1944 Churchill On the Holocaust

“There is no doubt that this is probably the greatest and most horrible crime ever committed in the whole history of the world, and it has been done by scientific machinery by nominally civilized men in the name of a great state and one of the leading races in Europe.”

-- Winston Churchill

When it was suggested that the allies bomb the railway lines in Hungary leading to Auschwitz, Winston was eager, but the Americans decided that it would divert resources from the pressing goal of outright victory, and that such bombing would not produce any meaningful solution since the railway lines could be speedily rebuilt.

June 1944.

(Source: “The Conquerors” by Michael Beschloss)

1944 Churchill On the Holocaust

“There is no doubt that this is probably the greatest and most horrible crime ever committed in the whole history of the world, and it has been done by scientific machinery by nominally civilized men in the name of a great state and one of the leading races in Europe.”

-- Winston Churchill

When it was suggested that the allies bomb the railway lines in Hungary leading to Auschwitz, Winston was eager, but the Americans decided that it would divert resources from the pressing goal of outright victory, and that such bombing would not produce any meaningful solution since the railway lines could be speedily rebuilt.

June 1944.

(Source: “The Conquerors” by Michael Beschloss)

point and click the day away

With the laptop in the big room, I am having a harder time leaving the Internet. It is wonderfully easy to point and click the day away, and just typing a comment here and there.

Must read! Otherwise it is like a day of sweets and cokes without any true nutrition.

point and click the day away

With the laptop in the big room, I am having a harder time leaving the Internet. It is wonderfully easy to point and click the day away, and just typing a comment here and there.

Must read! Otherwise it is like a day of sweets and cokes without any true nutrition.

keep scrambling

“If you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.”

-- Morgan Freeman

A good, constructive thought, but you got to be more than a little lucky too. Sometimes you just lose. Of course, if you just give up, than you definitely lose. If you can, by all means, keep dancing, and then you at least have a chance.

keep scrambling

“If you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.”

-- Morgan Freeman

A good, constructive thought, but you got to be more than a little lucky too. Sometimes you just lose. Of course, if you just give up, than you definitely lose. If you can, by all means, keep dancing, and then you at least have a chance.

About George Will

I haven't been following George Will lately because he has seemed out there in Tea Party land, and for crying out loud, he has even staked a claim as a denier of global warming.

However, Sully reminds us that Will used to be a much more engaging and subtle thinker. As an example of this, he quotes Will from a 1981 column:

Eisenhower's conservatism ended the conservatives' pretense that the New Deal's steps toward a welfare state were steps along "the road to serfdom," and reversible. Eisenhower knew those steps reflected realities common to all developed nations—broad acceptance of the ethic of common provision, and the majority's desire to purchase things, such as certain pension and health services, collectively...The problem is not "bigness," it is unreasonable intrusiveness, which is a function of (bad) policy, not size.

Besides, inveighing against big government ignores the fact that government is about as small as it ever will be, and obscures the fact that government, though big, is often too weak. Many conservatives insist that America's great problem is just that government is so strong it is stifling freedom. These people call themselves "libertarian conservatives"—a label a bit like "promiscuous celibates." Real conservatism requires strong government.

I guess the game has changed, and apparently George Will rather fancies the plutocratic direction into which we seem to have veered. More the pity! We could use a strong conservative voice to moderate this emergent right-wing radicalism.

What will become of us? And how much longer will I be able to hold out?

(Source:The Dish)

About George Will

I haven't been following George Will lately because he has seemed out there in Tea Party land, and for crying out loud, he has even staked a claim as a denier of global warming.

However, Sully reminds us that Will used to be a much more engaging and subtle thinker. As an example of this, he quotes Will from a 1981 column:

Eisenhower's conservatism ended the conservatives' pretense that the New Deal's steps toward a welfare state were steps along "the road to serfdom," and reversible. Eisenhower knew those steps reflected realities common to all developed nations—broad acceptance of the ethic of common provision, and the majority's desire to purchase things, such as certain pension and health services, collectively...The problem is not "bigness," it is unreasonable intrusiveness, which is a function of (bad) policy, not size.

Besides, inveighing against big government ignores the fact that government is about as small as it ever will be, and obscures the fact that government, though big, is often too weak. Many conservatives insist that America's great problem is just that government is so strong it is stifling freedom. These people call themselves "libertarian conservatives"—a label a bit like "promiscuous celibates." Real conservatism requires strong government.

I guess the game has changed, and apparently George Will rather fancies the plutocratic direction into which we seem to have veered. More the pity! We could use a strong conservative voice to moderate this emergent right-wing radicalism.

What will become of us? And how much longer will I be able to hold out?

(Source:The Dish)

Monk's Angels

I think I will stalk Lindsay Lohan a bit, along with Miley. Monk's angels. I could use one more for my stable. If Paris Hilton were not so quiet these days, she would be a smooth fit, but I guess she may be maturing a bit with age.



NEW YORK – Lindsay Lohan rose to fame as a child movie star and has by the time she left her teenage years behind her, already was considered a rising Hollywood starlet and was a chart topping singer. However in recent years, the once adored actress has become more known for her hard partying ways, family drama and regular appearances in front of courtroom judges. The young actress’s habits have even gotten in the way of her career, as many directors have stated that they don’t wish to work with her because she is a perfect picture of an impossible princess.

-- ONTD

I'm so out of it, I didn't know she was a singer. Anyway, the thing about Lilo, although she is past all that recent trouble with the law, she still seems to be looking for trouble. A real wild thing...

( Better when she's bad... )

Monk's Angels

I think I will stalk Lindsay Lohan a bit, along with Miley. Monk's angels. I could use one more for my stable. If Paris Hilton were not so quiet these days, she would be a smooth fit, but I guess she may be maturing a bit with age.



NEW YORK – Lindsay Lohan rose to fame as a child movie star and has by the time she left her teenage years behind her, already was considered a rising Hollywood starlet and was a chart topping singer. However in recent years, the once adored actress has become more known for her hard partying ways, family drama and regular appearances in front of courtroom judges. The young actress’s habits have even gotten in the way of her career, as many directors have stated that they don’t wish to work with her because she is a perfect picture of an impossible princess.

-- ONTD

I'm so out of it, I didn't know she was a singer. Anyway, the thing about Lilo, although she is past all that recent trouble with the law, she still seems to be looking for trouble. A real wild thing...

( Better when she's bad... )