America Alone

I just bought the soft cover version of America Alone with a new introduction, which is definitely worth the read. I also find it hilarious that Mark actually put on the cover "Soon to be banned in Canada." You'd think the "Human Rights Commissions" that are currently trying him would just give up, since they are trying the author of a bestselling book for his opinions, but they have no common sense or respect for the public opinion. Freedom of speech is an alien concept to too many liberal institutions - it's a shame.

My copy was autographed by Mark at my request - he accidentally made it out to himself, with the quote, "In the words of General Stark (and the New Hampshire license plate), Live Free or Die!" That's great stuff.

Please check it out! Here's the link...

http://www.amazon.com/America-Alone-End-World-Know/dp/1596985275/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208454188&sr=8-1

Go Giants

I also wanted to say........GO GIANTS! It was one of the best Super Bowls of all time and I was proud to watch it with my family, cheering every second. Currently I have on my coffee table a Giants shrine: two hats, two SI covers, a New York Post, and a framed photo of Amani Toomer's 2nd quarter catch on the sidelines. Unbelievable season, unbelievable story, Go Eli, Go Plax, Go Strahan, Go Osi, and Go Tuck! Last thought: Jay Alford's final sack on Tom Brady was picture perfect. He came charging through the line like a crazed rhinocerous.

San Diego Surf Trip

To any readers out there, I'm sorry for the lack of posts in the last couple months. I just got back from a surf trip to San Diego and I'm ready to start posting again, so please keep reading.

San Diego Surf - the waves were not good, but here's where I went and what I'd recommend. This is my third surf trip out there, so I'm getting a bit more knowledgeable:

Pipes and Suckouts in Cardiff - good reef breaks that can get pretty fast on a good W swell. Suckouts is especially challenging since its a very steep face that walls up quickly out of nowhere. It was pretty crowded here, but there are a few peaks to both sides.

La Jolla/Scripps - this is a great beach break that's easy for anyone to learn on, as well as a superb place to hang out on the shore. Just paddle out and grab any wave you can - nothing challenging, just a solid spot.

Del Mar Rivermouth - the waves were very mushy when I was here, but on a good NW swell it becomes a long, powerful right tube.

Surfing in Rhode Island

It was a cold weekend....I surfed for about half an hour at Matunuck, Rhode Island until my feet were numb. It's time to invest in some boots and gloves - summer is unfortunately over. The break was very nice, even if the waves were only 2 or 3 feet.

"Come Home"

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311933,00.html

This is a great story of Muslims and Christians overcoming religious differences and accepting each other on a personal level. Despite threats from al-Qaeda, and the evidence of the jiyza tax in the Koran (Muslims are able to tax non-Muslims as lower level citizens), these people are acted as rational and compassionate people that should be a shining example to the Islamic world.

Saudi Brutality

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311848,00.html

Wow. The ruling on this is derived from the Koran and its commands - sharia (Islamic law) governs Saudi Arabia and mandates this penalty.

Where are the women's rights groups? Why do they not stand up against this? Where is the outrage?

We send this country billions of dollars a year in oil revenue. Where is the new energy policy? Why does our government call this nation it's "friend"?

"Obama in Orbit" - Response to Roger Cohen

I understand the good intentions of Roger Cohen - I think most Americans want our country to relate well to the rest of the world and achieve our goals with the support of others using diplomacy and incentives. Indeed, global trade and the success of the international markets have brought the US as well as the rest of the world amazing prosperity.

However, when Roger speaks about the other 6.3 billion people the 2008 election will affect, what does that mean? He gives them such legitimacy but I'm not sure why. Should we aim to please Hugo Chavez, a man who has shut down free speech and free press? Should we listen more to Iran and other Islamic countries, regimes that publicly hang homosexuals, repress women, and have sworn to destroy Israel? Should we join Europe, a continent with a dying population (average birthrate = 1.5), a system of entitlements that is totally unsustainable, and an immigration problem that is spiraling out of control? Maybe we should accept Russia, where an ex-KGB agent rules with an iron fist and does nothing about the AIDS outbreak that is hurting his country. We could go the way of South Africa, a one party state with some of the highest levels of murder and rape in the world.

I don't mean to say that we should always pursue unilateral actions - far from it. We should invite the world to join us in our quest to spread freedom and economic opportunity. We should not bow down to tyrannic governments and religious extremism or nanny state socialism, but encourage them to free their citizens from the chains of oppression and bureaucracy. We need to elect the candidate with a clear vision of America's greatness, one who acknowledges our faults, but one who loves our strengths. The next president must believe that America is a force of good in the world, which it has been for hundreds of years, instead of an apologist for a few failed policies and an appeaser of totalitarianism.

We cannot afford another Jimmy Carter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/opinion/15cohen.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin