Archive for March 1st, 2008
Should Prince Harry’s deployment have been disclosed?
March 1st, 2008
Michael Yon clearly thinks not:
The ‘journalists’ who broke the story got their scoop, and in doing so, needlessly endangered the lives of patriotic soldiers. There was no compelling reason to report on Harry’s service in Afghanistan. No public good was served. Shame on those who risked British lives.
This need to know mentality which we have developed is not only ridiculous, it is terribly dangerous.
Instead of Prince Harry arriving home with his unit to the adulation of British citizens, he returns with the knowledge that his revealed deployment and unit leaves others in increased danger.
I honestly don’t know how some of these journalists look at themselves in the mirror every day.
Because Drudge posted this story and put Prince Harry’s life in danger we are joining Venomous Kate and many other bloggers who are boycotting Drudge. Special hat tip to Inside Charm City.
Join the movement: Drop Drudge.
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Who Will Answer the Phone?
March 1st, 2008
Since national security is second only to the economy in the Texas Democratic primary race, Hillary Clinton put out this commercial:
I’m sure she’s not dressed at 3 am, but nevertheless, who do you want answering the White House phone in an emergency? An overly-eager person who wants power or an untried and untested empty suit? I may not have picked him for the first choice, but I’ll go with the Navy guy who spent five hard years in the Hanoi Hilton.
William F. Buckley Jr….A Tribute Worth Passing Along
March 1st, 2008
In the past few days there have been many, many wonderful pieces written on the passing of William F. Buckley Jr.
I particularly enjoyed this piece at American Thinker:
The two conservative icons were, then, whole men. God, family, the brotherhood of man, the joy of living — all of these values together made Buckley and Reagan the giants that they were in American life. Because they were naturally whole men, they were also utterly sincere. Neither man was much interested in finesse. What they believed in did not require finesse.
This absence of finesse was the key to their eloquence. Buckley, of course, was a writer of incomparable skill. But Buckley the debater, the commentator, the orator was just as great. Reagan the speaker was as powerful with his voice as Buckley with his pen, but Reagan is a grossly underestimated writer. The secret of his power, as with Buckley, that he spoke as a clear, strong, informed conscience.
There are those we encounter in this life (whether personally or just from afar) who leave a lasting impression which never seems to fade. Mr. Buckley was such a man.
