“ONCE UPON A TIME, in a Red State not far away, lived a man who refused to admit that BUSH LIED!      “And so it came as no surprise when, as a just universe demands, this blinkered wingnut was struck by lightning on one of his afternoon jaunts to bend the handlebars on the neighborhood children’s bicycles and awoke to find himself in Hell—red and blistered as Maureen Dowd’s ass after

I’ve written a bit about the loose political coalition that formed to keep George Bush in office in 2004, a coalition that included libertarians like Steve Green and Glenn Reynolds who found a certain wisdom in the idea of a exporting a strong national defense to fight international terrorism.  But what I haven’t noted much is the increasing tendency of certain anti-war libertarians to try to tear down their pro-war

I had the opportunity to have a few drinks with a visiting Matt Heidt (formerly of Froggy Ruminations) last evening, who was in from California on business.  One of the topics we spent a good deal of time discussing is how the US might (and should) handle growing Iranian nuclear threat.  Neither of us found any of the options particularly promising—premising our conversation on the shared assertion that, even though

me: “Uh, mom?  Did you leave Grandpa’s door unlocked again?  Because unless we’ve started keeping matzah in the tool shed, I think the old fella just wandered outside and ate a piece of particle board covered in whitefish salad and sliced onion.” me:  me:  “…Right.  I’ll go see if I can find his pants.”

This is an old story, and I’ve probably written on it before, but it bears repeating.  From Defense Tech: Here’s the situation: the U.S. Army is short on bullets. And only two companies can supply ‘em. One’s in East Alton, Illinois. The other’s in Israel. That’s a problem, American lawmakers say. The Army, back in December, inked a $70 million deal with Israel Military Industries Ltd. for small-caliber ammunition. But

Please tune in today to “Hoist the Black Flag” on Rightalk. The show begins at 4:05 pm EST, 1:05 pacific. Today’s guest is Michelle Malkin, one of the blogosphere’s most candid and divisive figures.  Which is why I love her so much, even when we disagree on certain social issues. Oh.  And sadly, I STILL don’t have the broadcast equipment, so I’ll be doing the show from a telephone.  Again. 

Finally, a fulfilling follow-up to a story about an academic who presumed she must destroy the First Amendment in order to save it.  From the AP: A college professor has been put on leave and will retire at the end of the semester after admitting she told students to destroy an anti-abortion display on campus. Sally Jacobsen, a professor in the literature and language department at Northern Kentucky University, will

Featuring Mr Potato head.  Me, I’d have used my Ann Coulter action figure and some kitten photos— but that would have opened me up to charges of being derivative.  So I’m glad I took a pass.

After all, why should Hamas have all the fun? Can’t a country to whom the US provides $2 billion in aid yearly have a favorable opinion of blowing up Israelis, too?  From the Jerusalem Post: An Egyptian state-controlled newspaper praised Monday’s suicide attack in Tel Aviv, which killed nine people and wounded dozens, calling it an act of sacrifice and martyrdom. Egypt has always taken pains to condemn the violence