Arriving Somewhere

Mark N. Katz writes a nice short article in the Washington Times about Putin’s motivations to continue the conflict in Chechnya.
Analysis: Putin’s self-defeating policy
Moscow’s failure to quell the Chechen insurgency has humiliated the Russian armed forces… But after promising to pacify Chechnya, such a withdrawal could cause grave damage to Putin politically… In short, [...]

Sunday was the first gathering of Worship in the Spirit of Justice. It was great to see so many come out to support our neighbors in Sudan.
The next gathering will be at the Capitol Reflecting pool and the target will be Congress.
Chris Kirk has some humbling thoughts on the subject…
I don’t want to be [...]

Unbelievable!
From David Gilmour on Pink Floyd’s website:
Like most people I want to do everything I can to persuade the G8 leaders to make huge commitments to the relief of poverty and increased aid to the third world. It’s crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Any squabbles [...]

Being located near the nation’s capitol provides the opportunity to participate in events that may not be available – or at least as noticeable – elsewhere. Sometimes something comes along that is so important that I feel obligated to participate, like it’s my responsible to get involved.
While there are other cities around the nation [...]

I could go on for days about how the drivers around Washington are a special blend of dumb and aggressive. Sometimes I have to wonder how many drivers actually have a license – excluding those with diplomat plates, of course.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years worth of [...]

Just a quick reminder that Dream Theater’s new album Octavarium was released today. Go pick up your copy!

In a 6-3 decision this morning, the Supreme Court ruled that federal authorities may prosecute those who use “medical marijuana” despite ten States having laws that allow it.
San Francisco Gate:Supreme Court outlaws use of marijuana for medical reasons
I don’t have much time to comment right now… but I find this upsetting. Regardless of whether [...]

The past few months I have been relatively quiet about anything policital. Well, I just read Ben Stein’s article about “Deep Throat” and just have to quote some of this.
Can anyone even remember now what Nixon did that was so terrible? He ended the war in Vietnam, brought home the [...]

This is funny. I’m no iPod user myself… could this be the high-tech version of having someone pull up along side you in their car, with their windows down and stereo blasting so loud you can’t hear your own?
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Armor Gedden is a fantastic blog written by a tank platoon commander over in Iraq. His writing is great and he tells the story from a soldier’s point of view. There had been a break in posts after he left Iraq, but now he’s posting again and I encourage everyone to check out [...]