This will be brief - I slept most of the week. Or at least it seems that way.

World Wide Web
For fans of the conservative/Christian mag 'World' - check out their blog. Looks pretty good.

'Under God'

"The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase "one nation, under God" can stay in the Pledge Allegiance to the Flag. The ruling, however, did not break new ground in clarifying issues of church and state. It hinged on a technicality."

Bunch of wimps. We have too many politicians and not enough statesman. You know, statesmen - the people who actually believe in something and don't think that it's wrong to believe in something. People who aren't afraid to fight for what they believe in because what they believe in is bigger than their political career, bigger than public opinion, bigger than power, bigger than money, bigger than life itself. Where are those people?

You know why 'under God' should remain in the pledge. Because a free country can't exist without God. This country didn't start with out the aid of the Almighty God and it will not survive apart from it. Without God all men aren't created equal. Without God there are no unalienable rights. Without God you don't matter. Your value comes from one place - the fact that God 'thinks on you'. You take out under God, you have no country. You have no value.

When someone tries to convince you that they can teach morality, freedom, personal property rights, or any other morality without God - they're wrong. Simple as that. It can't be done.

You want a country without God? Then you don't want freedom. You don't want America. Move to France.

No Connection
There's no link between Al-Qaida and Iraq. Whatever. Either they can't read that well, or they don't have a problem blatantly misrepresenting the truth. Probably both.

It was said that there was a connection between Al-Qaida and Iraq. It was not said that Iraq was involved with September 11th.

If I do some work with the mob, just on the side, but I'm not a part of one their operations - what does that make me. Yup, still involved with the mob. Still bad. This ain't that hard.

Of course (even with my google obsession) I can't find this line. Unless it's:

"We have examined the allegation that Atta met with an Iraqi intelligence officer in Prague on April 9. Based on the evidence available—including investigation by Czech and U.S. authorities plus detainee reporting—we do not believe that such a meeting occurred."

If that's that line - this is laughable. And pathetic.

More Stupidly
Come on, when Hezbollah endorses your movie - that's a bad thing Mike. No really, it is.

Killing in Iraq
I think Al-Qaida misunderstands us. I don't think hearing about another murder of an American contractor by terrorist will evoke the response they're looking for. It might work in Spain, it won't work here.

There is a difference between the prevailing european mindset and the American mindset.

They see the cost and say they must leave. We see the evil and say it must be defeated.