“THE EVIL-DOERS CROSSED THE DESERT ON CAMELS, AND CREATED A DISASTER ONLY HOLLYWOOD COULD RECREATE.”

“NOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HILLARY’S FIRST PRIORITY IS TO REVISIT BOSNIA, TO GET EVEN WITH THOSE PHANTOM SNIPERS, AND OBAMA INSISTS ON USING HER TO PERSONALLY POLICE THE INDIAN-PAKISTANI BORDER?” 

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Lisa Casey on the “comings and goings” at the White House.

Juan Cole: Pakistani Reaganism Must End: The New Government must take on the Lashkar.

“NOBODY REALLY HEARD OF KASHMIR UNTIL IT WAS MADE FAMOUS BY LED ZEPPELIN, WHO ALSO ENCOURAGED THESE TERRORISTS WITH ‘STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN’.”

“IN ADDITION TO THE GAMING TABLES AND SLOT MACHINES, WE’RE PLANNING TO ADD ‘RUSSIAN ROULETTE’.”

“UNLIKE MY BOOK ‘THE OUTLIERS,’ MY THEORY IS THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDED ONLY TEN MINUTES TO BECOME EXPERT AT SCREWING UP THE WORLD. THAT’S WHY ALL IT TOOK WAS FOR US TO BLINK, AND WE REACHED THE TIPPING POINT TO ARMAGEDDON.”

[Some background on the Gladwell 10,000 Hour Rule.]

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BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on the “Blame Obama” Cry if Mumbai Terror Attack Occurred on January 21st.

Madkane on the outgoing outaw: Dear Bush, Doesn’t Your Brush Need Clearing?

Dan Kurtzman on “Giving Thanks for Bush.”

“WE EXTEND OUR SYMPATHIES TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE. I JUST FIND IT CURIOUS THAT THE TERRORISTS DIDN’T TARGET A GAMBLING CASINO, OR A REALLY BIG CITY LIKE BOMBAY.”