Friday digest

- What's this all about?

- Krauthammer points out that the Palestinians have a vested interest in not achieving statehood. I agree. What could they, the rest of the Arab world, and the UN use to bash Israel with if they did get what they (supposedly) wanted?

- If you're hoping for the coalition to lose in Iraq, all cannot be well in your world. Here's why.

- Happy Tax Freedom Day. Meanwhile, over on the hard anti-capitalist Left, dumpster diving has become the latest way to make a political point.

I don't make this stuff up.

- A list of the best and worst film sequels ever, here. Sadly, "Toxic Avenger Part II", perhaps the only film that could make both categories, doesn't show up in either.

- Finally, readers from Ottawa will be happy to learn that the Bytown Tavern is about to re-open after falling on hard times due to the smoking bylaw. This is great news. The Bytown was a place where you were guaranteed to have a good time and was a regular stop on the Thursday/Friday/Saturday night pub crawl circuit. Even if legendary karaoke host Raunchy Johnny C is no longer with us, and God rest his soul, countless scores of suburbanites like me will once again have a reason to frequent Elgin Street.