Here is a great article about Murtha and Pelosi and how they are seeking to stop the troop surge: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021601792.html

My friend Kevin let me borrow the biography of John Adams by David McCullough and I enjoyed it immensely. A little while ago I read the book “1776″ by McCullough, and enjoyed it not only because its been a while since I read about the battles of the revolution, but also because his style is to draw the story from diaries, letters, and original texts which give you more then just the facts, but sort of an inside picture. McCullough does the same thing with John Adams, and he is wonderfully facilitated in this by the thousands of letters that were written between Adams and his wife and relatives and the statesman of the day, including many from Thomas Jefferson.

As with 1776, McCullough manages to keep the reader in suspense concerning what is going to happen next, especially for someone like me who hasn’t studied the era for a while. In talking about Adams life you learn a lot about the early days of the Revolution, the second continental congress and the declaration of independence, America’s alliance with France, and the life of Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a very outspoken person, and so in his letters we get insights on almost everyone and everything that Adams came in contact with.

The greatest thing that this book did for me was the way it showed just what an amazing person John Adams was, and how much he did for our country when there was so much to do. He was not only extremely dedicated and hardworking, but he was willing to work endless hours to further a cause that he believed in, despite much opposition and discouragement. After reading this biography you will come away sure that if it weren’t for John Adams this country would not be what it is today. It would either be a part of England still, or else if it was independent it most likely would not have the strong government structure that it does and would not be able to stand up the way it does.

John Adams was not only an extremely hard working man, but he was also upright and honest to the core. The early days of this country were marked by backstabbing and underhandedness between statesmen, and it wasn’t long before politics split into parties and politicians rose up who were not concerned for the good of the country but instead sought position and power. John Adams would have none of that. Never did he behave underhandedly or speak behind others backs, never did he manipulate situations or even campaign for a single position, and as President he refused to be sueded by one party or the other. He made known what he believed in, and it was only ever for the greatest possible good of our country.

Sometimes when you read a mans biography you come away disappointed in what you find out. In the case of John Adams, the closer you look the more amazing the man becomes, and it becomes more and more clear that God kept John Adams in order to use him for the good of this country. He ought to be forever remembered for all that he was able to accomplish.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/12/news/howard.php

National Review calls out the democrat senators for their anti war action in this great article. I am not sure what connection national review has with CBS but this is from the CBS news website, and is amazingly good.

“For all his flaws, President Bush at least has the virtue of focusing on how to try to win the war, when all around him the nation’s other leaders are playing cheap politics.”

Oh yeah and here is another interesting link while we’re at it.

Dennis Miller on WMDs and Osama Bin Laden

Also Tim Kurkjian on Fenway Park

Hiking, as defined by Demetri Martin and noted by Cutter, is “walking where it’s okay to pee.”

Also from The Piton: what ever happened to that guy from Blues Clues? Here is his webpage. Pretty sweet!

Here is a great suggestion for CBS

It has been one whole year since my first post to thebradlands, December 15th, 2005. I would like to thank my mom and dad, for bringing me into this world. Also my producer/ providor/ spellchecker/ factchecker Warren Myers. Of course I’d like to thank Jillian who has stuck with me through thick and thin and has helped me with my Spanish. And lastly all my fans who have made it fun for me to write knowing that you care enough to check by and read. Blogging has been a great way to vent my excitement in lots of different areas. Hopefully reading has energized you, and thebradlands has been an instrument to get you excited about life.

http://newsbusters.org/node/9652

Check out the blog the fourth rail.  The Christian Science Monitor (don’t get excited about the “Christian” part, its just another liberal news source) wrote an article about the blog, revealing that despite all the negative images and stories run by the media, there are blogs out there telling the real story, and it is not so bleak.  If you are interested in finding out what is really going on in Iraq, check it out.  Interestingly enough one of the blogs posts is a response to the article in Christian Science Monitor and it disputes some of the negative things that CSM had to say about the blog.

the results of the Iraq study group

a blackhole that just ate a star