Saturday digest

- This is probably the most clear-eyed editorial I've read on Bush's forward strategy in Iraq, followed by a look at how, according to one observer at least, Iraqis are hoping that Bush's plan to defeat terrorists in Iraq doesn't become abandoned due to a loss of nerve. Caroline Glick looks at the implications for Israel, and are Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy and Newt telegraphing their intentions to work together by jointly calling for a massive public works program in Iraq?

- Is this what constitutes family values in the minds of California Democrats?

- This just in: discouraging integration and instead, encouraging immigrants to retain first loyalties to their country of origin rather than think of themselves as Canadian has created ghettoism and mistrust while undermining social cohesion. Typically, the Toronto Star's former op/ed page editor encourages visible minorities to go after their piece of Whitey's pie, but what to expect from a paper that, on their front page, cites self-described "class warrior", rioter, loiterer, vandal and all-around public nuisance John Clarke as a credible authority on the issue of poverty? He's so radical, even the Canadian Auto Workers' union de-funded his organization, but no matter to the social engineers at Canada's largest newspaper.

- Speaking of agendas, more commentary on Little Mosque on the Prairie, here, while this blogger looks at the show's website, where it is explained that whenever you hear someone describe themself as a libertarian, what it really means is that they're a bigot.

Well then, I suppose that settles it, doesn't it?

- Another example of the intimidation campaign being waged against those who dare to facilitate discussion of the threat of radical Islam.

- No doubt the fact that the federal government's decision to provide financial assistance and support to soften the effects of a Goodyear plant closure which cost 800 jobs has nothing to do with the fact that that facility is located in Quebec rather than, say, a place like Kitchener, Ontario, where a similar operation was closed in July, costing the community a total of 1100 jobs.

Certainly, the Conservatives wouldn't be giving more favours to the "nation" of Quebec than they would to other regions of the country hard hit by manufacturing losses, would they?!?