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By the Sword

2004-06-26T10:31:00.000-04:00

OK, my jag is fencing. I've loved it ever since I first picked up a blade and it's something that, try as I might, I can't give up. This Olympics we have an outstanding chance for a medal -- the first time since Peter Westbrook's bid back in the 80's. And it's in a fairly new weapon: Women's Sabre! It looks as if Mariel Zagunis -- only 19 -- from Oregon and her other teammates, Sada Jacobsen

Olympic Security

2004-06-26T10:06:00.000-04:00

Of interest: Athens Puts Games Security Ahead of NATO While it is somewhat comforting to know that the Greek government is doing all it can to avoid a repeat of Munich, I have to admit I fear it will not be enough. Security cameras and other gear that were supposed to be installed at the Village remain uninstalled and there is conjecture that such things will have to be scaled back as

Living in the past

2004-06-26T09:18:00.001-04:00

Bush's reception in Ireland is reported to be almost hostile.... Antiwar protests expected to cloud U.S.-EU summit ENNIS, Ireland President George W. Bush was set to arrive at the heavily guarded Dromoland Castle in County Clare on Friday night as the authorities braced for what were expected to be large demonstrations across Ireland against the U.S. occupation of Iraq....Widespread opposition

Living in the past

2004-06-26T09:18:00.000-04:00

The Death of Logic

2004-06-26T09:05:00.000-04:00

Frighteningly typical..... Quote of the Day II "One of the reasons he [Kenneth Starr] got away with it is because people like you only ask me the questions. You gave him a complete free ride. Any abuse they wanted to do. They indicted all these little people from Arkansas, what did you care about them, they're not famous, who cares that their life was trampled. Who cares that their children are

Hegemony, indeed

2004-05-23T12:34:00.000-04:00

For those of you who don't read the Policy Review, you don't know what you're missing. This latest issue has part two of an excellent series by John van Oudenaren on the differences between power and purpose: Unipolar versus Unilateral. The first installation of this series came a little over a year ago, with his paper on the definition of multilateralism. RTWT.

Crappy Siphon Job

2004-05-19T12:53:00.000-04:00

Guy tries to steal diesel fuel from unsuspecting RV'ers but with disastrous results. I know it's probably cruel, but..... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Four arrested in Nick Berg beheading....

2004-05-19T12:50:00.000-04:00

........except for the one that counts. Keep truckin', guys. (ViaWorldNetDaily)

A call for the end of Moral Equivalence

2004-05-19T12:47:00.000-04:00

Garry Kasparov writes today in the WSJ OpinionJournal: It is not only Al Jazeera talking about "insurgents" in Iraq, it is CNN. Many in Europe and even some in the U.S. are trying to differentiate "legitimate" terrorism from "bad" terrorism. Those who intentionally kill innocent civilians are terrorists, as are their sponsors. No political agenda should be allowed to advance through terrorist

Glurge Alert/1999 redux

2004-05-18T18:52:00.000-04:00

Oh, gawd, it's back. This evening, I opened my mailbox to find a message in there from a dear friend who had found this yecch in his box and asked what I thought (Re: MAY 19 NOT PURCHASE GAS...). So here we go again. Y'all, see Snopes. Here's the money, and it sums it all up for me: An event like a "gas out" can sometimes do some good by calling attention to a cause and sending a message.

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...

2004-05-12T13:32:00.001-04:00

At least for a bit. Sorry R/L got in the way, but that's the breaks. Thanks for being patient :)

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...

2004-05-12T13:32:00.000-04:00

At least for a bit. Sorry R/L got in the way, but that's the breaks. Thanks for being patient :)

The Great Divorce

2004-05-12T13:24:00.000-04:00

.....has yet to happen, and so much the worse for the Democrats. It's not just those of us on this side of The Pond that notice, either: It needs to be said that it did not have to be this way. The Democratic Party has behaved shamefully ever since their defeat in the 2002 midterms, and instead of offering constructive but supportive criticism of the war effort have engaged in shrill,

The Lessons of Corporate America

2004-04-13T12:41:00.000-04:00

The scary thing is, these are the improvements.............the lessons supposedly learned from the corporate business model. It ain't jus' guvmint, massah.....

This is just cool

2004-04-06T20:48:00.000-04:00

My Inner Hero - Paladin! I strive to help others, and to bring truth and harmony to the world however I can. Whether times are good or bad, you can always count on me. I'm a shoulder to cry on, a champion for the helpless, and an all around nice person. How about you? Click here to find your own inner hero.

Breakfast, anyone?

2004-04-05T16:58:00.000-04:00

How 'bout them waffles? I like to eat mine with some pork sausage and a little syrup, but hey, it's a free country.

Don't worry, shop happy...

2004-04-05T15:02:00.000-04:00

Glad I didn't go shopping this weekend.....

Kerry Vote Watch

2004-04-05T13:16:00.000-04:00

Courtesy of Viking Pundit..... 22%. "Unbelieve."

Time for some pork roa(d)st?

2004-04-05T13:06:00.000-04:00

The latest version of the Highway Bill has just passed the House and is up for veto now from the President. Rep. Sue Myrick is not pleased at all with it, though. Why? Because there's a hell of a lot being spent in concessions in the bill that have absolutely nothing to do with highways or road construction. Case in point: A series of improvements for the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Va

Swift, strong and broad reactions

2004-04-03T09:36:00.000-05:00

Yes, it's yet another lengthy dispatch fron the bridge of the USS Clueless (check out the Captain's Log from Stardate 20040401.1241). But it's accurate. In the immortal words of James Bond's "M," "A license to kill is useless unless one can set up the target."

Some people just don't get it

2004-03-31T18:52:00.000-05:00

Today's situation in Fallujah has been compared to the fiasco in Somalia. But today there's a difference: unlike the Clintonista appeasers, we're not about to pull out and leave. Via LGF, here are some additional pix. WARNING: Pictures are extremely graphic, so do not "tune in" unless you're in a mood to get seriously angry. Oorah, Marines. Go get 'em.

Caption of the Day

2004-03-31T16:31:00.000-05:00

Yah, this should about cover it.....

Jump on in! The water's fine

2004-03-30T18:58:00.000-05:00

The guys from Maybe I Think Too Much and Tempus Fugit have teamed up to give us an outstanding contest: The 2004 Election Pool. It's free, and the prizes are not too shabby either! First prize is a month of free ad slot on BlogAd's Weblog, second is a copy of Cox & Forkum's Black & White World and third is a one year subscription either to National Review or American Prospect. The contest

Any other questions?

2004-03-30T13:40:00.000-05:00

Great Britain The Phillipines Uzbekistan ...and that's just today.

No Fried Rice Here

2004-03-30T13:28:00.000-05:00

I'm feelin' another "hug the trunk" moment comin' on, y'all. In a not-so-stunning reversal of position, the Bush Administration has agreed that Condi Rice can testify under oath in front of the 9/11 Commission. I'm really looking forward to hearing what she has to say. If you want some additional interesting reading, check this out: FOX News has published a copy of Alberto Gonzales' letter

Goodbye and Good Riddance

2004-03-30T13:24:00.000-05:00

At last, Kofi Annan's giving signals that maybe, just perhaps, he's going to try and pull his head out of his ass. Two high-ranking officials have been severely reprimanded -- one demoted, the other fired outright -- and Annan's assessment of his committee's behavior is that it's "dysfunctional." Surprise, surprise.

Welcome to Pripyat

2004-03-23T20:42:00.000-05:00

This makes me glad we never built reactors on the same kind of plan.

Religion of Piece

2004-03-21T10:04:00.000-05:00

An odd apology from Al-Aqsa regarding their "mistaken" shooting of George Khoury, an Arab university student who was shot twice in the head and once in the abdomen in a drive-by shooting by the group linked to Arafat's Fatah movement: "The family remained angry, and it's their right to be angry, but we consider him one of the many martyrs that fall every day," Mr. Zubeidi said. "This is a war

Morbid Curiosities

2004-03-21T09:58:00.000-05:00

Wanna see Will's Will? The British National Archives has just made available (for a small fee, of course, of 3 pounds) scanned copies of the last wills and testaments of some of the UK's most famous figures: Napoleon, Jane Austen, Admiral Cook, Sir Francis Drake, and more. (The above link to Shakespeare's I got into free...) Check it out!

The EUroMyth

2004-03-21T09:00:00.000-05:00

"Mad is the European who thinks himself immune to terror for having opposed Saddam Hussein's overthrow," reads the byline for Andre Glucksmann's column in this Sunday's OpinionJournal. The nihilistic death cults (or, as Lutas calls them, NDC's) have proven to themselves that they can change the direction of an election by campaigning with corpses instead of ads -- at least, they have in Spain.

A little inspiration

2004-03-21T08:48:00.000-05:00

From Peggy Noonan's interview with James Caviezel earlier this week: This is a very intense time in my life. The first part of my life was a leading up to this, a preparation. You learn a lot. You shouldn't hold on to things, to neuroses. People, artists, think they have to hold on to their neuroses, their pains, or they won't be a good actor anymore or a good artist. That's the Liar. The Liar

The Most Unimportant Question

2004-03-20T09:50:00.000-05:00

There has been some debate recently regarding what could have/should have/might have happened if we had not invaded Iraq and concentrated our efforts solely on the pursuit of al-Qaeda, since the WMD issue still remains unresolved at this stage of the election game. Some maintain that our actions in Iraq are futile and without merit, that we're distracting ourselves, that we're not doing what we

Perhaps a revolutioin in the making....

2004-03-18T23:11:00.000-05:00

In Iran today: News that Iran's president conceded defeat to the hardline conservative "oversight" body, the Guardian Council, over two bills previously approved by their Parliament regarding potential reforms that would have limited the authority of unelected bodies in their government. A freaking shame; here's the money: "I withdraw the bills and declare that I have met with defeat, "

Now THIS is funny!

2004-03-18T13:33:00.000-05:00

Here's a positioning statement for ya... And btw, while you're there, give the author a little help. Syndication indeed ;)

Oil for Food indeed

2004-03-17T14:05:00.000-05:00

We're in luck! Apparently the fuss about a suspected cover-up at the UN regarding its corrupt oil-for-food program is heating up. William Safire gives us a rundown here. Warning: That links to his column in the NYT and you'll have to register to read it. Sorry! I wish I could trust the columnists at the NYT to mean this stuff and that I could tell you it's the unvarnished truth, but

I don't think they realized: France has already surrendered...

2004-03-17T11:44:00.000-05:00

Well, here we go again. Spain's new socialist leader has committed to picking up his team's toys and bringing them home, and gee whiz, what do we see next but France, the ultimate capitulator, receiving a threat of their own. Steve Denbeste writes on it here: Nations which are weak or craven increase their chances of being targeted when they appease the Islamists. The Islamists don't seem to

A Spanish Inquisition

2004-03-14T10:33:00.000-05:00

We all know by now about the vicious attacks in Spain last Thursday. Surprise: al-Qaida is now claiming responsibility for the blasts. And again, people are asking, why? It's not about oil, it's not about class or race. But what will spell doom for the Sand Sheiks is the death of Wahhabism. And that, and that alone, those bastards will fight to the last. Wahhabism provides their support: a

What's for supper, honey?

2004-03-01T21:44:00.000-05:00

More toxins than you could imagine. Anyone who plays off the fears of their would-be consumers sucks. And no, I can't embrace the $2-a-tomato crowd. Sorry.

Remember Rule 62

2004-02-28T11:41:00.000-05:00

So, which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure are you? Find out here: From Overlawyered.com

I've missed you, Peggy

2004-01-14T14:18:00.000-05:00

I like Peggy Noonan's columns, I really do; and it's been a lonely world lately since her WSJ commentaries have been on hiatus while she's publishing a new book. While I sincerely wish her well with her new work, I certainly miss the old This column was published last Thursday but it's still relevant and still excellent. For what it's worth, Ms. Noonan, I wish I could like Howard Dean -- or,

Bitter Fruit

2004-01-14T14:11:00.000-05:00

Pretty good edition of the WSJ today; some good articles, not the least of which is Lawrence Lindsey's commentary on why Paul O'Neill is wrong: ...the circumstances of his departure were regrettable. But so too was his decision to make this book, "The Price of Loyalty," the capstone of his career. The book does a grave injustice to the president, to the truth, and to Mr. O'Neill himself. What a

Stacking the Deck

2004-01-09T12:53:00.000-05:00

Funny, but true...since the Iraqi "Deck of Death" cards were so popular, NewsMax decided to come up with one of their own. The Official Deck of Weasels showcases some of the world's best "talent," from Jacques Chirac to Janeane Garofalo, along with some of the statements that helped get them on the "A-list" for this deck. hee hee hee.............

The times, they are a-changin'

2004-01-07T13:20:00.000-05:00

Today's edition of Time Online has an excellent column by Charles Krauthammer on the ways international alliances -- international balances -- are shifting lately: The neutrals may wax poetic about America's sins, but they do not hate us. The problem is not emotion, but calculation. At root, it is a matter of interests. Interests diverge. No use wailing about it. The grand alliances are dead.

Saddam's Trying Trial

2004-01-05T12:48:00.000-05:00

Today's Chicago Sun-Times has an excellent editorial (admittedly vicious, but not without reason) by Mark Steyn on why Hussein's trial need not be left to the International/Moral Relativist Set (TM). Anyone who goes goo-goo at the mention of the words ''international tribunal'' -- i.e., Clark, John Kerry, Howard Dean and the rest of the multilatte multilateralist establishment -- should look

They call it "C4" but what's the "C" for?

2004-01-03T23:20:00.000-05:00

Apparently, the UK's Mirror found out why that British Airways flight out of Dulles was delayed so long: A BA flight to Washington was cancelled at the last minute yesterday after an intelligence tip-off that a woman suicide bomber planned to blow up the plane over the US capital. It was the third day running that a major security scare had hit the afternoon Flight 223 service from Heathrow to

Excuses, excuses...

2004-01-03T22:45:00.000-05:00

Sorry, but posting's going to be light for the next few days. I'm down to the wire on a weaving project I've put together for my mom and dad and if I stop now.... Well, you know the deal. In the immortal words of Ahhhhhhhhnold, "I'll be back..."

Camp following with the Nazgul

2004-01-01T10:55:00.000-05:00

It's going to be an interesting election year, as the Dems scramble to find a running mate for Shrillary. (No, I have no illusions about it: though she won't run for Pres, I think she's absolutely interested in the VP spot and the only question now is to find out who's going to be the front man in this charade.) Dean's been getting a lot of press lately, but it's not been all that great; he's

Things that make you go "YEAH!"

2004-01-01T10:43:00.000-05:00

Bill Gates' stranglehold on source code is backfiring on him, as Israel's making the first move towards making open standards/open source tech a reality. Microsoft's refusal to budge on customizing a software package for the Israeli government led to that government's suspension of new acquisitions from the company. I'm really hoping that they can pull this one off; MS is virtually ubiquitous,

...And prayers for those who had quite a different experience...

2004-01-01T10:21:00.000-05:00

It may turn out that the intel we had regarding an attack really referred to this one at the Nabil Restaurant in Baghdad -- once a hangout for Baathist officials, now an upscale see-and-be-seen for expats and members of the New Regime. "The people who are carrying out such attacks do not discriminate about the place," (Brig. Hamid Alyasiry of the Baghdad Police Department) told The Associated

To Each His Own

2004-01-01T09:44:00.000-05:00

Well, it seems despite Rep. Christopher Shays' rumblings, most everyone had a glorious New Year -- huzzah!! As for The Lost Colony, this says it all. Happy New Year, dammit ;)

"Just a silly girl, in a silly world..."

2004-01-01T09:18:00.000-05:00

Dodd at Ipse Dixit is taking submissions for the most annoying song ever. Haven't asked yet, but would anything from "American Idol" count, I wonder?

You never can have just one

2003-12-31T12:05:00.000-05:00

Meryl Yourish was kind enough to post her homemade potato chip recipe in her blog. Frankly, I can't wait to try it. From one potato addict to another, Ms. Yourish, please accept my thanks!

A picture tells a story, don't it?

2003-12-31T10:10:00.000-05:00

Things can't get much worse for John Kerry. This picture says it all.... Thanks to Dodd at Ipse Dixit and PowerLineBlog...

And they say we should never be organized...

2003-12-29T23:55:00.000-05:00

This stunning example of asshattery is simply beyond words: Explosives are intercepted at EU agencies -- courtesy of...no less... the Informal Anarchist Federation. To quote James Bond in Goldfinger, "I suppose there is something rather formal about the barrel of a gun." What's the deal here? Though I just suppose no one could agree on when to send the packages. Ohhh, the irony.

King Angmar speaks! (sigh -- again)

2003-12-29T23:19:00.000-05:00

The latest, straight from the Lord of the Nine Riders' mouth: "If I don't win the nomination, where do you think those million and a half people, half a million on the Internet, where do you think they're going to go?" he said during a meeting with reporters. Ummmmmmm, do you really want an answer to that?

Let's You and Him Fight

2003-12-29T23:08:00.000-05:00

For those of you out there who actually give a flying fart what the Nazgul are up to, here's a classic case: Lieberman, Kerry Insist They Can Beat Bush and Dean Can't from the WashPo. Just to lend "cred" to this farce, here's an inkling of the mentality we're up against: At the Gateway diner, most voters seemed undecided about which candidate to support. Retirees Richard and Rilla Jovin of

I am powerless over my policy, and my foreign affairs have become unmanageable...

2003-12-28T13:49:00.000-05:00

Cato the Youngest has an excellent programme for rehabilitation of the French. You know, the Steps do work on everything. But the Traditions can't get short shrift here. In deference to you, Cato, here's my list: 1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NATO unity. Notice that's not EU unity. Considering the baldfaced attempts the French have made recently to

A Little to the Right...

2003-12-28T13:33:00.000-05:00

Seems there may be an increase in the number of Jewish voters ticking to the right in the upcoming 2004 election. Glad to see it. Seems to me that arguments based in "it has to be done this way because it's always been done this way" tend to fail on their own merits. At least eventually.

Boys with Toys

2003-12-28T11:01:00.000-05:00

Here we go again. Sean Hannity has been setting his new book, Deliver Us From Evil... for release in March, yet another title in a long list of "stoke your spite" releases in the last few years. RJ West at North Georgia Dogma has a bit of commentary on it, and he's right to be insulted. The NRO's Corner has a brief comment on it as well, though I'm not sure they've completely climbed out of

Where's the Beef?

2003-12-27T22:50:00.000-05:00

Apparently no longer in Sunnyside, Washington, where four hundred offspring of the lone case of BSE in the US have been quarantined and likely to be disposed of. This whole issue raises some questions. But for me, I like to begin at the beginning, so I did a little research this subject. Bear in mind that I am not any kind of biologist nor do I have any kind of medical degree; but the God of

Hodie! Christus natus est

2003-12-25T10:32:00.000-05:00

Have a very merry Christmas, all :) And may the holidays bring you and your families all good things!

The Line in the Sand -- Take 2

2003-12-23T22:06:00.000-05:00

Karen has finally found something that I feel strongly enough about to toss in my $.02. I have also read Sowell's article, Profits without honor, and also find his arguments lacking. The bulk of his topic is directly on point: Profits are not, in and of themselves, evil. As with Karen, I find his argument falls apart when he attempts to deny that there is any such thing as "obscene" profits.

The Line in the Sand

2003-12-23T21:54:00.000-05:00

Thomas Sowell is usually a pleasure to read; he's clear, he's concise, and his arguments are rarely weak. But today's column, Profits Without Honor, takes a position I cannot, in good faith, agree with. Right out of the box, let's get one thing straight: profits, in and of themselves, are not evil. Profits provide a requisite incentive for free markets and successful economies. I have no

Truly a red-letter day

2003-12-23T21:31:00.000-05:00

It can be said that progress in China, politically and economically, is usually glacial; but today's news about a proposed consitutional reform in China that would allow Chinese rights to private property is pretty heady stuff. I find it interesting that this occurred only a few years after Hong Kong reverted to Chinese possession. It is to be hoped that sooner (rather than later), Chinese

Don't Miss a Sec... Really

2003-12-22T21:56:00.000-05:00

The British are famous for two things among many: their extraordinary reticence about themselves and their toilet humor. Artist Monica Bonvicini imagined what it would be like to be able to use the bathroom during an art show opening while not missing any of the gossip and chittering, so she created a toilet whose four walls are made of one-way mirrors (so that the user can see out but others

Why Arafat's Got to Go

2003-12-22T21:39:00.000-05:00

This is an excellent rundown on why there won't be peace in Palestine until the Despot's gone: After The Roadmap by Guest Commentator Lenny Ben-David in today's National Review. Any other questions?

Entry #1 in the "WTF?" File

2003-12-22T13:20:00.000-05:00

This blows my mind. McIntyre, who was traveling with his wife and children, told authorities he forgot the blades were in his shoe... Say what?? Via Viking Pundit

The Death of Logic

2003-12-21T21:46:00.000-05:00

Thursday, December 18, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals released a ruling holding that the president, Commander in Chief, lacks the authority to detain or imprison as an unlawful combatant an individual he found to have been involved in attempting to promote and facilitate further attacks on the US. Unbelievable. It is to be hoped that this ruling goes to SCOTUS, and soon. The implications

Pride and Prejudice

2003-12-20T10:50:00.000-05:00

Bret Stephens wrote an outstanding column for the Jerusalem Post yesterday. Though it's primarily a response to Tom Friedman's earlier November 9 editorial in the NYT (no, I won't provide a link; the NYT won't give you access to this part of their archives without expenditure of your hard-earned money. OTOH, you want to pay for it, here ya go: Fishwrap Archives), Stephens makes a couple of

If you don't cut it, I will

2003-12-19T21:37:00.000-05:00

Newly-elected Governor of California Arnold Schwarzennegger declared a fiscal crisis yesterday, invoking special powers that allow him to cut his state's spending without consulting that camel of a legislature he's got first. Reputed to be first to go are some of the legion "social programs" the Left Coast is so famous for. (The story's here from the Washington Times.) There's been much

From the ashes...

2003-12-19T20:59:00.000-05:00

New plans have been unveiled for the Freedom Tower to be built on the site of the former WTC. (For those of you out there with video capability, AP has a video report on Mayor Bloomberg's unveiling of the plan at the same link.) It is to be hoped that this really gets off the ground. Not literally, of course.

Sliced, diced, smothered and covered please

2003-12-19T20:41:00.000-05:00

What a recipe for disaster: Seizure of a 40-foot dhow in the Straits of Hormuz by the USSDecatur was announced Friday by the Navy. Captured are twelve men, three of whom are believed to have connections to al Qaida, and a little less than 2 tons of hash. Who had the munchies, I wonder?

Funny you should mention it

2003-12-19T20:05:00.000-05:00

Interesting coincidence today: not only did Ariel Sharon issue his own "shit or get off the pot" ultimatum to the Palestinians, but a reminder of the fine example set by our "old friend" Moammar Gadhafi reached our ears via British PM Tony Blair's surprise late-night announcement this evening and our Mr. Bush's rather direct pragmatic on it. Note please that while Sharon's announcement came last

Comments are up and working

2003-12-19T12:45:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Haloscan, we've got a wisecracker line set up now. "Should you feel the urge to write (and God only knows why you should), write with the feeling of knowing your audience and loving them...." -- Khalil Gibran Gotta love it.

The Penultimate Timewaster

2003-12-18T23:00:00.000-05:00

Oh, but we could spend a lot of time here!! Do It Yourself State Budget Wonder how close this is to the real thing? Does it obey the rules of economics as we know them? Hmmm.....YEAH RIGHT. One problem with the game is that it doesn't allow one to expose one's antagonizers' arguments to the proverbial light of day, and that's critical to successful politicking. If the other guy's position

Jury to LBM: Nice try

2003-12-18T22:46:00.000-05:00

At last, almost a year after charges were filed against Lee Boyd Malvo (who was busy doodling throughout), the verdict is in. Insanity, my patookus. LinktoComments('<$BlogItemNumber$>') ">What's the word?

It's Thursday, it must be snowing

2003-12-18T19:55:00.000-05:00

Looks as if we've settled into last year's weather pattern again. Not that I'm complaining, so far it's been kinda fun! I taught the dogs to mush (and they love it) and it's been good to get the sled out and be a kid for a while again. I've been dreaming of a white Christmas; I musta been a good girl ;)

Michael Jackson

2003-12-18T19:49:00.000-05:00

WHO CARES??!!?? Look, it's not as if I'm unmoved by the plight of an abused kid. Far from it. But fer crissake, is this really news? I'm not linking to squat on this subject. 'Nuff said.

Transnational Transgressions

2003-12-18T19:22:00.000-05:00

I know there are as many fans of Steve DenBeste out there as there are foes. He's wordy, he's long-winded, but ya can't argue that most of the time he's en pointe. Give this a read. Here's the money shot: "Transnationalists had been trying to push the idea that international-governance/international-law/international-justice already existed as practical realities and that all nations were

F3

By the Sword

Olympic Security

Living in the past

Living in the past

The Death of Logic

Hegemony, indeed

Crappy Siphon Job

Four arrested in Nick Berg beheading....

A call for the end of Moral Equivalence

Glurge Alert/1999 redux

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...

The Great Divorce

The Lessons of Corporate America

This is just cool

Breakfast, anyone?

Don't worry, shop happy...

Kerry Vote Watch

Time for some pork roa(d)st?

Swift, strong and broad reactions

Some people just don't get it

Caption of the Day

Jump on in! The water's fine

Any other questions?

No Fried Rice Here

Goodbye and Good Riddance

Welcome to Pripyat

Religion of Piece

Morbid Curiosities

The EUroMyth

A little inspiration

The Most Unimportant Question

Perhaps a revolutioin in the making....

Now THIS is funny!

Oil for Food indeed

I don't think they realized: France has already surrendered...

A Spanish Inquisition

What's for supper, honey?

Remember Rule 62

I've missed you, Peggy

Bitter Fruit

Stacking the Deck

The times, they are a-changin'

Saddam's Trying Trial

They call it "C4" but what's the "C" for?

Excuses, excuses...

Camp following with the Nazgul

Things that make you go "YEAH!"

...And prayers for those who had quite a different experience...

To Each His Own

"Just a silly girl, in a silly world..."

You never can have just one

A picture tells a story, don't it?

And they say *we* should never be organized...

King Angmar speaks! (sigh -- again)

Let's You and Him Fight

I am powerless over my policy, and my foreign affairs have become unmanageable...

A Little to the Right...

Boys with Toys

Where's the Beef?

Hodie! Christus natus est

The Line in the Sand -- Take 2

The Line in the Sand

Truly a red-letter day

Don't Miss a Sec... Really

Why Arafat's Got to Go

Entry #1 in the "WTF?" File

The Death of Logic

Pride and Prejudice

If you don't cut it, I will

From the ashes...

Sliced, diced, smothered and covered please

Funny you should mention it

Comments are up and working

The Penultimate Timewaster

Jury to LBM: Nice try

It's Thursday, it must be snowing

Michael Jackson

Transnational Transgressions

And they say we should never be organized...