronological order, would be:  Jane Austen, Dorothy Sayers, Georgette Heyer, Neville Shute and Linda Howard.  Do any of you have writers who create characters [...]

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My liberal friend is a headline reader.  That’s why we had a ridiculous conversation in which he wondered about the Fort Hood shooter’s motives.  To the reader who scans, headlines that say “motives a mystery” trump even those articles that add, under the headline, little facts such as Muslim death cries (“Allahu Akbar!”), radical mosques, [...]

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Please enjoy Randall Hoven’s simple little quiz, comparing the truth behind Bush and Obama stereotypes.

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These are a matched set, and you must read them, one after the other: Janet Napolitano, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, having thought long and hard, decides that the real victims of the Fort Hood massacre are  . . . wait for it . . . Muslims. On the flip side, Cassandra, at Villainous Company, [...]

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The Daily Mail has the data to prove what we all knew:  a political party that shifts the tax burden to less than 50% of the population, while leaving more than half the population dependent on government largesse, wins in perpetuity (or until the country implodes, whichever comes first).

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It’s Sunday and there’s nothing I can do to change yesterday’s vote at this moment.  I need to relax. Jennifer Rubin is also sanguine, bless her heart. UPDATE:  The Anchoress urges us to be not afraid, even in the shadow of the jackboot.

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With the House of Representatives having gone insane, it seemed like an appropriate time for a song about hitting rock bottom: Please feel free to make your comments about the bill here.  I probably won’t be blogging tomorrow until later in the day, Pacific time.

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Maybe she got those Dems to vote yes because she assured them that, at the end of the day, the Senate will vote no.  Or, maybe, we’re screwed: The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic [...]

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We live in different universes: Liberal:  They still don’t know why he shot all those soldiers. Me:  Of course they do. Liberal:  What are you talking  about? Me:  Come on.  They know it has to do with his . . . . Liberal (interrupting):  Are you saying that he’s a sleeper cell? Me:  No.  I’m saying [...]

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They give so much for us. Now it’s our turn to give back to them. And — Go Navy!

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Insane people reflect the obsessions of their times.  In the old days, insane people heard messages from the Devil.  In the post-nuclear age, they were in contact with Martians.  And nowadays, if their Muslim, Islam gives the impetus to their urges.  Indeed, Islam is an all-purpose blank check for bad behavior.  As my cousin, the [...]

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If you’re not happy with what’s lined up this weekend (and beyond), for $4.00, the Center for American Responsiblity has a massive blast fax program that you can use to make your voice be heard.

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There is a lot of talk about whether, looking ahead to the 2010 elections, we’re looking at 1980, or 1994, or 1932 or some other American political year that I can’t even think of right now.  I actually think we’re looking at a different year altogether:  1989.  As you may recall, 1989 was a big [...]

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It’s very simple, according to some British Muslims.   You can be a soldier in your nation’s military as long as your military isn’t fighting against Muslims.  However, if your military is fighting against Muslims, your military has become the enemy, and you should use your resources and abilities to kill your fellow troops.  Have you [...]

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