Soccer Dad

Submitted 08/22/2007

This week's submissions are in at the Watcher of Weasels.

In Iyad Allawi's Stump Speech The Glittering Eye casts a cynical eye toward the former Iraqi Prime Minister. Perhaps he's angling toward another term, but surely he doesn't expect Washington to install him regardless of how poorly Maliki performs. During his term in office, Daniel Pipes wrote rather approvingly of his approach to governing.

The Colossus of Rhodey.Hube takes issue with A Misguided College Senior, who wishes for a conversation on race that involves only those who agree with him.

Done With Mirrors looks St. Nietzsche and contemplates the importance of religion for civil society. He includes a wonderful story about Thomas Jefferson.

‘Okie’ on the Lam provides thoughts On Science, Fashion & Being PC. He uses an example in a different discipline to show that those who dare to dissent on science that is important to the lords of PC, face, not welcome to scientific inquiry, but attacks on their integrity.

Horrific Nineveh Bombing Shows Counterinsurgency Working is Big Lizards' look at the facts behind the worst terror attack in post Saddam Iraq. It shows that the insurgents are being pushed away from the center of the country and are now not as able to sow mistrust among the Shi'ites and Sunnis.

Bookworm Room's Papa Giuliani considers the possibility that a candidate's (lack of) success in marriage may not necessarily demonstrate if he has the capability to lead the country.

Looking at his home state's politics Rhymes With Right contributes Noriega Rips Cornyn For Representing Texans The Way They Vote. Sen Cornyn's opponent may argue that the Senator doesn't represent the views of most Texans, but election returns say otherwise.

Joshuapundit questions an author's decision to endorse Hillary Clinton in Christians and Democrats: An Open letter To Anne Rice. Since Anne Rice made an issue of her religion in endorsing Sen. Clinton, JoshuaPundit argues effectively that Democrats generally don't support policies that are consistent with Christian values (as he understands them).

The Education Wonks criticizes the Secretary of Education in The Spellings Report: Margaret Heads South!. He supposes that Spellings is pretty far removed from actual schooling.

Cheat Seeking Missiles takes aim at God's Warriors? He criticizes a CNN special hosted by Mrs. Jamie Rubin about religious fanatics but as he points out

So yes, like an abortion clinic bomber, they were warriors on behalf of their religion -- but as the only example given, there terror is a mere shadow of a wisp, compared to al-Qaeda.

In Is the United States an Imperialist Power and Does It Matter?, Right Wing Nut House gives imperialism a good name.

My own contribution this week was The Economic War On Terror, in which I look at the administration's reasonable plan to isolate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps financially.

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