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I love that one of 41 I remember in an interview with Greta he said that when he was in Pakistan he asked if he could hold that child and the parents readily agreed.

From a quick look into my records the top 4 toaster winners are

MamaB = 24
Mystery-ak = 23
Silent Jonny = 18
GWB43_2004 = 17

I just LOVE all the 'baby' pictures -- again, our president has such a heart for children!!

HEADS UP . . .

The President and Condi will make comments about the situation in the ME tomorrow morning (8/7/06) at 10 AM EDT.

MUST VIEW . . .

The WacoTribune provided an AWESOME videoclip of the President's Texas arrival on Friday -- it provided some 'behind the scenes' views ignored by the typical press 'pool' coverage!
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/mplayer/m/4372

MUST READ . . .

[If you can ignore his predictable snipe at Rumsfeld (he's such a McCainiac), Kristol provides a rather insightful analysis of the anti-everything Democrat Party]

ANTI-WAR, ANTI-ISRAEL, ANTI-JOE
The New Democrats.
by William Kristol
08/14/2006, Volume 011, Issue 45

You fight the global war against jihadist Islam with the political parties you have.

We have two. One is the Republican party, led by George W. Bush. Its heart and mind are mostly in the right place. Its performance as a governing party in time of war is, admittedly, another matter. Do we have a strategy for victory in Iraq? Not if one judges by Donald Rumsfeld's testimony last week before the Senate Armed Services Committee. It shouldn't be too much to ask for competent leadership at the Defense Department in time of war, leadership characterized by a willingness to learn from mistakes, instead of an arrogant (and oddly defeatist) smugness.

But at least we have a president who knows we are at war with jihadist Islam. And he is willing to stake his presidency on that fight, and to support others, like Israel, who are in the same fight.

It's become clear, by contrast, that the Democratic party doesn't really want to fight jihadism. It's just too difficult.

You can read the entire article at
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/537qsphp.asp

Jack Kelly: HEARTS AND MINDS
Hezbollah's hopes for victory depend entirely on its propaganda campaign
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hezbollah and its sponsors, Iran and Syria, are relying upon our soft hearts and softer heads to destroy us.

. . . But world opinion is overrated. Intellectually and morally, it is no more valuable than Mel Gibson's opinion, after he has consumed a bottle of tequila. But leave that aside. The only non-Israeli whose opinion matters much to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is President Bush, who remains steadfast in his support.

The propaganda war matters more than ever before, but still matters less than what happens on the battlefield, where Hezbollah is getting its clock cleaned, though that's difficult to tell from the news coverage.

You can read the entire article at
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06218/711272-108.stm

I remember in an interview with Greta he said that when he was in Pakistan he asked if he could hold that child and the parents readily agreed.

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.