The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying

This will most likely be a short post. Like most Floridians, I am spending much of this morning looking at the Weather Channel and online sources to find the latest news on Ernesto rather than going around looking for some good posts. Jim

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Peacekeeper Muddle Exposes The Sham Of A European Union — “Der Spiegel analyzes the fallout from the French hokey-pokey and European distancing from the formation of the expanded UNIFIL force in Lebanon. Now that Jacques Chirac got shamed into committing his troops to the peacekeeping force and Italy has also ponied up some of its own, the Europeans have commenced an orgy of self-congratulation. DS throws a dash of ice-cold water on the victory dance:”

Mein BlogoVault (Good Lieutenant) Plamegate Wrap-up: Short ‘n Sweet — [I can't pick out an excerpt, just go and read the whole thing. Go. Now. Jim]

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The Florida Masochist
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Stuck on the Palmetto
Critical Miami
Eye of the Storm
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