Return to Samarra: Imminent Victory in Iraq

Vets for Freedom (VFF) revisit former battle stations in Iraq . . . and find victory is at hand.  Not good news for the defeatists and news media.

Dead Wrong

Barack Obama would be well-served in rejecting Joe Biden's risky scheme for dismembering Iraq into three parts.

Absurdistan Weekend Update #10: Liberals Likely Looking to Lose

More Bob Stapler.

Joe Lieberman is the new Zell Miller

Whatever role Joe Lieberman plays in John McCain’s bid for the White House, conservatives and Republicans should be glad that he is on our side.

Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq and the Left

For Christopher Hitchens, the Left has degenerated into a self-interested faction, no longer interested in the poor of all color (and sexual persuasion), and absorbed by spokespersons of diversity who seek to advance middle class constituencies of color (or sexual preference). A review of Christopher Hitchens and His Critics.

Is the Presidency above Obama’s Pay Grade?

Obama never shrank from making policy or pronouncements regarding abortion, nor did he take the logical, compassionate and humane default position, which is to say that since I don’t know whether this being is human, I’ll err on the side of caution.

American Papists

It seems that Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden might finally drive good priests and bishops to publicly deny them the Holy Eucharist.

Will Denver Archbishop finally enforce Canon 915?

For some U.S. bishops to deny and other U.S. bishops to not deny Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a source of disunity and confusion for the entire universal Church and a grave scandal against the faithful worldwide.

Obama/Biden: Escalating the War on Fathers and Families

What does Barack Obama’s selection of Senator Biden portend for his future appointments and the future of the American family?

A Case for McCain – Palin

Palin's picture appears next to one of Margaret Thatcher with the heading:  “Our Iron Lady of the North Will End The Culture of Corruption in Washington DC.”

Duly Noted

Courses in terrorism might lead to pacifism. Accepting Jihad or being a racist. Sanctions should not anger the aggressor. The dangers of overreaction and underreacting. Atrocities pay. Are we in a process of strategic re-alignment? Fact and fiction: are only the rich getting richer?

Absurdistan Weekend Update #9: From Big-Foot to Flat-footed

More from Bob Stapler.

Thomas Paine and the Values of 1776

Paine's ideology was the antithesis of the ethos that produced our Constitution.

The New Seven Dirty Words

The New Seven Dirty Words that must be avoided to engage in proper dialogue in the 21st century.

The Nugacity of Obama

Obama might move oceans but America wants a President on stands on solid ground.

Moscow Update

It is natural to think all that was oppressive in Russia under the Soviet Union was an expression only of communism, and that its modes of thinking would be swept away without it.  But, what if that is only partly true and a good deal of what we perceive as behaviors ascribable to an ideology [...]

All-American Otherness

Why in the world would a candidate for the presidency need to be sold as an American?

What’s So Great About Dinesh D’Souza? An Interview

Dinesh D’Souza on atheism, his debate with Christopher Hitchens, and his book What’s So Great About Christianity.

Has the Left Become Completely Deranged?

The vast majority of people on the Left have gone completely nuts in the way they think and act about contemporary political matters.

Return of the Bear

During the Soviet period official KGB policy was that the USSR had three primary enemies.  They were the USA, NATO, and China.  After the USSR dissolved the official policy of the SVR was that that Russia had three enemies.  The enemies were the USA, NATO, and China.  The more things changed, the more they stayed [...]

Analysis of the Rick Warren Presidential Forum: Passion and Conviction Versus Monotone Smooth-talker

McCain may have finally redeemed himself among the evangelical right. While it was clear in his facial expressions that Pastor Rick Warren preferred Obama over McCain, McCain easily outperformed Obama in his responses to issues evangelicals care about.

Duly Noted

The old Russia is back. The Ossetes and the Abkhaz are saved: who will now save them from Russia? Order in the Caucasus not by kicking butt but by crushing skulls. Excuses regarding sanctions: we are prepared do anything to be able to do nothing. A brilliant insight: some terrorist trainees might become Quakers. The Dictator's [...]

Has Mugabe Triumphed Again?

It is certain that the only power-sharing agreement Mugabe will sign onto is one that will guarantee he is President for Life.

Absurdistan Weekend Update #8: Liberals Heroically Waging the War of Whine

The world according to Bob Stapler.

Buchanan On Churchill: The Axeman Cometh

Patrick Buchanan has penned a book attacking the leadership of British leader Winston Churchill and accusing the Allies in World War II of reprehensible morality in the same league with the Nazis.







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