I noticed that one of the commenters over at The Wide Awakes stated that Congress’ intervention on Ms. Schiavo’s behalf was an unwarranted intrusion on state’s rights. And of course she accused the conservatives who have championed states rights in the past of hypocrisy.
Ann Althouse, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin has some great perspective in a post that deals with just the points the above referenced commenter made.
It is well worth the read.
I have pontificated previously on how the left has abandoned its traditional values of supporting the spread of democracy (much as the right has left behind its more isolationist leanings). Stephen Green of Vodka Pundit offers another example of the left’s descent into madness on the issue of arms sales to China:
”This is not the right time to lift the embargo,” Friedbert Pflueger, foreign affairs spokesman for the Christian Democrats, said in an interview.
”It sends the wrong signal to China. It is also damaging for Europe’s relations with the United States. We are going to bring this issue to the parliament and vote on the matter.”
The European Union imposed the arms embargo after the Tiananmen Square massacres in 1989. Pushed by France and Germany, which have substantial economic interests in China and whose leaders are eager to increase sluggish growth rates, the EU is preparing to lift the embargo, saying the human rights situation in China has improved.
As Mr. Green succinctly notes:
Remember when the lefties told us selling arms to dictators was a bad idea? Remember when righties were accused of being little more than shameless money grubbers with no interest in human rights?
Remember that? Wasn’t that cool?
Yeah, I remember. I’m still a liberal, it’s just that in this bizarro universe they call me a neo-con.
Whatever.
It appears we continue to gain momentum in the global war on terror, which begs the question: what next? Final Historian offers some interesting perspectives on what phase 3 may look like. Well worth the read.
The India Daily reports that the U.S. has 3 carrier groups on the move to the Middle East. That does not bode well for Syria and/or Iran.
As I have said before the only way we will lose this war is if we lose our will to fight it. As democracy spreads, the terrorists are going to be kept on the defensive and as we are starting to see in Iraq and Lebanon, there will be no more hiding amongst the local populace.
Things are moving quickly now. We must maintain the offensive.
Hat tip: Winds of Change