Blackfive links to Moment of Thanks which in turn is linking videos, pictures and well wishes from individuals of all ages and backgrounds with our troops.

Check it out!

No, this post isn’t about Hillary Clinton although the advice is good for her, but her ego probably won’t allow her to accept defeat gracefully and she’ll continue to fight until her last breath for the Democratic nomination for president.
This is a personal story.
I had been visiting a blog based in France a couple of [...]

The Anchoress does it again.
You can be concerned about a path America is taking, but you cannot decide America “deserves” bad things. You can shudder at a million babies being aborted a year, but you also must take heart that there is an energetic faith-based opposition to abortion and euthanasia that is making [...]

If you’re a regular on this site you will notice we have changed the look of our site again. We have three themes to use at any given time, but this theme is by far the one I like the most.
The gold and soft yellow show a happiness and optimistic outlook on life. [...]

Most who peruse the blogs daily make at least one stop at Instapundit.
Glenn Reynolds is in the running for an ABA award for Top Law Blogs.
If you have a minute, stop by this site and consider throwing your support his way or if you prefer, any of the other fine men and [...]

Many years ago, my Dad was stationed at Schofield Barracks. I have fond memories of not only the island but the wonderful people of many cultures we had the pleasure to meet while living there.
Like all things through the years it is certain that there are things which have changed at this installation, but [...]

Ed Morrissey, whom I believe every blog I read has linked or quoted from time to time, was invited to do a segment on CNN in regards to the Clinton campaign’s planted questions.

Well done Captain.
UPDATE: For a related story from CNN go here. It doesn’t look like this student is backing down at [...]

Serving as a reminder that we are nearing the close of the Bush admiistration and heading quickly towards an election which may be one of the most important in many years is the closing of a chapter in the Blog World.
I would skip over at least once a day to see what the guys at [...]

Matthew Burden of Blackfive is a finalist in a contest where the award is a $10,000 scholarship.
In my opinion, Blackfive is one of the best milblogs on the web and if you could give him a hand by taking less than a minute to vote for him at College Scholarships.org, I am certain it would [...]

Sister Toldjah’s blog is 4 years old today. Stop by and wish her a happy blogiversary.
Congratulations, and here’s to many more years of great reads.

Kim from Schratwieser Consulting and Musing Minds has made the new design for our blog.
I think it gives the flavor of an internet cafe now and wish to thank her for her creativity and her quick turnaround on the job.
I love it, Kim! Thanks!

In anticipation of the 2008 races, the NRSC has not only launched their new site, but are also offering a blog with up to date information for those of us who are news junkies.
This one is worth a bookmark as we soon head into what promises to be one heck of a political season.

“Right Wing Nuthouse celebrated it’s third anniversary yesterday. It is a daily stop for me as I find the commentary both insightful and enjoyable.
Today marks the third anniversary of Right Wing Nuthouse. Looking back on my humble, fumbling beginnings (and my even more humbling present) makes me realize how much and how little [...]

With Dan Rather’s announcement that he is suing CBS and Viacom over his dismissal from CBS, new life has been given to the Rathergate TANG report.
Mary Mapes has been writing at Huffington Post (I don’t read it) and I found this one piece of her quote to be quite interesting:
What was different in our case [...]

Right Wing News sent out a questionnaire to 240 right/center bloggers asking 7 questions ranging from their opinions of the two major parties’ positions on the military to the presidential candidates.
50 blogs responded.
I’m not going to give the entire post, but I am going to give you a couple of the questions and answers to [...]

What an honor it must have been for several milbloggers to have an opportunity to meet President Bush and have him answer their questions. I am certain the President felt much gratitude towards these men and women, as they have tirelessly worked to deliver the true message on issues military.
It was difficult to [...]

This was the original post put up on this blog. Since some changes have been made I am reposting the purpose statement with the update included.
This is the first post for J’s Cafe Nette .
The intent of this blog is to talk about current events, which will naturally involve talking about politics.
We will have [...]

Guss has his inventory in place, the chairs are comfy, and the lights are on!
Coffee’s good too!
Go visit. Guss’ Coffee House
 
(gussescoffeehouse.com)
There’s a link in our sidebar as well.

Generally if I link to a post, I attempt to do a bit of my own commentary on the piece but sometimes time just won’t allow for elaboration.
For some great reads across the web, check these out.
Duane Patterson post an excellent take down of Senator Schumer and his comments on the Senate floor over the [...]

Yesterday, Guss surprised all of us by saying he was going to stay away from blogging on this blog until after the election due to the tit for tat that has been going on.
We are in the process of setting up a separate blog for Guss that will be his alone to manage.
The URL for [...]

Something rang true with me this morning when reading Grim at Blackfive.
The whole point of the Surge is to address this particular problem. It is six months in the making, if you count from the start of the buildup. If the politicos in Washington set goals that Iraq could not realize, that is [...]

Just one of those days where time seems to be at a premium so just a quick update on a few sites that you might find worth a read.
Omar from Iraq The Model has one of his first hand accounts on various issues taking place in his country. I suppose the following may [...]

When General Petraeus goes before Congress in September to give his assessment on the situation in Iraq, it might serve him well to bring along Omar from Iraq The Model.
I will post the first and second paragraph of his most recent piece but I paid particular attention to the latter as it says in few [...]

When David All, a former Republican congressional aide, launched a blog recently that he hopes will spur his fellow Republicans to bridge the digital divide, he did his best to sound upbeat. “Today our Revolution begins,” he wrote. “Tomorrow we fight.”But implicit in his cheerleading was the acknowledgment that there is a widening gap between [...]

Lorie Byrd is liveblogging the Milblogs conference taking place in Arlington VA. today.
Seems as though they had an unexpected visitor waiting for them this morning.
The service the owners and writers at the Milblogs provide to those of us looking for positive information on the US military is so valuable. [...]

I am a little late to this issue due to a busy day and an internet connection which was less than stable all day.
Being the strong supporter of the United States Military that I am, I was dismayed and disappointed when I read several articles which stated that the US Army had literally put the [...]

We are always trying to get the best features WordPress has to offer, so today kimsch of Musing Minds and Schratwieser Consulting installed a new plug-in so you can preview your comment before hitting the post button.
There does seem to be a problem with comments wrapping to the right and the left of the [...]

The saying is that when life gives you lemons you make lemonade.
How applicable it is to the birth of this site.
I will not be specific enough for you to guess what I’m actually talking about, but I believe purging one’s mind of thoughts and words that have hurt that person is one part of the [...]