dogs rule!

I saw a great link to this story on transterrestrial.com on how dogs might have actually domesticated people! Almost as good was the following comment:

"It sickens me how the pro-feline propaganda clouds the issue. Dogs serve loyally and can serve in far more roles than the fickle, insincere cat. If you want a dog to help you herd sheep, get a collie. If you want an intelligent pet that's good with kids, get a spaniel or a retriever. If you want a good ratter, get a terrier. If you want a lapwarmer, get a poodle or chihuahua. An animal that will guard your stuff? A bulldog or rottweiller.

If you want an animal that will leech off you, get a cat."

So true!

the Surge is succeeding

It looks like the much maligned surge of troop forces in Iraq is meeting with a lot of success. Check out this piece on the American Thinker web site. A pretty key quote as to why the Iraqis are rejecting Al Queda is the following:

"The Jihadis broke (and more than likely never knew) the cardinal rule of insurgency warfare, that of being a good guest. As Mao put it, "The revolutionary must be as a fish among the water of the peasantry." The Jihadis have been lampreys to the Iraqi people. Proselytizing, forcing adaptation of their reactionary creed, engaging in torture, kidnapping, and looting. Arabic culture is one in which open dealings, personal loyalty, and honor are at a premium. Violate any of them, and there is no way back. The Jihadis violated them all. The towns and cities of Iraq are no longer sanctuaries."

WWPD (What would Patton do)?

I heard this on the Mark Levin show... Awesome! Too bad Patton isn't still around. I bet this wouldn't be too far off the mark from what he would say.

Opportunity in peril

Mars is in the midst of a dust storm and it is worse over the Meridiani Planum site where the Opportunity rover is located than at Gusev Crater where the Spirit rover is located. So this is really bad news for the rovers and especially for Opportunity. The atmospheric opacity is so high that very little solar energy is reaching the rover's solar panels and without that energy, the rovers won't be able to keep going. We are all holding our breath hoping for the weather to improve. At this point all we can do is hope and pray for that to happen.

Good piece by Victor Hanson on the Bizarro world of Middle East politics

Victor Davis Hanson has a good opinion piece here on the upside-down politics in the Middle East and why western liberals are so willing to give a pass to thugs and criminals such as Hamas.