Progress continues apace in Iraq. The flow of investment dollars into Iraq from
European,
Asian and Western companies indicates that we, and the Iraqi people, have
finally turned the corner. Iraqis are getting the hang of law and order and seem
to like it.
Marines in Afghanistan have chased
most of the Taliban from the world's largest poppy-growing
region. That's the furthest south the Marines have been in years.
Meanwhile,
IED deaths in Iraq are down 89%.
The mainstream media continues to ignore the much improved situation in Iraq, focusing
instead on trying to lay the blame for the flooding in the midwest and the fires
in California on:
GLOBAL WARMING
Bad news for the eco-warriors. As gas prices continue their upward spiral, everyday
Americans are starting to wise up. A whopping
67% now believe that we should drill for oil off the coasts
of Florida and California.
Not to be deterred by reality, radical environmental group
Greenpeace has called for all coal-fired power stations
to be shut down by 2030. And leading eco-alarmist scientist, James Hanson, is demanding
we
put oil chiefs on trial for spreading doubts about global
warming. I kid you not.
In the year since Father Earth, (Algore) took steps to make his Tennessee mansion
more energy-efficient, his energy use
has surged 10%.
Congress continues to obstruct any and all measures that might actually bring down
the price at the pump, focusing instead on, well, other stuff, as outlined in this
week's article
Our Public Servants. The good news is that ordinary Americans have
finally wised up to them, as evidenced by a
new Gallup Poll showing only 12% of Americans now have
confidence in Congress. This is the lowest rating in 35 years. Just so.
GOOD NEWS:
Finally, a little attention is being paid to the rule of law. Illegal immigration
prosecutions hit
an all-time high this March, with arrests up 50% from April
and a whopping 73% from 2007.
The IRS is finally stepping up its probe into race-hustler
Al Sharpton's finances, sending a flurry of subpoenas to
his most generous corporate donors. This could mean corporations won't have to spend
all their time and money proving they're not racist and will be free to concentrate
on profits.
PS. No matter what the left says, 'profit' is not a dirty word.
English as our official language
is gaining momentum as proponents keep going to the ballot
box with measures that discourage bilingual ballots, notices and documents. Time
to habla english.
CULTURE:
Muslim countries have won a battle to prevent
Islam from being criticised during debates by the (misnamed)
UN Human Rights Council. And speaking of Muslims, police in Britain have spent 100,000
pounds
trying to find a chemical and biological attack suit to
fit over a Sikh officer's turban and beard. Alas, no luck so far.
In good news for Democrats, a
new state rule in Florida allows 115,000 felons to be given
back their civil rights, including the right to vote and hold office. Lovely.
Another disaster diverted as a bank-robber claiming to have
a bomb was stopped by a customer armed with a, gasp, gun. Media silence ensued.
Gay men and straight women
share some characteristics in the area of the brain responsible
for emotion, mood and anxiety, researchers say. A
new study points out that scientists who falsify, fabricate
or plagiarise data are becoming more numerous.
Good news for juveniles who are languishing in New York juvenile detention centers,
trying to decide which gender they want to be. A
new policy allows these confused, sensitive youths to wear
whatever uniform they chose, be called by whatever name they like and even to avail
themselves of special housing if they feel other prisoners discriminate against
them as they prance around in miniskirts and make-up.
Gloucester, Mass. is reaping the results of all those edgy progressive attitudes
they've been spouting. Apparently, several 14, 15 and 16 year-olds decided they
wanted to get pregnant. They did. A 24 year-old homeless man was one of
the sperm donors. The town fathers are shocked, shocked!
Heinz has launched a homosexual-themed
TV campaign that features two men sharing a kiss. Question:
What do two men swapping spit have to do with selling mayonaise?
WEIRD STUFF:
A Japanese firm has introduced a
robotic girlfriend for all the lonely men out there. The
robot, unlike feminists, kisses on command. Speaking of lonely men, a Singapore
man was sentenced to
14 years in jail and 18 strokes of the cane for sniffing
women's armpits.
Picture this. A 5'9" black-headed
python was found in a toilet bowl on the tenth floor of
an Austrian apartment complex. It's believed the snake had been residing in the
plumbing for some time.
A Virginia man demonstrated its possible to regularly dine at fast food restaurants
without signing your own death certificate. He
lost 86 pounds on the McDonalds diet. Snack on that, while
its still legal.
In what I hope will become a sign of the times, a Romanian village knowingly
voted in a dead man as their mayor in last weeks' municipal
election. Apparently they preferred him to his living opponent. Cool jeans.
Till next Monday, keep smiling.
Nancy Morgan
