Links and Minifeatures 2008 09 12 Friday

FYI: I am now also writing at Mortgages Unzipped, a Zillow blog. It launched yesterday.

I specifically decided that I wasn't going to write anything specifically September 11th related. I've said what I have to say. Nothing has changed for me. I believe we should be in this thing to win, and I will decline all invitations to forfeit, "Because like, it's so hard, and there are other things I want to spend money on."

Now that Iraq is standing more and more on its own, we need to get the job finished in Afghanistan.

The best reaction I've seen to Obama's "Lipstick on a Pig" quote

In short: unintentional, no harm meant. By the standards of gotcha politics, a clarifying non-apology apology is required. He should do that.

Now let's get back to things that might be more important, like who voted for the Bridge to Nowhere, and what your plan is to keep another domestic attack from happening.

Humor that Bugs Bunny fans will recognize: One Day on an Alaskan Cliffside

Before you take Obama's latest attack on John McCain too seriously, maybe you should read this: Wondering No More

Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by "extraordinary." The reason he doesn't send email is that he can't use a keyboard because of the relentless beatings he received from the Viet Cong in service to our country.

Let me state in advance that I'll accept Barack Obama's word that he was ignorant of this, rather than intentionally mocking a veteran's injuries. Providing he doesn't dig himself in deeper

HT: Instapundit, who has several other links dealing dispositively with the issue.