Another War-on-Terror Blog and Simplistic Views

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An Exercise in Omphaloskepsis

I've been informed, from time to time, that my views are "simplistic."

If it's "simplistic" to deviate from the assumptions of Professor Churchill, Code Pink, ANSWER, and people who are upset by the use of draftees in Bush's war on Iraq, then my approach to reality is simplistic.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Repeating what I wrote earlier, "I'm not one of those sophisticated people who believe that 'the US is the world's number one terrorist' - or that Israel is a racist oppressor."

And, I agree with former American secretaries of state on at least one thing: America should lead.

I don't think that America is perfect. But it's not the 'great Satan America,' either.

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"Omphaloskepsis"?! That's a five-dollar word for "navel gazing." Princeton's WordNet has a pretty good definition.

A Little Self-Promotion: Another War-on-Terror Blog Added to "Best Conservative Blogs"

"Another War-on-Terror Blog" has been added to "The Best Conservative Blogs on the Internet" - joining a list that goes from "Atlas Shrugs" to "Young America’s Foundation."

The list is on Urban Conservative, a blog by an ex-Marine who describes his experience in the USMC this way: "The Marine Corps taught me what it meant to be accountable for my actions; and to make responsible decisions."

One of Urban Conservative's goals is to show "that not all conservatives look like Newt Gingrich. Yah know…white-upper-class males that you normally see on Capitol Hill; and that conservatives can be cool, sophisticated, hip and even urban."

I appreciate that, and we're due for a new perception of conservatives.

Just the same, I'm old enough to remember that the 'Newt Gingrich' image is an improvement on what came before. William F. Buckley Jr. is credited with changing the public image of 'the conservative.'

Before Buckley, when people, media people at least, thought "conservative," they'd most likely imagine a bloated, none-too-bright, cigar-chomping industrialist, along the lines of Thomas Nast's portrayal of William "Boss" Tweed. The urbane, anything-but-bloated, and articulate Buckley changed that.

Finally, I don't think of myself as "conservative," although that's how people online seem to perceive me and my writing. I suppose, in comparison to 'affirmative action for peace now' bloggers, I am conservative. I can live with that.

Now, about "Another War-on-Terror Blog"

After tracking how much time I've been spending on this blog, compared to how many hours I'm issued each day, I've come to the conclusion that

1. Daily posts eat time - lots of time
2. Fewer, better, posts might be an improvement

So, starting now, I'll be posting on this blog once a week: on Monday. Unless, of course, something genuinely major happens.