A planet where apes evolved from MAN?!?

Support the troops. Unless you a filthy hippie.

And if you are a filthy hippie, be gone from my presence.  Then bathe.  Then get a job.  Learn the value of a dollar.  Then maybe, you may return to within arms reach of me.  Or face the hammer and cattleprod of justice.

For the non-hippies, litsen to the Commisar, and sign the card.
http://acepilots.com/mt/archives/001815.html

And for the bumper sticker crowd, check out  the shaven brain, http://www.brainshavings.com/mt/archives/001671.html

For both, a hat tip to Castle Argghhh.

Stingy or not, we get the job done

Link: Flit: January 02, 2005 Archives.

A lot of excuses have been bandied about for why Canadian soldiers weren't sent, when Australia, Taiwan, Israel, and other countries despatched forces early, and the American military launched its largest operation in the area since Vietnam to try to save lives. In the end, though, the answer's pretty simple: 600 tonnes. That's the amount of airlift required to move the DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team). Since Canada only has the 4 CC-150 Polaris (modified Airbuses) for strategic airlift, with a cargo capacity of 13 tonnes each, rapid deployment of DART anywhere outside the effective ferry range of our 30-odd additional short-range Herc transports (ie, off this continent) was a mathematical impossibility, without civilian airlift... and civilian airlift is in pretty short supply at the moment.

UPDATE:  Using Amazon as a yardstick, TCS takes a look at private donations to aid the tsunami victims.

UPDATE 2:  Captain's Quarters takes the NY Times Kristof to task.  For being, well, Kristof.  That reminds me, I need my daily dose of bile... time to go check out what MoDo has to say about us eville conservatives.

Kofi not stepping down...

Link: FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Annan Rebuffs Calls for Resignation.

I have quite a lot of work to do and I'm carrying on with my work," Annan said when asked when he would respond to those calling for his resignation. "We have a major agenda next year, and the year ahead, trying to reform this organization. So we'll carry on."

Deomcracy in the the Arab world

Arab pundits on Iraqi elections.  Worth a read.