Amen

Ben Stein in his latest update on American Spectator:

Five nights ago was Yom Kippur, the highest of Jewish High Holidays. As I contemplate the now extinguished candles memorializing my beloved mother and father and asking for God’s forgiveness of my endless sins, I want to say something.

I realize that my ability to pray to the Lord God, Jehovah, Lord of the High Places, giver of the most precious gift of all, peace, is entirely dependent on the courage and sacrifice of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States of America. I would have no life at all, would not even be alive, would not be able to say a prayer, to hold my wife’s hand, to hug my beloved dogs, to walk in the sunshine, to swim under the night sky, to talk to my friends, to eat a piece of fried chicken, to listen to Bob Dylan, to sleep in clean sheets, were it not for the men and women who sleep in muddy holes, walk down the most dangerous streets on earth under 130 degree heat in full body armor, spend months without their families, come back in pieces or not at all, for people they never met.

Everything, every blessed part of my American life, my glorious life as an American comes down to this: far better men and women than I am offer up their lives to keep me and 300 million like me, alive, well, and free

Could There Still Be Spine In Some Englishmen?

From Leeds Today the Tory’s David Davis, Shadow Home Secretary actually shows some spine?

Mr Davis spoke out at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth
“The reconciliation I am talking about is more than just tolerance,” he said.

“It means drawing on the long British tradition of mutual respect.

“I respect your religion, you respect my religion and we both respect our laws. Sharia law is not an option in Britain.

“Freedom of religion is a fundamental right in a modern western democracy. But it must be practised in a way that respects the same rights of others . Freedom of speech is an ancient right in this country but it does not mean tolerating imams coming to this country to preach hatred of this country.“

It will be interesting to see if he makes it out of this weekend alive.  Literally as well as figuratively.

Foley Recap

From the American Thinker:

So in the end, what do we end up with?

A pedophile that wasn’t.

A child that was actually an adult.

The disclosure of personal electronic communications of a highly personal nature between two consenting adults revealed.

A sex scandal between a couple who never had sex.

That Democrat Congressmen can have sex with 17 year olds and get re-elected, but Republicans that talk about sex are forced to resign.

Its about that time on a Friday – what’s next DUmmies?

Quote of the Day – Milton Friedman

Thanks to BizzyBlog for the following:

The ultimate fate of China depends, I believe, on whether it continues to move in Hong Kong’s direction faster than Hong Kong moves in China’s.

(Hong Kong’s current leader, Donald) Tsang insists that he only wants the government to act “when there are obvious imperfections in the operation of the market mechanism.” That ignores the reality that if there are any “obvious imperfections,” the market will eliminate them long before Mr. Tsang gets around to it. Much more important are the “imperfections”–obvious and not so obvious–that will be introduced by overactive government.

Mainlaind China’s cheerleaders are hoping that the Communist country will do something no other Communist country has voluntarily done without government capitulation or overthrow — convert to a dominant ethic of free-market capitalism. Excuse me if I’m skeptical of it happening, especially as the BizzyBlog Internet Wall of Shame members continue to help the mainland’s leaders perfect its police state.

Traitor Lynne Stewart Sentencing – Judge Needs to Hear From You

Thanks to Linda at Something and Half Something:

ON OCTOBER 16, 2006, LYNNE STEWART WILL BE SENTENCED. JUDGE KOELTL VOWS “NO FURTHER ADJOURNMENTS” FOR THIS EVENT.

YOU CAN HELP BE SURE THAT LYNNE RECEIVES THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE ALLOWED FOR HER CRIMES AGAINST AMERICA.

The sentencing is now set for October 16, 2006 and we can help lock Lynne up for life by writing the Judge and asking him to show no leniency to Lynne Stewart for her crimes and asking him to impose the maximum sentence allowed for plotting with terrorists.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

The Judge’s address is:

Honorable John G. Koeltl
United States District Judge
Southern District of New York
United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
New York, New York 10007

Briefly say who you are and discuss yourself – your position in work and in society. State that you are aware that Lynne is to be sentenced following a jury verdict of guilty on charges of crimes against America. Tell the Judge why you believe she should be made an example of, and not given any leniency whatsoever. Feel free to remind the Judge of who she is by using the quotes above.

Send a copy of your letter to the lawyers who prosecuted Lynn, so they can present them all to the Judge at sentencing time, they will have the maximum impact as he considers the matter:

Joseph E. Bianco, Esq.
Christopher T. Morvillo, Esq.
Assistant United States Attorneys
Southern District of New York
United States Attorney’s Office
One St. Andrews Plaza
New York, NY 10007

This is your chance to raise your voice and be heard!