A few links as I surf:

Vanderleun on encouraging signs of muscularity vis a vis Syria and Iran: American Digest: Putting Syria in Perpetual Check

Everything's interesting at NE Republican today: The Boston Herald on the Democratic political strategy in wartime, John Podhoretz on Kerry's Iraq carping, the NY Post on Jimmeh Carter, and last but not least, Kid Rock on all those doofy musicians who dabble in politics: "Who would you trust to make your decisions, (Secretary of Defense) Donald Rumsfeld or the Dixie Chicks?" Heh.

At LGF, we find out that Cat Stevens was the guest of a Canadian Hamas front group. Who woulda thunk it? John Kerry is still talking about bringing in more foreign help to Iraq, as if the French and Germans hadn't already said they had no intention under any circumstances of doing so (But colaborating with the terrorists? That's OK.), and someone on Daily Kos suggests that it would be a wise political move for John Kerry to speak out on behalf of convicted oxygen waster, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Oh please, oh please, oh please.

Norm points to a NYT piece reminding us what a dangerous nut Saddam was. "...The director of another struggling missile project, when called upon to give a progress report, recited a poem in the dictator's honor instead. Not only did he not go to prison, Saddam Hussein applauded him.
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Was Iraq a potential threat to the United States and the world? Threat is always a matter of perception, but our nuclear program could have been reinstituted at the snap of Saddam Hussein's fingers..." Good thing we all agree it was a good idea to get rid of that guy...oh wait...

Israpundit points to this Daniel Pipes piece, Islam is What Its Followers Make of It.

Callimachus lauds General Patraeus' WaPo Op-Ed of the other day, and stands him in contrast to John Kerry's defeatism.

Meryl Yourish has a round-up of Israel news, including a tally of four years of terror casualties, and a PA security officer/terrorist two-fer combo.

Celestial Blue has a whole bunch of pictures of her Israel vacation posted (nice, but next time more bathing suit pics, k? Thnx.)

Eric Sheie says he's not letting Bruce Springsteen's politics ruin his feelings for the Boss's music.

Jeff has the secret election-day plans of the VRWC. Shhh...loose lips sink chits...er chads...eh, whatever...

Mudge has lots of random thoughts worth checking out.

Beth's house, like mine, has lots and lots of spiders in and around it. She has pics.

I may add to this post as I go...