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If .. you must 11/14/08

If you haven't read Alaska is turning a page at the Hedgehog Report; you must.
Fascinating history as families who have long been associated with the state continue to hold sway. Palin as governor is remarkable in how she changed all that. Also do you know who the daughter of Hale Boggs is?
If you haven't read Brian's Photo Tips: On Power Shortages at Snapped Shot; you must.
Remember the emergency session of Hamas with candles when sunlight was visible through the curtains? Yes we're talking about that level of obvious.
If you haven't read Great moments in Palestinian sourcing at Media Backspin ; you must.
Did the media learn anything from the Mohammed al-Dura case?
If you haven't read Just being Marines at Lake Forest at Cheat Seeking Missiles; you must.
Great story of bravery not on the battlefield.
If you haven't read The Afghanistan Blues at JoshuaPundit; you must.
Related, see here.
If you haven't read Winners and Losers at the Glittering Eye; you must.
If you haven't read The coming mortgage class war at the Provocateur; you must.
These two cover different angles to the same theme: Why should the government bail out losers?
If you haven't read Strongest evidence that it's about the unions at Bookworm Room; you must.
Suggesting why the Democrats are pushing for an auto industry bail out.
If you haven't read So Eleanor Rigby was ... at My Right Word; you must.
Apparently she wasn't lonely.
If you haven't read Dick Morris: Of course Palin was a great pick at the Hedgehog Report; you must.
I'm not a big fan of Morris's ability to predict correctly, but here he seems to have been correct. Of course there are those who still disagree.
If you haven't read Obama's win; seven silver linings at Elie's Expositions; you must.
I still might respond, but haven't had the chance yet. Still they're fun, even if I'm not in total agreement. #2 is very similar to James Taranto's argument here.
If you haven't read The sad state of the conservative blogosphere at Solomonia; you must.
Part of this argument is what I've noted before, that "pure" bloggers are getting pushed out by professional bloggers. But perhaps all bloggers have little to do with swaying the political conversation and despite our best efforts the MSM are still what determines what's news, and bloggers (left and right) are slugging it out on the sidelines. So the question is how to get the conservative blogosphere have a greater role in setting the agenda.
If you haven't read A nifty example of Democratic fiscal management at Hot Air; you must.
The record breaking sums were not enough.
If you haven't read In the belly of the beast; no bias here at NRO's media blog; you must.
An illustration is here.
If you haven't read Status Quo: Jews lived in all quarters of the Old City at Elder of Ziyon; you must.
I know that all "sensible" arrangements for Arab-Israeli peace are predicated on Israel ceding control over parts of the Old City of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. But does history matter at all?
If you haven't read Change, well not really at Seraphic Secret; you must.
Working off of the excellent Daled Amos analysis Obama's Blueprint For 'Change' In The Middle East, Seraphic Secret suggests that maybe the Palestinians ought to demonstrate the ability to govern, before giving them responsibility to actually govern. Too sensible, no wonder he's not a diplomat.
If you haven't read Princeton's selective progressivism at Likelihood of Success; you must.
Remember when Yale turned down a $20 million endowment because the donor wanted it to fund study of Western Civilization? The New York Times praised Yale at the time,
"No self-respecting educational institution can allow an outsider -- no matter how well-meaning or generous -- to dictate its education priorities." I wonder how they feel about a prestigious college - in this case Princeton - ceding its control, not to a generous donor but to a government that seeks to stifle free inquiry? My guess is that if the Times editorializes, it will ignore the restrictions the partnership with Saudi Arabia will impose on Princeton and praise the university for being open to new ways of thinking.
If you haven't read Short Takes at Deja Vu; you must.
About Syria. America's oil. And more.
If you haven't Our low life expectation at It's almost Supernatural; you must.
The ANC is failing.
If you haven't read Farewell to the world's oldest blogger at Oyvay Blog; you must.
Even though the item's a few months old, it's interesting. And I must thank the Oyvay blogger for convincing me to do If ... you must again.