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I just read the following on “Blind Pig”‘s weblog and thought he pointed out quite succinctly what I’ve been thinking about the Democrats’ insistence on utilizing “negotiations” to iron out this mess overseas:


«Friday, April 02, 2004

Gee, what do you do when appeasement does not seem to be working?  A bomb was found on the tracks of a high-speed commuter rail in Spain.  (Article here ):



A train employee discovered a suspicious bag on the train and authorities called in a bomb squad, which determined the bag had 22-24 pounds of dynamite, 20-30 feet of cable and a detonator, officials said.


Nobody was hurt, so that’s good news.  However, it makes you wonder what, if any, additional steps the Spanish are going to consider to stop terrorists from attempting to blow up more trains.  Are Spain’s socialists going to make more appeasement noises?  Because their first round did not seem to work, are they going to get tough, or capitulate more?»  http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=blindpig

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An interesting excerpt from Jonah Goldberg’s column today:


«Which brings me to the case for Bush’s re-election. When you strip out the biliousness from Clarke’s charges, one thing comes through loud and clear: The Bush team didn’t adjust to the dangers of al-Qaida quickly enough. They were clearly putting the right policies in place, but they had to learn on the job. They eventually accepted almost all of Clarke’s recommendations, including an all-out assault on Afghanistan after 9/11. In fact, it was Condoleezza Rice who insisted on keeping Clarke on board in the White House in order to maintain “continuity” between the administrations. Clarke repaid her by saying she’d “ignored” the threat of terrorism.


Well, if this administration, brimming with all of these alleged hawks and cowboys – Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Wolfowitz – still needed to get up to speed on the terrorist threat, do we really believe that John Kerry won’t need even more on-the-job-training? Even if Kerry were as hawkish on terror as Bush – or even Clarke – he would still need to bone up. Unfortunately, Kerry’s not only not up to speed, but he’s actually committed to the notion that this isn’t even a war on terrorism so much as a job for law enforcement. Do we really want him to learn the error of his ways on the job?»


I agree with this whole-heartedly.  Bet you’re surprised! 

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I decided to try a new weblog community.  I’ve been using LiveJournal, but got bored with it, so we’ll see what happens with this!


I’m intrigued by the whole weblog phenomenon.  What motivates someone to spend time posting to a website that may or may not be read by others?  Do they do it for themselves or for potential readers, and do they write truth or mostly b.s.?


I’ve been reading a number of other weblogs for several months now.  I am somewhat addicted to The North Carolina Experiment ( http://www.thestudyofdesign.com/NC/index.php ), although we are polar opposites philosophically.  Beth Cherry is an excellent writer, even when she’s writing opinions that make me want to run screaming into the distance!   Her opinions are thought-provoking and make for excellent debate in the comments section of her blog.  I hope to have a similar effect on people someday.