We're all winners!

Here's a post from The Belmont Club that touches on the extremism in politics, and hints of it in Canada now that the liberal party has lost control of the government. Even thought the Liberals lost in a free and fair election, even though they lost due to incompetence and corruption, the extreme left is crying foul, and making doomsday predictions, and is vowing revenge. This poor sportsmanship reminds me of how kids are being raised today. This is the "You're all winners" mentality. No one can be a loser. Which is just not reality. There are winners and there are losers. And there are good sports and there are bad losers. "The ref made a bad call, that's why we lost." No. You lost because you didn't have enough points.

The game is played by the rules. Don't like the rules? Change them. But until they are changed, we all have to live by them.

Read the post and the referring posts. And don't miss the link at the bottom to some pictures of an abortion rally. Both sides are represented and both sides demonstrate their ability to be extreme.

France not Afraid to use it's Nukes

via. Clayton Cramer

"The leaders of states who would use terrorist means against us, as well as those who would consider using in one way or another weapons of mass destruction, must understand that they would lay themselves open to a firm and adapted response on our part," Chirac said during a visit to a nuclear submarine base in northwestern France.

Press, Terrorism and Bias

Instapundit notes Defense Tech Pam and Hess:

As the UPI's Pam Hess noted a while back, the press seems relatively unconcerned about being manipulated by the insurgency, but deeply afraid of anything that might slant its reporting in favor of the U.S. military; this is just another illustration of that phenomenon. But terrorism is, of course, information war disguised as military action, and manipulating the press is what the terrorists are all about. If the press were more resistant to such tactics, the terrorists would be less effective -- and, ironically, the press would be a less appealing target.

The press won't embed with the military for fear of being perceived as biased, yet they are lead around by the nose by the terrorists. They can't see this bias.

Iran

I've been quiet here at Geoffosphere. Mostly because I've been busy. But also because nothing has inspired me to comment. I'm still reading my regular sources (see links on the right). Most of the stories there are interesting, but they haven't been inspiring.

The subject I've heard mentioned lately is "Iran". I've heard pieces on the blogs, on FOX News and in the Alito hearings. We've known this was coming for some time. As a matter of fact, Bush told us it was coming in 2001 when he spoke of the Axis of Evil. Things have not changed in Iran since that statement was made. The Bush Administration appropriately identified Iran as a problem at that time. I'm sure the Clinton Administration had a similar position on Iran, but pre-9/11, there was no need for public accusation.

Now Iran has moved up on the priority list. Iraq is moving into history, and the American military will be redeployed. And Iran is moving into the future with its nuclear program. What does this mean to the world?

The Belmont Club has a short, concise piece on this matter. It's not the first you've heard about it, and it won't be last, I'm afraid.

More on the subject via. Instapundit

Abramoff: Looks Bad to the Republicans

Here are a few looks at this case involving a lobbyist who seems to have gotten favors that benefit his constituents. Now, I'm not really sure where the line is, but I thought this was the definition of a lobbyist. Basically, it looks like lobbyists cannot be connected to campaign contributions.

Here is Glenn Reynolds's take.
Ankle Biting Pundits says Throw the Republicans under the bus.
And don't miss this, Money, Mobsters, Murder by Matthew Continetti at the Weekly Standard. It's long, and I haven't finished it, but it's connecting Murder and the Mob to Congress.

If this is the case, this is going to a terrible story. The Republicans are going to take the brunt and rightfully so. As I think I heard Pat Buchanan on Imus this AM, "Of coarse it is going to be the Republicans. They are in power. Who else would the lobbyist be courting?"