Last week saw lots of good news from Iraq and Afghanistan. The most amazing news
of all, however, is that this news is being reported by the likes of the New York
Times and the Washington Post. Now that they're reporting it, I guess its officially:
GOOD NEWS:
Less than a year after his agency warned of new threats from a resurgent al-Qaeda,
CIA Director Michael Hayden now portrays that terrorist movement as
essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. His sentiments
are echoed by the commander of British forces in Iraq
who stated, "Missions by special forces and air strikes
by unmanned drones have 'decapitated' the Taliban and brought the war in Afghanistan
to a 'tipping point.'"
Despite this plethora of evidence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just
went on record saying the U.S. troop surge failed to accomplish
its goal. She then credited the success of the troop surge to "the goodwill of the
Iranians." I'm not making this up.
In other good news, justice looks like it may prevail in the malicious
Duke lacrosse rape case. Former DA Mike Nifong will not be able to hide
from a lawsuit from the ex-lacrosse players by claiming bankruptcy. Good deal.
The federal government is
considering a proposal to allow visitors to carry concealed
weapons in some national parks. Meanwhile, another
mass shooting was stopped by an armed CCW permit holder
after a Nevada man seemed intent on shooting as many people as he could. Guns stopping
crime? You heard it here first.
A new order has
lifted a ban on sexual relations between unmarried men and
women in combat zones.
Westinghouse and the Shaw group
have signed a contract to build two nuclear reactors in
South Carolina and across the pond, French President Sarkozy
moves to end France's 35-hour work week. Alors.
Poor Obama had a bad week. First, his campaign organizers
set up porta-potties on a memorial honoring fallen soldiers.
This, as Obama was apparently pointing out fallen soldiers in his audience. Next,
we hear that Obama's military
records are 'not consistent' with his claims.' (That means
he lied) Obama's not worried, though. He seems to have the solid backing of Muslims,
the latest being several
'generous' donations from Pakistan President Musharraf's
family members.
Offsetting this good news are the advances being made by the eco-idiots in the faux
crisis of:
War On Global Warming:
Looks the White House has jumped on board the eco-bandwagon, as they
issued a 271-page report endorsing the theory that greenhouse
gases are "very likely the single largest cause" of earth's warming. The Senate
immediately set to work on
landmark climate legislation that will increase the cost of gasoline and
throw thousands out of work.
The United Nations reports that the UN's main greenhouse 'offset' fund
is being routinely abused (to the tune of billions of $$s)
by chemical, wind, gas and hydro companies who are claiming emission reduction credits
for projects that don't do diddly. Meanwhile, thousands of Algore fans are eagerly
awaiting the operatic version of his film, 'An Inconvenient Truth.'
Some are starting to fight against the globaloney juggernaught. Exxon Mobil CEO
came out swinging
against the environmental movement and American Solutions for Winning the Future
have over 100,000 signatures on a
petition urging Congress to immediately start drilling for
oil domestically.
Oh, and conservative group, Grassfire.org wants people to waste as much energy as
possible on June 12, which they have designated as
Carbon Belch Day. Their small protest against media induced
carbon guilt.
CULTURE:
New York Gov. Paterson has advised all state agencies to prepare to
recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
The Boy Scouts Philadelphia Chapter is having to
sue the city to block the deadline for the scouts to open
their membership to gays and atheists or lose their headquarters.
A federal judge has
voided another immigration law, declaring that a Dallas
suburb's rule prohibiting apartment rentals to illegals was unconstitutional. Child
welfare groups, meanwhile, are urging an overhaul of federal laws dealing with trans-racial
adoptions, arguing that black children are 'ill-served' by a color blind approach.
MLK turns over in his grave.
Feminists are learning that equality isn't all its cracked up to be as a 32 year-old
woman from Sweden
has
been indicted on a charge of aggravated rape after allegedly forcing another
woman to perform oral sex, at knifepoint.
Poor Rose Steinman
has been ordered to pay her ex-husband $2,000 a month for the next 10 years,
even though he earns $85k a year, so he can continue living the opulent lifestyle
the couple shared while married. Meanwhile, Amsterdam
plans to close down its red light district.
IDIOT OF THE WEEK:
Before I sign off, I want to share a
great article I came across that gives much food for thought.
It proposes the common sense solution that maybe we should let Wal-Mart fix U.S.
health care.
In order to leave you with a smile on your face, I'm including the
following video. This dog dances better than most people
I know. I'm still laughing.
Till next Monday,
Nancy Morgan
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