Good Riddance

A good day as Saddam Hussein is hanged. Only the New York Times could find fault with this. They would rather see him made an example of Western liberalism, perhaps put him up in a nice cell, well-furnished, to teach him the errors of his way. He's dead,. He should be dead and it would be good if we all got to see it. Will the Left ever get it?

New Cinema

Clint Eastwood's companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, is a masterpiece of filmmaking. It provides the perfect balance to the previous film and coming on its heels, offers a unique insight into a segment of history never before covered in such detail. Ken Watanabe's performance is mesmerizing, worthy of all accolades. Whether Eastwood will take home another Best Director Oscar is, of course, open to conjecture. Is he deserving? Unquestionably. He is without a doubt, the most creative directorial force in American cinema today.

Pelosi Strikes Again

House Speaker-to-Be Nancy Pelosi's recent naming of California congressman Reyes to head the intelligence committee has been addressed by this writer before. Now Congressional Quarterly reports that in interviewing Rep. Reyes, he knew nothing of the Sunni/Shite differences regarding the insurgency in Iraq, nor could he provide any information regarding the terrorist organization, Hezbollah, saying he was unfamiliar with it. This man is more qualified than Rep. Harmon? Only in the eyes of a spiteful, vindictive woman like Pelosi. Fasten your seatbelts. It will be a bumpy ride ahead.

Iraq Study Group Plan

Now that the Iraq study group has issued its long-awaited, though well-leaked plan, the Left is lining up quickly to throw its usual support to any stupid idea and this report is full of stupid ideas. It again assumes that Syria and Iran are stable, free-thinking regimes, perfectly willing to put aside personal interests in order to find workable solutions. Why is Irag in trouble? Precisely because Syria and Iraq are supplying arms and men to the conflict. I have no doubt the talking heads from the Left will manage to get some of these looney ideas into practice, given the recent control they have gained in both Houses. And those Republicans running scared from their own convictions in order to salvage their seats will no doubt throw their support to the Democrats. So much for backbone. Prepare for more attacks.

Pelosi Strikes Again

Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has furnished more evidence of what promises to be a disasterous term running the House. In rejecting the ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee, Jane Harman, for the leadership position on that committe in favor of an anti-war ideologue, Pelosi is playing personal politics again. She has never liked Harmon, personally or professionally, and certainly doesn't appreciate Rep. Harmon's willingness to study an issue as well as the evidence before making informed decisions. But that is Pelosi's leftwing agenda and so Harmon pays for it. The Democrats are a mess.