Jul 17th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Andrew Roberts, author of The History of The English Speaking Peoples Since 1900 had an important op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor.
The English-speaking peoples of the world need to unite around their common heritage of values. And they need to sacrifice their naiveté about the true [...]
Jul 16th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Before we get serious today, the Captain has a great post on a London Times columnist reacting to the BBC Queen snafu and the loony lady who married Bin Laden’s son. If you link to the article in the Times, UK you’ll learn BBC stands [...]
Jul 15th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Zimbabwe’s problems profiled in the Economist.
ZIMBABWE is an increasingly wretched place and, sadly, will grow more miserable for some time yet. This week an outspoken Roman Catholic Archbishop, Pius Ncube, who has become the strongest voice of opposition in the country, described the economic situation [...]
Jul 12th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Debra Saunders knows we need to be patient in Iraq.
During a teleconference from Iraq with reporters last week, Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of coalition forces operating in the region south of Baghdad, explained, “Lynch’s rules of war fighting.” Rule 1 is, “Everything is timing, [...]
Jul 11th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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John Stossel’s column gets the lead again with “Freedom and Benevolence.”
I interviewed Michael Moore recently for an upcoming “20/20″ special on health care. It’s refreshing to interview a leftist who proudly admits he’s a leftist. He told me that government should provide “food care” as [...]
Jul 10th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Power Line reacts to Dem moves for defeat and the GOP who acquiesce.
Given the demonstrable progress made by General Petraeus and the forces under his command implementing the surge counterinsurgency strategy over the past month, I find the Democratic compulsion to mandate our defeat in [...]
Jul 9th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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The same day the NY Times called for withdrawal from Iraq, John Burns, the best reporter on the scene, files an optimistic report from Anbar Province.
SUNNI merchants watched warily from behind neat stacks of fruit and vegetables as Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno walked with [...]
Jul 8th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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Mark Steyn was in the Orange County Register writing about the jobs Brits won’t do.
… Does government health care inevitably lead to homicidal doctors who can’t wait to leap into a flaming SUV and drive it through the check-in counter? No. But government health care [...]
Jul 5th, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
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John Stossel starts us off with “Live and let live.” Could be the motto of Pickings.
… there are only two ways to get people to do things: force or persuasion. Government is all about force. Government has nothing it hasn’t first expropriated from some [...]
Jul 3rd, 2007 by Pickerhead in Pickings
Pickerhead takes a holiday tomorrow. Happy Fourth!
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John Burns, of the NY Times, reports on recent revelations of Iranian efforts in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, — Agents of Iran helped plan a January raid in Shiite holy city of Karbala in Iraq in which five American soldiers were killed by [...]
