Charles Krauthammer has a particularly trenchant column on how silly the left's claim that George W. Bush has destroyed our alliances.

As usual, a symptom of BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) is balderdash.

Over at National Review Online, Jonah Goldberg has an excellent column this weekend on the left's never-ending quest to get more people to vote.

I think he makes a valid point toward the end, but I would take a different tact.

Wade Kach has taken the time to write to his constituents explain his vote on HB 4.  I produce it here in its entirety without comment (which I will do later in another post).

According to Roll Call, Senate Majority Leader Harry "Gambling Mormon" Reid plans to keep the US Senate in Session through the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend in order to prevent President Bush from making any recess appointments.

What will be interesting is how many Senators actually stay in town for the session.

Why?

Because under Senate Rules, ANY Senator can initiate a quorum call on the floor of the Senate.  If a quorum is not found to be present (because there aren't 51 Senators present), a motion can be made to adjourn for the lack of a quorum.

My question:  do the Republicans possess the cajones to do it, and are the Democrats prepared?

Should make for some interesting C-SPAN moments.

I hate to say it, but Wade Kach let us down in the House Slots Bill vote.  That bill will send the slots referendum "to the people" in a bizarre move generally not available under the Maryland Constitution.

Unless the Soddomites on the Severn are trying to punt the ball.

The lovely Michelle Malkin is blogging tonight on how the Canadians no longer want our pathetic deserters.

Bravo to the Canadians.  For all the jokes about them, they are a brave and honorable people.  And frankly, they were carrying our water in World War I long before our own leaders had the courage to step up and stop the Kaiser.

On the deserters, I will say this:  they are hypocrites.  Why?  Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey deserted their posts on the eve of deployment becaue they felt the war in Iraq was illegal and immoral.

So to counter what they believed was illegal and immoral, they committed an illegal and immoral act?  They betrayed their oaths, the commanders, and most importantly -- their unit brothers.  They shirked their duty and violated their honor.

It's a shame that they don't shoot soldiers for desertion in a time of war anymore.

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty are reporting that the Russian Parliament has voted to suspend the Conventional Forces In Europe Treaty, a Cold War era agreement that limited the deployment of tanks and troops west of the Ural Mountains.

This is not good.

The White House announced today that Rod. J. Rosenstein, Maryland's US Attorney, has been appointed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Fourth sits in Richmond, VA, and hears appeals from Federal District Courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Warren Buffet -- arguably the world's most successful investor alive today -- is an unadulterated communist, who believes in income redistribution and confiscatory taxation.

There is no way around this statement after his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee.

Buffett recommends taking the revenue from the Estate Tax, and offering a $1000 tax credit to all families who make less than $20,000 per year.

Hail Comrade!

Yes, on the "drivers licenses for illegal immigrants", but also on counting Amazon affiliates as a "substantial business presence" in order to invoke the sales and use tax.

Michael Swartz over at Monoblogue had posted about this yesterday, wondering if Guvnah Marty the Mick might try it here.