Many people are like instant coffee: the minute they get in hot water they dissolve. ~ Unknown

GOP Bloggers (Jonathan R.) How the UN Actively Helped Hezbollah Against Israel — “The UN has a long, sordid history of appeasing terrorist groups and their state sponsors. It seems to have gone beyond appeasement and it is now reported that the UN actively aided Hezbollah in the war against Israel.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Economic Simplemindedness Of The Wal-Mart War — “The war Democrats have declared on Wal-Mart on behalf of the poor will make that constituency worse off, Sebastion Mallaby concludes in his Washington Post column today. Not only does the cost savings at Wal-Mart and other big-box discounters allow poor families to save 25% on their food bills, it provides a better economic safety net than food stamps:”

Blue Crab Boulevard Gathering Support From Dictators — “Hugo Chavez continues his world tour of dictatorships, lining them up behind his bid to get Venezuela a seat on the UN Security Council. Today, he’s visiting Syria. Of course, his anti-Semitic rants will continue.”

Right Truth (Debbie) We’re at war, what are we going to do about it? — “We are at war folks. It’s about time everybody in the United States realized that. People around the world want to destroy us, our country, our way of life, our religions, … Some people get it, some don’t!”