Archive for: June 2008

Be afraid - be VERY afraid! The California Air Resources Board (appointed, avg. salary $120k/yr) is going to be in charge of some of the “most stringent” Kyoto Boondoggles the world has ever seen, thanks to our brain-dead pander-fest of …

In his first “Provocateurism” post Jeff provided the following quote from Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism:

Meanwhile, conservative religious and political dogma — under relentless attack from the left — may be the single greatest bulwark against eugenic schemes. Who rejects …

Some of us who enjoyed Jeff’s recent series of Provocateurism posts, which used Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism as a springboard for discussion and general mayhem,  have decided to continue debating, using other books.  The first book we have …

Insightful comments .

But we’re used to those…

“To be running against a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, and to be reaching into the Christian community as wisely and knowledgeably as (Obama) is — understanding their terms and their values — is just remarkable.”
Watch for nuancey hopeful changiness.
This month, the …

My first thoughts, yesterday, after the congratulatory phone calls and celebratory uncorkings of virtual champagne bottles was, “This will cost John McCain the election.”

Because, you see, there are those (myself included) who believe John …

SECURITY

Multinational Force

Surge Troops Stabilized Iraq, Chairman Tells Troops

Source: American Forces Press Service

FORT LEWIS, Wash., June 19, 2008 — The U.S. military’s top officer told about 1,000 soldiers gathered at Ft. Lewis on 18 June that they set the stage for positive security gains in Iraq as part of last year’s troop surge efforts. “You left Iraq this time in much better shape than when you showed up,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told the soldiers at an “all-hands” meeting. The 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, part of the surge deployed last year, returned from Iraq in May. Many others from Fort Lewis have returned in the past six months.

Last Surge Brigade to Return After Successful 13-Month Deployment

Source: American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2008 — The last of the five Army brigades to deploy with the “troop surge” in Iraq will return in July after a 13-month deployment, during which soldiers detained more than 800 terrorist suspects and helped foster Iraqi self-governance. The 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team has operated in the Arab Jabour area of southeastern Baghdad, where the number of attacks plummeted from about 30 a week when they arrived in May 2007 to about one a week now.

Iraqi, Coalition Soldiers Light Up Baghdad Neighborhood

Source: American Forces Press Service

BAGHDAD, June 23, 2008 — Army Capt. Adam Levitt, from the 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, along with civilian advisor and translator Darryl Steadman and about 10 Iraqi soldiers started a project designed to deter militant and extremist activity, improve public safety and security, and ease the burdens on the growing Iraqi infrastructure. Street lights are being installed — solar-powered street lights, to be precise. They began to install the first four of 100 solar-powered street lights June 19. Since the lights are solar-powered, they do not place any burden on the Iraqi electrical grid. The lights also have other benefits. Areas of little or no visibility around the road lend themselves to bomb emplacement, Steadman said. The lights also will benefit Iraqi soldiers who work at nearby tactical check points and entry control points.

The Democrats are feverishly preparing for their national convention in Denver, which is set to begin August 25th. Today’s Wall Street Journal unveils some of the rather peculiar preparations and arrangements that are underway. It’s a veritable cornucopia …

Here.

I won’t even excerpt from it, because it must be read in its entirety. The only thing that I would add to the examples cited in the essay is New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis’ support for …

Voters in the 3d Congressional District in Utah gave Chris Cannon his walking papers last night.

The morning radio news delivered the pronouncement that the Utah voters wanted a “more conservative” representative.

That’s not quite accurate.

We want a conservative representative who gets …