Donald Sensing's piece in the OpinionJournal was very interesting and a thoughtful look at the gay marriage issue with an actually original idea. I have to say I'm against gay marriage, but note that NYC has had domestic partner benefits for its employees for about a dozen years now, and you know what: the civillization as we know it did not come to an end.

I caught President Bush's Friday speech. (Read it here). I thought it was a good speech. I wish amid all the din from the left, someone would actually pay attention to the man. Can Mr. Kerry disagree with this:

The war on terror is not a figure of speech. It is an inescapable calling of our generation. The terrorists are offended not merely by our policies--they are offended by our existence as free nations. No concession will appease their hatred. No accommodation will satisfy their endless demands. Their ultimate ambitions are to control the peoples of the Middle East, and to blackmail the rest of the world with weapons of mass terror. There can be no separate peace with the terrorist enemy. Any sign of weakness or retreat simply validates terrorist violence, and invites more violence for all nations. The only certain way to protect our people is by early, united and decisive action.

What is going on in Pakistan? A AP report indicates that Pakistani forces have surrounded several hundred al Qaida fighters. They originally thought they had trapped Ayman al-Zawahri, but is now being described as another "high-value" target. There is some speculation that it is not in fact an al Qaida member but actually a pashtun chief (via Allahpundit). Reuters also mentions the possibility of a high ranking chchen or uzbek militant.
- posted by Base10 @ 10:29 AM