Bunker Mulligan "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." ~Mark Twain

From Russ…

Naught’s Solved by War?

A flickering dawn lights Islam’s hills
A faint emerging light.
Can the torch of Lady Liberty
Flare away Medieval night?
How fitting our bold symbol
Of all that’s good and right
Eyewitness to the Jihad’s wrath,
Stands forefront in this fight.

Her torch is not mere sculpted bronze,
To those in Mullahs’ chains;
But a lamp held high against the sky
Showing them that hope remains.
Their feudal sheiks view us with scorn,
So obsessed with earthly pleasure;
But one thing they fear that we hold dear,
Is that Bill of Rights we treasure.

We drove a tyrant from his throne,
Brought his people free election.
Think it concerns them overmuch,
WMD’s escaped detection?
Just behold those blue-stained fingers,
Like the Lady’s torch, held high,
So proud of their brave turnout,
Putting Liberals to the lie.

How say you now nay Sayers?
What of your dire predictions?
Like fools you swore naught’s solved by war,
Another of your Liberal fictions.
But now you face a hard clear truth:
A truth that you forswore:
This aborning Bush Democracy
Was midwifed by his war.

Within the womb of Islam,
Freedom’s heart so feebly beats.
Is it up us to make it thrive,
To birth it their streets?
What say you disbelieving Libs,
How now shall this thing go?
Shall we execute your exit plan,
Or stay and help it grow?

Russ Vaughn

This is pretty impressive. I don’t put too much trust in polls or surveys. There are just too many ways for data to be either manipulated or in error.

Regardless, this must say something significant.

Are these two stories linked in some way?

Senate Votes for Oil Drilling in Alaskan Refuge

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to keep, in a broad federal budget legislation, the language that would open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling.

OPEC OKs 500K Barrel Daily Output Boost

Looking ahead to strong demand next winter, OPEC ministers on Wednesday agreed to start pumping an extra half-million barrels of oil a day within two weeks and held out prospects of a similar boost later if needed.

Nah…. The oil sheiks don’t have any contacts in the halls of Congress, do they?

If you simply want to view some beautiful photographs, go see Ian’s site, and check his archives.

I found the site through Rob, one of our Texas Bloggers.

Bogey is moving his business site to a new host, and the old one decided to shut him down even though he was completely paid up.

Any lawyers out there who want to cause a hosting service some grief?

Last weekend we went to Bandera and looked at property along the Medina River. Beautiful.

Something else quite beautiful is poking its collective head above ground this week–wildflowers. All along highways of Texas. Especially bluebonnets. I didn’t have my camera with me, but Pattie has some photos.

Kev has a sad piece which all you DOS-heads will appreciate.