Posted on 06/11/2006 7:39:20 AM PDT by Mo1
Yep .. we're getting old *L*
Well .. I'm heading to the pool now .. I've been promising Carly all week we'd go
Her nagging is starting to bug me
BBL
I need to get some work done... prolly. LOL
We are very Irish .. that ain't ever gonna happen .. unless we get enough freckles to have a permanent tan
Which I'm working on and succeeding very nicely at .. I've had over 40 years to work on it *L*
BRAVE PREZ BESTS MEDIA KNOW-IT-ALLS
By Ralph PetersJune 14, 2006 -- JUNE has been a miserable month for our left-wing media.
First, the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi forced the alleged "massacre" at Haditha off Page One, frustrating media attempts to manufacture a sequel to Abu Ghraib. Then, President Bush made a midnight ride to Baghdad to put one very important pair of boots on the ground. He didn't hug the airport, either, but crossed the city to the Green Zone for a face-to-face with Iraq's new prime minister. It was a brave and inspiring act. And a worthy one.
Strategically wise, good for Iraqi and American morale - and, yes, politically savvy - the president's trip blew apart the media's effort to recover from their loss of Zarqawi.
It also shut down their bid to refocus our attention on the suicides of three poor, deprived terrorists at Guantanamo - thugs we're expected to mourn as victims of our inhumanity. Hate-America journalists just can't get a break these days.
But they're still trying. One cable-news anchor yesterday asked if Bush's visit to Iraq was a "publicity stunt." Her own network's correspondent shot that down, on-air. True reporters know a missile can kill a president as easily as a private. The Gitmo suicide-trifecta was the real publicity stunt. This accurate statement should never have been retracted: It was an act of asymmetrical warfare. And every save-the-terrorists jerk behind a mike knows it in his or her shriveled bleeding heart.
The strategic momentum has shifted. Fighting a terrorist movement takes time, sometimes a frustrating amount of it. But Bush's trip drove home some undeniable facts:
* The American president can go to Baghdad. And our enemies can't stop him. And the White House didn't black out news of this visit until the prez was wheels-up for home; word broke while he was still in the Green Zone. One big Bronx cheer for the bad guys - for whom Bush's visit was a humiliation.
* Iraq has an elected, functioning government of a quality that deserved a presidential visit. Image matters in the Arab world, and the symbolism of our president going to Baghdad to confer with Iraq's prime minister instantly raised that new government's stature.
* Americans aren't quitters. As Bush pointed out to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, when Americans give their word, we stick to it - at least under this president. The terrorists and their media sympathizers haven't been able to budge us. And we won't come back 'til it's over, over there.
* Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead and won't easily be replaced. The months ahead will still see plenty of violence, but Iraq's already better off.
* The hundreds of raids and arrests of terrorists in the wake of Zarqawi's death have received scant media coverage (those three sweet, virtuous Gitmo terrorists were more important, you see), but this is huge news.
Once you crack a terror system open, one success leads to another. For a long time, the terrorists held the tactical initiative; now we've grabbed it. It's a credit to fine intelligence work, good soldiering - and to the Iraqis struggling to save their country.
* One presidential visit to Baghdad is worth a thousand pathetic declarations of defeat from Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean or Ted Kennedy - none of whom has shown the least respect for the democratically elected and courageous leaders of reborn Iraq.
Bush's visit forced the media to briefly stop whining about the phony issues of Haditha and Gitmo and to acknowledge that Iraq has a free, functioning government. But for ambitious journalists, inventing or exaggerating American misdeeds will always be more rewarding than telling the truth: Zarqawi's death was written off, while Haditha was written up.
Still, glints of truth force their way through. And the truth is: We've got a president with guts; our efforts in Iraq are paying off, and their new government is far more important to Iraqis than Gitmo or Haditha.
Yesterday, President Bush dominated the news. And the news was good. Tomorrow, the America-haters in the press will try again to convince you that nothing our president, our soldiers or free Iraqis do can make a difference.
You know better.
Ralph Peters' next book, "Never Quit the Fight," is due out July 10.
I stopped spending time in direct sun, especially during the middle of the day, years ago. I still get a good tan but gradually. I just go out for brief periods early motning/late afternoon or get reflected sun.
Rush was just talking about Geno's cheesesteak place in Philly and the owner's sign about ordering in English. I love the man's reaction to the pc reaction about the way he runds his bidnez ! Too bad he can't ship his sandwiches by Fed Ex, I'd order some for sure. LOL
Tabby Cat Chases Bear Up Tree, Twice
AP... Jack, a 15-pound orange-and-white cat, watches as the bear waits for an opening to flee.
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (June 10) - A black bear picked the wrong yard for a jaunt, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree - twice.
Jack, a 15-pound orange and white cat, keeps a close vigil on his property, often chasing small animals, but his owners and neighbors say his latest escapade was surprising.
"We used to joke, 'Jack's on duty,' never knowing he'd go after a bear," owner Donna Dickey told The Star-Ledger of Newark for Friday's editions.
Neighbor Suzanne Giovanetti first spotted Jack's accomplishment after her husband saw a bear climb a tree on the edge of their northern New Jersey property on Sunday. Giovanetti thought Jack was simply looking up at the bear, but soon realized the much larger animal was afraid of the hissing cat.
After about 15 minutes, the bear descended and tried to run away, but Jack chased it up another tree.
Dickey, who feared for her cat, then called Jack home and the bear scurried back to the woods.
"He doesn't want anybody in his yard," Dickey said.
Bear sightings are not unusual in West Milford, which experts consider one of the state's most bear-populated areas.
Hi Westie. So, do you figure the bear might have thought the widdle puddy tat had rabies?
That ain't Crusher
You sure?
I had to go to a training today where I had the opportunity to meet some of the people in my new area. One of the guys sitting next to me works in the next county and we were talking during the breaks. We started talking about where we were from and how we came to be where we are now and the discussion got around to the Bible and homosexualaity. He asked me at one point if I listened to NPR. I told him, "not if I can help it." He kind of laughed, then admitted that NPR is "slightly" tilted to the left. He said that he assumed that I was "somewhat" conservative, to which I replied, "you could say that."
It was amazing though, that in a brief cxchange of a relatively small amount information he was calling President Bush, "my boy" and automatically assumed that I had voted for him and his father and would vote for Jeb if he ran AND that I watched Fox news. I was fixin' to tell him that Ann Coulter rocked when the session reconvened, so I didn't have the opporutnity. I'm sure I will have another opportunity to ruffle his feathers though. 
All in all, it was a good day. Very nice change...so far. I am cautiously optimistic.
Congratulations to your SIL. You must be very proud.
That is too funny. I just love cat antics. Sounds like a Darks cat.
I have got this heavenly smell wafting in through my window. Smells just a tad cinnamony. I live possibly within smelling distance of this restaurant that makes a wonderful bread pudding. That could be it. It just seems like it is floating up through the trees. Makes me hungry.
Heh heh heh.
I couldn't get it to work. The link opened, but the video won't play.
Drats!
Compfused.. drats..
Try this one instead?
http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1387
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