Soccer Dad

Submitted 02/20/08

Watcher's Council nominations are up.
WWRD? - Rhymes With Right asks that Republicans follow Ronald Reagan's example and support the Republican nominee this year rather than running the risk of having a Democrat in the White House for the next four years.
Re-Wiring the Problem - Done With Mirrors neatly disposes of an argument alleging that honor killings are no different from domestic violence in the West, as each are representative of man's injustice to woman.
Le Figaro on the Upcoming American Presidential Election - The Glittering Eye analyzes Le Figaro's analysis of the American election. I found the discussion about the costs of the election quite fascinating.
Iraqi Political Progress Leaves Few Places For The Left To Move The Target - Wolf Howling shows how the Left "...hears what [it] wants to hear and disregards the rest" regarding Iraq using the NYT, Sen. Reid and Rep. Pelosi as milestone markers.
When a Man Stops Believing in God... - Big Lizards looks at the Archbishop of Canterbury's suggestion that Britain adopt Sharia courts and the many (non-religious) fallacies he accepts to reach his conclusion.
Why You Should Roll Your Eyes and Laugh at Democrats Who "Want Every Vote Counted" - The Colossus of Rhodey points out that with the refusal to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida and the super-delegates the Democrats lose any right to lecture us on the finer points of "one man one vote." For related reading, check out the New Republic from Nov 2000 for an article "Overtime" by Ryan Lizza in which he asserts confidently that VP Gore would win the election by virtue of the fact that they had better election lawyers. The triumphant tone of the article is very telling.
On The Mountaintop With Obama - Cheat Seeking Missiles compares Sen. Obama's speeches to those of a very effective preacher, but warns that that is the wrong paradigm for a politician. A preacher is working to save our souls, but the government often pursues policies that ignore our souls.
Muslims and the Right Not To Be Offended - Joshuapundit very effectively starts with the picture of cartoon depicting the idea that Jews control the world and doesn't start protesting as he wonders about the response many Muslims have to ideas that offend them. He figures at some point those Muslims who get violent when their sensibilities are offended will go too far and find that even the very (or overly) tolerant West has limits.
Dumb Question - Bookworm Room is inspired by a movie to wonder what the source of anti-American agitation was during the Viet Nam war and why did it start.
The Disastrous D.C. School System - The Education Wonks looks at the DC school system's record and makes the point that the amount spent per pupil does not necessarily correlate with success.
Make Washington's Birthday a National Holiday Again - Right Wing Nut House dramatically brings a largely unknown moment in American history to life to prove that George Washington was America's "indispensable man" and thus deserving of his own holiday.
Anti-Terror Fantasies - In which I question the veracity of a fantastic tale in the Times of London that claims to tell the real story of the killing of Imad Mughniyeh.

My non-council nominee was the Terror Finance Blog's U.S. rewarding Palestinian terrorism.

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