Free kibbles

Even cops and narcs say we should legalize drugs. In addition to disarming our enemies, foreign and domestic, allowing us to control our border, saving American lives, and freeing Americans from prison, it would go a long way toward repairing relations between police and the public, because right now, everybody is a suspect.

Chilling assault on free speech by global warming fanatics continue. Expert wants to de-certify man-made global warming skeptics.

Iraq announces crackdown on Mahdi army. Let's hope this is real. It doesn't sound real, and it sounds like Republicans are going to continue to pay.

Maliki's gambit. Give us weapons and troops can go home. I wonder what al Sadr's ally plans to do with those weapons. Maliki is playing to the Democrats, trying to short-circuit Bush's plan so his Shiites can take over completely. Maliki is not trying to create a democracy in Iraq.

Senate introduces resolution against troop surge. Democratic chairman supported surge, then flip-flopped when Bush announced it.

Sheik arrested for inciting terrorism in Australia.

China tests anti-satellite weapon.

Culture gap: No free hugs in China.

Russian newspapers skeptical of Russian terror crackdown. Russia is in such a bizarre state right now,m working feverishly to become more authoritarian, supporting assassinations domestically and in foreign countries, I wouldn't be surprised if they orchestrated a "terror attack" to gain more power.

I found this tantalizing line at Real Clear Politics - but the article is gone! A New Cold War Can be Averted - Mikhail Gorbachev, The Guardian. Gorbachev sees the obvious. Why won't the US?

Fitzgerald tries humor to make witch-hunt more palatable.

Jobs Americans won't do - at a crappy wage. When you have illegal immigrants who will work much cheaper, why pay more to hire Americans?

Slate makes a case for abolishing the FCC.

Retired Air Force Colonel reports unexplained lights.

Elementary school stops master/slave exercises. Who ever thought this was a good idea?

Victor Davis Hanson points out the hypocrisy of anti-Americanism.

Expect government to grow a lot more, thanks to entitlements.

Boeing versus Airbus - how the free market outperforms government consortium's.

Hezbollah sympathizers clash with peace keepers.

Robot senses snipers. The funny thing about technology is, as much as we love our modern weapons and defense technology, our enemies will employ the same technology against us tomorrow.

Are engineers technicians or thinkers? I was educated as a thinker, and I always thought every other engineer was as well. But upon reflection, I think many engineers I worked with were technicians, not thinkers. This opens my eyes.