Bookworm on Dec 02 2009 | Filed under: Climate change
I don’t find Stewart at all amusing — but I love the fact that, through his leaden efforts, a generation that relies on him for the news is being told that they’ve been force-fed Kool-Aid.
Bookworm on Dec 02 2009 | Filed under: Afghanistan, Anti-war, Barack Obama
Despite giving the generals almost 75% fewer troops than the 80,000 they really wanted (and even significantly less than the 40,000 they sort of wanted), and despite telling the Taliban and Al Qaeda exactly when the field is theirs, and despite dwelling morbidly on death in front of the men and women at West Point [...]
Bookworm on Dec 02 2009 | Filed under: Military
Not that we didn’t know it before, but we’ve been getting a rash of statements lately that make it clear that liberals don’t understand the military. When Bush was Commander in Chief, the troops were maniacal killers or politically useful body counts. Now that Obama is Commander in Chief, the rhetoric has shifted so that [...]
Bookworm on Dec 02 2009 | Filed under: Muslim violence, Political correctness
Pierre LeGrand’s Pink Flamingo Bar has a disturbing post. In it, he reprints part of a message from someone who claims to have been on a recent flight that was disrupted by a large group of obviously Muslim men aggressively flouting airplane safety rules. As you may recall, in the wake of 9/11, Anne Jacobson [...]
Bookworm on Dec 01 2009 | Filed under: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Pakistan
As I write this, Obama hasn’t spoken yet, but he has released excerpts from his speech. These are my first thoughts on his words: “The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and [...]
Bookworm on Dec 01 2009 | Filed under: Climate change, Education
Laer Pearce, who blogs at the wonderful Cheat-Seeking Missiles, is on temporary hiatus right now as he works on a big writing project (which I can’t wait to read when it’s completed). Meanwhile, he sends me interesting emails, including the following, which I publish with his blessing: Director of East Anglia climate unit steps aside - December [...]
Bookworm on Dec 01 2009 | Filed under: Islam
I’ve come to the conclusion that there are two types of control freaks in this world: those who prize self-control and those who try to control others. I fall in the former category. I often fall short of the mark, but I consider myself a self-improvement work in progress. I may drive myself crazy, but [...]
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