Of Charity, And the Left And REAL Charity, And the Rest of Us

From the Daily Mail:

George Orwell once wrote that politics was closely related to social identity. ‘One sometimes gets the impression,’ he wrote in The Road To Wigan Pier, ‘that the mere words socialism and communism draw towards them with

Bit notes: Yet another father’s day is upon us. In looking over some of the stuff I’ve written in the past, I find that the thoughts and emotions that caused me to write this ai few years ago, have not

Washington -Journal Sentinal- As an avid supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries, Debra Bartoshevich is not alone in her frustration over Clinton’s defeat.

She’s not alone in refusing to support Barack Obama.

And she’s not entirely alone

Boy Scout Oath:

A story showing up in the Huffpoop this morning peaked my interest a little… for incredulity, if for nothing else.

Headline:

Dems Not Backing Obama? Rahm Will Deal With It

What’s he planning on doing, having their legs broken? He’s

BLANCHARD, Mich. -AP- BreAnna Helsel escaped serious injury after being struck by lightning while inside her house.

The teenager’s good fortune continued the next day, in the form of a winning lottery ticket.

Helsel, 16, was at her home in

• We’ve already mentioned Russert, but I wonder if this will push NBC further left than it already has been.
• Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday from Dan Henninger. He reminds us that Brazil found out it has

Local Buffalo native gone big time, Tim Russsert managing editor of NBC’s Washington bureau and host of Meet the Press has died suddenly at age 58, NBC News:

WASHINGTON – Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the

It appears that John McCain has decided there’s a problem with the SCOTUS ruling yesterday on Gitmo. Michael Scherer at Time:

Yesterday, it was not clear if McCain would make the court decision an election year issue. Today, there

Two U.S. senators, two former Cabinet members, and a former ambassador to the United Nations received loans from Countrywide Financial through a little-known program that waived points, lender fees, and company borrowing rules for prominent people.

Senators Christopher Dodd, Democrat

 Mark Finkelstein, Newsbusters:

DICK DURBIN: Well, I know Michelle, she’s been my friend, a friend of my wife, for many, many years. She can take it. She can handle herself. She’s a very accomplished person. But I will tell

Boortz today looks in some detail and the back and forth over Chiana drilling in the gulf… and goes doumentation heavy on us.  Go and read.

The bottom line: They’re not drilling there now, but could be, because all the

(With apologies to Freddie Mercury)

Barack says “I’m not a Muslim”
And points to Trinity
He’s the one to unite, they say
But what of the racist spree?
Are you ready, Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on

Let’s free all Gitmo detainees…on a vast, deserted, open and contested Afghan battlefield. C-130 gunship circling overhead for security. Give them all a two minute running head start

Via Andy McCarthy, National Review

Works for me.  Any you?

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Floodwaters are raging through the state of Iowa, major roads are closing, cities are being destroyed, politics is at a standstill while people’s lives are being diverted by lost homes, or volunteering to help others.

As the crisis continues, The