Give a frontiersman coffee and tobacco, and he will endure any privation, suffer any hardship, but let him be without these two necessaries of the woods, and he becomes irresolute and murmuring. ~ U.S. Army Lt. William Whiting, 1849

Blogs for Bush (Mark Noonan) Consensus on Global Warming? — “The problem we have with global warming isn’t in the science. The genuine climate scientists who are studying the matter are doing some great work in getting us to better understand the environment. The problem comes in when liberal/left politics collides with science.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Congress Will Override Supreme Court On Tribunals — “Congress appears ready to overrule the Supreme Court and establish military tribunals for detainess in the war on terror, allowing for the most efficient process possible to determine the culpability of terrorists captured in the act. Senators from both parties have determined that the Supreme Court has forced them to act to keep al-Qaeda operatives from exploiting the civil court system:”

Wizbang (Lorie Byrd) On Patriotism — “When it comes to patriotism, I guess it is easier being conservative. As best I can tell, patriotism is pretty straight forward and uncomplicated for most of us on the right. It is for me, anyway. Maybe I am just not nuanced enough to have a problem with patriotism.”

Ankle Biting Pundits (Bull Dog Pundit) On Eve Of Independence Day Jimmy Carter …. Complains About U.S. — “Why should be a surprise that on the eve of Independence Day, one of the worst presidents of all time, Jimmy Carter, decides to pen an editorial complaining about the Freedom Of Information Act, and notes how more advanced other nations are than America.”