Kinda slow today. I’m going to probably go and see Grindhouse at a matinée tomorrow. In the meantime, not much to write about here.
How about some proof that Monty Python were right about rabbits and their ’sharp pointy fangs’? Would you like to see a rabbit kick a snake’s ass?
Sure you would.
John Lewis writes “No Substitute for Victory“, a devastating critique of the neo-Pollyanna-ism popular in today’s America, where opinion of Islamic Fascism is often governed by Political Correctness and empty-headed multiculturalism.
Lewis offers the most intelligent, concise argument I’ve read yet for the repudiation of the Bush administration’s weak application of force against freedom’s enemies in favor of a true, overwhelming attack against the world’s foremost proponent of Islamic Fascism, the state of Iran.
An excerpt:
Our acceptance of pragmatism, the policy of short-range trial and error that rejects principles on principle—and altruism, the morality of self-sacrifice—left no other result possible.
The reason for this failure is that every one of the ideas we used to evaluate our options is wrong. In every case, the opposite of today’s “conventional wisdom†is true.
- A strong offense does not create new enemies; it defeats existing foes. Were this not so, we would be fighting German and Japanese suicide bombers today, while North Korea—undefeated by America—would be peaceful, prosperous, and free.
- Poverty is not the “root cause†of wars. If it were, poor Mexicans would be attacking America, not begging for jobs at Wal-Mart.
- Democracy is not a route to freedom—not for the Greeks who voted to kill Socrates, nor for the Romans who acclaimed Caesar, nor for the Germans who elected Hitler.
- A culture of slavery and suicide is not equal to a culture of freedom and prosperity—not for those who value life.
- The world is not a flux of contradictions, in which principles do not work. If it were, gravity would not hold, vaccinations would not work, and one would not have a right to one’s life.
- Being moral does not mean sacrificing for others. It means accepting the American principle of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessâ€â€”and living for one’s own sake.
History is clear: All-out force against fanatical killers is both practical and moral. It led us to our two most important foreign policy successes—the defeats of Germany and Japan in 1945—and to the permanent peace with those nations that we take for granted today. Such a course was practical and moral then, and it is practical and moral now—an affirmation, and a defense, of life and civilization.
I loved this article so much, I recommend all my readers check out the full version here:
If you can’t read it now, bookmark it for later. Forward it to your friends with your strongest endorsement and encouragement to read it themselves. I believe this speech is so important that all Americans should read it.
Been listening to this song for a couple of weeks now since I first heard it on someone’s Myspace page. I don’t know who Will Young is. Evidently, from the pictures I’m finding on the web, he must be a past winner of the British version of American Idol (”Pop Idol”).
Anyway, Will Young, whoever you are, I like your song.
As always, my policy is that if anyone would like a download link for this song, just make a Comment below and ask - I’ll hook you up with a link in a comment-reply of my own (check back with this article).
Download links are automatically embedded in my RSS feeds.
Well here it is: another day that will live in infamy. It’s finally April 2, 2007, and I can mark the passing of yet another year. Today is the big 3-9, which means it’s exactly one year until the official Worst and Most Depressing Day of My Entire Life. Next year at this time, I’m sure I will be despondent beyond words, as I hit the worst milestone I think anyone my age can hit: 40.
It is fitting, as I sit here in the office staring at my laptop for the umpteenth time, that it is yet another gray overcast day in northeast Pennsylvania. It is cold and miserable, like so many other days and so many other birthdays in Pennsylvania have been.
I contemplate what I must do to earn money and how I can get my life turned around again. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been daydreaming about sailboats again and getting back on the water. I even watched this auction on eBay. Simply because it was a 38-foot Irwin Center Cockpit (great cruising boat!). If fixed up, what a beautiful boat this would be.
Anyway, I’m still inching along on fumes, with barely enough money to cover this month’s bills. I know I ought be making preparations to put the car up for sale, but it still needs some minor work. The only way I’m going to free up any capital is by selling the Spyder. What a sad day.
Oh well, that’s enough birthday cheer and cake for you guys! Hippy-hooray for me!
UPDATE: A few hours later, the sun came up and the temp went up to 73. Hooray! I’m out to take a drive…
