Reader Mike just scooped us with a new website that went live around July 4. Apparently Joe Bennett from a small town in Pennsylvania has started a website called OurRepublic.us. In his manifesto that begins on the front page, he says “War is Declared Against the Left,†and his site sports such slogans as “Save America, Shoot a Liberal,†and “I Hear Spanish, I Start Shooting.†In his “Who Are These People†section, this is how he describes himself: …the daughter of a good friend of mine, whohttp://www.owlandbear.com/2008/07/06/save-...

This last week there was a lot of news coverage of a "daring hostage rescue in Columbia." Fifteen people were freed from the FARC. Many had been held captive for years, including politician Ingrid Betancourt, and three Americans. The press has been celebrating the victory along several lines. How wonderful it is for these people to be set free after years of captivity. How the US military helped plan and support the operation. How the guerrillas were fooled into giving the hostages up withttp://www.embracingchaos.com/2008/07/exte...

Need seven tips to sell your house? Here you go: Clean up. This is the time for a really deep clean. If you don’t want to do it, hire a company to come in and do it for you. You’ll want to fix any imperfections that might be obvious to potential buyers. Declutter and arrange. If you aren’t using that treadmill, now is the time to get it out of your house. You basically want to simplify each room. Don’t forget the closets! As a buyer, I can tell you that I looked in the closets of every hohttp://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com/200...