Coffee, acording to the women of Denmark, is to the body what the Word of the Lord is to the soul. ~ Isak Dinesen

Basil’s Blog William Teach (Pirate’s Cove) [Basil's blogger interviews are always a great weekend read. Mad Pirate William Teach at Pirate's Cove is a favorite which I read daily and link to too infrequently. Fans of the Cove will enjoy this post and others should become fans. Jim]

Pirate’s Cove (William Teach) Some Good News From Afghanistan Makes The News — “It is surprising, because the media doesn’t want to extend any sort of good news for anything that the Bush administration has done or is doing. Maybe it is because NATO has taken over. Who knows?

The story itself is an interesting mix of “everything is going bad” and “hey, look, Freedom!” ”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) US Deal On Iranian Sanctions? — “The US announced yesterday that a deal had been reached with the other permanent members of the UN Security Council to apply sanctions against Iran for their failure to comply with UNSC resolutions demanding a halt to their enrichment program. None of the nations announced any specific steps, but the New York Times reports that they have all agreed in principle to a reversible, phased application that will isolate Iran economically and diplomatically:”

Blue Crab Boulevard I’m Not Sure Why — “Tom Kean, Jr. felt he had to do this. He has called for Speaker Dennis Hastert’s resignation. In the first place, Kean is in a Senate race and has been mixing it up very well with Robert Menendez. In the second place, Kean has been doing that by focusing on his race. Now he’s made what I consider to be a mistake.”

Enjoy your Saturday.

I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~ Flash Rosenberg

Blue Crab Boulevard Kean Leads Menendez — “In what is very, very bad news for the Democrats, Tom Kean, Jr. is leading Robert Menendez in the New Jersey Senate race. While polls are always to be taken with a grain of salt the size of Detroit, this really is an enormous turnaround and shows that momentum has shifted badly in what was supposed to be a safe seat.”

The Right Truth (Debbie) Hispanics Convert to Islam — “Hispanics, specifically American Hispanics, are converting to Islam at a rapid pace. Is this of interest to you? Would it be of interest if I told you it is all the Republican’s fault? Well, that’s what the article says.”

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) Zawahiri Video Released: Pope and Bush Charlatons — “If I didn’t know any better, I might think this was Howard Dean in the video. And it’s always interesting when any AQ figure decries the spilling of Muslim blood while the group goes out an kills Muslim blood. They look at it differently than everyone else though. We see it as very sad that any innocent person dies and we try to prevent it. They want to kill ‘innocent’ people regardless of religious affiliation. If they kill a Muslim, they are just accelerating their trip to Allah. It’s really a win-win situation for Al Qaida.”

It’s Saturday — More when others are up and posting.