You know what gets my goat?  A big lion.  No, seriously, it is all these "grow up" diaries.  Not sure what I mean?  Read some for yourself here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.  This was just the first 30 searches.

I, like some others, are quite tired of it...  

The answer is none.

Another masterful home run from the always great Paul Krugman.

He asks and answers the question, no one has dared ask the man responsible for the deaths of close to four thousand American citizens and probably hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.

What sacrifices have you and your friends made, Mr. Bush? As Keith Olberman said, he has ceased to be the president.

Why not challenge the White House Press Stenographers to ask Mr. Bush just this question, the next time he's in front of a microphone.  Anyone care to bet?

Kevin O'Brien, an editorial writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has decided to blame the students for not being tough enough to fight back against the shooter at Virginia Tech.

Kids, it's OK to fight back...
I suspect that many -- probably most -- were ill-prepared to react.

Fewer of them might have been killed if they'd realized that there are times when respectable, responsible people have to take matters into their own hands, because the authorities won't get there in time to handle things.

He is also, of course, a strong supporter of the war in Iraq, and has advocated a draft.
I have to assume he is some kind of Clark Kent/Superman reporter.  Clearly anyone who talks as tough as he does, yet does not seem to take any action on his own, must be secretly fighting crime and terrorists as part of an alter ego.

Redstate -- BUSH GETS IT by bradmnegs
http://www.redstate.com/...

For the life of me, I cannot understand how Jonah Goldberg finds anyone to publish his ignorant, unsubstantiated, diatribes. In yesterday's column for the Los Angeles Times, Goldberg again demonstrates the shallowness of his knowledge and the laziness of his work habits.

The article is titled, A Tradition of Common Sense, and attempts to convey the view that Hippies opposed the concept. But all he succeeds in doing is demonstrating that he has no sense, common or otherwise.

Cross-posted at...
News Corpse, The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.

warblogger Victor Davis Hanson sternly reminds us that now is not the time for "shrillness" about Iraq.  Indeed, he says, "what we need at our possible 11th hour is not more shrillness, but concrete facts supporting the variously proposed remedies".

Sadly, VDH's attempt to enter the Reality Based Community is marred just two paragraphs earlier where he says "the enemy counts on the evening news showcasing the daily harvest of Iraqis, and the killing of at least four or five Americans each week".

According to the Iraq Casualty Count:
http://www.icasualties.org/...

Unites States deaths are running at 15 per week for the war.  Even during the most peacefull period deaths were more than 13 per week.  VDH is off by about 300%.

Some would say that we should be the bigger people here and extend a concilliatory hand and be sportsmanlike. To them I say...BITE ME.

We watched as editorials were written about us and our loss and as right wing whack jobs used public media to excoriate us and lawd there victories over us. Well, it's our turn now.

I am going to start with a piece written by Peggy Noonan in the Opinion Journal immediately following the 2004 election, one remembered for one word...savor. I sure hope Ms. Noonan is savoring that crow fricasse I sent her....

It's the day you've been waiting for, patriots! Today marks the debut of the fifth and final chapter of The War of the Words: The Story of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, the groundbreaking documentary series that honors the true heroes of the war in Iraq: the conservative bloggers, pundits, and commentators who've kept the home fires burning in the face of opposition from liberals and other traitors.

In Part IV, "Democracy Threatens," we followed the grueling 2004 campaign season from its beginnings in the cornfields of Iowa to the landslide 50.7% victory of President George W. Bush. Now, in Part V, we catch up on the activities of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders from Election Night to the present day, as they help their President fend off Cindy Sheehan's Siege of Crawford and hunker down in the face of yet another election.

Watch Part V: "Clear Skies Ahead" (5:53)

Watch Part IV: "Democracy Threatens" (6:48)

This morning I received an email from my own email address which stated in an implied threat that "Defamation of Character is NOT protected in the Constituion <sic> as FREE SPEECH", plus a link to a USA TODAY article entitled "Jury Awards $11.3M over defamatory Internet Posts". The link to the article is  here. The story is about a dispute between two persons over a business issue, and does not relate to blog commentary about public figures.

More on the flip:

Good morning, patriots! It's Thursday, which means it's time for another episode of The War of the Words: The Story of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, the historic 5-part documentary honoring the true heroes of the war in Iraq: the conservative bloggers, pundits, and commentators who've kept the home fires burning in the face of opposition from liberals and other traitors.

Part I, The Drums of War, examined the Keyboarders' role in building support for the war. Part II, Mission Accomplished, covered their triumph and joy during the invasion of Iraq. Now, in Part III, we witness a dark period in the 101st Fighting Keyboarders' struggle, as they learn that occupying a country is not the same thing as invading it.

Watch Part III: 'Well, Not Accomplished Exactly, So Much As--Look, Just Shut Up, Okay?' (6:47)

As Eric {always on the ball, catching these}, over at BUSHFLASH. where I found this, puts it:

EXCELLENT flash film about the origins and practices of the right-wing blogosphere (new episodes added regularly!)

Welcome back, patriots, to Part II of The War of the Words: The Story of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, the historic 5-part documentary honoring the true heroes of the war in Iraq: the conservative bloggers, pundits, and commentators who've kept the home fires burning in the face of opposition from liberals and other traitors.

Part I examined the role the 101st Fighting Keyboarders played in building support for the war during late 2002 and early 2003. Now, in Part II, we learn about the role they played during the invasion and occupation of Iraq: while American troops braved the tanks and guns of Saddam's defense forces in Iraq, the Keyboarders played an equally important role at home, using their bellicose rhetoric to create a crucial bulwark of support for their President. It would come to be known as their finest hour.

Watch Part II: 'Mission Accomplished' (5:52)

Every American knows of the sacrifices our fighting men and women have made during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Yet there is another group whose contributions to the war effort have gone largely unnoticed... until now. I am proud to invite Daily Kos readers to the worldwide premiere of Part I of the new 5-part documentary, The War of the Words: The Story of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders.

Click here to view Part I (6:50)

Regardless of how one feels about the war in Iraq, it seems, everyone agrees that the men and women of our armed forces deserve our praise and gratitude for selflessly placing themselves in harm's way in a dangerous land. Yet there is another group of Americans who have been crucial to our success in the war, who deserve our thanks as well. You may know some of their names: Glenn Reynolds. Michelle Malkin. Jeff Goldstein. Robert Novak. Ann Coulter. But there are countless others, some known only to God. Theirs is a story of courage, determination, and above all, typing. They are the conservative bloggers, pundits, and commentators whose loud and prolific support of Republican foreign policy goals helped change the course of American history in ways that will be felt for many years to come.

They are the men and women--mostly men--who have come to be known as the 101st Fighting Keyboarders. And now, at last, their story can be told.

I've read clammyc's diary entitled "Either You Are for Bombings and Killings or You Are Not," which argues, in part that life, and an end to war, should be preserved at all costs.

...What it really boils down to is this: You are either for finding a peaceful solution, regardless of how difficult it is or how long the odds are, or you are for the justification of killing more people for whatever reason makes you sleep better at night. ...

Killing leads to more killing.  Plain and simple.  If your town or house is raided or bombed, or if a family member is killed by a bomb or by "accident", chances are that you are going to be pissed and hold a grudge.