Links and Minifeatures 01 16 Monday (late)

Carnivals:



Best of Me Symphony.



Carnival of Personal Finance. Recommended: Fearless Money, Sound Money Tips, Insureblog,



Carnival of Debt Reduction



Carnival of the Capitalists. Recommended: Marketplace Monitor, Boring Made Dull, Scrivener (Read that submission if you read nothing else!)



RINO Sightings. Recommended: Evolution

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Victor Davis Hanson has an article dealing with a rational response to the oil situation.



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American Thinker debunks the NY Times contention of an american rocket rain on Pakistan. (HT Michelle Malkin).



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Belmont Club has some interesting thoughts on a line that the mullahs dare not cross, lest it prove their undoing, and why.



Dr Sanity takes the Belmont Club article and runs with it.



HT to Instapundit for a link to this article on prospective prehistory of The Great War of 2007.



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Improved Ion thrusters! HT Dean's World



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Coyote Blog has an article slamming hijinks at the FDA, both left and right wing.



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neo-neocon is on a tear, and I've been asleep - or at least not watching her closely. Most important is an article on what it would take to reform the Koran. Then there's a two parter on the continuing relevance of Moby Dick, the novel. Part 1 starts with a reference she found, while Part 2 is largely her own thoughts. I've tossed off a couple of thoughts on the subject, but nothing substantial. I largely agree.



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Jawa Report has some worthwhile points to make on the Truth Laid Bare letter regarding Abramoff and Shadegg. I signed on to that letter because I can see it doing no harm, but I more closely agree with Rusty. I'd almost rather that our congresscritters were too busy with Hedonism to do what they've been doing for the past seventy-odd years.



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I am given to understand that Mad Mikey who is on my blogroll as well as being very local to me has had a stroke. Da Goddess has updates. He could use prayers, good thoughts, or whatever you care to send his way. If you can help his family somehow, that would be even better.