Senator McCain and the Anti-War Left

Although I tend to disagree with many of Senator McCain's positions on political matters, I find him to be highly principled and honorable. Last Friday he gave the commencement address at the New School in New York. Located in Greenwich Village, the New School is certainly no bastion of conservative thought. These "progressive, enlightened" students rudely booed and heckled the distinguished gentleman from Arizona. A senior who was invited to speak disposed of her prepared remarks and instead chose to ridicule Mr. McCain as he sat nearby. The senator reacted with tremendous restraint to this treatment, and gave a magnificent speech for the New School graduates. If the hecklers and polemical left-wingers actually listened (and understood) his words, they probably felt rather sheepish in light of their antics.

Read Senator McCain's speech. Read the WSJ opinion article Days of Rage. Follow up: Heckler apologizes.

Jefferson's Crisis

Bill Bennett has a long list of accomplishments that impresses me. He was Secretary of Education under President Reagan, and the "Drug Czar" under President George H. W. Bush. He began a conservative talk radio show fairly recently, and is a regular contributor on Fox News and Townhall.com.

Mr. Bennett recently wrote a book titled America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I) : From the Age of Discovery to a World at War. The book will be available at Amazon.com beginning next week. In the meantime, you can read an interesting excerpt from the book at Townhall.com. In this section of the book Mr. Bennett shows how President Jefferson faced a problem somewhat similar to today's Islamic terrorism.

9/11, the Pentagon, and Our Borders

Michelle Malkin's latest column reminds us the reason for border security is not just that Mexicans are taking jobs and not paying their fair share of taxes. Terrorists Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11/01 and flew it into the Pentagon. During their preparation for the attack they went to a place in Virginia where illegal immigrant day laborers congregate, and an illegal immigrant helped them procure fraudulent government-issued ID cards that helped further their terrorist plot. You will find her column thought provoking.

Gen. Peter Pace Addresses Citadel Grads

General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently addressed the 2006 graduating class at the Citadel. His words are inspiring. Here is a link to the transcript from the Citadel website. Here is a link to an audio file of his speech.

Is Our Military Too Expensive?

Some say we spend too much on defense. Is $450 billion too much? Read an article written by a U.S. Air Force colonel: The Cost of Defense.

America's Favorite War Protester

Cindy Sheehan is at it again, this time pressuring the Canadian government to give refuge to U.S. military deserters. Read about it at the Globe and Mail. Of course, desertion is a serious crime. U.S. service members are subject to the Uniform Code of Military justice, which allows for punishment by death for desertion during times of war.

A Day Without Illegal Aliens -- How About 365?

Read Neal Boortz's blog column about the illegal alien protest/boycott that occurred earlier this week. He has some great ideas for dealing with illegal immigrants.

Why is America so delicate with the enemy?

Esteemed author and Hoover Institution researcher Shelby Steele wrote an excellent article for the Wall Street Journal. He explains why in the last few decades America fights wars with so much restraint. Why don't we just annihilate the enemy? Mr. Steele claims it is because of "white guilt," and as a nation we need to get over these feelings so we can tackle our most profound problems. The Humble Patriot highly recommends this article.