I'm trying to figure something out, and am having an extremely difficult time. It's about the Democrats in Congress, and neither choice is very good, although one is a hell of a lot better than the other. They are either so stupid and ignorant that they honestly don't understand the consequences of their vote; or so evil, selfish, and heartless ( Read more... )

So Easter was good, I guess. Went to the Easter Vigil at church because my dad was being confirmed. Whatever. Spending three and a half hours at Shrine is not my idea of fun, but it's family. And I'd never been to the vigil, which was quite interesting actually. Today was the party at my aunt's house, saw all the relatives as usual. Good food, good ( Read more... )

Update: Captain's Quarters has much more, and via Austin Bay is this gem from Giuliani:

As Giuliani noted: “What I don’t get is the nonbinding resolution. I don’t get that. In the business world, two weeks spent on a nonbinding resolution would be considered nonproductive.” He also called it “a comment without making a decision.” (emphasis mine ( Read more... )

The good, bad, and indifferent, from Jules Crittenden.

His conclusion?

So good news, bad news, can we add it all up? It’s no easy calculation. The eagerness to embrace humiliation and defeat in Congress is a potentially serious problem, but not as long as they remain as gutless as they are now. Signs are they are aiming their big guns at their ( Read more... )

At least in this post, that is.

( The Surge )

Via Pajamas Media, a look at media reporting in Iraq.

The fact that more than 90 percent of the violence that dominates reporting from Iraq takes place in five neighborhoods in Baghdad, plus one of the 18 Iraqi provinces, is neither here nor there. The perception is that all of Iraq is lost ( Read more... )

Via Blackfive, here are two views from soldiers who are currently serving in Iraq:

Marine Lt. writes:
I think the troop surge is not the solution here. Increasing numbers is not the panacea. The key to success is a fully-functioning, stand-alone Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army. The pace is frustrating and the lack of initiative is disconcerting ( Read more... )

Mistakes have been made, and I'm glad that Bush has finally admitted that. In the planning and execution of Iraq, some things have gone wrong. That is not debatable. We were right in going into Iraq in the first place. That shouldn't be debatable. But no matter what one might think of Iraq, we are firmly committed now, and need to finish the job. ( Read more... )

I missed the president's speech because of work, but willl have much to say on it tomorrow. In the meantime, here is some reaction from around the blogosphere:

( reax, opinion, and all that good stuff )

Update: It is done. Here's local reaction, PJ Media coverage, and the Princess
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It is supposed to happen by 10pm EST. PJ Media and Iraq the Model are all over the story.