  As I probably will not have a chance to write anything of much substance today, here are a couple links to some interesting stories/statements I've run into. Over at the urlLink Weekly Standard , there is urlLink a wonderful piece by Bill Kristol regarding some statements by Democrats concerning the Iraq War, and our current safety. The urlLink National Review has two things worth seeing. One is the always enlightening Jay Nordlinger, the writer of urlLink Impromtus .
The other is technically from yesterday, via urlLink The Corner . There, resident curmudgeon (a term here used as complimentary) John Derbyshire has urlLink some thoughts on the misuse of the term "ban" in discussion of the FMA. The money quote? The proposed Federal Marriage Amendment would codify the conventional definition of marriage (see above). In doing so, I suppose it would "ban" polygamy. So why is this "the Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage," rather than, say, "the Constitutional amendment to ban polygamy," or "the constitutional amendment to ban marriage between human beings and aardvarks"? The Derb is a trip. And, he ranks among those deserving of the name "all-powerful rooster who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, will go from conquest to conquest leaving fire in his wake.
" (it's an NR urlLink joke , a play off the name of that most odious sonofabitch urlLink Mobutu Sese Seko ). Hey, the Derb can even say that he urlLink got kicked around by Bruce Lee - who else reading this can make that claim? I can't. And that, among other reasons, is why he rocks. So, for those interested in some politics reading, give them a look.
I'll have something up for others in a little bit. UPDATE : Or, my "d'oh! " moment for the day. There was another post that may be of interest to y'all. Over at Gideon Strauss's urlLink page , he has urlLink a post worth looking at. I'm not sure I would necessarily say it is "political" as much as cultural criticism, but in either case, it is something worth taking a look at - he discusses the idea of "generations-long cultural patience," a turn of phrase I have never heard before, but find most intriguing. Peruse, and enjoy. UPDATE II : For some more thoughts on the FMA, look at urlLink these comments from Mark Levin over at NRO's The Corner, where (as he puts it) "This has nothing to do with states' rights, and everything to do with activist judges.
Consequently, the movement to amend the Constitution. " For another perspective, see the urlLink Irish-Aggie News , where Courtney has a different take: "If the people feel so strongly about this issue, let it be taken up at the proper level. Maybe the federal government will have to intervene in one way or another in the future. But right now, the claim simply isn't ripe. " As Instapundit would say, "Interesting..." 
