I am, I admit, a paleocapitalist and (mostly a) paleoconservative. That said, I do not think oil company executives - or any other corporate executives - should have to defend their company’s profits, unless illegally gained. For that reason, this meddling strikes me as ridiculous. Lest we forget, oil is among the most volatile and [...]

Lawrence Harrison has a great essay out on The End of Multiculturalism, in which he argues that multiculturalism is, ironically, both the root of the George W. Bush administration’s foreign policy difficulties and the causes of major crises here at home. Give it a read.

A new report indicates that maybe they were all smoke and no fire. Interrogator: Invasion Surprised Saddam, Tells 60 Minutes Former Dictator Bragged About Eluding Capture - CBS News

Lou Dobbs has a new whine, titled “Not so smart when it comes to the Middle East.” You don’t really have to read it; basically, Americans are blundering, isolationist idiots, and the current war is all our fault for not subsidizing Lebanon (a.k.a., Western Syria) as heavily as Israel. Enjoy the read, if you can.

I think it’s safe to say that Western democracies and the rest of the world are often not even on the same page, when it comes to the bounds of reasonable dialogue. This is proof of my point.
To see the Muhammed cartoons that sparked this insanity, visit Michelle Malkin’s page (English-captioned images here). See also [...]

Terrorists today detonated bombs at three Western hotels in Amman, Jordan. Details here. This is disturbing; it seems the horror and stupidity of suicide bombing, once unleashed on the world, can never be rebottled. It’s also personally disturbing; I’ve been to two of the three hotels.

From PhonyKerry.com
Part VI is available. Read the whole series here.

From PhonyKerry.com
WizBang has an excellent piece on the successes and failures of the Bush Doctrine, particularly as it applies to Iraq. Read Part I and Part II (Part III coming tomorrow). Note that the author is anonymous, though his points are valid and draw from public knowledge.
You may also wish to read the speech President [...]

I’ve been so busy, I’ve had no time to update this, the past few days. I’ve got major web design projects going on, both at Crusade and at Topsail, and I’m just really looking to keep up.
Thought of the day: freedom is a beautiful thing.

Two stories that need to be shared with the world:
My parents were talking to some folks at a truck stop on their trip to Nashville this weekend and met a guy whose wife hit a deer with her car. Nothing unusual about that - except that she backed over it.
Secondly, apparently my sister once went [...]