Blogworthies XLI

Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything.

Noteworthy entries @ The Corner; Lex Communis; Turnabout; Power Line; GetReligion, Belmont Club; Inkwell; That Liberal Media; Froggy Ruminations; I love Jet Noise; Dust in the Light; Dodger Thoughts; Fides, Cogitatio, Actio; Power Line (again); JunkYardBlog; Defensor Fidei; IowaHawk; and Man Without Qualities.

Religion at University of Chicago @ The Corner:

The mail from yesterday’s posts on the University of Chicago seemed to center around the problems of the elephant and the glass. How you feel about the direction of the university depends a lot on which part of the elephant you’re touching. To libertarian leaning economists, the elephant feels pretty conservative. In many of the other social sciences, the elephant seems fairly uniformly leftist. Of course, the same is true at many universities. Then there’s the glass half full/half empty problem....

Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi. @ Lex Communis:

"The law of prayer determines the law of faith"....

Onward and upward, worse and worse @ Turnabout:

According to a generally thoughtful and well-informed conservative weblog, Power Line, a recent poll shows

Americans believe by a 62 percent to 26 percent margin that American society "is generally fair and decent." This strikes me as a bit alarming. I'm pretty sure that such a survey taken 45 years ago, when I first started following politics, would have yielded a more overwhelming affirmation of the overall goodness of our society, even though we were actually a much less fair and decent society in those days. The liberal elites, led by the MSM, clearly have made inroads in spreading their contempt for America.

The liberal elites, led by the mainstream media, have made more inroads than the writer recognizes....

A Marine Writes Home @ Power Line:

Later on, I intend to link to several sources talking about the shooting of the wounded terrorist in Fallujah. For now, I want to pass on this email from a Marine in the 11th MEU: ....

The Gray Lady asks: Can the religious left compromise? @ GetReligion:

Ever since the rise of the religious right, mainstream journalists have focused an extraordinary amount of attention on its growing clout in the Republican Party and its influence on public policy.

An important theme in this coverage has been the tension among cultural conservatives whenever they are asked to consider compromises on their hot-button issues, such as abortion and the redefinition of marriage and family. These tensions are highly newsworthy and have formed the backbone of reporter David Kirkpatrick's "conservatives" beat at the New York Times.

Since 11/2, evidence has seeped into print that similar debates are beginning on the religious left. The big question: If the Democratic Party is going to try to "get religion" and stop attacking the hopes and dreams of the so-called "values voters," does that mean that the leaders of the true left are going to need to make some compromises?...

In the Heat of Battle @ Belmont Club:

USA Today reports that the "U.S. Marines Corps is investigating the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi in Fallujah last weekend to determine if the man posed a threat to Marines or was a victim of the improper use of force. The Marine who pulled the trigger has been removed from action and has not been identified. "We follow the law of armed conflict and hold ourselves to a high standard of accountability," Lt. Gen. John Sattler, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said. "The facts of this case will be thoroughly pursued." ....

Laci and Conner's People @ Inkwell:

Aside from the justice that was clearly done, the best things about Scott Peterson’s conviction for murdering his wife, Laci, and his about-to-be-born son, Conner, was this full-page newspaper headline: "GUILTY: Crowd Cheers Verdict." ....

Some Kinds Of Vote Fraud Are More Equal Than Other Kinds @ That Liberal Media:

That's the conclusion I have drawn from many years of reading the New York Times. Which kinds are more equal? Let's see....

They're Called Security Rounds @ Froggy Ruminations:

Its a safety issue pure and simple. After assaulting through a target, put a security round in everybody's head. Sorry al-Reuters, there's no paddy wagon rolling around Fallujah picking up "prisoners" and offering them a hot cup a joe, falafel, and a blanket. There's no time to dick around in the target, you clear the space, dump the chumps, and moveon.org. Are Corpsman expected to treat wounded terrorists? Negative....

Fight Smarter, Not Harder @ I love Jet Noise:

Among the things that make me want to scream (other than the sight of a fine all-American, red-blooded young United States Marine, even if he is young enough to be one of my progeny) are People With Too Much Time On Their Hands....

A Power Capable of Contending with Human Passions @ Dust in the Light:

By now, everybody has — or should have — read Wretchard's famous post on Belmont Club about morality/ethics/religion and democracy. In my case, it has seemed as if everything that I've read over the past few days has related in some way to the topic....

The Disposable Baseball Blogger @ Dodger Thoughts:

.... Baseball blogging is young, young like the days when there were hundreds of automobile makers instead of a handful, young like the days when there was enough test pattern time on your television that anyone with an idea and a sponsor could grab a regular time slot (although, thanks to cable and satellite, you might say TV clumsily clings to its youth.) ....

And you can quote me! @ Fides, Cogitatio, Actio:

.... The Pontificator recently pointed out how, despite his clear insistence on the universal supremacy of Rome, Pope St. Gregory the Great is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. How bizarre, right? The Pontificator continues....

The party of values @ Power Line:

Both liberal and conservative analysts have spilled barrels of ink focusing on the Republican edge among "values" voters as the key to the results of the election. This analysis seems to me extraordinarily misleading in several respects, but most of all in its vocabulary....

Around the World With Arafat's Corpse @ JunkYardBlog:

The following is an incomplete list of quotes from world figures regarding the death of Abd al-Rahman abd al-Bauf Arafat al-Qud al-Husseini, aka Yasser Arafat: ....

Mercy Even For Monsters @ Defensor Fidei:

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby writes....

Blue State Blues as Coastal Parents Battle Invasion of Dollywood Values @ IowaHawk (italics and quoted ellipsis in original):

"I'm not sure where we went wrong," says Ellen McCormack, nervously fondling the recycled paper cup holding her organic Kona soy latte. "It seems like only yesterday Rain was a carefree little boy at the Montessori school, playing non-competitive musical chairs with the other children and his care facilitators."

"But now..." she pauses, staring out the window of her postmodern Palo Alto home. The words are hesitant, measured, bearing a tale of family heartbreak almost too painful for her to recount. "But now, Rain insists that I call him Bobby Ray."

Even as her voice is choked with emotion, she summons an inner courage — a mother's courage — and leads me down the hall to "Bobby Ray's" bedroom, for a firsthand glimpse at the psychic devastation that claimed her son....

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places @ Man Without Qualities:

The great Democratic self-flagellation proceeds apace. But like many a jilted suitor, the Democrats seem to be looking in all the wrong places for love, the cause of their losses and the solution to their problems — and determined to repeat their mistakes....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sat. 11/20/04 06:36:41 AM
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