Thursday digest

- A couple of bouquets to start today.

First, I have to give big props to a couple of members of the Democratic party leadership, Charles Rangell and Nancy Pelosi, for standing up, resisting the temptation to play to the balcony, and instead, are calling out the farcical Hugo Chavez.

- I also have to give big ups to Trudeaupian Judy Sgro for eschewing the typical Liberal line and speaking out on the nearly 50% of evacuees from Lebanon who have decided to go back while using the Canadian passport as the equivalent of a get out of jail free card in Monopoly.

- Feminist organizations are complaining that the Canadian government is about to cut their funding. As they purport to represent 50% of the population, why do women's groups need taxpayer dollars anyways? Shouldn't they be more than able to engage in their own private fundraising? Or could it be that most women don't think that these radical left-wing organizations, who are at the forefront of promoting such idiotic and harmful notions as "genderless parenting", speak for them?

- Another look at the half-truths and political posturing going on surrounding the torture debate, here.

- Finally, here's some refreshingly frank talk about social policy from the Big Apple.