An interesting (alternately distressing and heartening, as I read them) set of polls from World Public Opinion.org regarding the Iraq campaign, the analysis of a few I think it essential should be pointed out to the American public.  From “Comparing Americans and Iraqis”: […] How Things Are Going in Iraq Americans … have a more negative outlook overall on the current situation in Iraq than most Iraqis themselves. Americans largely

From the March 20 WS “Scrapbook”, “Profumo After the Affair”: The Scrapbook is feeling especially decrepit at the moment, having just learned of the death of John Profumo at 91. Profumo, as readers of a certain age will recall, was the British secretary of state for war who carried on an affair with a winsome young woman named Christine Keeler who, as it turned out, was spending quality time with

Okay, settle down.  It’s from the New York Sun.  And while these folks aren’t Moonies, I’m not sure as an organization they have the right “diversity” to be taken seriously as a news outlet.  But what the hell. Let’s take a look anyway: A former Democratic senator and 9/11 commissioner says a recently declassified Iraqi account of a 1995 meeting between Osama bin Laden and a senior Iraqi envoy presents

     “Well, sure, I know Jesus would want us to picket outside the abortion clinic, honey.  But it’s such a nice day and all, I’m sure he’d also want us to grill out and enjoy some Miller Genuine Drafts.  “Tell you what:  we’ll compromise.  You go load the dead fetus placards into the car, and I’ll go find the Habatchi and some sterno—and fill up the cooler with cheesedogs and a

Earlier today, I wrote this: On the charges of plagiarism, I’ll accept Ben’s explanation—whatever it is—because I also found him to be quite a forthright gentleman, which means that I expect he will admit to any wrongdoing. And now he has, as I’d hoped he would, once he had time to consider his actions.  Here is the text of his post, courtesy Red State: “Contrition” I want to apologize to

—Forget it.  When the trolls arrived in force earlier this week, the little fella gathered up a few of his firearms, built a blind in the front yard, strapped on his Kevlar and night vision scope, and began lying in wait for any suspicious looking interlopers. Last time I checked?—he’d already gone through 34 Slim Jims, a bottle of Beam (with a 2 Liter of Diet Coke), a couple bags

[update:  See new post here] Details at the Post Blog. Having met Ben last month, I can report that I found him to be a very bright, very articulate, very glib young man.  He is also a very gifted writer.  On the charges of plagiarism, I’ll accept Ben’s explanation—whatever it is—because I also found him to be quite a forthright gentleman, which means that I expect he will admit to

One of the leftwing blogosphere’s favorite attacks on me is that I see anti-semitism everywhere, from my bowl of borscht to my hat cornedbeef sandwich.  This isn’t true, I don’t think—I call anti-semitism only when I see it, and I always provide the author’s own words when I make the claim, which probably hasn’t happened more than a dozen times on this site—but it’s yet another rhetorical ploy to try

Time to include Laura Ingraham in the ranks of those Bush Kultists suggesting that an imbalanced presentation of the war in Iraq has had quantifiable effects, from driving public opinion at home to dampering the morale of our soldiers abroad.  And Ingraham isn’t the only one.  From USATODAY: As they begin a fourth year covering the war in Iraq, journalists there face increasing threats to their safety and increasing criticism

Geez.  You ask one guy Not to finger your dog’s ass, And all hell breaks loose…!