SMART GUNS, DUMB LEGISLATORS: "Mark DeSaulnier, a Democratic California state legislator, wants to require guns to have biometric technology that doesn’t exist before they guns can fire."...

PORK, New York style. Oink....

"YOU WILL BE PUNISHED."...

MICHAEL YON'S BOOK IS STILL the number one military book on Amazon.com. And if you'd like to support him -- the real PR campaign starts this week -- here's a page with things you can do to encourage stores and...

"WHITE-HAIRED WOMEN" for Obama. The video – available at this link – was the brainchild of Belle Meade resident Patricia Burton, who wrote the script and tapped local filmmaker Travis Nicholson to direct. The video was produced as an entry...

TENNESSEE'S GUN-RIGHTS BATTLE HEATS UP: I'm kind of surprised the Democrats in the legislature wanted to pick this fight in an election year. If Al Gore had carried Tennessee in 2000 he'd have been President, and gun issues were one...

RIGHTEOUS CRUSADER OR CIVIL RIGHTS MENACE? "Richard Warman says he's fighting hate. Critics say free speech is the real victim."...

ABC NEWS: Obama Allies Avoid Trying to Explain Most Controversial Part of His Remarks....

DUBIOUS BOOK ADVANCES FOR POLITICIANS. As far as I can recall, the only time this was regarded as an ethical problem was when Newt Gingrich was involved....

RUSH LIMBAUGH, BEWARE: "Notwithstanding Tuzla-gate and all the other problems that the Hillary Clinton campaign has faced, I think that the extended primary campaign is making Senator Clinton into a stronger, more appealing candidate."...

THE "LONELY PLANET" just got lonelier....

RUSSIA PLANS AN orbital construction plant....

MICKEY KAUS: "There would seem to be four distinct, major problems with Obama's 'cling' gaffe. . . . Please note that Obama's characterization of Pennsylvanians as 'bitter' doesn't even make the top four."...

HILLARY AND OBAMA AND THE "COMPASSION FORUM:" Ann Althouse blogged it. And, from the comments: "Hey, let's not blame Obama. His most substantial, direct exposure to religion has been Trinity United, so it's perfectly natural for him to believe that...

ABE GREENWALD: The Arab Spring is happening now....

SO I JUST FINISHED MICHAEL CHABON'S The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and it was, well, okay. Given all the great reviews it's gotten, I was a bit disappointed. The premise is interesting -- the founding of Israel failed in 1948, and...

"SEIZING MOMENT, HILLARY TOTES BIBLE TO GUN RANGE:" Heh. Her lower lip bulging from a dip of Skoal, Sen. Clinton put her Bible in her handbag, and drew out her own Para Ordnance Warthog .45 caliber pistol. As reporters looked...

JUST WORDS -- that are hard to find. "You know things are getting really bad when you have to go to the Free Republic to find the text of what's on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer!" Plus, "it's...

WITH A BULLET: Michael Yon's book is now up to #258 #252 #167 #158 #139 #79 #75 on Amazon. UPDATE AND BUMP: I just finished the book. It's terrific, and if you care about the war you should buy it,...

FREE SPEECH in an age of Jihad. And here's video of Mark Steyn's speech....