Petraeus Before Congress »

That headline could have two interpretations. Of course most political and ne…

A War We Might Just Win »

The NYT opinion piece, A War We Just Might Win, by Michael E. Oâ??Hanolon and…

First Cup 07.12.07 »

A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems. ~ Alfred Renyi
Blogs for Bush (Mark Noonan) The Surge Strategy
Keep in mind that the strategy wasn’t to reduce the fighting; it wasn’t to reduce US casualties; it wasn’t to do anything other than get at the enemy - an entrenched, clever enemy who is willing [...]

First Cup 06.26.07 »

Coffee is good for talent, but genius wants prayer. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy 1st Blogiversary to:Ron’s Musings
If you have Ron on your blogroll, please update the link. It is now http://www.ronsmusings.com/
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Afghanistan’s Turn
The real story is that Democrats do not have the stomach to fight wars to victory. They will eventually start [...]

First Cup 06.21.07 »

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

First Cup 06.19.07 »

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. ~ Talleyrand
You may have noticed that there wasn’t a First Cup post yesterday. Well, here’s the deal. Many bloggers take the weekend off. And while they start up again on Monday, it’s usually later than the early morning hours when I’m [...]

More Clueless Hacks »

A while back I had this poll on the site:

Picking Sarah Palin for VP is:

A Big Plus for the Republicans
A Slight Plus for the Republicans
A Push
A Slight Negative for the Republicans
A Big Negative for the Republicans

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At the time Harry Reid had pulled out to an impressive lead. After [...]

Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Baghdad »

AFP is reporting that a senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in Baghadad.
Iraqi soldiers have killed a senior Al-Qaeda leader in a clash inside one of Baghdad’s historic Sunni quarters, military spokesman Brigadier General Qassim Atta said Monday.
“He was from Al-Qaeda, they called him the ‘Governor of Adhamiyah’,” Atta told AFP. “He was killed during clashes [...]