Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself… XVIII
Bullwinkle Blog makes a great point. I have nothing to add.
Bush Is Wrong About The Democrats.
Posted by: Bullwinkle in General on September 1, 2006 at 5:45 amIn Latest Push, Bush Cites Risk in Quitting Iraq
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 31 � President Bush said Thursday that withdrawing now from Iraq would leave Americans at risk of terrorist attacks “in the streets of our own cities,” and he cast the struggle against Islamic extremists as the costly but necessary successor to the battles of the last century against Nazism and Communism.
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The speech, the first of five addresses on national security Mr. Bush plans to deliver between now and Sept. 19, was part of an orchestrated White House offensive to buttress public support for the Iraq war and portray Democrats as less capable of protecting the country, a theme that has proved effective for Republicans in the past two elections.Even as Mr. Bush spoke, a series of explosions ripped through Baghdad, providing more images of a sort that he acknowledged have been “sometimes unsettling” to the public.
Democrats aren�t less capable of defending the US, just less willing. It�s all a matter of priorities and the only identifiable priority the Dems seem to have is to regain power. The end result of that happening would have them taking charge of the same military, same weapons, same infrastructure and same resources. That would leave them with the same capabilities we currently have to fight terrorism. The problem is that they won�t do it. [emphasis mine]
This isn’t an argument about what to do in Iraq; if it was that, the Democrats would be able to figure out what their plan was, and articulate it to the rest of us. No, it’s an argument about what should be of concern to everybody. Love the war or hate it, while it’s going on, it’s a little tough to get worked up about the issue of fleecing thirty-something apartment rats to pay for free Viagara for rich old people with summer homes.
It doesn’t matter what your political party is…people understand, down to the marrow in their bones, when dirty little men roam the planet wanting to blow us up, whatever nanny-state entitlement programs we have inextricably entangled into our constitutional government, is purely a moot issue. It’s something to be pondered when danger has passed…or, when we choose to remain ignorant of it. Democrats don’t want to retreat from the War on Terror, necessarily. What they want, is for us to simply stop talking about it, so the fecal-sandwich bake sale can start up again.
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