Soccer Dad

Submitted 10/31/2007

Council nominations are in

The Artificial Honkey - Done With Mirrors criticizes about those purposely mis-label others in order to score political points. He reminds us, at the end, the degree to which this practice has been codified.

Comparisons Are Odious - The Glittering Eye criticizes Russian President Putin's comparison of a planned U.S. built missile defense with the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.

American Schools Avoid Responsibility At Levels Both Large and Small - Bookworm Room reacts (negatively) to a document from her children's school and uses it as a launching point to complain about zero tolerance policies adopted at schools that seem to abdications, not assertions, of authority.

Of Stonewalling and Blackwater - Cheat Seeking Missiles has advice for dealing with an adversarial media: come clean about your dirt. If you don't, a reporter with an ax with grind you quite thoroughly.

A Matter of Death - Rhymes With Right discusses what happens to principle when it hits close to home. In this case it has to do with a church's objection to the death penalty and how its congregants feel about its application when the victims were their own.

Mucking About With Mukasey - Big Lizards doubts that the sacrifice of AG Gonzales has bought conservatives anything in terms of goodwill from the Democrats, especially now that the Democrats have made clear exactly what the cost of confirmation of a successor will be.

Why Hate Crimes Are a Joke Part 5783, and Why the University of Delaware Digs 'em - The Colossus of Rhodey observes that there are now re-education camps in his state - namely the college dormitories of the University of Delaware. He also observes how the social science behind this political correctness pervades other segments of society.

When Kids Grow Up Too Fast: The Maine Story - The Education Wonks notes that when parents don't parent, the schools will be all to eager to usurp their responsibility.

Syria's Assad Caught With His Hands in the Nuclear Cookie Jar - Joshuapundit gives more background about the nuclear alliance between Syria and North Korea. He wonders if anyone in the administration has learned from past experience about coddling Israel's enemies.

The Race to Politicize Tragedy - Right Wing Nut House laments the descent of public discourse and how neither side could wait for the fires to cool before seeking blame.

The Iraq War -- Coming To a Theater Near You - ‘Okie’ on the Lam contemplates the negative portrayal of America and its soldiers in the new batch of movies and longs for a time when the goal was to portray people as people not as props in political drama.

And finally there's Apologists in which I show that the unfounded belief that a Palestinian state would bring stability underlies and undermines efforts to bring peace to the region.

Read, Enjoy. Be Informed.

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