The Anchoress

Stefania gives a great big thank you to the USA!

And Whizbang remembers a ballplayer who rescued the flag.

Iran says Jews, get out. Gateway writes: Iranian President Ahmadinejad keeps very busy! In the last 24 hours:

* He again warns the Jews to “Get Out!” of Israel and go back to where you came from
* He tells Germany to stop being threatened by the Zionists
* He hints that Iran may leave the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
* He threatens to hide Iran’s nuclear program
* He threatens to share Iran’s nuclear technolgy during a meeting with the Genocide President, Omar Hassan Al Bashir, from Sudan

Joe Gandelman has some thoughts about Tony Snow as WH press sec’y. Ed Driscoll thinks it’s a great move. Betsy notes that Snow will be sacrificing some things for the gig. I just hope he’s got the stamina for the job - he had quite an ordeal with his colon cancer treatments.

Blackfive wants to keep a light on Fran O’ Brien’s and he has a good post on it.

It’s a round-uppy sort of day - Gerard has an entertaining smorgasbord of links - don’t miss the one about the guy with 12 nails in his head.

Siggy is doing some excellent rounding up of his own and points you to some must-reads. You might want to scroll down and read his “Barbarians” piece, too.

Muslim lesbians?

In the “Free speech for me but not for thee” pile: Volokh looks at the 9th circuit court and is very troubled, indeed. As should we all be.

Ed Morrissey says meet the new boss, just like the old boss.

And because we all can’t get enough of the Mary McCarthy did/did not commit treason/patriotism by talking about prisons that did/did not exist, story - here’s lots of links, and they’re all really good. You HAVE to read this exchange between Dafna Linzer of the WaPo with a reader. Staggers the mind.

Check out, also, neo-neocon’s Former hippie recollections about patriotism and trends. AJ is also feeling the hippie-dippy vibe and remembering Nixon. Big Lizard can’t quite put the Canary Cage idea to rest and makes a compelling case. The big M’s videoreport at Hot Air has some fun with double standards in the press. Tom Maguire seems increasingly fed up that the press seems to get so much wrong when it comes to folks on the left. Varifrank does not like McCarthy much, and is wracking his memory to find who she reminds him of. Gateway Pundit reminds us - among other things - that the rendition program leaked to Dana Priest came into being under Sandy Berger and Bill Clinton. Rich Moran says her lawyer is a Clinton-saver from way back. The Spy who came In From the Cold looks at McCarthy’s role and probably access.

Okay. I think that’s all. Back to work, for me.