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Here are a couple reports filled with good news from Iraq. In this one the reporter states that some Marines prefer to patrol without body armor (although they are not yet allowed to). That is an indication of how safe...

Profiles in Character

I read with great interest Jon Schaff's post below about John McCain and character in politics, and have a few of my own observations about character, politics, and John McCain. In politics, character counts. Politicians and opinion leaders today don't...

Every picture tells a story?

A Stirring Iraq Photo You Won’t See on the Cover of Newsweek Described by Michael Yon who has released it for free dissemination for a limited time use: A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers from ?Chosen? Company 2-12 Cavalry to the church, where I videotaped as Muslims and Christians worked and rejoiced at the reopening [...]

Cory Responds

Mr. Heidelberger (it's like I'm one of his students!) responds to yesterday's post on teacher pay. I don't have time to respond in full, but for now let me just say that our differences are clearly about rhetoric and tactics...

Funeral Picketing and Free Speech

The Phelpsians, God bless 'em, are a Baptist church consisting of about seventy-five stout souls. From Fox: The group believes that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. They say they are entitled...

Why should we be surprised?

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

McCain For President

David Brooks writes a powerful column (free subscription required) on the character of John McCain. Here's just the intro: About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the...

What's New with the Blogs

Second Amendment on the line

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

A One-Year Old Bomb in Pakistan

CAIR appeals to Conyers

Stop before you gripe

South Dakota Blogs

Well, There Goes Christmas

Be thankful for our Christian Nation

The lying left on taxes

No politics in this post...

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

Sci-Fi TV: Heroes and Torchwood

Things are going well.....

Clinton: No to Licenses for Illegals

A challenge from Stan's employee

SDP Jazz Note: NPR Jazz and Blues

Governor Rounds a globalist

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Lauck's Book Reviewed by The Hill

Change is coming....

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

Why they are mad

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