There'll Always Be An Israel

Here's a nice article by P. David Hornik at FrontPage Magazine: "Israel, Lone Light in a Dark Region."

"An Embarrassing Amateur"

Boy, is the headline for Nile Gardiner's column ever right! From the UK Telegraph: "Barack Obama is proving an embarrassing amateur on the world stage compared to George W. Bush."

Watcher's Council

The Council has spoken! Here are the latest Watcher's Council results. The winner is Joshuapundit’s  Syria-Ossity, "his look at the current war drums on Syria,  why he thinks the rationale being used to drag us in is highly questionable,  why it’s  a stunningly bad idea, and why it’s certainly not a a place to risk American blood and treasure merely to provide our current president with a ‘wag the dog’ opportunity."

An Obvious Choice

Excuse me, but shouldn't Obama be focusing on problems like this in our own country:

instead of rushing into a war we don't want?

(Top cartoon by Gary Varvel, bottom cartoon by Bob Gorrell)

Steve and Eydie

Mark Steyn has a nice tribute to Steve and Eydie in his Song of the Week column.

Lots 'o Links

It's time for the latest news and comments at the reliable Betsy's Page, Larwyn's Linx, and Maggie's Farm.

The 9/11 Flag

On September 4, CNN will broadcast a documentary titled  "The Flag" on Wednesday, September 4, at 9 pm and 10:30, with encore performances on September 8 and September 11.  "A vibrant American flag, flying from the back of a boat moored very near the Twin Towers, managed to survive the destruction of the World Trade Center 12 years ago.  Someone removed the flag from the boat on September 11th.  Thomas Franklin, a photographer for the New Jersey newspaper The Record, took a searing photograph of that flag as it was raised by three fire fighters above the smoldering rubble on the evening of the terrorist attacks.  That image immediately became one of the archetypical photographs of the disaster.  Shortly after the iconic photo was taken, the whereabouts of the original flag became a mystery.  Who would keep it – and why?"

A Big Beef With a Bad Egg

I enjoyed Chef Puri's rebuttal to a nasty review his restaurant received on Trip Advisor. His writing style and his spelling should also get high marks!

Positive News for a Change

There's been so much bad news lately that it's a relief to read something like this:  "He doesn’t live on campus.  He can’t even drive there.  But an 11-year-old is among the new class of undergrads at Texas Christian University – adjusting to college life, finding the right buildings, settling in for those easy core classes. 'I’m taking calculus, physics, history and religion.  Those are my four classes,' Carson Huey-You told CBS 11 News.Carson is taking a full load of college courses this semester — and studying to become a quantum physicist. He is the youngest student the university has ever had." It's nice to read about smart, decent kids like this. Now that's a role model other kids (and adults) should look up to!

A Military Obscenity

Here's a good analysis of the situation in Syria, and why we should avoid getting involved in a war there.  Not only is it foolish to go to war over a "moral obscenity" when there's no good side to take; but how can we even think of doing so with our economy in the shape it's in?  The killing of Christians in Egypt is also a moral obscenity, but there's no talk about us going to war there.
(Cartoon by Glenn McCoy)