Soccer Dad: Submitted 12/18/08

December 18, 2008

Submitted 12/18/08

This week's Watcher's Council submissions are UP!

The Irony of Me, Barack Obama,Regulations, and Loan Modifications - The Provocateur examines how allowing loan modifications will likely cause even more havoc in the mortgage market and how the regulation imposed by the government will likely have a negative effect of the industry.
Sense At Daily Kos? - Rhymes With Right gives a Kos contributor credit for identifying what was wrong with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's case to the Illinois Supreme Court to subvert the state's constitution. The case was tossed. (via memeorandum)
Selfish is as selfish does - Bookworm Room investigates whether her children's generation is more selfish than her own. It's something that we often wonder about. For some reason the post reminded me of these lines from Pleasant Valley Sunday

Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just dont understand

Actually the Monkees song is claiming that it's the parents who are spoiled!
Newsweak Shills For Same Sex Marriage - In It's Religion Section! - Joshuapundit exposes the intellectual dishonesty and hypocrisy demonstrated by Newsweek's religion writer when she argues that the Bible does not oppose gay marriage.
Bush's Automaker Bailout - The Razor shows what's wrong with the bailout of the Big 3 automakers and why it differs from the bank bailout, which, even though he opposes, at least had some merit.
How dumb was this? - The Colossus of Rhodey tells of a teacher who did something stupid to give her students an appreciation of history. Though the teacher should have showed better judgment, the reaction, he feels, is overblown.
Dubai's Lobbyist As Climate Czar? - Cheat-Seeking Missiles wonders how Carol Browner can promote the use of less energy, when she's been in the employ of an oil producing nation.
The Ministry of Silly Suggestions - The Glittering Eye heaps scorn upon Nicholas Kristof of the NYT. Does it make a difference why?
Death With Dignity - Right Truth takes a position that goes against my religious beliefs,
Obama: Since We All Know That Engagement With Iran Won't Work, How About A US Nuclear Umbrella For Israel? - Mere Rhetoric demonstates why President-elect Obama's declaration is problematic for Israel.
Falk - moonbattery a feature not a bug - I wrote about how Richard Falk a Special Rapporteur for the UN is not only anti-Israel, which is a requirement for his job, but also a 9/11 truther.

On the non-council side, I submitted Some points worth making by Treppenwitz that argues that demanding that Israel accept a two-state solution does nothing to create peace in the Middle East.

Colossus of Rhodey submitted Meryl's Euphemism of the year: Suicide bombings are "Violent, politically motivated attacks", another example of the linguistic gymnastics the media uses to obfuscate terror.

The Gilttering Eye submitted To the man who threw his shoes at President Bush and missed, by Pundita, a short but pointed rebuke directed at the Iraqi shoe thrower who's "bravery" was made possible by the war he claims offended him.

The Watcher submitted Wizbang's We're Mad As Hell, And We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore!, an argument for term limits.

In other Watcher's council news, The Glittering Eye is engaged in a debate over American involvement in the Middle East. Here are a few related arguments.

JoshuaPundit has now taken over editorship of Webloggin' from the Watcher.

Read. Enjoy. Be informed.

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