7-21-08

Spec. Brady A. Screws: “I am a U.S. Army soldier deployed in Iraq and I was just sitting here thinking tonight … why am I here? What is the reason for this? Well, this is the way I see it and what I think.”

Lanny Davis: Confessions of an anti-Iraq War Democrat

Brendan Loy: Pajamas Media will be the exclusive home for my blow-by-blow hurricane-blogging throughout the remainder of the season. If you want to know what’s happening in the tropics, look no further than “Weather Nerd.”

Kender MacGowan: Smokers paradise promised by the “One and Universal Smokers Church of God in the Netherlands…A smoking ban that went into effect in bars on July 1st has prompted one man, Michiel Eijsbouts to start a new religion dedicated to “the trinity of smoke, fire and ash.” Stating that they “honour their god by smoking,” the new church claims protections under the Dutch Constitution and European Union Charter. Several bars have already joined.”

Tom Maguire: “McCain was right about the surge, Obama was wrong, and now Obama is the one getting a boost from our current success in Iraq.  We have been there before!”

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