Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
1. Bruce Kesler looks at the ramifications of the repeal of DADT. 2. The Ivy Leagues say they’ll allow military recruiters back on campus (which at least ends their hypocrisy of taking federal feds but denying the feds access). See here and here. I wonder if that will have a
Continue readingThe military is in for some big changes. It remains to be seen whether they increase its effectiveness, whether they impair its functionality, or whether they prove to be utterly meaningless changes that affect the military not one whit. I’m not a big one for making non-essential changes during wartime
Continue readingA lot of what came out in Wikileaks was, essentially, gossip and speculation. Some of what came out, however, was hard, dangerous fact — such as the State Department’s gathering information about vulnerable American sites around the world, sites now known to anyone who reads Wikileaks. Deroy Murdock writes about
Continue readingBlackfive links to Lieutenant General John Kelly’s tribute to the Marines, a tribute made more moving if one knows that Gen. Kelly’s son had died in combat a mere four days before his father gave that speech. General Kelly’s speech culminates with a moving description of the last seconds in
Continue readingA Congressional panel is advocating the removal of all restrictions between women and the front line. Aside from the same problem that arises with gays at the front line — the possibility of sexual jealousy interfering with unit cohesion — there are a few biological realities that I see as
Continue readingI am something of a sybarite. Not in a big way, but in a little way. I like two creature comforts: a very comfortable bed (a liking that grows more important as I get older and suffer from fairly chronic insomnia) and I like to have my own bathroom, complete
Continue readingAfter watching the 60 Minutes profile of Sal Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, a liberal I know had this to say: “It was boring. It sounds as if all he did was drag back a dead body.” I’ll be the first to admit that the 60 Minutes profile managed to
Continue readingIn this moving article, William McGurn makes the interesting point that the Medal of Honor goes, not to troops who kill, but to those who save.
Continue readingYes, I know I keep coming back to the same theme — the media’s obsession with dead and wounded soldiers, as opposed to active warriors — but I can’t help feeling that there’s more here than just a stupid and irritating media. Melanie Phillips, who writes about a similar trend
Continue readingMore than a hundred years ago, writing in a deeply religious era, Robert Browning observed “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” Perhaps it’s no surprise that today, in a society with a pop and media culture dominated by secularists who have abandoned
Continue readingApropos my earlier post about the media’s obsession with those troops who are mortally or permanently damaged, here’s a story about a warrior who refused to be victimized — a story one can’t even imagine appearing in the MSM. Truly, I honor and admire all who serve, and I don’t
Continue readingAm I imagining it, or when the MSM observes Veteran’s Day, does it do so by focusing on the wounded, rather than the warriors? I don’t mean to denigrate the wounded. I honor them and their sacrifice and courage. Their stories are often extremely uplifting and inspiring. I just think
Continue readingOur president — MIA. Who becomes a veteran? (A poem) Remembering the ones who were forgotten. I’m a day late, but my respect is unbounded: Happy Birthday, Marines! The battles they win aren’t just overseas. President Reagan’s Veteran’s Day address in 1985. A beautiful compilation of videos honoring our troops.
Continue readingSince I was a child, I’ve enjoyed a very specific type of book or movie, of the kind that I call the “Getting it Right” genre. Getting it Right entertainment involves a protagonist who is making big mistakes, and who figures out how to — yes — get it right.
Continue readingOur cruise to Alaska went off without a hitch. I’m hoping that our upcoming cruise to Mexico is equally hitch-free. For a few thousand people, though, the cruise was anything but peaceful, after a fire broke out in the engine room. It appears, though, that Carnival Cruise line is handling
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