Soccer Dad

Submitted 04/16/08

This week's Watcher Council nominations have been submitted.

Bull*! - Done With Mirrors takes issue with Allah - or at least with the use of the term to mean God generically.

The Candidates on the Economy: Taxes The Glittering Eye introduces us to the tax plans of the three remaining major candidates. This is an enlightening exercise as it is free from partisanship and judges each candidate on the merits of his/her proposals without checking to see if it fits a certain ideology.

Does America Need a New Enemy? One Brit Thinks So... - Hillbilly White Trash expertly fisks one John Laughland. Laughland claims to be a conservative but the evidence shows that he has lurched significantly to the Left making his critique of the Bush administration somewhat less than convincing.

The MSM -- Mis-educating the Masses - Bookworm Room shows how the media abets politicians who smear toothpaste on the couch. (Well, not really. She shows how the MSM covers for their favored candidates and causes - like global warming, see Cheat Seeking Missiles below. The toothpaste is a metaphor.) The one thing I disagree with is Sen. McCain's take on Sen. Obama's elitism. The "bitter" comment was important. It changed the tone of the remarks from sympathy to condescension. That's a point I make in my entry this week, see below.

Further Proof That the Western P.C. Left Is Akin to the Societies They Admire -The Colossus of Rhodey
observes the degree that PC thought police emulate totalitarian regimes.

Warmie Psychic: Global Headache Coming! - Cheat Seeking Missiles rants about the one track mind of global warming evangelists. It is a lot easier to make your case when you ignore the reality that escapes your predictions.

Bedtime For Bonzo? The Clinton Eclipse - Joshuapundit mercilessly anticipates the end of Clinton line. I don't know if we've seen the BITTER end yet, though.

Censorchimps: The Mandarin Subspecies - The Education Wonks write about (more) repression in China and lists many particulars in the indictment of that regime.

The Next Moves In An Existential Chess Match - Wolf Howling considers American options versus Iran by seamlessly weaving together disparate sources (and yes he linked to me! thanks) to illustrate the situation and the choices.

Wright's Eulogy For Black Fascist Parishioner - Rhymes With Right recalls an incident from the life of a recently deceased judge who was eulogized by Rev. Wright. Seems that the judge had some rather extreme tendencies.

Elitism and the Elitist Elites Who Think They're the Elite - Right Wing Nut House contrasts the elitism of modern day liberals with that of our founding fathers (as well as modern day bloggers) and finds modern liberal elitism to be about control. I don't think that he gives our founding fathers enough credit. No matter how elitist they were, they did create a system that has survived - largely intact - for more than 200 years.

Painting? - I wrote about the tendency of the MSM to portray Sen. Obama's opponents as twisting his words. Actually his words were quite revealing (and damaging) by themselves, his opponents just emphasized that revelation.

My non-council nomination this week is Carter: "I've Been Meeting With Hamas Leaders For Years", by Daled Amos, in which he examines who's bought Carter's loyalty as well as the ex-President's rank hypocrisy.

Read, Enjoy. Be Informed.

watcher's council.