Spirit of America

Chicago Boyz has signed up with the Spirit of America, a worthy cause if there ever was one. Spirit of America provides resources to Americans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan who have organized a number of helpful projects. Read more at the Spirit of America website, or click here or on the “FRIENDS OF IRAQ” graphic to donate through this blog.

The Life of Joe Republican

It seems the tale of Joe Republican is making the rounds, telling us about all the wonderful things that Joe takes for granted that were provided by the leftists that he despises.

And what lesson do we learn from this, boys and girls? We learn that the Big Lie works, and that if you keep it up long enough, a century down the road your 100% Grade A Bullshit will be taught as History with a capital “H”.

So let’s take a look at Joe’s life and the wonders that our friends on the left have brought to him…

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A Different Specter is Haunting Europe

The election in Ukraine is getting more attention as Kuchma’s hand-picked successor, Victor Yanukovych, is rejected by the populace. Putin was quick to embrace Yanukovych, who is considered pro-Russian (Ukraine has a large Russian ethnic minority in its eastern region). The opposition candidate, Victor Yushenko, was apparently denied a victory by widespread fraud. With no expertise but a great deal of sympathy, let us refer you to others with more insight.

On the scene:

Tulipgirl
Le sabot post-moderne
Maidan
Orange Ukraine

On the Case:

The Argus specializes in Central Asia and the Causasus.
A Fistful of Euros is a general interest group blog on Europe, center-left politically (by US standards), that has been following events in Ukraine.
SCSU Scholars has been devoting most of its space to the election in Ukraine. Comprehensive and well-presented.

Tom Hayden Reminds Us What Really Matters (to the Left)

Via Instapundit comes a link to Hayden’s advice on how to get the U.S. to abandon Iraq.

Hayden doesn’t actually use the term “abandon Iraq” — his essay is titled, “How to End the Iraq War” — but his meaning is clear to anyone who knows the code. For everyone else there’s this paragraph, which removes any doubt:

The important thing is for anti-war activists to become more grounded in the everyday political life of their districts, organizing anti-war coalitions including clergy, labor and inner city representatives to knock loudly on congressional doors and demand that the $200 billion squandered on Iraq go to infrastructure and schools at home. When trapped between imperial elites and their own insistent constituents, members of Congress will tend to side with their voters. That is how the wars in Vietnam and Cambodia were ended in 1975.

Got that? What happened in South Vietnam and Cambodia — concentration camps, boat people, genocide, continued war — after the U.S. cut and ran is of no importance. The fact that the post-war horrors might have been averted if the Congress, empowered by the post-Watergate Democratic landslide in the 1974 elections, hadn’t denied further aid to South Vietnam, is of no importance. All that matters is that our war ended, and that people like Hayden helped to thwart U.S. policy. High five, dude! What a great victory for the cause.

In Hayden’s view it’s always about the U.S., because the Left sees the U.S. as a destructive force in international affairs. If only U.S. actions were blocked, then things would be better. Needless to say, the only way to hold such a view over a long period of time is to ignore most of what happens in the rest of the world. But hey, movement politics are so much more interesting and meaningful than world history.

Remember that, the next time some lefty panjandrum dispenses political advice or tells Americans that they don’t care enough about what happens in other countries.

Where Glenn Reynolds Really Spent Thanksgiving

Any fool can see that the Thanksgiving photo on his blog is fake. I mean, just look at that ridiculous background and tell me it wasn’t photoshopped in. It’s just too obvious.

Here’s where he really was:

Instapundit in Iraq

On a more serious note, though not an unrelated one: I am especially thankful this year for the courage and dedication of the members of our armed forces. Thank you all very much for your service.

(Original Army photo: here.)