Blog Round-Up

Due to the lack of a weekend podcast, there’s a lot of stuff that’s built up that I’ve not been able to get to, so the following is a big blog posts with lots of stuff coming right at you:

• A threatening letter was sent to a critic of global warming, saying that the group would “destroy his career.” Folks, call me crazy, but this doesn’t sound like the actions of folks with the “facts” on their side. Rather, it’s a bunch of bullies who fear the facts are turning against them. (Hat Tip: Wizbang)
• Sister Toldjah had a discussion with a feminist about promiscuity (very good) and then comes with a little idea for a campaign to get men to “just say no.” that’s a nice first attempt.
• Joe Carter has reached some conclusions about the war which have shaken his general foreign policy views including:

1. I no longer believe that our reaction to the Vietnam War was an anomaly. Instead, I view the reaction to World War II as the true aberration–the one war in which Americans had the will to fight and win (and that was only after we were attacked). During WWII we lost more than 400,000 servicemembers. In Vietnam the number was more than 58,000. In Iraq, we’ve lost 3,636. These numbers show that our the anti-war sentiment is due not to an intolerance for mass casualties but rather to an ingrained opposition to foreign entanglements. For better or worse, America is at heart an isolationist, semi-pacifist nation.

Also find out why Carter no longer believes “Americans care about genocide”  or that we “have the will to win the war against Global Jihadism.” It’s a sobering piece everyone should read.

• Also, find out why Joe Vandal thinks Idaho High School Students should go to jail. Hint: It has nothing to do with driving skills believe it or not.
• An author is using her stories to raise awareness of suffering caused by the diamond trade in Liberia.
• Marvin Olasky writes about the lack of personal responsibility in our culture.
• Larry Elder writes a letter that should have been written by an illegal immigrant:

Some illegals commit crime in addition to the illegal act of entering your country. This includes the drug dealers, gang members and other criminals. Nearly 600,000 illegals live in America while under orders to deport, many of whom entered through your southern border. Others sit in your prisons and jails. This costs American taxpayers both property damage, money and, all too often, even lives. Your outrage is justifiable, and, speaking for myself, I can only say that I am sorry.

Your country stands as a beacon of freedom, having helped save the world from fascism and Nazism in World War II, as well as saving the world from communism during the long, costly “Cold War.” And now, your country sacrifices blood and treasure in the war on terrorism against Islamofascism. This makes securing your border not just a matter of economics, but a matter of national security.

Finally I want to say thank you, America. Bless you for allowing us to enter your great country, and to earn a living, an opportunity not available in the countries where we were born. Bless you for not deporting us, for our humane treatment, and for allowing so many of us to take advantage of your educational opportunities, as well as social programs including welfare and health care.

Were this actually written by an illegal, it would make me far more sympathetic to their cause than marches in the street and raising the Mexican flag over the American one.

• Finally,  a report of new life in Christ from the Philippines where ultimately our answers come from, not from government or political powers.